Guaranteed under FULL Load on
Main Output, and Operation Down to
0.5V
200mW Output Power at Battery
•
Voltages as low as 0.8V
Secondary 7V Supply from a Single
•
Inductor
Output Fully Disconnected in
•
Shutdown
Adaptive Current Mode Control for
•
Optimum Efficiency
High Efficiency over Wide Operating
•
Range
• 6µA Shutdown Supply Current
• Output Reset Function with
Programmable Reset Period
DESCRIPTION
The UCC39411 family oflow input voltage, single inductor boost
converters is optimized to operate from a single or dual alkaline cell, and
steps up to a 3.3V, 5V, or adjustable output at 200mW. The UCC39411
family also provides an auxiliary 7V output, primarily for the gate drive
supply, which can be used for applications requiring an auxiliary output,
such as 5V, by linear regulating. The primary output will start up under full
load at input voltages typically as low as 0.8V with a guaranteed max of
1V, and will operate down to 0.5V once the converter is operating,
maximizing battery utilization.
TheUCC39411familyisdesignedtoaccommodatedemanding
applications such as pagers and cell phones that require high efficiency
over a wide operating range of several milli-watts to a couple of hundred
milli-watts. High efficiency at low output current is achieved by optimizing
switching and conduction losses with a low total quiescent current (50µA).
At higher output current the 0.5Ω switch, and 1.2Ω synchronous rectifier
along with continuous mode conduction provide high power efficiency. The
wide input voltage range of the UCC39411 family can accommodate other
power sources such as NiCd and NimH.
The 39411 family also provides shutdown control. Packages available are
the 8 pin SOIC (D), 8 pin DIP (N or J), and 8 pin TSSOP (PW) to optimize
board space.
application
INFO
available
UCC19411/2/3
UCC29411/2/3
UCC39411/2/3
PRELIMINARY
SIMPIFIED BLOCK DIAGRAM AND APPLICATION CIRCUIT (UCC39412)
100µF
VGD
100µF
22µH
1
VIN
8
START-UP
CIRCUITRY
MODULATOR CONTROL CIRCUIT
SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFICATION CIRCUITRY
ANTI-CROSS CONDUCTION
START-UP
MULTIPLEXING LOGIC
MAX INPUT POWER CONTROL
ADAPTIVE CURRENT CONTROL
RESET CONTROL CIRCUIT
2SD/FB
GLITCH SUPRESSION
PROGRAMMABLE TIMING
SW
6
+
1.2Ω
0.5Ω
1V TO 3.5V
VOUT
7
3
4
5
3.3V 200mW
RESB
CT
C
GND
100µF
R
RES
T
Note: Pinout shown is for the TSSOP Package. Consult Package Descriptions for DIP and SOIC configurations.
Currents are positive into, negative out of the specific terminal.
Consult Packaging Section of the Databook for thermal limita
tions and considerations of packages.
IN
-
CONNECTION DIAGRAMS
DIL-8, SOIC-8 (TOP VIEW)
N or J Package, D Package
VOUT
VGD
1
2
UCC19411/2/3
UCC29411/2/3
UCC39411/2/3
8
SW
7
GND
VIN
3
SD/FB
4
TSSOP-8 (TOP VIEW)
PW Package
VIN
1
CT
2
3
4
SD/FB
RESB
6
CT
5
RESB
8
VGD
7
VOUT
6
SW
5
GND
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
UCC29411/2/3, T
= –55C to +125°C for the UCC19411/2/3, VIN= 1.25V for UCC39411/2, VIN= 2.5V for the UCC39413, TA=TJ.
J
TJ= 0°C to +70°C for the UCC39411/2/3, TJ= –40°C to +85°C for the
UCC39411
UCC39412
UCC39413
UCC19411/2/3
UCC29411/2/3
PARAMETERTEST CONDITIONSMINTYPMAXMINTYPMAX UNITS
VIN Section
Minimum Start-up VoltageNo External VGD Load, T
I
=60mA (Note 1)
OUT
No External VGD Load, I
=25°C,
J
OUT
=60mA
0.81.081V
0.91.11.21.4V
(Note 1)
Minimum Dropout VoltageNo External VGD Load, I
OUT
=10mA
0.50.7V
(Note 1)
Input Voltage Range1.13.21.33.2V
Quiescent Supply Current(Note 2)612816
Supply Current at ShutdownSD = GND612816
2
µA
µA
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UCC19411/2/3
UCC29411/2/3
UCC39411/2/3
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
UCC29411/2/3, T
= –55C to +125°C for the UCC19411/2/3, VIN= 1.25V for UCC39411/2, VIN= 2.5V for the UCC39413, TA=TJ.
J
TJ= 0°C to +70°C for the UCC39411/2/3, TJ= –40°C to +85°C for the
Note 1 : Guaranteed by design and alternate test methods. Not 100% tested in production.
Note 2: For the UCC39411 FB=1.306V, VGD=7.7V, For the UCC39412 V
V
=5.3V, VGD=9.3V.
