■ Very high efficiency at light load thanks to pulse
skipping operation
■ Very fast line and load transients
■ 1.2 MHz switching frequency
■ 1 µA max. quiescent current
■ DFN12L (3 x 3 x 0.8 mm)
Applications
■ Single rail AMOLED display
■ Cellular phones
■ Battery powered equipment
STOD1317B
170 mA 13 V, high efficiency
boost converter + LDO
DFN12L (3 x 3 mm)
integrated and contribute to achieving high
efficiency. The true-shutdown feature allows
physical disconnection of the battery from the
load when the device is in shutdown mode. The
control technique is able to maintain efficiency
higher than 85% at light loads and higher than
80% at full load. The device includes soft-start
control, inrush current limiter, thermal shutdown
and inductor peak current limit. The STOD1317B
is packaged in DFN12L 3 x 3 x 0.8 mm height.
Description
The STOD1317B is a fixed frequency, high
efficiency, boost DC-DC converter with cascaded
LDO able to provide output voltages ranging from
6 V to 13 V starting with an input voltage from
2.6 V to 4.8 V. The device is designed to supply
loads that are very sensitive to output ripple such
as AMOLED display panels. A dedicated LDO is
able to suppress any ripple and noise coming out
from the DC-DC converter. The LDO works with a
constant drop in order to maintain high efficiency
in the whole operating range. The low R
channel and P-channel MOSFET switches are
Table 1.Device summary
Order codeMarkingPackagePackaging
STOD1317BPUR1317BDFN12L (3 x 3mm)3000 parts per reel
1. Inductor used for the typical application conditions. Inductance values ranging from 3.3 µH to 6.8 µH can be used together
with the STOD1317B. A minimum saturation current of 1.2 A must be ensured to support 170 mA at 2.6 V in full range.
The STOD1317B is a high efficiency DC-DC converter which integrates a step-up and LDO
power stage suitable for supplying AMOLED panels. Thanks to the high level of integration it
needs only 6 external components to operate and it achieves very high efficiency using a
synchronous rectification technique.
The controller uses an average current mode technique in order to obtain good stability and
precise voltage regulation in all possible conditions of input voltage, output voltage and
output current. In addition, the peak inductor current is monitored in order to avoid saturation
of the coils.
The STOD1317B implements a power saving technique in order to maintain high efficiency
at very light load and it switches to PWM operation as the load increases in order to
guarantee the best dynamic performances and low noise operation.
In order to guarantee very low ripple on the output voltage, the step-up output is filtered by
the LDO. There are two control loops; the LDO control loop regulates V
provide the right voltage to the output, while the boost control loop is internally set to provide
and output voltage 380 mV higher than V
the minimum possible drop.
The STOD1317B avoids battery leakage thanks to the true-shutdown feature and it is self
protected from overtemperature and short-circuit on the V
soft-start guarantee proper operation during startup.
in order to maintain the LDO in regulation at
OUT
pin. Undervoltage lockout and
OUT
in order to
OUT
6.1 BOOST multiple mode of operation
The boost DC-DC operates in three different modes: pulse skipping (PS), discontinuous
conduction mode (DCM) and continuous conduction mode (CCM). It switches automatically
between the three modes according to input voltage, output current and output voltage
conditions.
6.1.1 Pulse skipping operation
The STOD1317B works in pulse skipping mode when the load current is below some tens of
mA. The load current level at which this way of operation occurs depends on the input and
output voltage.
6.1.2 Discontinuous conduction mode
When the load increases above some tens of mA, the STOD1317B enters DCM operation.
In order to obtain this type of operation the controller must avoid the inductor current going
negative. The discontinuous mode detector (DMD) block senses the voltage across the
synchronous rectifier and turns off the switch when the voltage crosses a defined threshold
which, in turn, represents a certain current in the inductor. This current can vary according
to the slope of the inductor current which depends on input voltage, inductance value, and
output voltage.
