The MP1469 is a high-frequency, synchronous,
rectified, step-down, switch-mode converter
with internal power MOSFETs. It offers a very
compact solution to achieve a 1.5A continuous
output current over a wide input supply range,
with excellent load and line regulation. The
MP1469 has synchronous-mode operation for
higher efficiency over the output current-load
range.
Current-mode operation provides fast transient
response and eases loop stabilization.
Protection features include over-current
protection and thermal shutdown.
The MP1469 requires a minimal number of
readily-available, standard, external
components and is available in a space-saving
6-pin TSOT23 package.
High-Efficiency, 1.5A, 16V, 500kHz
Synchronous, Step-Down Converter
In 6 Pin SOT 23
FEATURES
• Wide 4.7V-to-16V Operating Input Range
• 255m/160m Low-R
Internal Power
DS(ON)
MOSFETs
• Proprietary Switching-Loss–Reduction
Technique
• High-Efficiency Synchronous-Mode
Operation
• Fixed 500kHz Switching Frequency
• AAM Power-Save Mode for High Efficiency
at Light Load
• Internal Soft-Start
• Over-Current Protection and Hiccup
• Thermal Shutdown
• Output Adjustable from 0.8V
• Available in a 6-pin TSOT-23 package
APPLICATIONS
• GameStations
• Digital Set-Top Boxes
• Flat-Panel Television and Monitors
• General Purposes
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2) The maximum allowable power dissipation is a function of the
maximum junction temperature T
ambient thermal resistance
. The maximum allowable continuous power dissipation at
T
A
any ambient temperature is calculated by P
(MAX)-TA)/JA. Exceeding the maximum allowable power
dissipation will cause excessive die temperature, and the
regulator will go into thermal shutdown. Internal thermal
shutdown circuitry protects the device from permanent
damage.
3) The device is not guaranteed to function outside of its
operating conditions.
MP1469 – SYNCHRONOUS, STEP-DOWN CONVERTER WITH INTERNAL MOSFETS
PIN FUNCTIONS
Package
Pin #
1 IN
Name Description
Supply Voltage. The MP1469 operates from a 4.7V-to-16V input rail. Requires C1 to
decouple the input rail. Connect using a wide PCB trace.
2 GND System Ground. Reference ground of the regulated output voltage: requires extra care
during PCB layout. Connect to GND with copper traces and vias.
3 SW Switch Output. Connect using wide PCB trace.
4 BST
5 EN
Bootstrap. Connect a capacitor and a resistor between SW and BS pins to form a floating
supply across the high-side switch driver. Recommend to use 1uF BST capacitor.
EN=HIGH to enable the MP1469. For automatic start-up, connect EN to V
using a 100k
IN
resistor.
Feedback. Set the output voltage with from the tap of an external resistor divider running
6 FB
from the output to GND. The frequency fold-back comparator lowers the oscillator
frequency when the FB voltage is below 200mV to prevent current-limit runaway during a
short circuit fault.
MP1469 – SYNCHRONOUS, STEP-DOWN CONVERTER WITH INTERNAL MOSFETS
OPERATION
The MP1469 is a high-frequency, synchronous,
rectified, step-down, switch-mode converter
with internal power MOSFETs. It offers a very
compact solution to achieve a 1.5A continuous
output current over a wide input supply range,
with excellent load and line regulation.
The MP1469 operates in a fixed-frequency,
peak-current–control mode to regulate the
output voltage. An internal clock initiates the
PWM cycle to turn on the integrated high-side
power MOSFET. This MOSFET remains on
until its current reaches the value set by the
COMP voltage. When the power switch is off, it
remains off until the next clock cycle starts. If
the current in the power MOSFET does not
reach the COMP set current value within 90%
of one PWM period, the power MOSFET is
forced to turn off.
Internal Regulator
The 5V internal regulator powers most of the
internal circuits. This regulator takes V
operates in the full V
exceeds 5.0V, the regulator output is in full
regulation. When V
output decreases.
Error Amplifier
The error amplifier compares the FB voltage
against the internal 0.8V reference (REF) and
outputs a current proportional to the difference
between the two. This output current charges or
discharges the internal compensation network
to form the COMP voltage, which is used to
control the power MOSFET current. The
optimized internal compensation network
minimizes the external component counts and
simplifies the control-loop design.
