ADM3058E Data Sheet
Rev. A | Page 16 of 18
APPLICATIONS INFORMATION
RADIATED EMISSIONS AND PCB LAYOUT
The ADM3058E isolated CAN transceivers with integrated
dc-to-dc converters pass EN 55022, Class B by 6 dB on a simple
2-layer PCB design. Neither stitching capacitance nor high
voltage surface-mount technology (SMT) safety capacitors are
required to meet this emission level.
PCB LAYOUT
The ADM3058E isolated CAN transceiver requires no external
interface circuitry for the logic interfaces. Power supply
bypassing is required at the logic input supply (VDD1), and the
shared CAN transceiver and digital isolator supply pin (VDD2).
The recommended bypass capacitor value is 0.1 μF. Note that
low effective series resistance (ESR) bypass capacitors are
required and must be placed as close to the chip pads as possible.
The total lead length between both ends of the capacitor and
the input power supply pin must not exceed 10 mm.
In applications involving high common-mode transients,
minimize board coupling across the isolation barrier. Design
the board layout so that any coupling that does occur equally
affects all pins on a given component side. Failure to ensure this
equal coupling can cause voltage differences between pins
exceeding the absolute maximum ratings of the device, thereby
leading to latch-up or permanent damage.
0.1µ
0.1µ
1
TXD2
RXD3
GND1
4
VDD1 VDD2 8
CANH 7
CANL 6
GND25
20135-023
ADM3058E
Figure 22. Recommended PCB Layout
THERMAL ANALYSIS
The ADM3058E device consists of three internal die attached to a
split lead frame. For the purposes of thermal analysis, the die are
treated as a thermal unit, with the highest junction temperature
reflected in the θJA value from Table 8. The θJA value is based on
measurements taken with the devices mounted on a JEDEC
standard, 4-layer board with fine width traces and still air.
INSULATION LIFETIME
All insulation structures eventually break down when subjected
to voltage stress over a sufficiently long period of time. The rate
of insulation degradation is dependent on the characteristics of
the voltage waveform applied across the insulation as well as on
the materials and material interfaces.
The two types of insulation degradation of primary interest are
breakdown along surfaces exposed to air and insulation wear
out. Surface breakdown is the phenomenon of surface tracking
and is the primary determinant of surface creepage
requirements in system level standards. Insulation wear out
is the phenomenon where charge injection or displacement
currents inside the insulation material cause long-term
insulation degradation.
SURFACE TRACKING
Surface tracking is addressed in electrical safety standards by
setting a minimum surface creepage based on the working
voltage, the environmental conditions, and the properties of the
insulation material. Safety agencies perform characterization
testing on the surface insulation of components, allowing the
components to be categorized in different material groups.
Lower material group ratings are more resistant to surface
tracking and can therefore provide adequate lifetime with
smaller creepage. The minimum creepage for a given working
voltage and material group is in each system level standard and
is based on the total rms voltage across the isolation, pollution
degree, and material group.
The material group and creepage for the ADM3058E isolator is
listed in Table 3 for the 8-lead, wide body SOIC package.
INSULATION WEAR OUT
The lifetime of insulation caused by wear out is determined by
its thickness, material properties, and the voltage stress applied.
It is important to verify that the product lifetime is adequate at
the application working voltage. The working voltage supported by
an isolator for wear out may not be the same as the working
voltage supported for tracking. The working voltage applicable
to tracking is specified in most standards.
Testing and modeling have shown that the primary driver of
long-term degradation is displacement current in the polyimide
insulation causing incremental damage. The stress on the
insulation can be broken down into broad categories, such as
dc stress, which causes little wear out because there is no
displacement current, and an ac component time varying voltage
stress, which causes wear out.
The ratings in certification documents are usually based on
60 Hz sinusoidal stress because this reflects isolation from line
voltage. Many practical applications have combinations of 60 Hz
ac and dc across the barrier, as shown in Equation 1. Because
only the ac portion of the stress causes wear out, the equation
can be rearranged to solve for the ac rms voltage, as shown in
Equation 2. For insulation wear out with the polyimide materials
used in this product, the ac rms voltage determines the product
lifetime.
22
RMS AC RMS DC
VV V
(1)
or
22
DCRMSRMSAC VVV
(2)
where:
VRMS is the total rms working voltage.
VAC RMS is the time varying portion of the working voltage.
VDC is the dc offset of the working voltage.