ADP3204JCP-REEL7 [ADI]

3-Phase IMVP-II and IMVP-III Core Controller for Mobile CPUs; 3相IMVP -II和IMVP -III内核控制器,用于移动处理器
ADP3204JCP-REEL7
型号: ADP3204JCP-REEL7
厂家: ADI    ADI
描述:

3-Phase IMVP-II and IMVP-III Core Controller for Mobile CPUs
3相IMVP -II和IMVP -III内核控制器,用于移动处理器

控制器
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3-Phase IMVP-II and IMVP-III  
Core Controller for Mobile CPUs  
a
ADP3204*  
FEATURES  
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM  
Pin Selectable 1-, 2-, or 3-Phase Operation  
Static and Dynamic Current Sharing Characteristics  
Backward Compatible to IMVP-II  
VCC  
ADP3204  
HYSSET  
Superior Load Transient Response with ADOPT®  
Analog Devices’ Optimal Positioning Technology  
Noise-Blanking for Speed and Stability  
Synchronous Rectifier Control Extends Battery Life  
Smooth Output Transition During VID Code Change  
Cycle-by-Cycle Current Limiting  
DSHIFT  
VR  
BSHIFT  
HYSTERESIS  
SETTING  
AND  
DPRSHIFT  
BOM  
DPSLP  
DPRSLP  
OUT3  
OUT2  
OUT1  
SHIFT-MUX  
PHASE  
SPLITTER  
Hiccup or Latched Overload Protection  
Transient-Glitch-Free Power Good  
Soft Start Eliminates Power-On In-Rush Current Surge  
Two-Level Overvoltage and Reverse Voltage  
Protection  
CS3  
CS2  
CS1  
CS+  
CS–  
RAMP  
REG  
CLIM  
CURRENT  
SENSE  
MUX  
EN  
CORE  
APPLICATIONS  
IMVP-II and IMVP-III Core DC-to-DC Converters  
Fixed Voltage Mobile CPU Core DC-to-DC Converters  
Notebook/Laptop Power Supplies  
VID4  
VID3  
VID2  
VID1  
VID0  
5-BIT VID  
DAC  
AND  
FIXED  
REF  
VID  
MUX  
AND  
REG  
Programmable Output Power Supplies  
DACOUT  
DPRSLP  
VID  
GEN  
DACRAMP  
VR  
GENERAL DESCRIPTION  
The ADP3204 is a 1-, 2-, or 3-phase hysteretic peak current  
dc-to-dc buck converter controller dedicated to power a mobile  
processor’s core. The optimized low voltage design is powered  
from the 3.3 V system supply. The nominal output voltage is  
set by a 5-bit VID code. To accommodate the transition time  
required by the newest processors, the ADP3204 features  
high speed operation to allow a minimized inductor size that  
results in the fastest change of current to the output. To  
further allow for the minimum number of output capacitors  
to be used, the ADP3204 features active voltage positioning  
with ADOPT optimal compensation to ensure a superior  
load transient response. The output signals interface with a  
maximum of three ADP3415 MOSFET drivers that are  
optimized for high speed and high efficiency for driving both the  
top and bottom MOSFETs of the buck converter. The  
ADP3204 is capable of controlling the synchronous rectifiers to  
extend battery lifetime in light load conditions.  
COREGD MONITOR  
VID TRANSIENT  
DETECTOR AND  
SHIFT SELECTOR  
BOM  
COREFB  
SS  
SS-HICCUP TIMER  
AND OCP  
DPSLP  
DPRSLP  
PWRGD  
SD  
SR CONTROL  
PWRGD BLANKER  
DRVLSD  
ENABLE UVLO-MAIN BIAS  
PM MODULE  
OVP AND RVP  
CLAMP  
GND  
ADOPT is a trademark of Analog Devices, Inc.  
*Protected by U.S.Patent No. 5,969,657; other patents pending.  
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ADP3204–SPECIFICATIONS1  
(0°C Յ TA Յ 100°C, High (H) = VCC, Low (L) = 0 V, VCC = 3.3 V, SD = H, VCOREFB  
=
VDAC (VDACOUT), VREG = VCS– = VVID = 1.25 V, CDACRAMP = 100 pF, ROUT1 = ROUT2 = ROUT3  
=
100 k, COUT1 = COUT2 = COUT3 =10 pF, CSS = 0.047 F, RPWRGD = 680 to 1.2 V, RCLAMP = 5.1 kto VCC, HYSSET, BSHIFT, DSHIFT, and  
DPRSHIFT are open, BOM = H, DPSLP = H, DPRLP = L, unless otherwise noted.) Current sunk by a pin has a positive sign, sourced by a pin has a  
negative sign. Negative sign is disregarded for min and max values.  
Parameter  
Symbol  
Conditions  
Min  
Typ  
Max  
Unit  
SUPPLY-UVLO-SHUTDOWN  
Normal Supply Current  
UVLO Supply Current  
ICC  
ICCUVLO  
ICCSD  
7
11  
425  
mA  
A  
A  
Shutdown Supply Current  
SD = L, 3.0 V VCC 3.6 V  
70  
UVLO Threshold  
SD = H  
VCCH  
VCCL  
VCC ramping up, VSS = 0 V  
VCC ramping down,  
2.95  
V
V
2.60  
V
SS floating  
UVLO Hysteresis  
Shutdown Threshold  
(CMOS Input)  
VCCHYS  
VSDTH  
55  
mV  
V
VCC/2  
POWER GOOD  
Core Feedback Threshold Voltage VCOREFBH  
0.9 V < VDAC < 1.675 V  
COREFB ramping up  
VCOREFB ramping down  
V
1.12 VDAC  
1.10 VDAC  
0.88 VDAC  
0.86 VDAC  
0.95 VCC  
0
1.14 VDAC  
1.12 VDAC  
0.90 VDAC  
0.88 VDAC  
VCC  
V
V
V
V
V
V
s  
V
V
COREFB ramping up  
COREFB ramping down  
Power Good Output Voltage  
(Open-Drain Output)  
Masking Time2  
VPWRGD  
VCOREFB = VDACOUT  
COREFB = 0.8 VDACOUT  
V
0.8  
3
tPWRGDMSK  
100  
SOFT START/HICCUP TIMER  
Charge/Discharge Current  
ISS  
VSS = 0 V  
SS = 0.5 V  
–55  
1.2  
A  
A  
V
Soft Start Enable/Hiccup  
Termination Threshold  
VSSEN  
VREG = 1.25 V,  
VRAMP = VCOREFB = 1.27 V  
V
SS ramping down  
200  
300  
mV  