6.1.3 Continuous conduction mode
At medium/high output loads the STOD1317B enters full CCM at constant switching
frequency mode.
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6.2 Enable pin
The device operates when the EN pin is set high. If the EN pin is set low, the device stops
switching, all the internal blocks are turned off. In this condition the current drawn from V
below 1 µA in the whole temperature range. In addition, the internal switches are in OFF
state so the load is electrically disconnected from the input, this avoids unwanted current
leakage from the input to the load.
is
IN
6.3 Soft-start and inrush current limiting
After the EN pin is pulled high, or after a suitable voltage is applied to VIN and EN, the
device initiates the startup phase.
As a first step, the C
technique in order to keep the charge current below 400 mA. This avoids battery
overloading during startup.
After V
procedure for the step-up is started. V
regulation value.
reaches the VIN voltage level, the P1 switch is fully turned on and the soft-start
MID
capacitor is charged, the P1 switch implements a current limiting
MID
OUT
6.4 Undervoltage lockout
The undervoltage lockout function avoids improper operation of the STOD1317B when the
input voltage is not high enough. When the input voltage is below the UVLO threshold the
device is in shutdown mode. The hysteresis of 100 mV avoids unstable operation when the
input voltage is close to the UVLO threshold.
6.5 Overtemperature protection
An internal temperature sensor continuously monitors the IC junction temperature. If the IC
temperature exceeds 150 °C, typical, the device stops operating. As soon as the
temperature falls below 135 °C, typical, normal operation is restored.
starts to softly increase until it reaches the
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6.6 Digital low power function
The digital low power (DLP) function allows physical disconnection of the load from the
device.
Figure 11. Digital low power function
D-IC
VPNL
Charge Pump
SW
*
GPIO2GPIO1
Disable
DCDC
ENEN
FB
**
SW
Disable
S/D
Disable
Leakage
Pass
Enable/Disable
Refer to next page
DDVDH(6V)
Enable
VDDEL
Operation
1.When the power IC is disabled, in order to disconnect leakage current through the
feedback node, the S/W function is active.
2. A new EN transition from low to high and/or device power-up turn off the DLP function
and allow IC to work under typical conditions.
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7 Application information
7.1 External passive components
7.1.1 Inductor selection
The inductor is the key passive component for switching converters.
For the step-up converter an inductance between 3.3 µH and 6.8 µH is recommended.
It is very important to select the right inductor according to the maximum current the
inductor can handle in order to avoid saturation. The peak current for the step-up can be
calculated as:
Equation 1
IV
×
I
=
BOOSTPEAK
OUTMID
VIN
×
η
+
MIN
×
-
MID
where
V
: step-up output voltage, it is fixed internally to V
MID
I
: output current;
OUT
V
: input voltage of the STOD1317B;
IN
OUT
+ 0.38 V;
fs: switching frequency. Use the minimum value of 1 MHz for worst case;
)VINV(VIN
MINMIDMIN
LfsV2
×××
η: efficiency of the step-up converter (0.80 at maximum load).
7.1.2 Input and output capacitor selection
It is recommended to use ceramic capacitors with low ESR as input and output capacitors in
order to filter any disturbance present in the input line and to obtain stable operation of the
step-up converter and LDO. A minimum real capacitance value of 3 µF must be guaranteed
for C
MID
and C
in all conditions.
OUT
7.2 Recommended PCB layout
The STOD1317B is a high frequency power switching device so it requires a proper PCB
layout in order to obtain the necessary stability and optimize line/load regulation and output
voltage ripple.
The input capacitor must be as close as possible to the V
In order to minimize the ground noise, a common ground node for power ground (PGND)
and a different one for analog ground (GND) must be used. The exposed pad is connected
to PGND through vias.
Grounding is fundamental to the operation of DC-DC converters; run separate ground paths
for critical parts of the circuit (GND and Power GND), each connected back to a single
ground point.
