Synchronous-Buck-PWM and Line ar-Regulator Controller
General Description
The uP6161 integrates a high performa nce synchronousrectified buck controller a nd a linear-regulator controller.
This part works with a single +12V supply voltage and
delivers two high quality output voltages for both processing
unit and memory unit. An internal linear regulator provides
optimum 9V drive voltage for efficiency and thermal
man age ment.
The buck controller features internal MOSFET drivers that
supports bootstrapped voltage for high efficiency power
conversion. The bootstra p diode is built-in to si mplify the
circuit design and minimize external part count. It
incorporates simple, single feedba ck loop, voltage-control
with fast tra nsient response.
The linear controller drives a n external N-Cha nnel MOSFET
with under voltage protection during both soft start and
normal operation.
Other features include adjustable operation frequency,
internal soft start, under voltage protection, adjustable over
current protection and shutdown function. With the above
function, this part provides customers a compact, well
protected and cost-effe ctive solution. This part is available
in SOP-14 and QFN3x3 -16L pack ages.
pplications
Power Supplies for Microprocessors or
Subsystem Power Supplies
Cable Modems, Set Top Boxes, and DSL
Modems
Industrial Power Supplies; General Purpose
Supplies
12V Input DC-DC Regulators
Low-Voltage Distributed Power Supplies
Features
Operate with Single 12V Supply
Self-Regulated 9V Drive Voltage
Integrated Boot Diode
Provide Two Regulated Voltages
One Synchronous-Rectified Buck Controller
One Linear Controller
Both Controllers Drive N-Channel MOSFETs
Smaller Converter Size
Excellent Output Voltage Regulation
1.5% for Buck Controller
2% for Linear Controller
Simple Single-Loop Control Design
V oltage-Mode PWM Control
Fast T ran sient Respon se
High-Bandwidth Error Amplifier
Lossless, Progra mmable Overcurrent Protection
Uses Lower MOSFET R
Adjustable Frequency from 150kHz to 1MHz
Internal Soft Start for Both Outputs
Under V oltage Protection f or Both Outputs
including Soft Start Cycle
SOP-14 and QFN3x3-16 pa ckages
RoHS Compliant and 100% Lead Free
DS(ON)
Ordering Inf o rmation
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Note: uPI products are compatible with the current IPC/
JEDEC J-STD-020 a nd RoHS requirements. They are 100%
matte tin (Sn) plating and suitable f or use in SnPb or Pbfree soldering processes.
The uP6161 integrates a high performa nce synchronousrectified buck controller a nd a linear-regulator controller.
This part works with a single +12V supply voltage and
delivers two high quality output voltages for both processing
unit and memory unit. An internal linear regulator provides
optimum 9V drive voltage for efficiency and thermal
man age ment.
The buck controller features internal MOSFET drivers that
supports 12V + 12V bootstra pped voltage for high eff iciency
power conversion. The bootstra p diode is built-in to simplify
the circuit design and minimize external part count. It
incorporates simple, single feedba ck loop, voltage-control
with fast tra nsient response.
The linear controller drives a n external N-Cha nnel MOSFET
with undervoltage protection during both softstart and normal
operation.
Other features include adjustable operation frequency,
internal softstart, undervoltage protection, adjustable
overcurrent protection and shutdown function.
Supply Voltage
The uP6161 is designed to work with a single supply rail.
It integrates two linear regulators providing optimal supply
voltages for gate drivers a nd control circuitry respectively
as shown in Figure 1. The 9V linear regulator generates
9V PVCC9 for gate drives achieving optimum balance
between efficiency a nd thermal management. The 5V linear
regulator works with VCC9 input generates VCC5 for
internal control circuitry . If 12V driving voltage is preferred,
simply connect +12V to the PVCC9 pin and let VCC12
open.
power on reset with typical rising threshold level a s 7.5V.
All the three supply inputs require minimum 1uF ceramic
capa citors f or local bypassing. Pla ce the bypa ss ca pacitors
physically near the IC. No external bypass capacitor is
required for filtering the VCC5 voltage.
Bootstrap Circuitry
The uP6161 integrates MOSFET gate drives that are
powered from the PVCC9 pin and support 12V+12V driving
capa bility . A bootstra p diode is embedded to facilitate s PCB
design and reduce the total BOM cost. Connect a cera mic
bootstrap diode between BOOT and PHASE pins to f orm a
bootstra p circuit for providing charge to turn on/off the upper
MOSFET. No external Schottky diode is required.
