TECHNICAL NOTE Single-chip built-in FET type Switching Regulator Series Simple Step-down Switching Regulator with Integrated Compensation BD9322EFJ, BD9323EFJ, BD9324EFJ zDescription The BD9322EFJ, BD9323EFJ and BD9324EFJ are step-down regulators that integrate a low resistance high side N-channel MOSFET. It achieves 2A / 3A / 4A continuous output current over a wide input supply range. Current mode operation provides fast transient response and easy phase compensation. zFeatures 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) Wide operating INPUT Range 4.75V18V Selectable 2A / 3A / 4A Output Current Selectable 0.1 / 0.15 Internal MOSFET Switch Low ESR Output Ceramic Capacitors are Available Low Stanby Current during Shutdown Mode 380kHz Operating Frequency Feedback voltage 0.9V 1.5% Accuracy Protection circuit: Undervoltage lockout protection circuit Thermal shutdown circuit Overcurrent protection circuit HTSOP-J8 Package (with Exposed thermal PAD) zApplications Distributed Power System Pre-Regulator for Linear Regulator zAbsolute maximum ratings (Ta = 25C) Parameter Supply Voltage Switch Voltage Power Dissipation for HTSOP-J8 Operating Temperature Range Storage Temperature Range Symbol Rating Unit VIN 20 V 20 V VSW Pd 3760* mW Topr -40+85 Tstg -55+150 Junction Temperature Tjmax 150 BST Voltage VBST VSW+7 V All other pins VOTH 7 V * Derating in done 30.08 mW/ for operating above Ta25(Mount on 4-layer 70.0mmx70.0mmx1.6mm board) Apr.2008 Operation Range(Ta= -4085) Parameter Symbol Min Typ Max Unit VIN ISW2 ISW3 ISW4 4.75 12 18 2** 3** 4** V A A A Supply Voltage Output current for BD9322EFJ Output current for BD9323EFJ Output current for BD9324EFJ ** Pd, ASO should not be exceeded Electrical characteristics (unless otherwise specified VIN=12V Ta=25) Parameter Limits Symbol Min Typ Max Unit Conditions Error amplifier block FB input bias current IFB - 0.1 2 A Feedback voltage VFB 0.886 0.900 0.914 V Voltage follower Hi-side FET On-resistance for BD9322EFJ RON2 - 0.15 - ISW= -0.8A *** Hi-side FET On-resistance for BD9323EFJ RON3 - 0.10 - ISW= -0.8A *** Hi-side FET On-resistance for BD9324EFJ RON4 - 0.10 - ISW= -0.8A *** Lo-side FET On-resistance RONL - 10 - ISW= 0.1A Leak current N-channel ILEAKN - 0 10 A VIN= 18V , VSW = 0V Switch Current Limit for BD9322EFJ ILIMIT2 2.5 - - A *** Switch Current Limit for BD9323EFJ ILIMIT3 3.5 - - A *** Switch Current Limit for BD9324EFJ ILIMIT4 4.5 - - A *** Maximum duty cycle MDUTY - 90 - % VFB= 0V IEN 12 23 34 A VEN= 0V SW block - SW General Enable Pull-up current Enable Threshold voltage VEN 0.4 0.63 0.9 V Under Voltage Lockout threshold VUVLO 4.05 4.40 4.75 V Under Voltage Lockout Hysteresis VIN rising VHYS - 0.1 - V Soft Start Current ISS 23 41 62 uA VSS= 0.1 V Soft Start Time TSS - 1.6 - ms CSS= 0.1 uF Operating Frequency FOSC 300 380 460 kHz Circuit Current ICC - 2.1 4.3 mA VFB= 1.5V, VEN= OPEN Quiescent Current IQUI - 100 190 A VEN= 0V *** See the series line-up table below. Series Line-up Table LINE-UP BD9322EFJ BD9323EFJ BD9324EFJ FET ON-RESISTANCE 0.15 0.10 0.10 OUTPUT CURRENT 2.0 A 3.0A 4.0 A 2/13 Block Diagram VIN OPEN 5V EN AUTOMATIC OSC VREF VREG BST STARTUP OCP 12V VIN UVLO IBIAS FB LVS S ERR SW DRV COMP SS TSD LOGIC PWM SLOPE OUTPUT LVS R SoftStart GND Typical Application Circuit C_PC1 3300pF R_PC GND FB EN COMP 15k FB Thermal PAD SW VIN SS BST R_DW 10k R_UP 27k L 10H VIN 12V SW C_VC1 C_SS 10F 0.1F VOUT 3.33V C_CO1 D C_BS 0.1F 3/13 20F z Block Operation *VREG A block to generate constant-voltage for DC/DC boosting. *VREF A block that generates internal reference voltage of 2.9 V (Typ.). *TSD/UVLO TSD (Thermal shutdown)/UVLO (Under Voltage Lockout) protection block. The TSD circuit shuts down IC at 175 (Typ.) The UVLO circuit shuts down the IC when the Vcc is Low Voltage. *Error amp block (ERR) This is the