Complete DDR, DDR2, DDR3, and LPDDR3 Memory Power Solution
Synchronous Buck Controller, 3-A LDO, Buffered Reference
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FEATURES
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•Synchronous Buck Controller (VDDQ)
– Wide-Input Voltage Range: 3.0-V to 28-V
– D−CAP™ Mode with 100-ns Load Step
Response
– Current Mode Option Supports Ceramic
Output Capacitors
– Supports Soft-Off in S4/S5 States
– Current Sensing from R
– 2.5-V (DDR), 1.8-V (DDR2), Adjustable to
1.5-V (DDR3) or 1.2-V (LPDDR3) or
Output Range 0.75-V to 3.0-V
– Equipped with Powergood, Overvoltage
Protection and Undervoltage Protection
•3-A LDO (VTT), Buffered Reference (VREF)
– Capable to Sink and Source 3 A
– LDO Input Available to Optimize Power
Losses
– Requires only 20-μF Ceramic Output
Capacitor
– Buffered Low Noise 10-mA VREF Output
– Accuracy ±20 mV for both VREF and VTT
– Supports High-Z in S3 and Soft-Off in S4/S5
– Thermal Shutdown
DS(on)
or Resistor
SLUS609I –MAY 2004–REVISED JANUARY 2014
DESCRIPTION
The TPS51116 provides a complete power supply for
DDR/SSTL-2, DDR2/SSTL-18, DDR3/SSTL-15, and
LPDDR3memorysystems.Itintegratesa
synchronous buck controller with a 3-A sink/source
tracking linear regulator and buffered low noise
reference. The TPS51116 offers the lowest total
solution cost in systems where space is at a
premium. The TPS51116 synchronous controller runs
fixed 400-kHz, pseudo-constant frequency PWM with
an adaptive on-time control that can be configured in
D-CAP™ Mode for ease of use and fastest transient
response or in current mode to support ceramic
outputcapacitors.The3-Asink/sourceLDO
maintains fast transient response only requiring 20-μF
(2 × 10 μF) of ceramic output capacitance. In
addition, the LDO supply input is available externally
to significantly reduce the total power losses. The
TPS51116 supports all of the sleep state controls
placing VTT at high-Z in S3 (suspend to RAM) and
discharging VDDQ, VTT and VTTREF (soft-off) in
S4/S5 (suspend to disk). TPS51116 has all of the
protection features including thermal shutdown and is
offered in both a 20-pin HTSSOP PowerPAD™
package and 24-pin 4×4 QFN.
Please be aware that an important notice concerning availability, standard warranty, and use in critical applications of
Texas Instruments semiconductor products and disclaimers thereto appears at the end of this data sheet.
2D-CAP, PowerPAD are trademarks of Texas Instruments.
PRODUCTION DATA information is current as of publication date.
Products conform to specifications per the terms of the Texas
Instruments standard warranty. Production processing does not
necessarily include testing of all parameters.
TPS51116
TI Information — Selective Disclosure
SLUS609I –MAY 2004–REVISED JANUARY 2014
This integrated circuit can be damaged by ESD. Texas Instruments recommends that all integrated circuits be handled with
appropriate precautions. Failure to observe proper handling and installation procedures can cause damage.
ESD damage can range from subtle performance degradation to complete device failure. Precision integrated circuits may be more
susceptible to damage because very small parametric changes could cause the device not to meet its published specifications.
ORDERING INFORMATION
T
A
-40°C to 85°C
(1) All packaging options have Cu NIPDAU lead/ball finish.
