with exposed pad up
STA516B is a monolithic quad half-bridge stage in
Multipower BCD Technology. The device can be
used as dual bridge or reconfigured, by
connecting pin CONFIG to pins VDD, as a single
bridge with double-current capability or as a half
bridge (binary mode) with half-current capability.
The device is intended for the output stage of a
stereo all-digital high-efficiency amplifier. It is
capable of delivering 200 W + 200 W into 6-Ω
loads with THD = 10% at V
= 51 V or, in single
CC
The input pins have a threshold proportional to
the voltage on pin VL.
The STA516B is aimed at audio amplifiers in Hi-Fi
applications, such as home theatre systems,
active speakers and docking stations.
It comes in a 36-pin PowerSO package with
exposed pad up (EPU).
BTL configuration, 400 W into a 3-Ω load with
THD = 10% at V
Table 1.Device summary
Order codeTemperature rangePackagePackaging
STA516B0 to 90 °CPowerSO36 EPUTube
STA516B13TR0 to 90 °CPowerSO36 EPUTape and reel
= 52 V.
CC
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IntroductionSTA516B
1 Introduction
The STA516B is a high performance quad half-bridge amplifier with the capability to drive up
to 220 W
(a)
stereo into 3- to 8-ohm speakers from a single 50 V supply.
It offers the highest flexibility since it can be configured as a stereo-BTL, as a mono-BTL or
as four channels of single-ended outputs to fit different application requirements.
It provides remarkably high levels of efficiency when driven by the FFX-patented 3-state
pulse-width modulator embedded in STMs digital audio processors .
The device is self-protected by design. Overcurrent, overtemperature, under- and
overvoltage protection are provided with an automatic recovery feature to safeguard the
device and speakers against fault conditions that could damage the overall system.
a. The achievable output power depends on the thermal configuration of the final application.
A high performance thermal interface material between the package exposed pad and the heat sink should be
used in order to maximize output power levels
0: temperature of the IC >130 °C
1: normal operation
31IN2AIInput of half bridge 2A
32IN2BIInput of half bridge 2B
33, 34VSSPWR5-V regulator referred to +V
35, 36VCC_SIGNPWRSignal positive supply
CC
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STA516BElectrical specifications
3 Electrical specifications
Table 3.Absolute maximum ratings
SymbolParameterValueUnit
V
CC_MAX
V
max
T
j_MAX
T
stg
DC supply voltage (pins 4, 7, 12, 15)65V
Maximum voltage on pins 23 to 325.5V
Operating junction temperature 0 to 150°C
Storage temperature-40 to 150°C
Warning:Stresses beyond those listed under “Absolute maximum
ratings” may cause permanent damage to the device. These
are stress ratings only, and functional operation of the device
at these or any other conditions beyond those indicated
under “Recommended operating condition” are not implied.
Exposure to absolute-maximum-rated conditions for
extended periods may affect device reliability. In the real
application, power supplies with nominal values rated within
the recommended operating conditions, may experience
some rising beyond the maximum operating conditions for a
short time when no or very low current is being drawn
(amplifier in mute state, for instance). In this case the
reliability of the device is guaranteed, provided that the
absolute maximum rating is not exceeded.