circuit to compare the reference voltage and the feedback voltage of output voltage. The COMP pin voltage resulting from this comparison determines the switching duty. At the time of startup, since the soft start is operated by the SS pin voltage, the COMP pin voltage is limited to the SS pin voltage. *Oscillator block (OSC) This block generates the oscillating frequency. *SLOPE block This block generates the triangular waveform from the clock created by OSC. Generated triangular waveform is sent to the PWM comparator. *PWM block The COMP pin voltage output by the error amp is compared to the SLOPE block's triangular waveform to determine the switching duty. Since the switching duty is limited by the maximum duty ratio which is determined internally, it does not become 100%. *DRV block A DC/DC driver block. A signal from the PWM is input to drive the power FETs. * CURRENT SENSE Current flowing to the power FET is detected by voltage at the CURRENT SENSE and the overcurrent protection operates at 2.5/3.5/4.5A (min.). When the overcurrent protection operates, switching is turned OFF and the SS pin capacitance is discharged. * DELAY START A start delay circuit for positive/negative charge pump and Boost converter. *Soft start circuit Since the output voltage rises gradually while restricting the current at the time of startup, it is possible to prevent the output voltage overshoot or the rush current. 4/13 z Physical Dimension 4.90.1 (Max5.25 include.BURR) +6 4 -4 (3.2) 5 7 6 2 4 3 1PIN MARK 0.545 1 0.650.15 1.050.2 (2.4) 3.90.1 6.00.2 8 +0.05 0.17+0.05 -0.03 -0.03 1.0MAX 0.850.05 0.080.08 S +0.05 0.08 0.42 -0.04 1.27 M 0.08 S Fig HTSOP-J8 Package (Unit:mm) z Pin Assignment and Pin Function Pin No. Pin name Function 1 SS 2 BST High-Side Gate Drive Boost Input 3 VIN Power Input 4 SW Power Switching Output 5 GND 6 FB 7 COMP 8 EN Soft Start Control Input Ground Feed Back Input Compensation Node Enable Input 5/13 200 0.1 2.4 180 0.08 2.3 160 0.06 2.2 140 0.04 2.1 120 0.02 2 1.9 IFB [uA] 2.5 Icc [uA] Icc [mA] z Typical Performance Characteristics (Unless otherwise specified, VIN= 12V Ta = 25) 100 80 0 -0.02 1.8 60 -0.04 1.7 40 -0.06 1.6 20 -0.08 1.5 0 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 -0.1 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 VIN : [V] VIN : [V] VFB [V] Fig. Circuit Current Fig. Quiescent Current Fig. Input Bias Current 0.95 390 0.25 0.94 380 0.92 Operating Frequency [kHz] 0.2 BD9322EFJ 0.91 Ron [] Feedback voltage [V] 0.93 0.9 0.89 0.15 0.1 BD9323/24EFJ 0.88 0.87 0.05 370 360 350 340 0.86 0.85 330 0 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 -40 80 Ta [] TEMPERATURE : [C] Fig. Feedback voltage 0 20 40 60 80 TEMPERATURE : [C] Fig. Hi-Side On-resistance Fig. Operating Frequency 100 100 VOUT= 5.0V 95 VOUT= 3.3V 85 SOFTSTART TIME [ms] VOUT 90 EFFICIENCY [%] -20 VSW 80 75 VSS 70 65 IOUT 60 10 1 0.1 55 50 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 0.01 0.001 2 Iout [A] 0.01 0.1 CSS [uF] Fig. STEP Down Efficiency Fig. OverCurrent Protection (VIN= 12V VOUT= 3.3V L= 22uH) (VOUT is shorted to GND) 6/13 Fig. Soft Start Time 1 VOUT: 10.0 mV / Div VOUT: 100 mV / Div VOUT-MAX: +120mV : 20.8 mV VOUT VOUT VOUT-MIN: -100m V IOUT: 1.0 A / Div IOUT: 1.0 A / Div IOUT IOUT Fig. Transient Response Fig. Output Ripple Voltage (VIN= 12V VOUT= 3.3V L= 10uH Cout =22uF Iout= 0.2-1.0A ) (VIN= 12V VOUT= 3.3V L= 10uH Cout =22uF I out= 1.0A ) VOUT: 10.0 mV / Div VOUT: 200 mV / Div VOUT-MAX: +520mV :29.8 mV VOUT VOUT VOUT-MIN: -240mV IOUT: 1.0 A / Div IOUT: 1.0 A / Div IOUT IOUT Fig. Transient Response Fig. Output Ripple Voltage (VIN= 12V VOUT= 3.3V L= 10uH Cout =22uF Iout= 0.2-3.0A) (VIN= 12V VOUT= 3.V L= 10uH Cout =22uF Io=3.0A ) EN VOUT: 1.0V / Div VOUT IOUT: 1.0A / Div IOUT Fig. Start Up waveform (VIN= 12V VOUT= 3.3V L= 22uH CSS= 0.1uF Iout= 0A) 7/13 z Selecting Application Components (1) Output LC constant (Buck Converter) The inductance L to use for output is decided by the rated current ILR and input current maximum value IOMAX of the inductance. VCC IOMAX + IL should not reach the rated value level IL IL ILR Vo L IOMAX mean current Co t Fig. Fig. Adjust so that IOMAX + IL does not reach the rated current value ILR. At this time, IL can be obtained by the following equation. 