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
PACKAGEPINSORDER
Plastic HTSSOP
PowerPAD (PWP)
Plastic QUAD Flat PackTPS51116RGER3000
(QFN)
(1)
ORDERABLE PARTOUTPUT
TPS51116PWPRG4Tape-and-reel2000
(1)
NUMBERSUPPLY
TPS51116PWPTube70
TPS51116PWPR20Tape-and-reel2000
TPS51116RGETube90
24tape-and-reel
TPS51116RGET250
Large
Small
tape-and-reel
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MINIMUM
QUANTITY
over operating free-air temperature range unless otherwise noted
MINMAXUNIT
VBST–0.336
VBST wrt LL–0.36
V
V
T
T
(1) Stresses beyond those listed under "absolute maximum ratings" may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings
Input voltage rangeV
IN
Output voltage rangeLL–1.030V
OUT
Operating ambient temperature range–4085
A
Storage temperature–55150
stg
only, and functional operation of the device at these or any other conditions beyond those indicated under "recommended operating
conditions" is not implied. Exposure to absolute-maximum-rated conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability. All voltage
values are with respect to the network ground terminal unless otherwise noted.
(1) V5IN references to PWP packaged devices should be interpreted as V5FILT references to RGE packaged devices.
(2) Specified by design. Not production tested.
(3) Specified by design. Not production tested.
(4) V5IN references to PWP packaged devices should be interpreted as V5FILT references to RGE packaged devices.
Operating on-timeVIN= 12 V, V
Startup on-timeVIN= 12 V, V
Minimum on-timeTA= 25°C
Minimum off-timeTA= 25°C
Zero current comparator
offset
DRVH resistance
DRVL resistance
Dead timens
Forward voltageV
VBST leakage current0.11.0μA
Current limit thresholdmV
Current sense sink currentμA
TRIP current temperatureR
coefficientof TA= 25°C
Overcurrent protection(V
COMP offsetVCS> 4.5 V
Current limit threshold setting
range
VDDQ powergood thresholdPG in from higher102.5%105.0% 107.5%
PGOOD sink currentV
PGOOD delay timeDelay for PG in80130200μs
= 5 V, VLDOIN is connected to VDDQ output (unless otherwise noted)
V5IN
VDDQSET
VDDQSNS
(3)
(3)
= 0 V520
= 0 V125
100
350
-606mV
Source, I
Sink, I
Source, I
Sink, I
LL-low to DRVL-on
DRVL-off to DRVH-on
DRVH1921OSwitching (top) MOSFET gate drive output.
DRVL1719ORectifying (bottom) MOSFET gate drive output.
GND53-Signal ground. Connect to minus terminal of the VTT LDO output capacitor.
CS_GND-17–Current sense comparator input (+) and ground for powergood circuit.
LL1820I/O
MODE64IDischarge mode setting pin. See VDDQ and VTT Discharge Control section.
NCNo connect.
PGND1618–
PGOOD1313O
S31110IS3 signal input.
S51211IS5 signal input.
V5IN1415I5-V power supply input for internal circuits (PWP) and MOSFET gate drivers (PWP, RGE).
V5FILT-14I
VBST2022I/OSwitching (top) MOSFET driver bootstrap voltage input.
VDDQSET109IVDDQ output voltage setting pin. See VDDQ Output Voltage Selection section.
VDDQSNS98I/Ocurrent sinking terminal for VDDQ Non-tracking discharge. Output voltage feedback input for
VLDOIN123IPower supply for the VTT LDO.
VTT224OPower output for the VTT LDO.
VTTGND31-Power ground output for the VTT LDO.
VTTREF75OVTTREF buffered reference output.
VTTSNS42I
NO.I/ODESCRIPTION
PWPRGE
Output of the transconductance amplifier for phase compensation. Connect to V5IN to disable
gm amplifier and use D-CAP™ mode.
Current sense comparator input (-) for resistor current sense scheme. Or overcurrent trip
(RGE) through the voltage setting resistor.
Switching (top) MOSFET gate driver return. Current sense comparator input (-) for R
current sense.
–7–
–12–
Ground for rectifying (bottom) MOSFET gate driver (PWP, RGE). Also current sense
comparator input(+) and ground for powergood circuit (PWP).
Powergood signal open drain output, In HIGH state when VDDQ output voltage is within the
target range.