Table 4.Thermal data
SymbolParameterMinTypMaxUnit
T
j-case
T
warn
T
jSD
t
hSD
Table 5.Recommended operating conditions
Thermal resistance junction to case (thermal pad)-12.5°C/W
Thermal warning temperature-130-°C
Thermal shut-down junction temperature-150-°C
Thermal shut-down hysteresis-25-°C
SymbolParameterMinTypMaxUnit
V
T
CC
amb
Supply voltage for pins PVCCA, PVCCB10-58V
Ambient operating temperature0-90°C
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Unless otherwise stated, the test conditions for Ta bl e 6 below are VL = 3.3 V, VCC = 50 V
and T
Table 6.Electrical characteristics
SymbolParameterTest conditionsMinTypMaxUnit
amb
= 25 °C
R
I
g
g
dsON
dss
N
P
Power P-channel/N-channel
MOSFET R
dsON
Power P-channel/N-channel
leakage Idss
Power P-channel R
dsON
matching
Power N-channel R
dsON
matching
= 1 A-200240mΩ
I
dd
---50µA
= 1 A95--%
I
dd
= 1 A95--%
I
dd
Dt_sLow current dead time (static)see Figure 2- 1020ns
L = 22 µH, C = 470 nF
= 8 Ω, Idd = 4.5 A
R
L
--50ns
see Figure 3
Resistive load
see Figure 2
Resistive load
see Figure 2
--25ns
--25ns
V
/ 2 +
L
300 mV
/ 2
-
V
L
300 mV
L
= 3.3 V-35-µA
V
L
-1-µA
--V
V
Dt_d
t
d ON
t
d OFF
t
r
t
f
V
IN-High
V
IN-Low
I
IN-H
I
IN-L
I
PWRDN-H
High current dead time
(dynamic)
Turn-on delay timeResistive load--100ns
Turn-off delay timeResistive load--100ns
Rise time
Fall time
High level input voltage---
Low level input voltage-
High level input currentVIN = V
Low level input currentVIN = 0.3V-1 -µA
High level PWRDN pin input
current
Low logical state voltage
V
Low
(pins PWRDN, TRISTATE)
= 3.3 V0.8-V
V
L
(seeTa bl e 7 )
High logical state voltage
V
High
(pins PWRDN, TRISTATE)
= 3.3 V-1.7V
V
L
(seeTa bl e 7 )
I
VCC-
PWRDN
Supply current from VCC in
power down
V
PWRDN
= 0 V --2.4mA
Output current on pins
I
FAULT
FAULT, TH_WARN with fault
V
= 3.3V-1-mA
pin
condition
I
VCC-HiZ
Supply current from VCC in
3-state
V
TRISTATE
= 0 V-22-mA
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Table 6.Electrical characteristics (continued)
SymbolParameterTest conditionsMinTypMaxUnit
Input pulse width
= 50% duty,
switching frequency
-70-mA
=384kHz,
no LC filters
-7.58.510A
I
VCC
I
OCP
Supply current from VCC in
operation, both channels
switching)
Overcurrent protection
threshold Isc (short-circuit
current limit)
(1)
V
UVP
V
OVP
t
pw_min
1. See application note AN1994
Table 7.Threshold switching voltage variation with voltage on pin VL
Voltage on pin VL, V
Undervoltage protection
threshold
Overvoltage protection
threshold
--7-V
-6162.5V
Output minimum pulse widthNo load50-110ns
V
L
maxV
LOW
minUnit
HIGH
2.71.051.65V
3.31.41.95V
5.02.22.8V
Table 8.Logic truth table
Pin
TRISTATE
Inputs as per Figure 3Transistors as per Figure 3
Output mode
INxAINxBQ1Q2Q3Q4
0xxOffOffOffOffHi Z
100OffOffOnOnDump
101OffOnOnOffNegative
110OnOffOffOnPositive
111OnOnOffOffNot used
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3.1 Test circuits
Figure 2.Test circuit
Low current dead time = MAX(DTr,DTf)
+Vcc
Duty cycle = 50%
M58
INxY
M57
OUTxY
gnd
Figure 3.Current dead-time test circuit
High Current Dead time for Bridge application = ABS(DTout(A)-DTin(A))+ABS(DTOUT(B)-DTin(B))
Duty cycle=ADuty cycle=B
M58
DTin(A)
INxA
M57
Q1
Q3
OUTxA
Iout=4.5A
DTout(A)
C69
470nF
+V
Rload=8Ω
C71 470nF
OUTxY
Vcc
(3/4)Vcc
(1/2)Vcc
(1/4)Vcc
t
DTfDTr
R 8Ω
+
V67 =
-
vdc = Vcc/2
D03AU1458
CC
M64
OUTxB
Q2
INxB
M63
Q4
DTout(B)DTin(B)
L68 22µL67 22µ
Iout=4.5A
C70
470nF
Duty cycle A and B: Fixed to have DC output current of 4.5A in the direction shown in figure
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STA516BPower supply and control sequencing
4 Power supply and control sequencing
To guarantee correct operation and reliability, the recommended power-on/off sequence as
shown in Figure 4 should be followed
Figure 4.Suggested power-on/off sequence
V
Vcc > V
L
PWRDN
IN
V
should be turned on before VL. This prevents uncontrolled current flowing through the
CC
internal protection diode connected between V
V
cc
V
L
(logic supply) and V
L
t
t
t
(high power supply).