V
Soft Start Termination/Hiccup  
Enable Threshold  
VSSTERM  
VRAMP = VCOREFB = 1.27 V  
VSS ramping up  
1.70  
2.00  
2.25  
VID DAC  
VID Input Threshold  
(CMOS Inputs)  
VID Input Current  
(Internal Active Pull-Up)  
Output Voltage  
Accuracy  
VVID0..4  
IVID0..4  
VDAC  
VCC/2  
85  
V
VID0 to VID4 = L  
A  
V
See VID Code, Table 1  
0.600  
1.750  
VDAC/VDAC  
1.750 V VDAC 0.850 V  
0.825 V VDAC 0.600 V  
CDACRAMP = 100 pF  
–1.0  
–8.5  
+1.0  
+8.5  
%
mV  
s  
s  
k⍀  
4
Settling Time  
tDACS  
3.5  
25  
10  
CDACRAMP = 1 nF  
DACRAMP Inner Resistance5  
RDACRAMP  
–2–  
REV. 0  
ADP3204  
Parameter  
Symbol  
Conditions  
Min  
Typ  
Max  
Unit  
CORE COMPARATOR  
Input Offset Voltage (Ramp-Reg)  
Input Bias Current  
Output Voltage  
(OUT1, OUT2, and OUT3)  
VCOREOS  
IREG, IRAMP  
VOUT_H  
VREG = 1.25 V  
VREG = VRAMP = 1.25 V  
VCC = 3.0 V  
VCC = 3.6 V  
TA = 25°C  
TA = Full Range  
1.5  
1
mV  
A  
V
2.5  
0
3.0  
0.4  
VOUT_L  
tRMPOUT_PD  
V
6
Propagation Delay Time  
35  
45  
7
ns  
ns  
ns  
ns  
ns  
ns  
7
Rise and Fall Time  
(OUT1, OUT2, and OUT3)  
Noise Blanking Time  
tOUT_R  
tOUT_F  
7
7
tBLNK  
OUT L-H Transition  
OUT H-L Transition  
70  
130  
CURRENT LIMIT COMPARATOR  
Input Offset Voltage  
Input Bias Current  
VCLIMOS  
VCS– = 1.25 V  
VCS+ = 1.25 V  
TA = 25° C  
1
–3  
55  
65  
mV  
A  
ns  
ICS+, ICS–  
6
Propagation Delay Time  
tCLPD  
TA = Full Range  
ns  
CURRENT SENSE  
MULTIPLEXER  
Trans-Resistance  
RCS1–CS+  
RCS2–CS+  
RCS3–CS+  
,
,
MUX switch is ON  
MUX switch is OFF  
150  
50  
M⍀  
Common-Mode Voltage Range  
VCS1 = VCS2 = VCS3  
0
2
V
HYSTERESIS SETTING  
Hysteresis Current  
IRAMP_H  
–ICS+_H  
,
VREG = 1.25 V  
VRAMP = 1.23 V  
IHYSSET = 10 A  
–8  
–10  
–12  
A  
I
HYSSET = 100 A  
–85  
–100  
–115  
A  
V
RAMP = 1.27 V  
IHYSSET = 10 A  
8
85  
10  
100  
VDAC  
12  
115  
A  
A  
V
I
HYSSET = 100 A  
Hysteresis Reference Voltage  
VHYSSET  
ICS–  
CURRENT LIMIT SETTING  
Hysteresis Current  
VRAMP = 1.23 V  
VREG = VCS– = VCOREFB = 1.25 V  
V
CS+ = 1.23 V  
HYSSET = 10 A  
I
–27  
–270  
–31.5  
–301.5 –333  
–36  
A  
A  
IHYSSET = 100 A  
V
CS+ = 1.27 V  
I
HYSSET = 10 A  
–18  
–180  
–21.5  
–201.5 –223  
–25  
A  
A  
IHYSSET = 100 A  
VCS+ = 1.23 V, BOM = L  
REV. 0  
–3–  
ADP3204  
Parameter  
Symbol  
Conditions  
Min  
Typ  
Max  
Unit  
SHIFT SETTING  
Battery-Shift Current  
I
RAMPB, ICS+B VVID = 1.25 V  
–92.5  
–100 –107.5  
mA  
IBSHIFT = –100 µA, BOM = L  
DPSLP = H  
Battery-Shift Reference Voltage  
Deep Sleep-Shift Current  
VBSHIFT  
VDAC  
V
IRAMPD, ICS+D VVID = 1.25 V  
–92.5  
–100 –107.5  
mA  
I
DSHIFT = –100 µA, BOM = H  
DPSLP = L  
Deep Sleep-Shift Reference  
Voltage  
Deeper Sleep-Shift Current  
VDSHIFT  
VDAC  
V
IREGDPR  
ICOREFBDPR  
IDPRSHIFT = –100 µA, DPRSLP = H –90  
–100 –110  
130  
µA  
µA  
8
VVID = 1.25 V,  
110  
150  
I
DPRSHIFT = –100 µA,  
DPRSLP = H  
Deeper Sleep-Shift Reference  
Voltage  
VDPRSHIFT  
VDAC  
V
SHIFT CONTROL INPUTS  
BOM Threshold  
VBOM  
VCC/2  
VCC/2  
VCC/2  
V
V
V
(CMOS Input)  
DPSLP Threshold  
(CMOS Input)  
VDSLP  
VDPRSLP  
DPRSLP Mode Threshold8  
(CMOS Input)  
LOW SIDE DRIVE CONTROL  
Output Voltage (CMOS Output)  
VDRVLSD  
IDRVLSD  
DPRSLP = H  
DPRSLP = L  
DPRSLP = H, VDRVLSD = 1.5 V  
DPRSLP = L, VDRVLSD = 1.5 V  
0
0.4  
VCC  
V
V
mA  
mA  
0.7 VCC  
+0.4  
–0.4  
Output Current  
OVER/REVERSE VOLTAGE  
PROTECTION CORE FEEDBACK  
Overvoltage Threshold  
Reverse-Voltage Threshold  
Output Current  
9
VCOREFB, OVP  
VCOREFB, RVP  
ICLAMP  
VCOREFB  
VCOREFB  
2.0  
–0.3  
V
V
µA  
mA  
9
VCOREFB = 2.2 V, VCLAMP = 1.5 V  
VCOREFB = VDAC, VCLAMP = 1.5 V  
10  
(Open-Drain Output)  
2
6
NOTES  
1 All limits at temperature extremes are guaranteed via correlation using standard Statistical Quality Control (SQC) methods.  
2 Two test conditions: 1) PWRGD is OK but forced to fail by applying an out-of-the-Core Good-window voltage (V COREFB, BAD = 1.0 V at VVID = 1.25 V setting) to the  
COREFB pin right after the moment that BOM or DPRSLP is asserted/de-asserted. PWRGD should not fail immediately only with the specified blanking delay  
time. 2) PWRGD is forced to fail (VCOREFB, BAD = 1.0 V at VVID = 1.25 V setting) but gets into the Core Good-window (VCOREFB, GOOD = 1.25 V) right after the moment  
that BOM or DPRSLP is asserted/de-asserted. PWRGD should not go high immediately only with the specified blanking delay time.  
3
Guaranteed by design  
4 Measured from 50% of VID code transition amplitude to the point where VDACOUT settles within 1% of its steady state value.  
5
Measured between DACRAMP and DACOUT pins.  
6 40 mVpp amplitude impulse with 20 mV overdrive. Measured from the input threshold intercept point to 50% of the output voltage swing.  