Converters that consist of uP6161 feature high efficiency
without special consideration on the selection of
MOSFETs.
Chip Enable and Frequency Setting
The RT/DIS is a multifunctional pin: chip shutdown and
frequency setting. Pulling low this pin to GND by a n open
drain/collector transistor shuts down the uP6161 and
disables both buck and line ar controllers.
The switching frequency is set by a resistor connecting to
the RT/DIS pin a s:
f
OSC
23500000
R
RT
74000
+=
(Hz)
Figure 2 shows the dependence between the resistor
chosen and the resulting switching frequency .
1000
+12V
VCC12
PVCC9
VCC9
9V
Linear
Regulator
uP6161
Gate
Drivers
POR
Monitoring
Switching Frequency (kHz
100
5V
Linear
Regulator
Control
Circuitry
101001000
(kohm)
R
RT
Figure 2. Switching Frequency vs. R
RT
Soft Start
Figure 1. Supply V oltage Configuration
Once POR is acknowledged and RT/DIS pin is released,
Both PVCC9 and VCC9 are continuously monitored for
the uP6161 initiates its digital soft start cycle to prevent
surge current from power supply input during turn on
(referring to the Functional Block Diagram). The error
amplif iers are three-input devices. Reference voltage V
REF
or the internal soft start voltage SS2/SS3 whichever is
smaller dominates the behavior of the non-inverting inputs
of the error amplifiers. SS2/SS3 intern ally ramps up to 0.8V
in 4096 cycles of the internal oscillator frequency after the
after the softstart cycle is initiated. Take 600kHz switching
frequency for exa mple (1.67us per cycle), the ramp-up ti me
is about 6.8ms. Accordingly , the output voltages follow the
soft start signals SS2/SS3 and linearly ramp up to their
final level, resulting minimum inrush current from input
voltage.
The SS2/SS3 signals keep ramping up after it exceeds
the internal 0.8V reference voltages. However , the internal
0.8V reference voltages takes over the behavior of error
amplif ier after SS > V
. When the SS2/SS3 signal climb
REF
to its ceiling voltage (5V), the uP6161 claims the end of
softstart cycle and ena ble the under voltage protection of
the output voltages.
Figure 3 shows a typical start up interval for uP6161 where
the RT/DIS pin ha s been relea sed from a grounded (system
shutdown) state. Note the LDO output voltage (LVO)
starts ramping up only after the PWM output voltage
(SVO) is within regulation.
ramping up to 5VDD. Another softstart is initiated after SS
ramps up to 5V DD. The hiccup period is about 8ms. Figure
4 shows the start up interval where VIN does not present
initially.
SVO
(0.5V /Div)
LVO
(0.5V/ D iv)
(5V/D iv )
LGATE
(10V/Div)
V
IN
Time (5ms/Div)
Figure 4. Softstart where VIN does not Present Initially.
Output Voltage Selection
The output voltage can be progra mmed to any level between
the 0.8V internal reference, up to the 80% of VIN supply.
The lower limitation of output voltage is caused by the
internal reference. The upper limitation of the output voltage
is caused by the maximum available duty cycle (80%
typical). This is to leave enough time for overcurrent
detection. Output voltage out of this range is not allowed.
RT/DIS
(1V/Div)
SVO
(0.5V /D iv )
LVO
(0.5V /Div)
PHASE
(10V/Div)
Time (5ms/Div)
Figure 3. Softstart Behavior.
Power Input Detection
The uP6161 detects PHASE voltage for the present of power
input when the UGA TE turns on the first ti me. If the PHASE
voltage does not exceed 2.0V when the UGA TE turns on,
the uP6161 asserts that power in put in not ready and stops
the softstart cycle. However, the internal SS continues
A voltage divider sets the output voltage (refer to the Typical
Application Circuit on page 1 for detail). In real a pplications,
choose R2 in 100Ω ~ 10kΩ range a nd choose appropri ate
R1 according to the desired output voltage.
+
×=
VV
REFOUT
2R1R
2R
+
×=
V8.0
2R1R
2R
Overcurrent Protection (OCP)
The uP6161 detects voltage drop across the lower MOSFET
(V
) for overcurrent protection when it is turned on. If
PHASE
V
is lower than the user-progra mmable voltage V
PHASE
OCP
the uP6161 asserts OCP and shuts down the converter.