Filtered 5-V power supply input for internal circuits. Connect R-C network from V5IN to
V5FILT.
VDDQ reference input for VTT and VTTREF. Power supply for the VTTREF. Discharge
VDDQ output if VDDQSET pin is connected to V5IN or GND.
Voltage sense input for the VTT LDO. Connect to plus terminal of the VTT LDO output
capacitor.
current sense scheme if connected to V5IN (PWP), V5FILT
The TPS51116 is an integrated power management solution which combines a synchronous buck controller, a
10-mA buffered reference and a high-current sink/source low-dropout linear regulator (LDO) in a small 20-pin
HTSSOP package or a 24-pin QFN package. Each of these rails generates VDDQ, VTTREF and VTT that
required with DDR/DDR2/DDR3/LPDDR3 memory systems. The switch mode power supply (SMPS) portion
employs external N-channel MOSFETs to support high current for DDR/DDR2/DDR3/LPDDR3 memory
VDD/VDDQ. The preset output voltage is selectable from 2.5 V or 1.8 V. User-defined output voltage is also
possible and can be adjustable from 0.75 V to 3 V. Input voltage range of the SMPS is 3 V to 28 V. The SMPS
runs an adaptive on-time PWM operation at high-load condition and automatically reduces frequency to keep
excellent efficiency down to several mA. Current sensing scheme uses either R
MOSFET for a low-cost, loss-less solution, or an optional sense resistor placed in series to the rectifying
MOSFET for more accurate current limit. The output of the switcher is sensed by VDDQSNS pin to generate
one-half VDDQ for the 10-mA buffered reference (VTTREF) and the VTT active termination supply. The VTT
LDO can source and sink up to 3-A peak current with only 20-μF (two 10-μF in parallel) ceramic output
capacitors. VTTREF tracks VDDQ/2 within ±1% of VDDQ. VTT output tracks VTTREF within ±20 mV at no load
condition while ±40 mV at full load. The LDO input can be separated from VDDQ and optionally connected to a
lower voltage by using VLDOIN pin. This helps reducing power dissipation in sourcing phase. TheTPS51116 is
fully compatible to JEDEC DDR/DDR2 specifications at S3/S5 sleep state (see Table 2). The part has two
options of output discharge function when both VTT and VDDQ are disabled. The tracking discharge mode
discharges VDDQ and VTT outputs through the internal LDO transistors and then VTT output tracks half of
VDDQ voltage during discharge. The non-tracking discharge mode discharges outputs using internal discharge
MOSFETs which are connected to VDDQSNS and VTT. The current capability of these discharge FETs are
limited and discharge occurs more slowly than the tracking discharge. These discharge functions can be disabled
by selecting non-discharge mode.
of the external rectifying
DS(on)
VDDQ SMPS, Dual PWM Operation Modes
The main control loop of the SMPS is designed as an adaptive on-time pulse width modulation (PWM) controller.
It supports two control schemes which are a current mode and a proprietary D-CAP™ mode. D-CAP™ mode
uses internal compensation circuit and is suitable for low external component count configuration with an
appropriate amount of ESR at the output capacitor(s). Current mode control has more flexibility, using external
compensation network, and can be used to achieve stable operation with very low ESR capacitor(s) such as
ceramic or specialty polymer capacitors.
These control modes are selected by the COMP terminal connection. If the COMP pin is connected to V5IN,
TPS51116 works in the D-CAP™ mode, otherwise it works in the current mode. VDDQ output voltage is
monitored at a feedback point voltage. If VDDQSET is connected to V5IN or GND, this feedback point is the
output of the internal resistor divider inside VDDQSNS pin. If an external resistor divider is connected to
VDDQSET pin, VDDQSET pin itself becomes the feedback point (see VDDQ Output Voltage Selection section).