CC
which could result in damage to the device.
PWRDN must be released after V
is switched on. An input signal can then be sent to the
L
power stage.
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Applications informationSTA516B
5 Applications information
The STA516B is a dual channel H-bridge that is able to deliver 200 W per channel (into
R
=6Ω with THD = 10% and VCC = 51V) of audio output power very efficiently. It operates
L
in conjunction with a pulse-width modulator driver such as the STA321 or STA309A.
The STA516B converts ternary, phase-shift or binary-controlled PWM signals into audio
power at the load. It includes a logic interface, integrated bridge drivers, high efficiency
MOSFET outputs and thermal and short-circuit protection circuitry.
In differential mode (ternary, phase-shift or binary differential), two logic level signals per
channel are used to control high-speed MOSFET switches to connect the speaker load to
the input supply or to ground in a bridge configuration, according to the damped ternary
modulation operation.
In binary mode, both full bridge and half bridge modes are supported. The STA516B
includes overcurrent and thermal protection as well as an undervoltage lockout with
automatic recovery. A thermal warning status is also provided.
Figure 5.Block diagram of full-bridge FFX
INL[1,2]
INR[1,2]
VL
PWRDN
TRISTATE
FAULT
THWARN
Logic
interface
and
decode
Protection
Regulators
®
or binary mode
Left
H-bridge
Right
H-bridge
Figure 6.Block diagram of binary half-bridge mode
INL[1,2]
INR[1,2]
VL
PWRDN
TRISTATE
FAULT
THWARN
Logic
interface
and
decode
Protection
Regulators
LeftA
½-bridge
LeftB
½-bridge
RightA
½-bridge
RightB
½-bridge
OUTPL
OUTNL
OUTPR
OUTNR
OUTPL
OUTNL
OUTPR
OUTNR
5.1 Logic interface and decode
The STA516B power outputs are controlled using one or two logic-level timing signals. In
order to provide a proper logic interface, the VL input must operate at the same voltage as
the FFX
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STA516BApplications information
5.2 Protection circuitry
The STA516B includes protection circuitry for overcurrent and thermal overload conditions.
A thermal warning pin (THWARN, pin 28, open drain MOSFET) is activated low when the IC
temperature exceeds 130 °C, just in advance of thermal shutdown. When a fault condition is
detected an internal fault signal immediately disables the output power MOSFETs, placing
both H-bridges in a high-impedance state. At the same time the open-drain MOSFET of pin
FAULT (pin 27) is switched on.
There are two possible modes subsequent to activating a fault.
"Shutdown mode: with pins FAULT (with pull-up resistor) and TRISTATE separate, an
activated fault disables the device, signalling a low at pin FAULT output.
The device may subsequently be reset to normal operation by toggling pin TRISTATE
from high to low to high using an external logic signal.
"Automatic recovery mode: This is shown in the applications circuits below where pins
FAULT and TRISTATE are connected together to a time-constant circuit (R59 and C58).
An activated fault forces a reset on pin TRISTATE causing normal operation to resume
following a delay determined by the time constant of the circuit.
If the fault condition persists, the circuit operation repeats until the fault condition is
cleared.
An increase in the time constant of the circuit produces a longer recovery interval. Care
must be taken in the overall system design not to exceed the protection thresholds
under normal operation.
5.3 Power outputs
The STA516B power and output pins are duplicated to provide a low-impedance path for the
device bridged outputs. All duplicate power, ground and output pins must be connected for
proper operation.