The OCP level can be calculated according the onresistance of the lower MOSFET used.
V
I−=
OCP
OCP
R
)ON(DS
(A)
Connecting a resistance from LGATE to GND selects the
,
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Preliminary
uP6161
Functional Description
appropri ate V
1 is OCP level if a lower MOSFET with 10mΩ R
as shown in T a ble 1. Also shown in T a ble
OCP
DS(ON)
is
used.
When programming the OCP level, take into con sideration
the conditions that affect R
of the lower MOSFET,
DS(ON)
including operation junction temperature, gate driving voltage
and distribution. Consider the R
at maximum operation
DS(ON)
temperature and lowest gate driving voltage.
T able 1. OCP Level Selection
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Another factor should ta ken into consideration is the ripple
of the inductor current. The current near the valley of the
ripple current is used for OCP, resulting the averaged OCP
level a little higher than the calculated value.
Output Under V oltage Protection of Line ar Regulator
The LDRV and LFB voltages are monitored during both
softstart and normal operation for output under voltage
protection. The uP6161 a sserts UVP if the error a mplifier
saturates, LDRV goes to ceiling high and LFB voltage is
lower than 0.6V for 10us. This demands V
CC12
> (V
OUT
+
VTH + 1V) where VTH is the threshold voltage of the external
N-Channel MOSFET. This is to ensure that the output
voltage can follow the softstart sign al and will not saturate
the error amplifier. That means a low threshold voltage
MOSFET is required for low V
demands that V
should be ready before the soft start
IN2
applications. This also
CC12
cycle is initiated.
The uP6161 disables the output voltages upon the triggering
of UVP . The uP6161 re peats the softstart cycle if the output
under voltage is not removed.
Supply Input Voltage, VCC12 (Note 1) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -0.3V to +15V
PHASE to GND
DC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -1V to 15V
< 200ns ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -3V to 30V
BOOT to PHASE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -0.3V to +15V
UGA TE to PHASE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -0.3V to (BOOT - PHASE +0.3V)
PVCC9, VCC9, LDRV ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -0.3V to VCC12 + 0.3V
LGA TE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -0.3V to + (PVCC9 + 0.3V)
Other Pins -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -0.3V to +6V
Storage T emperature Range ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -65OC to +150OC
Junction T emperature ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 150OC
Lead T emperature (Soldering, 10 se c) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 260OC
ESD Rating (Note 2)
HBM (Human Body Mode) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2kV
MM (Machine Mode) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 200V
Operating Junction T emperature Ra nge (Note 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -40°C to +125°C
Operating Ambient T emperature Range -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -40°C to +85°C
Supply Input V oltage, V
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +10.8V to 13.2V
Note 1. Stresses listed a s the above “Absolute Maximum Ratings” may cause permanent damage to the device.
These are for stress ratings. Functional operation of the device at the se or any other conditions beyond those
indicated in the operational sections of the specifications is not implied. Exposure to absolute maximum
rating conditions for extended periods may remain possibility to af fect device relia bility .
Note 2. Devices are ESD sensitive. Handling pre caution recommended.
Note 3. θJA is mea sured in the natural convection at TA = 25°C on a low effective thermal conductivity test board of
JEDEC 51-3 thermal mea surement standard.
Note 4. The device is not guaranteed to function outside its operating conditions.
BSC: Basic. Re presents theoretical exa ct dimen sion or dimen sion target
MIN: Minimum dimension specified.
MAX: Maximum dimension specified.
REF: Reference. Represents dimension f or reference use only . This value is not a device specification.
TYP . Typical. Provided a s a general value. This value is not a device spe cification.
2.Dimensions in Millimeters.
3.Drawing not to scale.
4.These dimensions no not include mold flash or protrusions. Mold flash or protrusion s shell not exceed 0.15mm.
BSC: Basic. Re presents theoretical exa ct di mension or dimen sion target
MIN: Minimum dimension specified.
MAX: Maximum dimension specified.
REF: Reference. Represents dimension f or reference use only . This value is not a device specification.
TYP . Typical. Provided a s a general value. This value is not a device spe cification.
2.Dimensions in Millimeters.
3.Drawing not to scale.
4.These dimension s no not include mold fla sh or protrusions. Mold fla sh or protrusions shell not exceed 0.15mm.