7 Measured between the 30% and 70% points of the output voltage swing.  
8
DPRSLP circuit meets the minimum 30 ns DPRSLPVR signal assertion requirement; guaranteed by design.  
COREFB pin has a resistor divider to GND whose resistance is 41.3 k(typ), guaranteed by design.  
9
–4–  
REV. 0  
ADP3204  
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS*  
Junction to Air Thermal Resistance (θJA) . . . . . . . . . . . 98°C/W  
Storage Temperature Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . –65°C to +150°C  
Lead Temperature (Soldering, 10 sec) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300°C  
*This is a stress rating only; operation beyond these limits can cause the device to  
be permanently damaged.  
Input Supply Voltage (VCC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –0.3 V to +7 V  
All Other Inputs/Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . –0.3 V to VCC + 0.3 V  
Junction Temperature Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0°C to +150°C  
ORDERING GUIDE  
Temperature  
Range  
Package  
Description Option  
Package Quantity  
Model  
per Reel  
ADP3204JCP-REEL 0ºC to 100ºC  
ADP3204JCP-REEL7 0ºC to 100ºC  
LFCSP-32  
LFCSP-32  
CP-32  
CP-32  
5000  
1500  
Table I. VID CODE  
VID4  
VID3  
VID2  
VID1  
VID0  
VOUT  
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1.750  
1.700  
1.650  
1.600  
1.550  
1.500  
1.450  
1.400  
1.350  
1.300  
1.250  
1.200  
1.150  
1.100  
1.050  
1.000  
0.975  
0.950  
0.925  
0.900  
0.875  
0.850  
0.825  
0.800  
0.775  
0.750  
0.725  
0.700  
0.675  
0.650  
0.625  
0.600  
CAUTION  
ESD (electrostatic discharge) sensitive device. Electrostatic charges as high as 4000 V readily  
accumulate on the human body and test equipment and can discharge without detection. Although the  
ADP3204 features proprietary ESD protection circuitry, permanent damage may occur on devices  
subjected to high energy electrostatic discharges. Therefore, proper ESD precautions are recommended  
to avoid performance degradation or loss of functionality.  
REV. 0  
–5–  
ADP3204  
PIN CONFIGURATION  
32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25  
24  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
VID4  
VID3  
VID2  
VID1  
VID0  
VCC  
CS3  
PIN 1  
23  
22  
21  
20  
19  
18  
17  
IDENTIFIER  
CS2  
CS1  
ADP3204  
OUT3  
OUT2  
OUT1  
GND  
TOP VIEW  
(Not to Scale)  
BOM  
DPSLP  
DPRSLP  
9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16  
PIN FUNCTION DESCRIPTIONS  
Pin  
Mnemonic  
Function  
1–5  
VID[4:0]  
Voltage Identification Inputs. These are the VID inputs for logic control of the programmed  
reference voltage that appears at the DACOUT pin, and, via external component configura-  
tion, is used for setting the output voltage regulation point. The VID pins have a specified internal  
pull-up current that, if left open, will default the pins to a logic high state. The VID code does not set  
the DAC output voltage directly but through a transparent latch that is clocked by the BOM pin’s  
GMUXSEL signal rising and falling edge.  
6
BOM  
Battery Optimized Mode Control (Active Low). This digital input pin corresponds to the system’s  
GMUXSEL signal that corresponds to Battery Optimized Mode of the CPU operation in its active  
low state and Performance Optimized Mode (POM) in its deactivated high state. The signal also  
controls the optimal positioning of the core voltage regulation level by offsetting it downward in  
Battery Optimized Mode according to the functionality of the BSHIFT and RAMP pins. It is also  
used to initiate a masking period for the PWRGD signal whenever a GMUXSEL signal transition occurs.  
7
8
DPSLP  
Deep Sleep Mode Control (Active Low). This is a digital input pin corresponding to the system’s  
STPCPU signal that, in its active state, corresponds to Deep Sleep Mode of the CPU operation,  
which is a subset operating mode of either BOM or POM operation. The signal controls the optimal  
positioning of the core voltage regulation level by offsetting it downward according to the function-  
ality of the DSHIFT and RAMP pins.  
DPRSLP  
Deeper Sleep Mode Control (Active High). This is a digital input pin corresponding to the system’s  
DPRSLPVR signal corresponding to Deeper Sleep Mode of the CPU operation. When the signal  
when it is activated it controls the DAC output voltage by disconnecting the VID signals from the  
DAC input and setting a specified internal Deeper Sleep code instead. At de-assertion of the DPRSLPVR  
signal, the DAC output voltage returns to the voltage level determined by the externalVID code.  
The DPRSLPVR signal is also used to initiate a blanking period for the PWRGD signal to disable its  
response to a pending dynamic core voltage change that corresponds to the VID code transition.  
9
PWRGD  
Power Good (Active High). This open-drain output pin, via the assistance of an external pull-up  
resistor to the desired voltage, indicates that the core voltage is within the specified tolerance  
of the VID programmed value, or else is in a VID transition state as indicated by a recent state  
transition of either the BOM or DPRSLP pins. PWRGD is deactivated (pulled low) when the IC is  
disabled in UVLO mode, or starting up, or the COREFB voltage is out of the core power-good  
window. The open-drain output allows external wired ANDing (logical NORing) with other open  
drain/collector power-good indicators.  
10  
SD  
Shutdown (Active Low). This is a digital input pin coming from a system signal that, in its active  
state shuts down the IC operation, placing the IC in its lowest quiescent current state for maximum  
power savings.  
–6–  
REV. 0  
ADP3204  
PIN FUNCTION DESCRIPTIONS (continued)  
Function  
Pin  
Mnemonic  
11  
CLAMP  
Clamp (Active High). This is open-drain output pin, via the assistance of an external pull-up  
resistor, indicates that the core voltage should be clamped for its protection. To allow the highest  
level of protection, the CLAMP signal is developed using both a redundant reference and a redun-  
dant feedback path with respect to those of the main regulation loop. In a preferred and more  
conservative configuration, the core voltage is clamped by an external FET. The initial protection  
function is served when it is activated by detection of either an overvoltage or a reverse-voltage  
condition on the COREFB pin. Due to loss of the latched signal at IC power-off, a backup protec-  
tion function is served by connecting the pull-up resistor to a system “ALWAYS” regulator output  
(e.g., V5_ALWAYS). If the external FET is used, this implementation will keep the core voltage  
clamped until the ADP3204 has power reapplied, thus keeping protection for the CPU even after a  
hard-failure power-down and restart (e.g., a shorted top or bottom FET).  
12  
13  
DRVLSD  
Drive-Low Shutdown (Active Low). In its active state, this digital output pin indicates that the  
lower FET of the core VR should be disabled. In the suggested application schematic, this pin is  
directly connected to the pin of the same name on the ADP3415 or other driver IC. Drive-low  
shutdown is normally activated by the DPRSLP signal corresponding to a light load condition, but a  
number of dynamic conditions can override the control of this pin as needed.  