Separate ground lines prevent the current and noise of one component from interfering with
other components. If using a ground plane, utilize “split” plane techniques to give effective
grounding. Use multiple vias to decrease the trace impedance to ground.
IN
pin.
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Figure 12. Ground schematic
# V routing #:
Do not !!
the power supply plane
Via wich dives into
the incoming and the outgoing
track are not connected to each
other but only to the capacitor pad
This track can be longer.
In fact we add here an inductor
that createsasecond order filter
with the CoHF
Vout
L1
COUT
L2
CoHF
Via wich dives into
the ground plane
We add here
an impedance
that lowers the
resonating
frequency of
CoHF
GND
Do !!
Vout
COUT
CO HFL3f
3 MHz
30 nH
100 nF
(1via)
5 MHz
10 nH
100nF
16 MHz
1 nH
100nF
Co HF resonating frequency
1/2 L3
1/2 L3
CoHF
Start from the
component pad and not
the incoming track
Vout
Such isolation is necessary to prevent high-level switching currents from returning to the
battery, or other power supply, through the same ground-return path as the analog signals.
If that happens, the ground path of those sensitive signals is disturbed; the high-level
switching currents flowing through the ground's resistance and inductance cause the
voltage along the return path to vary.
In addition to the grounding scheme, proper placement of the regulator's components is
important.
Beginning a new layout, for the reasons above, it is necessary to firstly place the capacitors
C
, C
IN
OUT
and C
as close as possible to the related device pins.
MID
After that, it is possible to place the inductors and the Power GND routing. Next, we can
trace the GND connected through vias to the PGND near to one of the main filter capacitors.
The LDO needs a quiet ground signal in order to operate properly.
It is important to pay close attention to the routing of traces from capacitor terminals in a
DC-DC converter circuit.
Large-valued low-ESR capacitors are expensive, and bad routings can cancel their
performance.
A good routing, on the other hand, can lower the output noise.
Ripple is directly related to the inductor value, the capacitor ESR, the switching frequency,
and so forth, but HF noise (spikes) depends on parasitic elements and the switching action.
In a bad routing, parasitic inductance associated with trace lengths causes problems:
In Figure 12, L1 brings about an increase in noise, and L2 limits the attenuation of an added
HF capacitor. The solution is to bring the input trace in on one side of the capacitor pad, and
the output trace out on the other side of the pad.
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Figure 13. Top layer
Figure 14. Bottom layer
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8 Package mechanical data
In order to meet environmental requirements, ST offers these devices in different grades of
ECOPACK
specifications, grade definitions and product status are available at: www.st.com.
ECOPACK is an ST trademark.
®
packages, depending on their level of environmental compliance. ECOPACK
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Package mechanical dataSTOD1317B
DFN12L (3 x 3 x 0.6 mm) mechanical data
mm.inch.
Dim.
Min.Typ.Max.Min.Typ.Max.
A0.510.550.600.0200.0220.024
A100.020.0500.0010.002
A30.200.008
b0.180.250.300.0070.0100.012
D2.8533.150.1120.1180.124
D21.872.022.120.0740.0800.083
E2.8533.150.1120.1180.124
E21.061.211.310.0420.0480.052
e0.450.018
L0.300.400.500.0120.0160.020
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STOD1317BPackage mechanical data
Tape & reel QFNxx/DFNxx (3x3) mechanical data
mm.inch
DIM.
MIN.TYPMAX.MIN.TYP.MAX.
A33012.992
C12.813.20.5040.519
D20.20.795
N991013.8983.976
T14.40.567
Ao3.30.130
Bo3.30.130
Ko1.10.043
Po40.157
P80.315
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Figure 15. DFN12L (3 x 3 mm) footprint recommended data
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STOD1317BRevision history
9 Revision history
Table 7.Document revision history
DateRevisionChanges
19-Dec-20111Initial release.
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STOD1317B
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