OUT
=3.5V and VGD=7.7V, For the UCC39413
OUT
µA
µA
µA
µA
µA
µA
3
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PIN DESCRIPTIONS
VIN: Input Voltage to supply the IC during start-up. After
the output is running the IC draws power from VOUT or
VGD.
SW: An inductor is connected between this node and
VIN. The VGD (Gate Drive Supply) flyback diode is also
connected to this pin. When servicing the main output
supply this pin will pull low charging the inductor, then
shut off dumping the energy through the synchronous
rectifier to the output. When servicing the VGD supply
the internal synchronous rectifier stays off and the en
ergy is diverted to VGD through the flyback diode. During
discontinuous portions of the inductor current, a MOS
FET resistively connects VIN to SW damping excess cir
culating energy to eliminate undesired high frequency
ringing.
VGD: The VGD pin which is coarsely regulated around
7V (8.5V for the UCC39413) is primarily used for the
gate drive supply for the power switches in the IC. This
pin can be loaded with up to 10mA as long as it does not
present a load at voltages below 2V (this ensures proper
start-up of the IC). The VGD supply can go as low as
UCC19411/2/3
UCC29411/2/3
UCC39411/2/3
6.3V without interfering with the servicing of the main
output. Below 6.3V, VGD will have the highest priority.
VOUT: Main output voltage (3.3V, 5V, or adjustable)
which has highest priority in the multiplexing scheme, as
long as VGD is above the critical level of 6.3V. Startup at
full load is achievable at input voltages down to 1V.
CT: This pin provides the timer for determining the reset
period. The period is controlled by placing a capacitor to
ground of value C = (0.81e
reset period.
RESB: This pin provides an active low signal to alert the
user when the main output voltage falls below 10% of its
targeted value. The open drain output can be used to re
set a microcontroller which may be powered off of the
main output voltage.
SD/FB: For the UCC39411, this pin is used to adjust the
output voltage via a resistive divider from VOUT. It also
serves as the shutdown pin for all three versions. Pulling
this pin low provides a shutdown signal to the IC.
GND: Ground of the IC.
-6
)•T where T is the desired
-
APPLICATION INFORMATION
Operation
A detailed block diagram of the UCC39411 is shown in
Figure 1. Unique control circuitry provides high efficiency
power conversion for both light and heavy loads by tran
sitioning between discontinuous and continuous conduc
tion based on load conditions.Figure 2 depicts
converter waveforms for the application circuit shown in
Figure 3. A single 22µH inductor provides the energy
pulses required for a highly efficient 3.3V converter at up
to 200mW output power
At time t1 the 3.3V output voltage has dropped below its
lower threshold, and the inductor is charged with an on
time determined by: T
anda22µH inductor, the resulting peak current is ap
proximately 250mA. At time t2, the inductor begins to
discharge with a minimum off time of approximately 1µs.
Under lightly loaded conditions, the amount of energy
delivered in this single pulse would satisfy the voltage
control loop, and the converter would not command any
more energy pulses until the output again drops below
the lower voltage threshold
At time t3 the VGD supply drops below its lower thresh
old, but the output voltage is still above its threshold
point. This results in an energy pulse to the gate drive
supply at t4. In some cases, a single pulse supplied to
= 5.5µs/VIN. For a 1.25V input
ON
VGD is insufficient to raise the VGD voltage level enough
to satisfy the voltage loop. Under this condition, multiple
pulses will be supplied to VGD.Note: when the
UCC39411/2/3 is servicing VGD only, the IC will maintain
a discontinuous mode of operation.After time t4, the
-
3.3V output drops below its threshold and requests to be
serviced once the VGD cycle has completed, which oc
curs at time t5.
Time t6 represents a transition between light load and
heavy load.A single energy pulse is not sufficient to
force the output voltage above its upper threshold before
the minimum off time has expired and a second charge
cycle is commanded.Since the inductor current does
not reach zero in this case, the peak current is greater
than 250mA at the end of the next charge on time. The
result is a ratcheting of inductor current until either the
output voltage is satisfied, or the converter reaches its
set current limit. At time t7, the gate drive voltage has
dropped below its 7V threshold but the converter contin
ues to service the output because it has higher priority
unless VGD drops below ≈ 6.3V
Between time t7 and t8, the converter reaches its peak
current limit.
Once the peak current is reached, the converter oper
ates in continuous mode with approximately 60mA of in
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APPLICATION INFORMATION (continued)
UCC19411/2/3
UCC29411/2/3
UCC39411/2/3
SW
VOUT
1
SD
1.2Ω
Q
VGD
FROM SD
VON
VBAT
8
VGD
VBAT VGD
TIMER
OFF
1µS RISING
T
EDGE DELAY
VREF GOOD
PUMP
C
CLK
50nS
R.E.D.
D
R
50nS
SD/FB
4
0.5V
VGD
1.25V (UCC39411)
3.3V (UCC39412)
5.0V (UCC39413)
PRIORITY
ENCODER
R
Q
D
S
VON
-6
VBAT
R.E.D.