At the beginning of each cycle, the synchronous high-side MOSFET is turned on, or becomes ON state. This
MOSFET is turned off, or becomes OFF state, after internal one shot timer expires. This one shot is determined
by VINand V
control (see PWM Frequency and Adaptive On-Time Control section). The MOSFET is turned on again when
feedback information indicates insufficient output voltage and inductor current information indicates below the
overcurrent limit. Repeating operation in this manner, the controller regulates the output voltage. The
synchronous bottom or the rectifying MOSFET is turned on each OFF state to keep the conduction loss
minimum. The rectifying MOSFET is turned off when inductor current information detects zero level. This enables
seamless transition to the reduced frequency operation at light load condition so that high efficiency is kept over
broad range of load current.
In the current mode control scheme, the transconductance amplifier generates a target current level
corresponding to the voltage difference between the feedback point and the internal 750 mV reference. During
the OFF state, the PWM comparator monitors the inductor current signal as well as this target current level, and
when the inductor current signal comes lower than the target current level, the comparator provides SET signal
to initiate the next ON state. The voltage feedback gain is adjustable outside the controller device to support
various types of output MOSFETs and capacitors. In the D-CAP™ mode, the transconductance amplifier is
disabled and the PWM comparator compares the feedback point voltage and the internal 750 mV reference
during the OFF state. When the feedback point comes lower than the reference voltage, the comparator provides
SET signal to initiate the next ON state.
to keep frequency fairly constant over input voltage range, hence it is called adaptive on-time
TPS51116 automatically reduces switching frequency at light load condition to maintain high efficiency. This
reduction of frequency is achieved smoothly and without increase of V
ripple or load regulation. Detail
OUT
operation is described as follows. As the output current decreases from heavy load condition, the inductor current
is also reduced and eventually comes to the point that its valley touches zero current, which is the boundary
between continuous conduction and discontinuous conduction modes. The rectifying MOSFET is turned off when
this zero inductor current is detected. As the load current further decreased, the converter runs in discontinuous
conduction mode and it takes longer and longer to discharge the output capacitor to the level that requires next
ON cycle. The ON-time is kept the same as that in the heavy load condition. In reverse, when the output current
increase from light load to heavy load, switching frequency increases to the constant 400 kHz as the inductor
current reaches to the continuous conduction. The transition load point to the light load operation I
OUT(LL)
(i.e. the
threshold between continuous and discontinuous conduction mode) can be calculated in Equation 1:
where
•f is the PWM switching frequency (400 kHz)(1)
Switching frequency versus output current in the light load condition is a function of L, f, VINand V
decreases almost proportional to the output current from the I
I
/10 and 4 kHz at I
OUT(LL)
OUT(LL)
/100.
OUT(LL)
given above. For example, it is 40 kHz at
OUT
, but it
Low-Side Driver
The low-side driver is designed to drive high-current, low-R
represented by the internal resistance, which is 3 Ω for V5IN to DRVL and 0.9 Ω for DRVL to PGND. A deadtime to prevent shoot through is internally generated between high-side MOSFET off to low-side MOSFET on,
and low-side MOSFET off to high-side MOSFET on. 5-V bias voltage is delivered from V5IN supply. The
instantaneous drive current is supplied by an input capacitor connected between V5IN and GND. The average
drive current is equal to the gate charge at VGS= 5 V times switching frequency. This gate drive current as well
as the high-side gate drive current times 5 V makes the driving power which needs to be dissipated from
TPS51116 package.
, N-channel MOSFET(s). The drive capability is
DS(on)
High-Side Driver
The high-side driver is designed to drive high-current, low on-resistance, N-channel MOSFET(s). When
configured as a floating driver, 5-V bias voltage is delivered from V5IN supply. The average drive current is also
calculated by the gate charge at VGS= 5V times switching frequency. The instantaneous drive current is supplied
by the flying capacitor between VBST and LL pins. The drive capability is represented by the internal resistance,
which is 3 Ω for VBST to DRVH and 0.9 Ω for DRVH to LL.
