SC4603IMSTRT [SEMTECH]

Very Low Input, MHz Operation, High Efficiency Synchronous Buck; 极低的输入,兆赫操作,高效率同步降压
SC4603IMSTRT
型号: SC4603IMSTRT
厂家: SEMTECH CORPORATION    SEMTECH CORPORATION
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Very Low Input, MHz Operation, High Efficiency Synchronous Buck
极低的输入,兆赫操作,高效率同步降压

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SC4603  
Very Low Input, MHz Operation,  
High Efficiency Synchronous Buck  
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Description  
Features  
The SC4603 is a voltage mode step down (buck) regula-  
tor controller that provides accurate high efficiency power  
conversion from input supply range 2.25V to 5.5V. A high  
level of integration reduces external component count  
and makes it suitable for low voltage applications where  
cost, size and efficiency are critical.  
‹ BICMOS voltage mode PWM controller  
‹ 2.25V to 5.5V Input voltage range  
‹ Output voltages as low as 0.5V  
‹ Sleep mode (Icc = 10µA typ)  
‹ Lossless adjustable overcurrent protection  
‹ Combination pulse by pulse & hiccup mode current  
limit  
‹ High efficiency synchronous switching  
‹ 0% to 100% Duty cycle range  
‹ Synchronization to external clock  
‹ Asynchronous start-up  
‹ 1MHz frequency of operation  
‹ 10-Pin MSOP surface mount package  
The SC4603 drives external complementary power  
MOSFETs; P-channel on the high side and N-channel on  
the low side. The use of high side P-channel MOSFETs  
eliminates the need for an external charge pump and  
simplifies the high side gate driver. Non-overlap protec-  
tion is provided for the gate drive signals to prevent shoot  
through of the MOSFET pair. The voltage drop across the  
P-channel MOSFET during its conduction is sensed for  
lossless short circuit current limiting.  
Applications  
‹ Distributed power architecture  
‹ Servers/workstations  
A low power sleep mode can be achieved by forcing the  
SYNC/SLEEP pin below 0.8V. A synchronous mode of op-  
eration is activated as the SYNC/SLEEP pin is driven by  
an external clock. The quiescent supply current in sleep  
mode is typically lower than 10µA. A 1.7ms soft start is  
internally provided to prevent output voltage overshoot  
during start-up. A 100% maximum duty cycle allows the  
SC4603 to operate as a low dropout regulator in the  
event of a low battery condition.  
‹ Local microprocessor core power supplies  
‹ DSP and I/O power supplies  
‹ Battery powered applications  
‹ Telecommunication equipment  
‹ Data processing applications  
The SC4603 is an ideal choice for 3.3V, 5V or other low  
input supply systems. It’s available in 10 pin MSOP  
package.  
Typical Application Circuit  
R15  
Vin = 2.25V ~ 5.5V  
1
C14  
C10  
22u  
C11  
22u  
C12  
C13  
R3  
M1  
RT  
33n  
22u  
22u  
U1  
34.8k  
5
1
2
3
4
6
FS  
ISET  
PDRV  
PHASE  
NDRV  
GND  
R6  
1.0  
4.7u  
C3  
10  
7
VCC  
L1  
2.3u  
Vout = 1.5V (as low as 0.5V * ) /6A  
SYNC  
COMP  
VSENSE  
9
C9  
C1  
150p  
M2  
C7  
150u  
C4  
8
1.2n  
R1  
C2  
1n  
R5  
1.0  
22u  
R7  
14k  
SC4603  
R8  
806  
20k  
R9  
6.98k  
* External components can be modified to provide a Vout as low as 0.5V.  
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Absolute Maximum Ratings  
Exceeding the specifications below may result in permanent damage to the device, or device malfunction. Operation outside of the parameters specified  
in the Electrical Characteristics section is not implied.  