Enable
EN is a digital control pin that turns the
regulator on and off: Drive EN HIGH to turn on
the regulator, drive it LOW to turn it off. An
internal 1M resistor from EN to GND allows
EN to float to shut down the chip.
The EN pin is clamped internally using a 6.5V
series-Zener-diode as shown in Figure 2.
Connecting the EN input pin through a pullup
resistor to the voltage on the V
EN input current to less than 100A.
and
IN
range. When VIN
IN
falls below 5.0V, the
IN
pin limits the
IN
For example, with 12V connected to Vin,
R
≥ (12V-6.5V)÷100A =55k
PULLUP
Connecting the EN pin is directly to a voltage
source without any pullup resistor requires
limiting the amplitude of the voltage source to ≤
6V to prevent damage to the Zener diode.
Figure 2: 6.5V Zener Diode Connection
Under-Voltage Lockout (UVLO)
Under-voltage lockout (UVLO) protects the chip
from operating at an insufficient supply voltage.
The MP1469 UVLO comparator monitors the
output voltage of the internal regulator, VCC.
The UVLO rising threshold is about 4.2V while
its falling threshold is consistently 3.86V.
Internal Soft-Start
Soft-start prevents the converter output voltage
from overshooting during startup. When the
chip starts, the internal circuit generates a softstart voltage (SS) that ramps up from 0V to
1.2V: When SS falls below the internal
reference (REF), SS overrides REF so that the
error amplifier uses SS as the reference; when
SS exceeds REF, the error amplifier resumes
using REF as its reference. The SS time is
internally set to 1ms.
Over-Current-Protection and Hiccup
The MP1469 has a cycle-by-cycle over-current
limit for when the inductor current peak value
exceeds the set current-limit threshold. First,
when the output voltage drops until FB falls
below the Under-Voltage (UV) threshold
(typically 200mV) to trigger a UV event, the
MP1469 enters hiccup mode to periodicall
restart the part. This protection mode is
especially useful when the output is deadshorted to ground. This greatly reduces the
average short-circuit current to alleviate thermal
issues and to protect the regulator. The
MP1469 exits hiccup mode once the overcurrent condition is removed.
MP1469 – SYNCHRONOUS, STEP-DOWN CONVERTER WITH INTERNAL MOSFETS
Thermal Shutdown
Thermal shutdown prevents the chip from
operating at exceedingly high temperatures.
When the silicon die temperature exceeds
150°C, it shuts down the whole chip. When the
temperature falls below its lower threshold
(typically 130°C) the chip is enabled again.
Floating Driver and Bootstrap Charging
An external bootstrap capacitor powers the
floating power MOSFET driver. This floating
driver has its own UVLO protection, with a
rising threshold of 2.2V and a hysteresis of
150mV. V
regulates the bootstrap capacitor
IN
voltage internally through D1, M1, R4, C4, L1
and C2 (Figure 3). If (V
) exceeds 5V,U2
IN-VSW
will regulate M1 to maintain a 5V BST voltage
across C4.
V
IN
U2
5V
U1
D1
M1
R4
SW
C4
V
OUT
L1
C2
Figure 3: Internal Bootstrap Charging
Startup and Shutdown Circuit
If both V
and EN exceed their appropriate
IN
thresholds, the chip starts. The reference block
starts first, generating stable reference voltage
and currents, and then the internal regulator is
enabled. The regulator provides a stable supply
for the remaining circuits.
AAM Operation
The MP1469 has AAM (Advanced
Asynchronous Modulation) power save mode
for light load. The AAM voltage is set at 0.5V
internally. Under the heavy load condition, the
V
is higher than V
COMP
. When clock goes
AAM
high, the high-side power MOSFET turns on
and remains on until V
reaches the value
ILsense
set by the COMP voltage. The internal clock
resets every time when V
V
.
AAM
is higher than
COMP
Under the light load condition, the value of
is low. When V
V
COMP
V
is less than V
FB
exceeds V
REF
, during this time, the internal
AAM
is less than V
COMP
, V
ramps up until it
COMP
AAM
and
clock is blocked, thus the MP1469 skips some
pulses for PFM (Pulse Frequency Modulation)
mode and achieves the light load power save.