The PWRDN or TRISTATE pin should be used to set all power MOSFETs to the
high-impedance state during power-up until the logic power supply, V
5.4 Parallel output / high current operation
When using the FFX® mode output, the STA516B outputs can be connected in parallel to
increase the output current capability to the load. In this configuration the STA516B can
provide up to 400 W into a 3-Ω load.
This mode of operation is enabled with pin CONFIG (pin 24) connected to pin VDD. The
inputs are joined so that IN1A = IN1B, IN2A = IN2B and similarly the outputs
OUT1A = OUT1B, OUT2A = OUT2B as shown in Figure 8.
5.5 Output filtering
A passive 2nd-order filter is used on the STA516B power outputs to reconstruct the analog
audio signal. System performance can be significantly affected by the output filter design
and choice of passive components. Filter designs for 3- and 6-Ω loads are shown in the
applications circuits of Figure 7, Figure 8 and Figure 9.
, has settled.
L
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5.6 Applications circuits
Figure 7.Typical stereo-BTL configuration for 200 W per channel
+V
CC
C55
1000µF
8Ω
6 Ω
6 Ω
8Ω
+3.3V
TH_WAR
C58
100nF
V
1A
CC
15
IN1A
CONFIG
PWRDNPWRDN
FAULT
TRI-STATE
TH_WAR
VCCSIGN
SIGN
V
CC
GND-Reg
GND-Clean
GNDSUB
IN1B
IN2A
IN2B
29
V
23
L
24
25
PROTECTIONS
27
&
LOGIC
26
28
30
21
V
DD
V
22
DD
33
V
REGULATORS
SS
34
V
SS
35
36
31
20
19
32
1
IN1A
R57
R59
10K
10K
C58
100nF
IN1B
C53
100nF
C60
100nF
IN2A
IN2B
M3
M2
M5
M4
M17
M15
M16
M14
C30
1µF
17
OUT1A
16
OUT1A
GND1A
14
1B
12
V
CC
OUT1B
OUT1B
GND1B
V
CC
OUT2A
OUT2A
GND2A
V
CC
OUT2B
OUT2B
GND2B
C31
1µF
2A
C32
1µF
2B
C33
1µF
11
10
13
7
8
9
6
4
3
2
5
L18 22µH
C52
330pF
R63
20
L19 22µH
L113 22µH
C109
330pF
R104
20
L112 22µH
D00AU1148B
C20
100nF
R98
R100
C21
100nF
C110
100nF
R103
R102
C111
100nF
C99
100nF
6
6
6
6
470nF
C101
100nF
C107
100nF
470nF
C106
100nF
C23
C108
Figure 8 below shows a single-BLT configuration capable of giving 400 W into a 3-Ω load at
10% THD with V
= 52 V. This result was obtained using the STA30X+STA50X demo
CC
board. Note that a PWM modulator as driver is required.
Figure 8.Typical single-BTL configuration for 400 W
V
L
+3.3V
100nF
100nF
10K
X7R
TH_WAR
nPWRDN
10K
100nF
IN1A
IN1B
100nF
X7R
100nF
X7R
Add.