Parameter  
Symbol  
Maximum  
Units  
Supply Voltage (VCC)  
6
±0.25  
V
A
Output Drivers (PDRV, NDRV) Currents Continuous  
Inputs (VSENSE, COMP, SYNC/SLEEP, FS, ISET)  
Phase  
6
V
-0.3 to 5.5  
-2 to 6  
-40 to +85  
-65 to +150  
-55 to +150  
41.9  
V
Phase Pulse tpulse < 50ns  
V
Operating Ambient Temperature Range  
Storage Temperature Range  
TA  
TSTG  
TJ  
°C  
°C  
°C  
°C/W  
°C/W  
°C  
kV  
Junction Temperature Range  
Thermal Impedance Junction to Case  
Thermal Impedance Junction to Ambient  
Lead Temperature (Soldering) 10 Sec.  
ESD Rating (Human Body Model)  
θJC  
113.1  
θJA  
TLEAD  
ESD  
300  
2
All voltages are with respect to GND. Currents are positive into,  
Electrical Characteristics  
negative out of the specified terminal.  
Unless otherwise specified, VCC = 3.3V, RT = 21Kohm, TA = -40°C to 85°C, TA = TJ.  
Parameter  
Test Conditions  
Min  
Typ  
Max  
Unit  
Overall  
Supply Voltage  
2.25  
5.5  
15  
V
Supply Current, Sleep  
Supply Current, Operating  
VCC Turn-on Threshold  
VCC Turn-off Hysteresis  
Error Amplifier  
VSYNC/SLEEP = 0V  
10  
2
µA  
mA  
V
3
2
2.25  
100  
mV  
Internal Reference  
VCC = 3.3V, TA = 25°C  
495  
492  
500  
505  
508  
0.35  
0
mV  
mV  
VCC = 3.3V, TA = -40°C to 85°C  
VCC = 2.25V to 3.3V, TA = 25°C  
VCC = 3.3V to 5.5V, TA = 25°C  
Internal Reference Change  
-0.15  
-0.4  
0.1  
-0.2  
200  
90  
%/V  
%/V  
nA  
VSENSE Bias Current  
Open Loop Gain (1)  
VCOMP = 0.5V to 2.5V  
80 (1)  
dB  
Unity Gain Bandwidth (1)  
8
MHz  
V/µs  
Slew Rate (1)  
2.4  
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Electrical Characteristics (Cont.)  
Unless otherwise specified, VCC = 3.3V, RT = 21Kohm, TA = -40°C to 85°C, TA = TJ.  
Parameter  
Test Conditions  
Min  
Typ  
Max  
Unit  
Error Amplifier (Cont.)  
VCOMP High  
I
COMP = -5.5mA  
VCC - 0.6 VCC - 0.4  
0.35  
V
V
VCOMP Low  
I
COMP = 5.5mA  
0.525  
660  
Oscillator  
Initial Accuracy  
TA = 25°C, VSYNC/SLEEP = HIGH  
TA = 25°C, VCC = 2.25V to 5.5V  
TA = -40°C to 85°C  
540  
600  
1
kHz  
%/V  
%/°C  
MHz  
V
Voltage Stability  
Temperature Coefficient  
Synchronization Frequency  
SYNC Low Threshold  
SYNC High Threshold  
Ramp Peak to Valley (1)  
Ramp Peak Voltage (1)  
Ramp Valley Voltage (1)  
Sleep, Soft Start, Current Limit  
Sleep Threshold  
0.01  
1
0.8  
2.0  
V
1
V
1.25  
0.25  
V
V
Measured at VSYNC/SLEEP  
LOGIC LOW  
0.8  
-57  
V
V
Measured at VSYNC/SLEEP  
LOGIC HIGH  
2.0  
-43  
Sleep Input Bias Current (2)  
Soft Start Time (1)  
Current Limit Threshold (2)  
VSYNC/SLEEP = 0V  
FSW = 600kHz  
-50  
1.7  
nA  
ms  
Bias Current, TJ = 25°C  
Temperature Coefficient  
-50  
µA  
+0.3  
150  
%/°C  
ns  
Current Limit Blank Time(1)  
N-Channel and P-Channel Driver Outputs  
Pull Up Resistance (PDRV) (2)  
Pull Down Resistance (PDRV) (2)  
Pull Up Resistance (NDRV) (1)  
Pull Down Resistance (NDRV) (2)  
PDRV Output Rise Time (2)  
Vcc = 3.3V, IOUT = -100mA (source)  
3.4  
3
ohms  
ohms  
ohms  
ohms  
ns  
Vcc = 3.3V, IOUT = 100mA (sink)  
Vcc = 3.3V, IOUT = -100mA (source)  
Vcc = 3.3V, IOUT = 100mA (sink)  
Vgs = 3.3V, COUT = 1.0nF  
3.4  
1.5  
8
PDRV Output Fall Time (2)  
Vgs = 3.3V, COUT = 1.0nF  
7
ns  
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Electrical Characteristics (Cont.)  