SS  
Soft Start. The output of this analog I/O pin is a controlled current source used to charge or  
discharge an external grounded capacitor; the input is the detected voltage that is indicative of  
elapsed time. The pin controls the soft start time of the IC as well as the hiccup cycle time during  
overload, including but not limited to short circuit. Hiccup operation was added to reduce short  
circuit power dissipation by more than an order of magnitude, while still allowing an automatic  
restart when the failure mode ceased. The hiccup operation can be overwritten and changed to  
latched-off operation by clamping the SS pin voltage to a voltage level somewhere above ~ 0.2 V.  
In this configuration, the controller does not restart after a hiccup cycle is initiated, but stays latched off.  
14  
15  
COREFB  
Core Feedback. This high impedance analog input pin is used to monitor the output voltage for  
setting the proper state of the PWRGD and CLAMP pins. It is generally recommended to RC-filter  
the noise from the monitored core voltage, as suggested by the application schematic.  
DACRAMP  
DAC Output Ramp Rate Setting. The rate at which the DAC output voltage can ramp up or down  
from one voltage to another when the VID code changes can be controlled by an external  
DACRAMP capacitor connected from this pin to the DACOUT pin. The time constant of the  
DACOUT voltage variation is determined by the internal resistance appearing across the  
DACRAMP and DACOUT pins, and the capacitance of the DACRAMP capacitor. Not having any  
DACRAMP capacitor connected to these pins results in the fastest rate. Use of the DACRAMP rate  
control and the Deeper Sleep Shift adjustment features are exclusive.  
16  
DACOUT  
Digital-to-Analog Converter Output of the VID input. This output voltage is the VID controlled  
reference voltage whose primary function is to determine the output voltage regulation point.  
17  
GND  
Ground  
18–20  
OUT1–3  
Outputs to Driver 1–3. These digital output pins are used to command the state of theswitched  
nodes via the drivers. They should be connected to the IN pin of the drivers of the appropriate channels.  
21  
22  
CS1  
CS2  
Current Sense, Channel 1. This high impedance analog input pin is used for providing negative  
feedback of the current information for the first channel.  
Current Sense, Channel 2. This high impedance analog input pin is used to provide negative  
feedback of the current information for the second channel. The pin is also used to determine  
whether the chip is acting as a single or a multiphase controller. If the CS2 pin is tied to VCC but  
not to a sense resistor, then three-phase operation is disabled. In this condition, the second phase  
output signal (OUT2) is not switching but stays static low; the first and third phase output signals  
(OUT1 and OUT2) are switching in phase. It’s the user’s discretion to use only one or both of the  
two signals to drive a single- or dual-channel power stage.  
23  
CS3  
Current Sense, Channel 3. This high impedance analog input pin is used to provide negative  
feedback of the current information for the third channel. The pin is also used to determine  
whether the chip is acting as a dual- or three-phase controller. If the pin is tied to VCC but not to a  
sense resistor, then three-phase operation is disabled; the chip works as a dual-phase controller. In  
this condition, the third phase output signal (OUT3) is not switching but stays static low; the first  
and second phase output signals (OUT1, OUT2) are interleaved out-of-phase signals. In single-  
phase operation, CS3 should be left open instead of being tied to VCC.  
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ADP3204  
PIN FUNCTION DESCRIPTIONS (continued)  
Function  
Pin  
24  
Mnemonic  
VCC  
Power Supply. This should be connected to the system’s 3.3 V power supply output.  
25  
RAMP  
Regulation Ramp Feedback Input. The RAMP pin voltage is compared against the REG pin for  
cycle-by-cycle switching response. Several switched current sources also appear at this input: the  
cycle-by-cycle hysteresis-setting switched current programmed by the HYSSET pin, the BOM shift  
current programmed by the BSHIFT pin, and the Deep Sleep shift current programmed by the  
DSHIFT pin. The external resistive termination at this pin sets the magnitude of the hysteresis  
applied to the regulation loop.  
26  
27  
REG  
CS+  
Regulation Voltage Summing Input. This is a high impedance analog input pin into which the  
voltage reference of the feedback loop allows the summing of both the DACOUT voltage and the  
core voltage for programming the output resistance of the core voltage regulator. This is also the pin  
at which an optimized transient response can be tailored using Analog Devices’ patented ADOPT  
design technique.  
Current Limit Positive Sense. This high impedance analog I/O pin is multiplexed between either of  
the three current-sense inputs during the high state of the OUT pin of the respective channel.  
During the common off-time of both channels, the pin voltage reflects the average of the three  
channels. The multiplexed current sense signal is passed to the core comparator through an external  
resistive termination connected from this pin to the RAMP pin. The external (RAMP) resistor sets  
the magnitude of the hysteresis applied to the regulation loop.  
28  
CS–  
Current Limit Negative Sense. This high impedance analog input pin which is normally Kelvin  
connected to the negative node of the current sense resistor(s) via a current-limit programming  
resistor. A hysteretically-controlled current—three times the current programmed at the HYSSET  
pin—also flows out of this pin and develops a current-limit-setting voltage across that resistor, which  
must then be matched by the inductor current flowing in the current sensing resistor in order to  
trigger the current limit function. When triggered, the current flowing out of this pin is reduced to  
two-thirds of its previous value, producing hysteresis in the current limiting function.  
29  
30  
HYSSET  
DSHIFT  
Hysteresis Set. This is an analog I/O pin whose output is the VID reference voltage and whose input  
is a current that is programmed by an external resistance to ground. The current is used in the IC to  
set the hysteretic currents for the Core Comparator and the Current Limit Comparator. Modifica-  
tion of the resistance will affect both the hysteresis of the feedback regulation, and the current limit  
set point and hysteresis.  
Deep Sleep Shift. This is an analog I/O pin whose output is the VID reference voltage and whose  
input is a current that is programmed by an external resistance to ground. The current is used in the  
IC to set a switched bias current out of the RAMP pin, depending on whether it is activated by the  
DSLP signal. When activated, this added bias current creates a downward shift of the regulated core  
voltage to a predetermined optimum level for regulation corresponding to Deep Sleep Mode of  
CPU operation. The use of the DACOUT voltage as the reference makes the Deep Sleep offset a  
fixed percentage of the VID setting, as required by specifications.  
31  
BSHIFT  
Battery Optimized Mode (BOM) Shift. This is an analog I/O pin whose output is the VID reference  
voltage and whose input current is programmed by an external resistance to ground. The current is  
used in the IC to set a switched bias current out of the RAMP pin, depending on whether it is  
activated by the BOM signal. When activated, this added bias current creates a downward shift  
of the regulated core voltage to a predetermined optimum level for regulation corresponding to  
Battery Optimized Mode of CPU operation. The use of the DACOUT voltage as the reference  
makes the DSHIFT a fixed percentage of the VID setting, as required by specifications.  