1 Vo 1 [A] IL = x (Vcc - Vo) x x L Vcc f Set with sufficient margin because the inductance L value may have the dispersion of 30%. For the capacitor C to use for the output, select the capacitor which has the larger value in the ripple voltage VPP permissible value and the drop voltage permissible value at the time of sudden load change. Output ripple voltage is decided by the following equation. VPP = IL x RESR + IL 2Co x Vo Vcc x 1 f [V] Perform setting so that the voltage is within the permissible ripple voltage range. For the drop voltage VDR during sudden load change, please perform the rough calculation by the following equation. VDR = I Co x 10sec [V] However, 10sec is the rough calculation value of the DC/DC response speed. Make Co settings so that these two values will be within the limit values. 8/13 (2)Loop Compensation Choosing compensation capacitor C1 and resistor R3 The example of DC/DC converter application bode plot is shown below. The compensation resistor R3 will set the cross over frequency FC that decides the stability and response speed of DC/DC converter. So compensation resistor R3 has to be adjusted to adequate value for good stability and response speed. The cross over frequency FC can be adjusted by changing the compensation resistor R3 connected to COMP terminal. The higher cross over frequency achieves good response speed, but less stability. And the lower cross over frequency shows good stability, but worse response speed. Usually, the 1/10 of DC/DC converter operating frequency is used for cross over frequency FC. So please decide the compensation resistor and capacitor using the following formula on setting FC to 1/10 of operating frequency at first. After that, please measure and adjust the cross over frequency on your set (on the actual application) to meet the enough response speed and phase-margin. ( i ) Choosing phase compensation resistor R3 Please decide the compensation resistor R3 on following formula. Compensation R3= Resistor 5800xCOUTxFCxVOUT [ohm] Where COUT Output capacitor connected to DC/DC output VOUT Output voltage FC Desired cross over frequency (38kHz) ( ii ) Choosing phase compensation capacitor C1 The stability of DC/DC converter needs to cancel the phase delay that is from output LC filter by inserting the phase advance. The phase advance can be added by the zero on compensation resistor and capacitor. The LC resonant frequency FLC and the zero on compensation resistor and capacitor are expressed below. LC resonant frequency FLC= 1 2LCOUT [Hz] Zero by C1 and R3 FZ= 1 2C1R3 [Hz] Please choose C1 to make FZ to 1 / 3 of FLC . Compensation 3 2FLCR3 C1= Capacitor [F] ( iii ) The condition of the loop compensation stability The stability of DC/DC converter is important. To secure the operating stability, please check the loop compensation has the enough phase-margin. For the condition of loop compensation stability, the phase-delay must be less than 150 degree where Gain is 0 dB. Namely over 30 degree phase-margin is needed. Lastly after the calculation above, please measure and adjust the phase-margin to secure over 30 degree. A V OUT GBW(b) R1 FB R2 (a) Gain [dB] 0 COMP PHASE R3 90 90 PHASE MARGIN C1 F FC 0 180 180 F 9/13 (3) Design of Feedback Resistance constant Set the feedback resistance as shown below. VOUT Feedback voltage 0.900V VOUT= R1 ERR FB R1+R2 R2 x 0.900 [V] R2 z Soft Start Function COMP ERRAMP The buck converter has an adjustable SoftStart function to prevent high inrush current during start up. The soft-start time is set by the external capacitor connected to SS pin. The soft start time is given by; 2.9V(typ) + - 70k(typ) SS CSS TSS = 16200 x CSS [s] Please confirm the overshoot of the output voltage and inrush current when deciding the SS capacitor value. z EN Function VIN VIN The EN terminal controls IC's shut down. Leaving EN terminal open, makes IC start up automatically. To shut down the IC, the external component has to pull the current from EN terminal and make the EN voltage low. The EN threshold voltage is 0.63V (typ.). EN The equivalent internal circuit. ex) The example of EN driving circuit. 10/13 zLayout Pattern Consideration Two high pulsing current flowing loops exist in the buck regulator system. The first loop, when FET is ON, starts from the input capacitors, to the VIN terminal, to the SW terminal, to the inductor, to the output capacitors, and then returns to the input capacitor through GND. The second loop, when FET is OFF, starts from the shotkey diode, to the inductor, to the output capacitor, and then returns to the shotkey diode through GND. To reduce the noise and improve the efficiency, please minimize these two loop area. Especially input capacitor, output capacitor and shotkey diode should be connected to GND plain. PCB Layout may affect the thermal performance, noise and efficiency greatly. So please take extra care when designing PCB Layout patterns. L VIN CIN VOUT COUT FET Di 2 Current loop in Buck regulator system The thermal Pad on the back side of IC has the great thermal conduction to the chip. So using the GND plain as broad and wide as possible can help thermal dissipation. And a lot of thermal via for helping the spread of heat to the different layer is also effective. The input capacitors should be connected as close as possible to the VIN terminal. Keep sensitive signal traces such as trace connected FB and COMP away from SW pin. The inductor, the shot key diode and the output capacitors should be placed close to SW pin as much as possible. SS EN BST CIN COMP VIN FB VIN SW Di FET SW COUT L VOUT The example of PCB layout pattern 11/13 GND z Operation Notes 1) Absolute maximum ratings Use of the IC in excess of absolute maximum ratings such as the applied voltage or operating temperature range may result in IC damage. Assumptions should not be made regarding the state of the IC (short mode or open mode) when such damage is suffered. A physical safety measure such as a fuse should be implemented when use of the IC in a special mode where the absolute maximum ratings may be exceeded is anticipated. 2) GND potential Ensure a minimum GND pin potential in all operating conditions. 3) Setting of heat Use a thermal design that allows for a sufficient margin in light of the power dissipation (Pd) in actual operating conditions. 4) Pin short and mistake fitting Use caution when orienting and positioning the IC for mounting on printed circuit boards. Improper mounting may result in damage to the IC. Shorts between output pins or between output pins and the power supply and GND pins caused by the presence of a foreign object may result in damage to the IC. 5) Actions in strong magnetic field Use caution when using the IC in the presence of a strong magnetic field as doing so may cause the IC to malfunction. 6) Testing on application boards When testing the IC on an application board, connecting a capacitor to a pin with low impedance subjects the IC to stress. Always discharge capacitors after each process or step. Ground the IC during assembly steps as an antistatic measure, and use similar caution when transporting or storing the IC. Always turn the IC's power supply off before connecting it to or removing it from a jig or fixture during the inspection process. 