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SINGLE SYNCHRONOUS STEP-DOWN CONTROLLER
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FEATURES
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•High Efficiency, Low Power Consumption,
4.5-μA Typical Shutdown Current
•Fixed Frequency Emulated On-Time Control,
Adjustable from 100 kHz to 550 kHz
•D-CAP™ Mode with 100-ns Load Step
Response
•< 1% Initial Reference Accuracy
•Output Voltage Range: 0.75 V to 5.5 V
•Wide Input Voltage Range: 1.8 V to 28 V
•Selectable Auto-Skip/PWM-Only Operation
•Temperature Compensated (4500 ppm/°C)
Low-Side R
•Negative Overcurrent Limit
•Integrated Boost Diode
•Integrated OVP/UVP and Thermal Shutdown
•Power-Good Signal
•Internal 1.2-ms Voltage Softstart
•Integrated Output Discharge (Softstop)
Overcurrent Sensing
DS(on)
TPS51117
DESCRIPTION
The TPS51117 is a cost effective, synchronous buck
controller for POL voltage regulation in notebook PC
applications. The controller is dedicated for Adaptive
On-Time D-CAP™ Mode operation that provides
ease of use, low external component count, and fast
transient response. Auto-skip mode for high efficiency
down to the milli-ampere load range, or PWM-only
mode for low noise operation is selectable.
The current sensing scheme for positive overcurrent
and negative overcurrent protection is loss-less
low-sideR
DS(on)
compensation. The device receives a 5-V (4.5 V to
5.5 V) supply from another regulator such as the
TPS51120 or TPS51020. The conversion input can
be either VBAT or a 5-V rail, ranging from 1.8 V to
28 V, and the output voltage range is from 0.75 V to
5.5 V.
The TPS51117 is available in a 14-pin QFN or a
14-pin TSSOP package and is specified from –40°C
to 85°C.
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APPLICATIONS
•Notebook Computers
•I/O Supplies
•System Power Supplies
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2D-CAP is a trademark 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.
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.
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ORDERING INFORMATION
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–40°C to 85°C
(1) All packaging options have Cu NIPDAU lead/ball finish.
(2) For the most current package and ordering information, see the Package Option Addendum at the end of this document, or see the TI
Input voltage rangeEN_PSV, TRIP, V5DRV, V5FILT–0.3 to 6V
VOUT–0.3 to 6
TON–0.3 to 6
DRVH–1 to 36
DRVH (with respect to LL)–0.3 to 6
Output voltage rangeLL–1 to 30V
PGOOD, DRVL–0.3 to 6
PGND–0.3 to 0.3
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Operating free-air temperature–40 to 85°C
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Storage temperature range–55 to 150°C
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Junction temperature range–40 to 125°C
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Lead temperature 1,6 mm (1/16 inch) from case for 10 seconds260°C
(1) 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 operatingconditions is not implied. Exposure to absolute-maximum-rated conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability.
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VALUEUNIT
DISSIPATION RATINGS
PACKAGE
14 Pin TSSOP750 mW7.5 mW/°C300 mW
14 Pin QFN1.3 W13.0 mW/°C520 mW
Ta <25°CDERATING FACTORTA= 85°C
POWER RATINGABOVE TA= 25°CPOWER RATING
RECOMMENDED OPERATING CONDITIONS
over operating free-air temperature range (unless otherwise noted)
MINMAXUNIT
Supply input voltage range4.55.5V
VBST4.534
VBST (with respect to LL)4.55.5
Input voltage rangeEN_PSV, TRIP, V5DRV, V5FILT–0.15.5V
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Continued)
over operating free-air temperature range (unless otherwise noted)
PARAMETERTEST CONDITIONSMINTYPMAXUNIT
INTERNAL BST DIODE
V
FBST
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VBSTLK
UVLO/LOGIC THRESHOLD
V
UVLO
V
EN_PSV
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EN_PSV
POWERGOOD COMPARATOR
V
THPG
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PGMAX
T
PGDEL
CURRENT SENSE
I
TRIP
T
CITRIP
V
Rtrip
V
OCLoff
V
UCLoff
V
ZCoff
UNDERVOLTAGE AND OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION
V
OVP
T
OVPDEL
V
UVP
T
UVPDEL
T
UVPEN
THERMAL SHUTDOWN
T
SDN
(1) Ensured by design. Not production tested.