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PIN FUNCTION DESCRIPTIONS (continued)  
Function  
Pin  
Mnemonic  
32  
DPRSHIFT  
Deeper Sleep Shift. This is an analog I/O pin whose output is a fixed voltage reference and whose  
input current is programmed by an external resistor to ground. The current is used to set two  
switched bias currents that flow into both the REG and COREFB pins, depending on the DPRSLP  
signal. When activated, the REG pin bias current creates an upward shift of the regulated core  
voltage from the internally set (default) Deeper Sleep value to the voltage level specified by the CPU  
Deeper Sleep operation. The COREFB bias current creates the same amount of downward shift of  
the COREFB voltage is. The shifted back COREFB voltage compared against the internally set  
Deeper Sleep voltage to create Power Good information. Use of the Deeper Sleep Shift adjustment  
and the DACRAMP rate control features are exclusive.  
V_5S  
D3  
BAR43S  
C33  
C43  
3.3F  
V_DC  
0.1F  
C32  
1F  
R106  
2.7ꢁ  
C37 . . . C40  
4x10F  
2x0.1F  
ADP3415  
IN  
1
2
3
4
5
BST 10  
Q6  
IR7811W  
Q5  
IR7811W  
L3  
0.32H  
RCS3  
3mꢁ  
9
8
7
6
DRVH  
SW  
SD  
V_3S  
R4 2.7ꢁ  
DRVLSD  
R15  
10ꢁ  
DLY  
GND  
DRVL  
D6  
MBRS130LT3  
C1  
1µF  
C2  
0.1µF  
VCC  
R18  
0 ꢁ  
C31  
0.018F  
21.5k1%  
RCL 576 1%  
RHYSSET  
Q14  
IR7822  
Q13  
IR7822  
RC  
8.87k1%  
RDSHIFT  
1.5k  
1%  
RA243 1%  
RB 54.9kꢁ  
RBSHIFT 21.5k1%  
C3  
C4  
V_5S  
RDPRSHIFT  
10pF  
D2  
10pF  
C
BAR43S  
OC  
OPTIONAL: DEEPERSLEEP  
VOLTAGE ADJUSTMENT  
4700pF  
C42  
3.3F  
C23  
0.1F  
V_DC  
C32  
1F  
R102  
2.7ꢁ  
C27 . . . C30  
4x10F  
2x0.1F  
ADP3415  
1
VID4  
VID3  
VCC 24  
VR_ VID4  
VR_ VID3  
VR_ VID2  
IN  
10  
1
2
BST  
CS3  
CS2  
23  
22  
21  
20  
19  
Q3  
IR7811W  
2
Q4  
IR7811W  
RCS2  
3mꢁ  
L2  
DRVH  
SW  
9
8
7
6
3
4
5
6
7
8
VID2  
SD  
ADP3204  
0.32H  
3
4
5
DRVLSD  
VID1  
CS1  
OUT3  
OUT2  
VR_ VID1  
VR_ VID0  
R14  
10ꢁ  
DLY  
GND  
DRVL  
D5  
MBRS130LT3  
VID0  
VCC  
220kꢁ  
BOM  
R17  
0  
GMUXSEL  
C21  
(IMVP-II ONLY)  
DPSLP  
DPRSLP  
OUT1 18  
17  
0.018F  
STP_CPU  
Q11  
IR7822  
Q12  
IR7822  
GND  
DPRSLPVR  
RD  
R9  
1.05kꢁ  
1%  
1.05kꢁ  
V_5S  
1%  
D1  
BAR43S  
V_3S  
3kꢁ  
C6  
1000pF  
C41  
3.3F  
C13  
0.1F  
V_DC  
C9  
VR_PWRGD  
10pF  
C12  
1F  
R104  
2.7ꢁ  
C17 . . . C20  
4x10F  
CORE_ON  
2x0.1F  
ADP3415  
IN  
10  
1
2
BST  
CSS  
0.047F  
Q2  
IR7811W  
Q1  
IR7811W  
L1  
0.32H  
RCS1  
3mꢁ  
DRVH  
SW  
9
8
SD  
3
4
5
DRVLSD  
DLY  
R23  
10ꢁ  
D4  
MBRS130LT3  
7
6
R90  
300kꢁ  
GND  
JP1  
D90  
BAR43S  
R16  
0ꢁ  
DRVL  
VCC  
VCC-VID (1.2V)  
C11  
0.018F  
SET: LATCHED OCP  
OPEN: HICCUP OCP  
Q9  
IR7822  
Q10  
IR7822  
V5  
VCC CORE  
Q7  
IR7807V  
R20  
5.1kꢁ  
C44...C49  
6x220F  
Figure 1. Typical Application  
REV. 0  
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ADP3204–Typical Performance Characteristics  
10000  
1000  
100  
HIGH  
NORMAL OPERATING MODE  
UVLO MODE  
SHUTDOWN MODE  
LOW  
10  
0.15 0.1  
0.05  
0
0.05  
0.1  
0.15  
0
20  
40  
60  
80  
100  
AMBIENTTEMPERATURE – C  
RELATIVE CORE VOLTAGE – %  
TPC 1. Supply Current vs. Temperature  
TPC 4. Power Good vs. Relative Core Voltage Variation  
1.77  
10  
+1%  
1.76  
1.75  
1.74  
1.73  
1
0.1  
FULL SCALE  
0.01  
1%  
0.001  
0
20  
40  
60  
80  
100  
0.1  
1
10  
100  
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE –  
C
SOFT START CAPACITANCE – nF  
TPC 2. DAC Output Voltage vs. Temperature  
TPC 5. Soft Start Timing vs. Timing Capacitor  
0.620  
0.615  
110.0  
108.0  
106.0  
0.610  
+8.5mV  
104.0  
102.0  
100.0  
98.0  
0.605  
ZERO SCALE VID [11111]  
0.600  
0.595  
8.5mV  
96.0  
0.590  
0.585  
0.580  
94.0  
92.0  
90.0  
0
20  
40  
60  
80  
100  
0
20  
40  
60  
80  
100  
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE –  
C
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE –  
C
TPC 3. DAC Output Voltage vs. Temperature  
TPC 6. PWRGD Blanking Time vs. Temperature  
Normalized to 25°C  
–10–  
REV. 0  
ADP3204  
110  
0
OUT = HIGH, RHYS = 17kꢁ  
–50  
–100  
–150  
–200  
OUT = LOW, RHYSSET = 170k  
OUT = HIGH, RHYSSET = 170kꢁ  
OUT = HIGH, RHYS = 170kꢁ  
OUT = LOW, RHYS = 170kꢁ  
0
OUT = LOW, RHYSSET = 17kꢁ  
OUT = HIGH, RHYSSET = 17kꢁ  
–250  
–300  
–350  
OUT = LOW, RHYS = 17kꢁ  
–110  
0
20  
40  
60  
80  
100  
0
20  
40  
60  
80  
100  
TEMPERATURE – C  
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE – C  
TPC 7. Core Hysteresis Current vs. Temperature  
TPC 8. Current Limit Threshold vs. Temperature  
THEORY OF OPERATION  
Feedback/Current Sensing  
Overview  
Accurate current sensing is needed to accomplish output voltage  
positioning accurately, which, in turn, is required to allow the  
minimum number of output capacitors to be used to contain  
transients. A current sense resistor is used between each inductor  
and the output capacitors. To allow the control to operate  
without amplifiers, the negative feedback signal is multiplexed  
from the inductor or upstream side of the current sense resistors,  
and a positive feedback signal, if needed for load-line tuning, is  
taken from the output or downstream side.  