7) Ground wiring patterns When using both small signal and large current GND patterns, it is recommended to isolate the two ground patterns, placing a single ground point at the application's reference point so that the pattern wiring resistance and voltage variations caused by large currents do not cause variations in the small signal ground voltage. Be careful not to change the GND wiring patterns of any external components. 8) Regarding input pin of the IC This monolithic IC contains P+ isolation and P substrate layers between adjacent elements in order to keep them isolated. P/N junctions are formed at the intersection of these P layers with the N layers of other elements to create a variety of parasitic elements. For example, when the resistors and transistors are connected to the pins as shown in Fig. , a parasitic diode or a transistor operates by inverting the pin voltage and GND voltage. The formation of parasitic elements as a result of the relationships of the potentials of different pins is an inevitable result of the IC's architecture. The operation of parasitic elements can cause interference with circuit operation as well as IC malfunction and damage. For these reasons, it is necessary to use caution so that the IC is not used in a way that will trigger the operation of parasitic elements such as by the application of voltages lower than the GND (P substrate) voltage to input and output pins. Resistor Transistor (NPN) B (Pin B) E B C (Pin B) (Pin A) GND P+ N N P N N N Parasitic elements P+ N (Pin A) P substrate Parasitic elements GND P P+ Fig. Example of a Simple Monolithic IC Architecture GND N P P+ Parasitic elements C E Parasitic elements GND GND 9) Overcurrent protection circuits An overcurrent protection circuit designed according to the output current is incorporated for the prevention of IC damage that may result in the event of load shorting. This protection circuit is effective in preventing damage due to sudden and unexpected accidents. However, the IC should not be used in applications characterized by the continuous operation or transitioning of the protection circuits. At the time of thermal designing, keep in mind that the current capacity has negative characteristics to temperatures. 10) Thermal shutdown circuit (TSD) This IC incorporates a built-in TSD circuit for the protection from thermal destruction. The IC should be used within the specified power dissipation range. However, in the event that the IC continues to be operated in excess of its power dissipation limits, the attendant rise in the chip's junction temperature Tj will trigger the TSD circuit to turn off all output power elements. Operation of the TSD circuit presumes that the IC's absolute maximum ratings have been exceeded. Application designs should never make use of the TSD circuit. 12/13 z I/O Equivalent Circuit Diagram 1.SS Fig. 2.BST 4.SW VIN VIN VIN REG SW 6.FB 7.COMP 8.EN VIN VIN VIN VIN POWER DISSIPATION: PD [mW] z Power Dissipation On 70 x 70 x 1.6 mm glass epoxy PCB (1) 1-layer board (Backside copper foil area 0 mm x 0 mm) (4)3760mW 4000 (2) 2-layer board (Backside copper foil area 15 mm x 15 mm) (3) 2-layer board (Backside copper foil area 70 mm x 70 mm) 3000 (4) 4-layer board (Backside copper foil area 70 mm x 70 mm) (3)2110mW 2000 (2)1100mW 1000 (1)820mW 0 0 25 50 75 100 125 AMBIENT TEMPERATURE: Ta [C] 13/13 150 Appendix Notes No technical content pages of this document may be reproduced in any form or transmitted by any means without prior permission of ROHM CO.,LTD. The contents described herein are subject to change without notice. The specifications for the product described in this document are for reference only. 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