Forward voltageV
V5DRV-VBST
, IF = 10 mA, TA= 25°C0.70.80.9V
VBST leakage currentVBST = 34 V, LL = 28 V0.11μA
V5FILT UVLO Threshold
Wake up3.73.94.1V
Hysteresis200300400mV
EN_PSV low0.71.01.3V
Hysteresis150200250mV
EN_PSV logic input
voltage
EN_PSV float (set PWM_only mode)1.71.952.25V
EN_PSV high (set Auto_skip mode)2.42.652.9V
Hysteresis100175250mV
EN_PSV source currentEN_PSV = GND, absolute value
(1)
1μA
PG in from lower (PGOOD goes high)92.5%95%97.5%
PG threshold
PG low hysteresis (PGOOD goes low)–4%–5.5%–7%
PG in from higher (PGOOD goes high)102%105%107%
PG high hysteresis (PGOOD goes low)4%5.5%7%
PG sink currentPGOOD = 0.5 V2.57.5mA
PG delayDelay for PGOOD in456385μs
TRIP source currentV
ITRIP temperature
coefffecient
Current limit threshold
range setting range
Overcurrent limit
comparator offset
Negative overcurrent limit(V
comparator offsetEN_PSV = float
Zero crossing comparator
LL12I/OHigh-side NFET gate driver return. Also serves as anode of overcurrent comparator.
PGND8I/O
PGOOD6O
TON2IOn-time / frequency adjustment pin. Connect to LL with 100-kΩ to 600-kΩ resistor.
TRIP11I
VBST14Iinternal PN diode is connected between V5DRV to this pin. Designer can add external schottky diode if
VFB5ISMPS voltage feedback input. Connect the resistor divider here for adjustable output.
VOUT3I
V5DRV10I
V5FILT4ImV/μs or less and Tj< 85°C to secure safe start-up of the internal reference circuit. Apply RC filter consists of
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DEVICE INFORMATION
TERMINAL FUNCTIONS
TERMINAL
I/ODESCRIPTION
High-side NFET gate driver output. Source 5 Ω, sink 1.5 Ω LL-node referenced driver. Drive voltage
corresponds to VBST to LL voltage.
Rectifying (low-side) NFET gate driver output. Source 5 Ω, sink 1.5 Ω PGND referenced driver. Drive voltage
is V5DRV voltage.
Enable/power save pin. Connect to ground to disable SMPS. Connect to 3.3 V or 5 V to turn on SMPS and
activate skip mode. Float to turn on SMPS but disable skip mode (forced continuous conduction mode).
Ground return for rectifying NFET gate driver. Also cathode of overcurrent protection and source node of the
output discharge switch.
Power-good window comparator, open-drain, output. Pull up to 5-V rail with a pull-up resistor. Current
capability is 7.5 mA.
Overcurrent trip point set input. Connect resistor from this pin to signal ground to set threshold for both
overcurrent and negative overcurrent limit.
Supply input for high-side NFET gate driver (boost terminal). Connect capacitor from this pin to LL-node. An
forward drop is critical to drive the power NFET.
Connect to SMPS output. This terminal serves two functions: output voltage monitor for on-time adjustment,
and input for the output discharge switch.
5-V Power supply input for FET gate drivers. Internally connected to VBST by a PN diode. Connect 1 μF or
more between this pin and PGND to support instantaneous current for gate drivers.
5-V Power supply input for all the control circuitry except gate drivers. Supply 5-V ramp rate should be 17
300 Ω + 1 μF or 100 Ω + 4.7 μF at the pin input.
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
PWM OPERATION
The main control loop of the TPS51117 is designed as an adaptive on-time pulse width modulation (PWM)
controller. It supports proprietary D-CAP™ Mode that uses an internal compensation circuit and is suitable for
minimal external component count configuration when an appropriate amount of ESR at the output capacitor(s) is
allowed. Basic operation of D-CAP Mode can be described as follows.
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 the internal one shot timer expires. This one shot is
determined by VINand V
hence it is called adaptive on-time control or fixed frequency emulated on-time control (see PWM frequency andAdaptive On-Time Control). The MOSFET is turned on again when both feedback information, monitored at V
voltage, indicates insufficient output voltage AND inductor current information indicates below the overcurrent
limit. Repeating the operation in this manner, the controller regulates the output voltage. The synchronous
low-side or rectifying MOSFET is turned on each OFF state to keep the conduction loss to a minimum.