Clock
V
REF
20k
OUT
R1
V
R2
FB
HS_driver
QS
R
COMP
V
1.2pF
47pF 500k
IL sense
-
+
V
V
AAM
+
V
-
+
Figure 4—Simplified AAM Control Logic
When the load current is light, the inductor peak
current is set internally which is about 340mA
for V
=12V, V
IN
=3.3V, and L=6.5H.The
OUT
curve of inductor peak current vs. inductor is
shown in Figure 5.
Inductor Peak Current
vs. Inductor
1.2
Three events can shut down the chip: EN low,
V
low, and thermal shutdown. In the shutdown
IN
procedure starts by initially blocking the
signaling path to avoid any fault triggering. The
COMP voltage and the internal supply rail are
then pulled down. The floating driver is not
MP1469 – SYNCHRONOUS, STEP-DOWN CONVERTER WITH INTERNAL MOSFETS
APPLICATION INFORMATION
Setting the Output Voltage
The external resistor divider sets the output
voltage. The feedback resistor R1 also sets the
feedback-loop bandwidth through the internal
compensation capacitor (see the Typical
Application circuit). Choose R1 and R2 by:
R1
OUT
R2
−
R1
1
is low.
OUT
VOUT
R2
=
V
0.8V
Use a T-type network for when V
FB
RT
Figure 6: T-Type Network
Table 1 lists the recommended T-type resistors
value for common output voltages.
Table 1: Resistor Selection for Common Output
Voltages
V
(V) R1 (kΩ) R2 (kΩ) Rt (kΩ)
OUT
1.05 10(1%) 32.4(1%) 150(1%)
1.2 20.5(1%) 41.2(1%) 130(1%)
1.8 40.2(1%) 32.4(1%) 100(1%)
2.5 40.2(1%) 19.1(1%) 59(1%)
3.3 40.2(1%) 13(1%) 59(1%)
5 40.2(1%) 7.68(1%) 59(1%)
Δ
I
L
+=
II
LOAD)MAX(L
2
Under light-load conditions (below 100mA), use
a larger inductance for improved efficiency.
Selecting the Input Capacitor
The input current to the step-down converter is
discontinuous, and therefore requires a
capacitor to both supply the AC current to the
step-down converter and maintain the DC input
voltage. Use low ESR capacitors for the best
performance, such as ceramic capacitors with
X5R or X7R dielectrics of their low ESR and
small temperature coefficients. A 22µF
capacitor is sufficient for most applications.
The input capacitor (C1) requires an adequate
ripple current rating because it absorbs the
input switching. Estimate the RMS current in
the input capacitor with:
⎛
V
OUT
⎜
×
−×=
II
LOAD1C
1
⎜
V
IN
⎝
The worst-case condition occurs at VIN = 2V
V
OUT
V
⎞
⎟
⎟
IN
⎠
,
OUT
where:
I
LOAD
=
I
1C
2
For simplification, choose an input capacitor
with an RMS current rating greater than half the
maximum load current.
Selecting the Inductor
The input capacitor can be electrolytic, tantalum,
or ceramic. Place a small, high-quality, ceramic
Use a 1µH-to-10µH inductor with a DC current
rating of at least 25% percent higher than the
maximum load current for most applications.
For highest efficiency, select an inductor with a
DC resistance less than 15m. For most
designs, derive the inductance value from the
following equation.
V(VV)
×−
Where I
OUTINOUT
L
=
1
VIf
×Δ ×
INLOSC
is the inductor ripple current. Choose
L
an inductor current approximately 30% of the
maximum load current. The maximum inductor
peak current is:
capacitor (0.1F) as close to the IC as possible
when using electrolytic or tantalum capacitors.
When using ceramic capacitors, make sure that
they have enough capacitance to provide
sufficient charge to prevent excessive input
voltage ripple. Estimate the input voltage ripple
caused by the capacitance with:
IV V
LOADOUTOUT
V1
Δ=× ×−
IN
fC1VV
×
SIN
⎛⎞
⎜⎟
IN
⎝⎠
Selecting the Output Capacitor
The output capacitor (C2) maintains the DC
output voltage. Use ceramic, tantalum, or lowESR electrolytic capacitors. Use low ESR
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capacitors to limit the output voltage ripple.