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GND-Clean
19
GND-Reg
20
V
DD
21
V
DD
22
CONFIG
24
TH_WAR
28
PWRDN
25
FAULT
27
26
TRI-STATE
IN1A
29
IN1B
30
IN2A
31
IN2B
32
V
SS
33
V
SS
34
VCCSIGN
35
SIGN
V
CC
36
GNDSUB
1
18
17
OUT1A
16
OUT1A
11
OUT1B
10
OUT1B
OUT2A
9
OUT2A
8
OUT2B
3
OUT2B
2
V
1A
CC
15
V
1B
CC
12
2A
V
CC
7
2B
V
CC
4
GND1A
14
GND1B
13
GND2A
6
GND2B
5
22Ω
1/2W
330pF
1µF
X7R
1µF
X7R
D04AU1545
12µH
12µH
1/2W
1/2W
100nF
FILM
100nF
6.2
X7R
680nF
100nF
FILM
2200µF
63V
100nF
X7R
V
+36V
V
+36V
FILM
CC
CC
6.2
3 Ω
4Ω
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Figure 9.Typical quad half-bridge configuration for 100 W per channel
+V
CC
C21
2200µF
4Ω
3 Ω
4Ω
3 Ω
3 Ω
4Ω
3 Ω
4Ω
+3.3V
TH_WAR
100nF
V
1P
CC
IN1A
R57
R59
10K
10K
C58
100nF
IN1B
C58
C53
100nF
C60
100nF
IN2A
IN2B
CONFIG
PWRDNPWRDN
FAULT
TRI-STATE
TH_WAR
VCCSIGN
V
SIGN
CC
GND-Reg
GND-Clean
GNDSUB
23
V
L
24
25
PROTECTIONS
27
LOGIC
26
28
30
IN1B
21
V
DD
22
V
DD
33
V
REGULATORS
SS
34
V
SS
35
36
IN2A
31
20
19
32
IN2B
1
29
IN1A
M3
M2
&
M5
M4
M17
M15
M16
M14
15
17
16
14
12
11
10
13
7
8
9
6
4
3
2
5
OUTPL
OUTPL
PGND1P
V
CC
OUTNL
OUTNL
PGND1N
V
CC
OUTPR
OUTPR
PGND2P
V
CC
OUTNR
OUTNR
PGND2N
D03AU1474
R61
C31 820µF
C81
100nF
C82
100nF
C83
100nF
C84
100nF
5K
C91
1µF
R62
5K
R63
C32 820µF
5K
C92
1µF
R64
5K
R65
C33 820µF
5K
C93
1µF
R66
5K
R67
C34 820µF
5K
C94
1µF
R68
5K
L11 22µH
C71
R41
100nF
20
R51
C41
330pF
1N
C51
1µF
100nF
330pF
2P
330pF
2N
C52
1µF
100nF
330pF
6
C61
L12 22µH
C72
R42
100nF
20
R52
C42
6
L13 22µH
C73
R43
100nF
20
R53
C43
6
C62
L14 22µH
C74
R44
100nF
20
R54
C44
6
For more information, refer to the applications note AN1994.
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Package mechanical dataSTA516B
Figure 10. PowerSO36 exposed pad up outline drawing
6 Package mechanical data
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STA516BPackage mechanical data
Table 9.PowerSO36 exposed pad up dimensions
Dimensions in mmDimensions in inch
Symbol
MinTypMaxMinTypMax
A3.25-3.430.128-0.135
A23.10-3.200.122-0.126
A40.80-1.000.031-0.039
A5-0.20--0.008-
a10.03--0.040.001--0.002
b0.22-0.380.009-0.015
c0.23-0.320.009-0.013
D15.80-16.000.622-0.630
D19.40-9.800.370-0.386
D2-1.00--0.039-
E13.90-14.500.547-0.571
E110.90-11.100.429-0.437
E2--2.90--0.114
E35.80-6.200.228-0.244
E42.90-3.200.114-0.126
e-0.65--0.026-
e3-11.05--0.435-
G0-0.080-0.003
H15.50-15.900.610-0.626
h--1.10--0.043
L0.80-1.100.031-0.043
M2.25-2.600.089-0.102
N--10 degrees--10 degrees
R-0.6--0.024-
s--8 degrees--8 degrees
In order to meet environmental requirements, ST offers these devices in different grades of
ECOPACK
®
packages, depending on their level of environmental compliance. ECOPACK®
specifications, grade definitions and product status are available at: www.st.com.
ECOPACK
®
is an ST trademark.
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Revision historySTA516B
7 Revision history
Table 10.Document revision history
DateRevisionChanges
01-Feb-20071Initial release.
19-Mar-20072Update to reflect product maturity
11-Aug-20093Updated section Description on cover page.
Modified presentation
16-Nov-20104
Updated Chapter 3: Electrical specifications on page 5
Added Chapter 5: Applications information on page 10
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