The TPS51117 supports selectable PWM-only and auto-skip operation modes. If EN_PSV is grounded, the
switching regulator is disabled. If the EN_PSV pin is connected to 3.3 V or 5 V, the regulator is enabled with
auto-skip mode selected. The rectifying MOSFET is turned off when inductor current information detects zero
level. This enables a seamless transition to reduced frequency operation during a light load condition so that high
efficiency is maintained over a broad range of load currents. If the EN_PSV pin is floated, it is internally pulled up
to 1.95 V, and the regulator is enabled with PWM-only mode selected. The rectifying MOSFET is not turned off
when inductor current reaches zero. The converter runs forced continuous conduction mode for the entire load
range. System designers may want to use this mode to avoid a certain frequency during a light load condition but
with the cost of low efficiency. However, be aware the output has the capability to both source and sink current in
this mode. If the output terminal is connected to a voltage source higher than the regulator’s target, the converter
sinks current from the output and boosts the charge into the input capacitor. This may cause unexpected high
voltage at VIN and may damage the power FETs.
DC output voltage can be set by the external resistor divider as follows (refer to Figure 23, Figure 24, and
Figure 25).
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION (continued)
to keep the frequency fairly constant over the input voltage range at steady state,
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FB
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LIGHT LOAD CONDITION WITH AUTO-SKIP FUNCTION
If auto-skip mode is selected, the TPS51117 automatically reduces the switching frequency during a light load
condition to maintain high efficiency. This reduction of frequency is achieved smoothly and without an increase of
V
ripple or load regulation. Detailed operation is described as follows. As the output current decreases from a
out
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. Since the output voltage
is still higher than the reference at this moment, both high-side and low-side MOSFETs are turned off and wait
for the next cycle. As the load current decreases further, the converter runs in discontinuous conduction mode,
taking longer time to discharge the output capacitor below the reference voltage. Note the ON time is kept the
same as during the heavy load condition. In reverse, when the output current increases from a light load to a
heavy load, the switching frequency increases to the preset value as the inductor current reaches to the
continuous conduction. The transition load point to light load operation, I
continuous and discontinuous conduction mode), can be calculated as follows:
where fswis the PWM switching frequency.
Switching frequency versus output current in the light load condition is a function of L, fsw, VINand V
decreases almost proportional to the output current from the I
at I
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION (continued)
PWM FREQUENCY AND ADAPTIVE ON-TIME CONTROL
The TPS51117 employs an adaptive on-time control scheme and does not have a dedicated oscillator on board.
However, the device emulates a constant frequency by feed-forwarding the input and output voltages 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
shows a simplified calculation of the on time.
Here, R
is the external resistor connected from TON pin to the LL node. In the equation, 19 pF represents the
TON
internal timing capacitor with some typical parasitic capacitance at the TON pin. Also, 50 nsec is the turn-off
delay time contributed by the internal circuit and that of the high-side MOSFET. Although this equation provides a
good approximation to start with, the accuracy depends on each design and selection of the high-side MOSFET.
Figure 1 shows the relationship of R
to the switching frequency.
TON
technically with the same cycle time. Equation 3
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The TPS51117 does not have a pin connected to VIN, but the input voltage information comes from the switch
node (LL node) during the ON state. An advantage of LL monitoring is that the loss in the high-side NFET is now
a part of the on-time calculation, thereby making the frequency more stable with load.
Another consideration about frequency is jitter. Jitter may be caused by many reasons, but the constant on-time
D-CAP mode scheme has some amount of inherent jitter. Since the output voltage ripple height is in the range of
a couple of tens of milli-volts. A milli-volt order of noise on the feedback signal can affect the frequency by a few
to ten percent. This is normal operation and has little harm to the power supply performance.
LOW-SIDE DRIVER
The low-side driver is designed to drive high-current, low R
represented by its internal resistance, which is 5 Ω for V5DRV to DRVL and 1.5 Ω for DRVL to PGND. A dead
time 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. A 5-V bias voltage is delivered from V5DRV supply. The
average drive current is calculated by the FET gate charge at Vgs= 5 V times the switching frequency. The
instantaneous drive current is supplied by an input capacitor connected between V5DRV and GND.
The high-side driver is designed to drive high-current, low R
floating driver, 5-V bias voltage is delivered from V5DRV supply. An internal PN diode is connected between
V5DRV to VBST. The designer can add an external schottky diode if forward drop is critical to drive the high-side
NFET or to achieve the last one percent efficiency improvement. The average drive current is also estimated by
the gate charge at Vgs= 5 V times the switching frequency. The instantaneous drive current is supplied by the
flying capacitor between the VBST pin and LL pin. The drive capability is represented by its internal resistance,
which is 5 Ω for VBST to DRVH and 1.5 Ω for DRVH to LL.