Featuring a new proprietary 1-, 2-, or 3-channel buck converter  
hysteretic control architecture developed by Analog Devices, the  
ADP3204 is the optimal core voltage control solution for both  
IMVP-II and IMVP-III generation microprocessors. The complex  
multitiered regulation requirements of either IMVP specifica-  
tion are easily implemented with the highly integrated function-  
ality of this controller.  
Power Conversion Control Architecture  
Driving of the individual channels is accomplished using external  
drivers, such as the ADP3415. One PWM interface pin per  
channel, OUT1, OUT2, and OUT3, is provided. A separate  
pin, DRVLSD, commands the driver to enable or disable synchro-  
nous rectifier operation during the off time of each channel. The  
same DRVLSD pin is connected to all three drivers.  
Output Voltage Programming by VID, Offsets, and Load Line  
In the IMVP-II and IMVP-III specifications, the output voltage  
is a function of both the core current (according to a specified  
load line) and the system operating mode (i.e., performance or  
battery optimized, normal or deep sleep clocking state, or deeper  
sleep). The VID code programs the “nominal” core voltage.  
The core voltage decreases as a function of load current along  
the load line, which is synonymous with an output resistance of  
the power converter. The core voltage is also offset by a dc  
value—usually specified as a percentage—depending on the  
operating mode. The voltage offset is also called a “shift.”  
The ADP3204 utilizes hysteretic control. The resistor from  
the HYSSET pin to ground sets up a current that is switched  
bidirectionally into a resistor interconnected between the RAMP  
and CS+ pins. The switching of this current sets the hysteresis.  
In a multichannel configuration, the hysteretic control requires  
multiplexing information in all channels. The inductor current  
of the channel that is driven high is controlled against the upper  
hysteresis limit. During the common offtime of the channels,  
the inductor currents are averaged together and compared against  
the lower hysteresis limit. This proprietary offtime averaging  
technique serves to eliminate a systematic offset that otherwise  
appears in a fully multiplexed hysteretic control system.  
Two pins, BSHIFT and DSHIFT, are used to program the  
magnitude of the voltage shifts. The voltage shifts are accom-  
plished by injecting current at the node of the negative input pin  
of the feedback comparator. Resistive termination at the pins  
determines the magnitude of the voltage “shifts.”  
Two other pins, BOM and DPSLP, are used to activate the  
respective two shifts only in their active low states. In the  
ADP3204, the shifts are mutually exclusive, with the Deep  
Sleep shift (controlled by the DPSLP and DSHIFT pins) being  
the dominant one. Another pin, DPRSLP, eliminates both  
shifts only in its active high state. Its assertion corresponds to  
the Deeper Sleep operating mode.  
Compensation  
As with all ADI products for core voltage control, the controller  
is compatible with ADOPT compensation, which provides the  
optimum output voltage containment within a specified voltage  
window or along a specified load line using the fewest possible  
output capacitors. The inductor ripple current is kept at a fixed  
programmable value while the output voltage is regulated with  
fully programmable voltage positioning parameters, which can  
be tuned to optimize the design for any particular CPU regula-  
tion specification. By controlling the ripple current rather than  
the ripple voltage, the frequency variations associated with  
changes in output impedance for standard ripple regulators will  
not appear.  
Current Limiting  
The current programmed at the HYSSET pin and a resistor  
from the CS– pin to the common node of the current sense  
resistors set the current limit. If the current limit threshold is  
triggered, a hysteresis is applied to the threshold so that hysteretic  
control is maintained during a current limited operating mode.  
REV. 0  
–11–  
ADP3204  
SoftStart and Hiccup  
configuration, the latched off state of the system would be  
indicative of a system failure. The overvoltage/reverse voltage  
protective means is via not allowing the continued application of  
energy to the CPU core. The design objective should be, however,  
to ensure that the CPU core could safely absorb the remaining  
energy in the power converter, since this energy is not clamped  
as in the preferred configuration.  
A capacitor from the SS pin to ground determines both the soft  
start time and the frequency at which hiccup will occur under a  
continuous short circuit or overload.  
System Signal Interface  
Several pins of the ADP3204 are meant to connect directly to  
system signals. The VID pins connect to the system VID  
control signals. The DPRSLP pin connects to the system’s  
DPRSLPVR signal. The DPSLP pin connects to the system’s  
DPSLP or STPCPU signal. The BOM signal connects to the  
system’s GMUXSEL signal. In an IMVP-II system, the  
GMUXSEL signal precedes any VID code change with a few  
nanoseconds, while in an IMVP-III system, it follows it with a  
maximum 12 µs delay. To comply with both specifications, the  
ADP3204 has a VID register in front of the DAC inputs that is  
written by a short pulse generated at the rising or falling edge of  
the GMUXSEL signal. In an IMVP-II configuration, if the  
external VID multiplex settling time is longer than the internal  
VID register’s write pulsewidth, then the insertion of an external  
RC delay network in the GMUXSEL signal path (in front of the  
BOM pin) is recommended. The Intel specification calls for  
maximum 200 ns VID code setup time. This specification can  
be met with a simple RC network that consists of only a 220 kΩ  
resistor and no external capacitor, just the BOM pin’s capacitance.  
LAYOUT CONSIDERATIONS  
Advantages in PCB Layout  
Analog Devices provides ADP3204/3415 as a dedicated three-  
phase power management solution for IMVP-III Intel P4  
mobile core supply.  
This three-phase solution separates the controller (ADP3204)  
and the MOSFET drivers (ADP3415). Today, most motherboards  
only leave small pieces of PCB area for the power management  
circuit. Therefore, the separation of the controller and the  
MOSFET drivers gives much greater freedom in layout than  
any single chip solution.  
Meanwhile, the separation also provides the freedom to place  
the analog controller in a relatively quiet area in the motherboard.  
This can minimize the susceptibility of the controller to injected  
noise. Any single chip solution with a high speed loop design  
will suffer larger susceptibility to jitter that appears as modulation  
of the output voltage.  
Undervoltage Lockout  
The ADP3204 maximizes the integration of IMVP-III features.  
Therefore, no additional externally implemented functions are  
required to comply with IMVP-III specifications. This saves  
PCB area for component placement on the motherboard.  
The ADP3204’s supply pin, VCC, has undervoltage lockout  
(UVLO) functionality to ensure that if the supply voltage is too  
low to maintain proper operation, the IC will remain off and in  
a low current state.  
PCB Layout Consideration for ADP3204/3415  
Overvoltage Protection (OVP) and Reverse Voltage  
Protection (RVP)  
The following guidelines are recommended for optimal perfor-  
mance of the ADP3204 and ADP3415 in a power converter.  
The circuitry is considered in three parts: the power switching  
circuitry, the output filter, and the control circuitry.  
The ADP3204 features a comprehensive redundantly monitored  
OVP and RVP implementation to protect the CPU core against  
an excessive or reverse voltage, e.g., as might be induced by a  
component or connection failure in the control or power stage.  