T
RISING EDGE
=5.5E
DELAY
VDD
ON
7.5V (UCC39411/2)
D
S
Q
1µS
R.E.D.
VGD
8.5V (UCC39413)
6V (UCC39411/2)
7.5V (UCC39413)
BIAS
INTERNAL
7
VLOW
FROM SD
3
VIN
200kHZ
START-UP
VREF
AND
OSCILLATOR
GOOD
CONTROL
2
VGD
GS
5V
6
CT
0.66A
MAX
CT
TIMER
RESET
5
RESET
Figure 1. Low power synchronous boost.
Notes: Switches are shown in the low state.
Pinout as shown is for the 8 pin D, N or J. See Package Descriptions for 8 pin SOIC.
5
1.25
REFERENCE
VGD
VOUT
2.5V
UDG-98068
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APPLICATION INFORMATION (continued)
VGD
RIPPLE
50mV/DIV
7V
OUTPUT
RIPPLE
20mV/DIV
3.3V
80mV P–P
TYPICAL
20mV P–P
TYPICAL
UCC19411/2/3
UCC29411/2/3
UCC39411/2/3
CURRENT
LIMIT
INDUCTOR
CURRENT
t1t2t3t4t5t6t7t8t9
Figure 2. Inductor current and output ripple waveforms.
10µF
3
VINSW
80nF
2VGD
10µF
6SD/FB
CT
V
OUT
100kΩ
8
VOUT
L=10µHTO
100µH
1
4
HIGH LOAD CURRENTLIGHT LOAD CURRENT
1-2 CELL ALKALINE
1.0V TO 3.2V
100µF
R1
R2
UDG-98070
5
RESET
GND
7
Note: Shown pinout is for the TSSOP package. See Package Descriptions for DIP and SOIC pinouts.
Figure 3. Low power synchronous boost converter ADJ version –200mW.
6
UDG-98069
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APPLICATION INFORMATION (continued)
ductor current ripple. At time t8, the 3.3V output is
satisfied and the converter can service the gate drive
voltage, VGD, which occurs at time t9
Shutdown Control
Shutdown of the UCC39411/2/3 is controlled via inter
face with the SD/FB pin. Pulling the SD/FB pin low, for
all versions, causes the IC to go into shutdown. In the
UCC39412/3, the SD/FB pin is used solely as a shut
down function. Therefore, the SD/FB pin for the
UCC39412 and UCC39413 can be directly controlled us
ing conventional CMOS or TTL technology.For the
UCC39411, interface into the SD/FB is slightly more
complicated due to the added feedback function. When
feeding back the output voltage to the SD/FB pin on the
UCC39411, the IC requires a thevenin impedance of at
least 200kΩ (500kΩ for industrial/military applications) to
ground. Then, to accomplish shutdown of the IC, an
open drain device may be used.
Component Selection Inductor Selection
An inductor value of 22µH will work well in most applications, but values between 10µHto100µH are also ac-
ceptable. Lower value inductors typically offer lower ESR
and smaller physical size. Due to the nature of the
“bang-bang” controllers, larger inductor values will typically result in larger overall voltage ripple, because once
the output voltage level is satisfied the converter goes
discontinuous, resulting in the residual energy of the inductor causing overshoot.
It is recommended to keep the ESR of the inductor below
0.15Ω for 200mW applications. A Coilcraft DT3316P-223
surface mount inductor is one choice since it has a cur
rent rating of 1.5A and an ESR of 84mΩ.
Other choices for surface mount inductors are shown in
Table 1.
Once the inductor value is selected the capacitor value
will determine the ripple of the converter. The worst case
peak to peak ripple of a cycle is determined by two com
ponents, one is due to the charge storage characteristic,
and the other is the ESR of the capacitor. The worst
case ripple occurs when the inductor is operating at max
current and is expressed as follows:
-
∆
V
-
•
•
•
•
•
=
CVV
2
I
= the peak inductor current = 550mA
CL
∆V= Output ripple
= Output Voltage
V
O
V
= Input Voltage
I
= ESR of the output capacitor.
C
ESR
A Sanyo OS-CON series surface mount capacitor
(10SN100M) is one recommendation. This part has an
ESR rating of 90mΩ at 100µF .
Other potential capacitor sources are shown in Table 2.
MANUFACTURERPART NUMBER
Sanyo Video
Components
San Diego, California
Tel: 619-661-6322
Fax: 619-661-1055
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AVXTPS Series
Sanford, Maine
Tel: 207-282-5111
Fax: 207-283-1941
Sprague695D Series
Concord, New Hampshire
Tel: 603-224-1961
Table 2. Capacitor Suppliers
Input Capacitor Selection
Since the UCC39411 family does not require a large de
coupling capacitor on the input voltage to operate prop
erly, a 10µF cap is sufficient for most applications.
Optimum efficiency will occur when the capacitor value is
large enough to decouple the source impedance, this
usually occurs for capacitor values in excess of 100µF.