Current Sensing Scheme
In order to provide both good accuracy and cost effective solution, TPS51116 supports both of external resistor
sensing and MOSFET R
should be connected between the source terminal of the low-side MOSFET and PGND. CS pin is connected to
the MOSFET source terminal node. The inductor current is monitored by the voltage between PGND pin and CS
pin. For R
sensing scheme, CS pin should be connected to V5IN (PWP), or V5FILT (RGE) through the trip
DS(on)
voltage setting resistor, R
voltage across the R
. The inductor current is monitored by the voltage between PGND pin and LL pin so that
TRIP
LL pin should be connected to the drain terminal of the low-side MOSFET. I
slope to compensate the temperature dependency of the R
current sensing node so that PGND should be connected to the proper current sensing device, i.e. the sense
resistor or the source terminal of the low-side MOSFET.
sensing. For resistor sensing scheme, an appropriate current sensing resistor
TPS51116 includes an adaptive on-time control scheme and does not have a dedicated oscillator on board.
However, the device runs with fixed 400-kHz pseudo-constant frequency by feed-forwarding the input and output
voltage into the on-time one-shot timer. The on-time is controlled inverse proportional to the input voltage and
proportional to the output voltage so that the duty ratio is kept as V
OUT/VIN
technically with the same cycle time.
Although the TPS51116 does not have a pin connected to VIN, the input voltage is monitored at LL pin during
the ON state. This helps pin count reduction to make the part compact without sacrificing its performance. In
order to secure minimum ON-time during startup, feed-forward from the output voltage is enabled after the output
becomes 750 mV or larger.
VDDQ Output Voltage Selection
TPS51116 can be used for both of DDR (V
output voltage (0.75 V < V
output voltage scheme for a DDR3 (V
< 3 V) by connecting VDDQSET pin as shown in Table 1. Use the adjustable
VDDQ
VDDQ
Table 1. VDDQSET and Output Voltages
VDDQSETVDDQ (V)VTTREF and VTTNOTE
GND2.5V
V5IN1.8V
FB ResistorsAdjustableV
= 2.5 V) and DDR2 (V
VDDQ
= 1.5 V) or LPDDR3 (V
= 1.8 V) power supply and adjustable
VDDQ
= 1.2 V) application.
VDDQ
/2DDR
VDDQSNS
/2DDR2
VDDQSNS
/20.75 V < V
VDDQSNS
VDDQ
< 3 V
(1)(2)
VTT Linear Regulator and VTTREF
TPS51116 integrates high performance low-dropout linear regulator that is capable of sourcing and sinking
current up to 3 A. This VTT linear regulator employs ultimate fast response feedback loop so that small ceramic
capacitors are enough to keep tracking the VTTREF within ±40 mV at all conditions including fast load transient.
To achieve tight regulation with minimum effect of wiring resistance, a remote sensing terminal, VTTSNS, should
be connected to the positive node of VTT output capacitor(s) as a separate trace from VTT pin. For stable
operation, total capacitance of the VTT output terminal can be equal to or greater than 20 μF. It is recommended
to attach two 10-μF ceramic capacitors in parallel to minimize the effect of ESR and ESL. If ESR of the output
capacitor is greater than 2 mΩ, insert an RC filter between the output and the VTTSNS input to achieve loop
stability. The RC filter time constant should be almost the same or slightly lower than the time constant made by
the output capacitor and its ESR. VTTREF block consists of on-chip 1/2 divider, LPF and buffer. This regulator
also has sink and source capability up to 10 mA. Bypass VTTREF to GND by a 0.033-μF ceramic capacitor for
stable operation.
When VTT is not required in the design, following treatment is strongly recommended.
•Connect VLDOIN to VDDQSNS.
•Tie VTTSNS to VTT, and remove capacitors from VTT to float.
•Connect VTTGND and MODE to GND (Non-tracking discharge mode as shown in Table 3)
•Maintain a 0.033-µF capacitor connected at VTTREF.
•Pull down S3 to GND with 1 kΩ of resistance.
A typical circuit for this application is shown in Figure 1