SOFTSTART
The TPS51117 has an internal, 1.2-ms, voltage servo softstart with overcurrent limit. When the EN_PSV pin
becomes high, an internal DAC begins ramping up the reference voltage to the error amplifier. Smooth control of
the output voltage is maintained during start up.
POWERGOOD
The TPS51117 has power-good output. PGOOD is an open drain 7.5-mA pull-down output. This pin should be
typically connected to a 5-V power supply node through a 100-kΩ resistor. The power-good function is activated
after the soft start has finished. If the output voltage becomes within ±5% of the target value, internal
comparators detect the power-good state and the power-good signal becomes high after a 64-μs internal delay. If
the output voltage goes outside ±10% of the target value, the power-good signal becomes low immediately.
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION (continued)
N-channel MOSFET(s). When configured as a
DS(on)
OUTPUT DISCHARGE CONTROL (SOFTSTOP)
The TPS51117 discharges output when EN_PSV is low or the converter is in a fault condition (UVP, OVP,
UVLO, or thermal shutdown). The TPS51117 discharges output using an internal 20-Ω MOSFET which is
connected to VOUT and PGND. The discharge time-constant is a function of the output capacitance and
resistance of the discharge transistor.
OVERCURRENT LIMIT
The TPS51117 has cycle-by-cycle overcurrent limiting control. Inductor current is monitored during the OFF state
and the controller keeps the OFF state when inductor current is larger than the overcurrent trip level. In order to
provide both good accuracy and a cost effective solution, the TPS51117 supports temperature compensated
MOSFET R
R
. The TRIP terminal sources 10-μA I
TRIP
the following equation.
Inductor current is monitored by the voltage between the PGND pin and the LL pin so the LL pin should be
connected to the drain terminal of the low-side MOSFET. I
compensate the temperature dependency of the R
PGND should be connected to the source terminal of the bottom MOSFET.
As the comparison is done during the OFF state, V
current at overcurrent threshold, I
In an overcurrent condition, the current to the load exceeds the current to the output capacitor thus the output
voltage tends to fall. Eventually it crosses the undervoltage protection threshold and shutdown.
sensing. The TRIP pin should be connected to GND through the trip voltage setting resistor,
DS(on)
, can be calculated as follows;
ocp
current, and the trip level is set to the OCL trip voltage, V
TRIP
has 4500 ppm/°C temperature coefficient to
TRIP
. PGND is used as the positive current sensing node so
DS(on)
sets the valley level of the inductor current. Thus, the load
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NEGATIVE OVERCURRENT LIMIT (PWM-ONLY MODE)
The TPS51117 also supports cycle-by-cycle negative overcurrent limiting in PWM-only mode. The overcurrent
limit is set to be negative but is the same absolute value as the positive overcurrent limit. If output voltage
continues to rise, the bottom MOSFET stays on, thus inductor current is reduced and reverses direction after it
reaches zero. When there is too much negative current in the inductor, the bottom MOSFET is turned off and the
current flows to VIN through the body diode of the top MOSFET. Because this protection reduces current to
discharge the output capacitor, output voltage tends to rise, eventually hitting the overvoltage protection
threshold and shutdown. In order to prevent false OVP from triggering, the bottom MOSFET is turned on again
400 ns after it is turned off. If the device hits the negative overcurrent threshold again before output voltage is
discharged to the target level, the bottom MOSFET is turned off and the process repeats, which is called NOCLBuzz. It ensures maximum allowable discharge capability when output voltage continues to rise. On the other
hand, if the output voltage is discharged to the target level before the NOCL threshold is reached, the bottom
MOSFET is turned off, the top MOSFET is then turned on, and the device resumes normal operation.
OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION
The TPS51117 monitors a resistor divided feedback voltage to detect overvoltage and undervoltage condition.
When the feedback voltage becomes higher than 115% of the target value, the top MOSFET is turned off and
the bottom MOSFET is turned on immediately. The output is also discharged by the internal 20-Ω transistor.
Also, the TPS51117 monitors VOUT terminal voltage directly and if it becomes greater than 5.75 V, it turns off
the top MOSFET driver.
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UNDERVOLTAGE PROTECTION
When the feedback voltage becomes lower than 70% of the target value, the UVP comparator output goes high
and an internal UVP delay counter begins counting. After 32 μs, the TPS51117 latches off the high-side and
low-side MOSFETs and discharges the output with the internal 20-Ω transistor. This function is enabled after 2
ms from when EN_PSV is brought high, i.e., UVP is disabled during start up.
START UP SEQUENCE
Referring to Figure 2 which illustrates the timing sequence, to guarantee the proper startup the TPS51117,
always ensure that V