Two pins are associated with the OVP/RVP circuitry—a pin for  
output voltage feedback, COREFB, which is also used for  
power good monitoring but not for voltage regulation, and an  
output pin, CLAMP.  
Placement Overview  
1. For ideal component placement, the output filter capacitors  
will divide the power switching circuitry from the control  
section. As an approximate guideline considered on a single-  
sided PCB, the best layout would have components aligned  
in the following order: ADP3415, MOSFETs and input  
capacitor, output inductor, current sense resistor, output  
capacitors, control components, and ADP3204. Note that  
the ADP3204 and ADP3415 are completely separated for an  
ideal layout, which is impossible with a single-chip solution.  
This keeps the noisy switched power section isolated from  
the precision control section and gives more freedom in the  
layout of the power switching circuitry.  
The CLAMP pin defaults to a low state at startup of the  
ADP3204 and remains low until an overvoltage or reverse  
voltage condition is detected. If either condition is detected, the  
CLAMP signal is asserted and latched high.  
For maximum and fastest protection, the CLAMP pin should  
be used to drive the gate of a power MOSFET whose drain  
source is connected across the CPU core voltage. Detection of  
overvoltage or reverse voltage will clamp the core voltage to  
essentially zero, thus quickly removing the fault condition and  
preventing further energy from being applied to the CPU core.  
2. Whenever a power dissipating component (e.g., a power  
MOSFET) is soldered to a PCB, the liberal use of vias, both  
directly on the mounting pad if possible and immediately  
surrounding it, is recommended. Two important reasons for  
this are: improvement of the current rating through the vias  
(if it is a current path) and improved thermal performance,  
especially if there is opportunity to spread the heat with a  
plane on the opposite side of the PCB.  
For a less comprehensively protective and less costly solution,  
the CLAMP pin may be used to latch the disconnection of  
input power. The latch should be powered whenever any input  
power source is present. Typically, such a latching circuit is  
already present in a system design, so it becomes only a matter  
of allowing the CLAMP pin to also trigger the latch. In this  
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REV. 0  
ADP3204  
Power Switching Circuitry  
Control Circuitry  
ADP3415, MOSFETs, and Input Capacitors  
ADP3204, Control Components  
3.  
4.  
5.  
Locate the ADP3415 near the MOSFETs so that the loop  
inductance in the path of the top gate drive returned to the  
SW pin is small, and similarly for the bottom gate drive  
whose return path is the ground plane. The GND pin  
should have at least one very close via into the ground plane.  
12. If the ADP3204 cannot be placed as previously recom-  
mended, care should be taken to keep the device and  
surrounding components away from radiation sources  
(e.g., from power inductors) and capacitive coupling from  
noisy power nodes.  
Locate the input bypass MLC capacitors close to the MOSFETs  
so that the physical area of the loop enclosed in the electrical  
path through the bypass capacitor and around through the  
top and bottom MOSFETs (drain-source) is small and wide.  
This is the switching power path loop.  
13. Noise immunity can be improved by the use of a devoted  
signal ground plane for the power controller and its  
surrounding components. Space for a ground plane might  
readily be available on a signal plane of the PCB since it is  
often unused in the vicinity of the power controller.  
Make provisions for thermal management of all the MOSFETs.  
Heavy copper and wide traces to ground and power planes  
will help to pull the heat out. Heat sinking by a metal tap  
soldered in the power plane near the MOSFETs will help.  
Even just a small airflow can help tremendously. Paralleled  
MOSFETs to achieve a given resistance will help spread the heat.  
14. If critical signal lines (i.e., signals from the current sense  
resistor leading back to the ADP3204) must cross through  
power circuitry, it is best if a signal ground plane can be  
interposed between those signal lines and the traces of the  
power circuitry. This serves as a shield to minimize noise  
injection into the signals.  
6.  
An external Schottky diode (across the bottom MOSFET)  
may increase efficiency by a small amount (< ~1%), depend-  
ing on its forward voltage drop compared to the MOSFET’s  
body diode at a given current; a MOSFET with a built-in  
Schottky is more effective. For an external Schottky, it should  
be placed next to the bottom MOSFET or it may not be  
effective at all.  
15. Absolutely avoid crossing any signal lines over the switching  
power path loop, described previously.  
16. Accurate voltage positioning depends on accurate current  
sensing, so the control signals that monitor the voltage  
differentially across the current sense resistor should be  
Kelvin-connected. Please refer to ADI Evaluation Board of  
the ADP3204 and its documentation for control signal  
connection with sense resistors.  
7. The VCC bypass capacitor should be close to the VCC pin  
and connected on either a very short trace to the GND pin  
or to the GND plane.  
17. The RC filter used for the current sense signal should be  
located near the control components as this serves the  
dual purpose of filtering out the effect of the current sense  
resistors’ parasitic inductance and the noise picked up along  
the routing of the signal. The former purpose is achieved by  
having the time constant of the RC filters approximately  
matched to that of the sense resistors, and is important  
for maintaining the accuracy of the current signal.  
Output Filter  
Output Inductor and Capacitors, Current Sense Resistor  
8.  
Locate the current sense resistors very near to the output  
voltage plane.  
9.  
The load-side heads of sense resistors should join as closely  
as possible for accurate current signal measurement of  
each phase.  
APPLICATION INFORMATION  
Theoretical Background  
10. PCB trace resistances from the current sense resistors to  
the regulation point should be minimized, known (calcu-  
lated or measured), and compensated for as part of the  
design if it is significant. (Remote sensing is not sufficient  
for relieving this requirement.) A square section of 1-ounce  
copper trace has a resistance of ~0.5 m, which adds to  
the specified DC output resistance of the power converter.  
The output capacitors should similarly be close to the  
regulation point and well tied into power planes as imped-  
ance here will add to the “AC output resistance” (i.e., the  
ESR) that is implicitly specified as well.  
This application section presents the theoretical background for  
multiphase dc-to-dc converters using the ADP320x family of  
controllers for mobile CPUs. Members of that family control  
multiphase ripple regulators (also called hysteretic regulators) in  
a configuration that allows employing ADOPT, Analog Devices’  
optimal voltage positioning technique to implement the desired  
output voltage and load line, both statically and dynamically, as  
required by Intel’s IMVP-II and IMVP-III specifications.  
Single-Phase Hysteretic Regulator with ADOPT  
Figure 2 shows the conventional single-phase hysteretic  
regulator and the characteristic waveforms. The operation is as  
follows. During the time the upper transistor, Q1, is turned on,  
the inductor current, IL, and also the output voltage, VOUT  
increase. When VOUT reaches the upper threshold of the  
hysteretic comparator, Q1 is turned off, Q2 is turned on, and  
the inductor current and the output voltage decrease. The cycle  
repeats after VOUT reaches the lower threshold of the hysteretic  
comparator.  
11. Whenever high currents must be routed between PCB  
layers, vias should be used liberally to create parallel current  
paths so that the resistance and inductance are minimized  
and the via current rating is not exceeded.  