Estimate the output voltage ripple with:
V1R
Δ= ×− × +
Where L
VV
OUTESR
fLV8fC2
S1INS
is the inductor value and R
1
⎛⎞
OUTOUT
⎜⎟
×××
⎝⎠
⎛⎞
⎜⎟
1
⎝⎠
is the
ESR
equivalent series resistance (ESR) of the output
capacitor.
For ceramic capacitors, the capacitance
dominates the impedance at the switching
frequency and causes most of the output
voltage ripple. For simplification, estimate the
output voltage ripple with:
VV
V1
=×−
OUT
OUTOUT
2
×××
8f L C2
S1
⎛⎞
⎜⎟
⎝⎠
V
IN
For tantalum or electrolytic capacitors, the ESR
dominates the impedance at the switching
frequency. For simplification, the output ripple
can be approximated with:
V1R
VV
=×−×
OUTESR
fLV
S1
⎛⎞
OUTOUT
⎜⎟
×
IN
⎝⎠
The characteristics of the output capacitor also
affect the stability of the regulation system. The
MP1469 can be optimized for a wide range of
capacitance and ESR values.
External Bootstrap Diode
An external bootstrap (BST) diode can enhance
the efficiency of the regulator givien the
following applicable conditions:
For most applications, use an IN4148 for the
external BST diode is IN4148, and a 1µF
capacitor for the BST cap.
PC Board Layout
PCB layout is very important to achieve stable
operation. For best results, use the following
guidelines and Figure 8 as reference.
1) Keep the connection between the input
ground and GND pin as short and wide as
possible.
2) Keep the connection between the input
capacitor and IN pin as short and wide as
possible.
3) Use short and direct feedback connections.
Place the feedback resistors and compensation
components as close to the chip as possible.
4) Route SW away from sensitive analog areas
such as FB.
C3
R3
R1
R7
R2
R5
VIN
C1A
C5
6
12
C1
R6
45
R4
C4
3
3
GND
SW
C2
C2A
L1
OUT
V
z V
z Duty cycle is high: D=
is 5V or 3.3V; and
OUT
V
OUT
V
>65%
IN
Connect the external BST diode from the output
of voltage regulator to the BST pin, as shown in
Figure 7.
MP1469 – SYNCHRONOUS, STEP-DOWN CONVERTER WITH INTERNAL MOSFETS
Design Example
Below is a design example following the
application guidelines for the specifications:
Table 2—Design Example
12V
V
IN
V
3.3V
OUT
Io 1.5A
The detailed application schematic is shown in
Figure 9. The typical performance and circuit
waveforms have been shown in the Typical
Performance Characteristics section. For more
device applications, please refer to the related
Evaluation Board Datasheets.
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PACKAGE INFORMATION
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See Not e 7
EXAMPLE
TOP MARK
PIN 1
AAAA
13
TSOT23-6
1.50
1.70
2.60
3.00
1.20
TYP
0.60
TYP
0.95
BSC
2.60
TYP
0.84
0.90
0.30
0.50
GAUGE PLANE
0.25 BSC
TOP VIEW
0.95 BSC
1.00 MAX
SEATING PL ANE
0.00
0.10
RECOMMENDED LAND PATTERN
SEE DET AIL "A"
FRONT VIEWSIDE VIEW
NOTE:
1) ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS.
2) PACKAGE LENGTH DOES NOT INCLUDE MOLD FLASH,
PROT RUSION OR GATE B URR.
3) PACKAGE WIDTH DOES NOT INCLUDE INTERLEAD FLASH
OR PROT RUSION.
4) LEAD COPLANARITY (BOTTOM OF LEADS AFTER FORMING)
SHALL BE 0.10 MILLIMETERS MAX.
5) DRAWING CONFORMS TO JEDEC MO-193, VARIATION AB.
6) DRAWING IS NOT TO SCALE.
7) PIN 1 IS LOWER LEFT PIN WHEN READING TOP MARK FROM
LEFT TO RIGHT, (SEE EXAMPLE TOP MARK)
o
0o-8
DETAIL “ A”
0.30
0.50
0.09
0.20
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