,
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V
and  
V
OUT  
IN  
2
V
H
CORE  
Q1  
COC  
=
(2)  
(3)  
L
I
V
OUT  
L
RCSRD  
V
SW  
t
+
V
C
SW  
O
Q2  
LOAD  
From (Equation 2), the series resistance is:  
R
E
RE  
RD  
RC  
V
H
t
RCS  
=
1+  
V
REF  
I
L
t
This is the ADOPT configuration and design procedure that  
allows the maximum possible ESR to be used while meeting a  
given load-line specification.  
Figure 2. Conventional Hysteretic Regulator and  
Its Characteristic Waveforms  
It can be seen from Equation 3 that unless RD is zero or RC is  
infinite, RCS will always be smaller than RE. An advantage of  
the circuit in Figure 3 is that if we select the ratio RD/RC well  
above unity, the additional dissipation introduced by the series  
resistance RCS will be negligible. Another interesting feature of  
the circuit in Figure 3 is that the ac voltage across the two  
inputs of the hysteretic comparator is now equal only to the ac  
voltage across RCS. This is due to the presence of the capacitor  
Since there is no voltage error amplifier in the hysteretic  
regulator, its response to any change in the load current or the  
input voltage is virtually instantaneous. Therefore, the hysteretic  
regulator represents the fastest possible dc-to-dc converter. A  
slight disadvantage of the conventional hysteretic regulator is  
that its frequency varies with the input and output voltages. In a  
typical mobile CPU converter application, the worst-case  
frequency variation due to the input voltage variation is in the  
order of 30%, which is usually acceptable. In the simplest  
implementation of the hysteretic converter, shown in Figure 2,  
the frequency also varies proportionally with the ESR, RE, of the  
output capacitor. Since the initial value is often poorly con-  
trolled, and the ESR of electrolytic capacitors also changes with  
temperature and age, practical ESR variations can easily lead to  
a frequency variation in the order of three to one. However, a  
modification of the hysteretic topology eliminates the depen-  
dence of the operating frequency on the ESR. In addition, the  
modification allows the optimal implementation, ADOPT, of  
Intel’s IMVP-II and IMVP-III load-line specifications. Figure 3  
shows the modified hysteretic regulator.  
C
OC, which effectively couples the ac component of the output  
voltage to the noninverting input voltage of the comparator.  
Since the comparator sees only the ac voltage across RCS, in the  
circuit in Figure 3 the dependence of the switching frequency  
on the ESR of the output capacitor is completely eliminated.  
Equation 4 presents the expression for the switching frequency.  
RCS (VIN VOUT  
)
f =  
VOUT  
(4)  
LVH  
VIN  
Multiphase Hysteretic Regulator with ADOPT  
Multiphase converters have very important advantages, includ-  
ing reduced rms current in the input filter capacitor (allowing  
the use of a smaller and less expensive device), distributed heat  
dissipation (reducing the hot spot temperature and increasing  
reliability), higher total power capability, increased equivalent  
frequency without increased switching losses (allowing the use  
of smaller equivalent inductances, and thereby shortening the  
load transient time), and reduced ripple current in the output  
capacitor (reducing the output ripple voltage and allowing the  
use of a smaller and less expensive output capacitor). Also, they  
have some disadvantages, which should be considered when  
choosing the number of phases. Those disadvantages include the  
need for more switches and output inductors than in a single-phase  
design (leading to higher cost than a single-phase solution, at  
least below a certain power level), more complex control, and  
the possibility of uneven current sharing among the phases.  
V
IN  
Q1  
L
I
L
R
V
CS  
OUT  
V
SW  
+
C
O
Q2  
C
OC  
R
R
C
R
E
V
H
D
V
REF  
Figure 3. Modified Hysteretic Regulator with ADOPT  
The implementation requires adding a resistive divider (RC  
and RD) between the reference voltage and the output, and  
connecting the tap of the divider to the noninverting input  
of the hysteretic comparator. A capacitor, COC, is placed  
across the upper member (RC) of the divider.  
The family of ADP320x controllers alleviates two of the above  
disadvantages of multiphase converters. It presents a simple and  
cost-effective control solution, and provides perfect current  
sharing among the phases. Figure 4 shows a simplified block  
diagram of a three-phase converter using the control principle  
implemented with the ADP3204, the three-phase member of  
the ADP320x family.  
It is easily shown that the output impedance of the con-  
verter can be no less than the ESR of the output capacitor.  
A straightforward derivation demonstrates that the output  
impedance of the converter in Figure 3 can be minimized to  
equal the ESR, RE, when the following two equations are  
valid (neglecting PCB trace resistance for now):  
As Figure 4 shows, in the multiphase configuration, the ripple  
current signal is multiplexed from all channels. During the on  
time of any given channel, its current is compared to the upper  
threshold of the hysteretic comparator. When the current  
reaches the upper threshold, the control FET of that channel is  
RE  
RCS  
RD  
RC  
= 1+  
(1)  
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turned off. During the common off time of all channels, their  
currents are averaged and compared to the lower threshold.  
When the averaged channel current reaches the lower threshold,  
the hysteretic comparator changes state again, and turns on the  
control FET of the next channel, as selected by the phase  
splitter logic. This control concept ensures that the peak  
currents of all channels will be the same, and therefore the  
channel currents will be perfectly balanced. The ADOPT  
compensation can be used the same way as in the single-phase  
version discussed previously.  
Since due to second-order effects, the detailed design of a  
multiphase converter with the ADP320x family is rather  
complex, a design aid using MathSoft’s MathCAD™ program  
has been developed. Please contact ADI for further information.  
PHASE 1  
L1  
I
R
L1  
CS1  
V
IN  
V
OUT  
I
PHASE 2  
L2  
R
L2  
CS2  
R
E
LOAD  
C
O
PHASE 3  
L3  
I
R
L3  
CS3  
CURRENT  
HYSTERETIC  
CORE  
COMPARATOR  
PHASE  
SENSE MUX  
SPLITTER  
CS1  
CS2  
CS3  
C
D
R
OC  
C
OUT 3  
OUT 2  
OUT 1  
R
V
REF  
Figure 4. 3-Phase Modified Hysteretic Regulator with ADOPT  
MathCAD is a trademark of MathSoft.  
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OUTLINE DIMENSIONS  
32-Lead Frame Chip Scale Package [LFCSP]  
(CP-32)  
Dimensions shown in millimeters  
5.00  
BSC SQ  
0.60 MAX  
PIN 1  
0.60 MAX  
INDICATOR  
25  
24  
32  
1
PIN 1  
INDICATOR  
0.50  
BSC  
4.75  
BSC SQ  
3.25  
3.10  
2.95  
TOP  
BOTTOM  
SQ  
VIEW  
VIEW  
0.50  
0.40  
0.30  
17  
16  
8
9
3.50  
REF  
0.70 MAX  
0.65 NOM  
12MAX  
0.05 MAX  
0.02 NOM  
1.00  
0.90  
0.80  
0.30  
0.23  
0.18  
COPLANARITY  
0.08  
0.25 REF  
SEATING  
PLANE  
COMPLIANT TO JEDEC STANDARDS MO-220-VHHD-2  
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