Unless otherwise specified, VCC = 3.3V, RT = 21Kohm, TA = -40°C to 85°C, TA = TJ.  
Parameter  
Test Conditions  
Min  
Typ  
Max  
Unit  
N-channel and P-Channel Driver Outputs (Cont.)  
NDRV Output Rise Time (1)  
NDRV Output Fall Time (2)  
Vgs = 3.3V, CCOMP = 1nF  
Vgs = 3.3V, CCOMP = 1nF  
8
3
ns  
ns  
Deadtime Delay  
adaptive  
(PDRV high to NDRV high) (3)  
Deadtime Delay  
30  
50  
ns  
(NDRV low to PDRV low) (1)  
Notes:  
(1). Guaranteed by design.  
(2). Guaranteed by characterization.  
(3). Dead time delay from PDRV high to NDRV high is adaptive. As the phase node voltage drops below 600mV due to PDRV  
high, NDRV will start to turn high.  
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Pin Configuration  
Ordering Information  
Part Number(1)  
SC4603IMSTRT(2)  
Notes:  
Device  
MSOP-10  
Top View  
(1) Only available in tape and reel packaging. A reel  
contains 2500 devices.  
(2) Lead free product.  
(10 Pin MSOP)  
Pin Descriptions  
VCC: Positive supply rail for the IC. Bypass this pin to PHASE, ISET: PHASE input is connected to the junction  
GND with a 0.1 to 4.7µF low ESL/ESR ceramic capaci- between the two external power MOSFET transistors. The  
tor.  
voltage drop across the upper P-channel device is moni-  
tored by PHASE and ISET during PFET conduction and  
GND: All voltages are measured with respect to this pin. forms the current limit comparator and logic that sets  
All bypass and timing capacitors connected to GND should the PWM latch and terminates the PFET output pulse  
have leads as short and direct as possible.  
once excessive voltage drop across the PFET is detected.  
The controller stops switching and goes through a soft  
FS: An external resistor connected with FS pin sets the start sequence once the converter output voltage drops  
clock frequency.  
below 70% its nominal voltage. This prevents excess  
power dissipation in the PMOSFET during a short circuit.  
SYNC/SLEEP: The oscillator frequency of SC4603 is The current limit threshold is set by the external resistor  
set by FS when SYNC/SLEEP is pulled and held above between VCC and ISET. The internal 50µA current source  
2V. Its synchronous mode operation is activated as the has a positive temperature coefficient that can compen-  
SYNC/SLEEP is driven by an external clock. The oscilla- sate PMOSFET Rdson variation due to its junction tem-  
tor and PWM are designed to provide practical operation perature change.  
to 1MHz when synchronized. Sleep mode is invoked if  
SYNC/SLEEP is pulled and held below 0.8V which can be PDRV, NDRV: The PWM circuitry provides complemen-  
accomplished by an external gate or transistor. The tary drive signals to the output stages. The Cross con-  
Sleepmode supply current is 10µA typical.  
duction of the external MOSFETs is prevented by moni-  
toring the voltage on the P-channel and N-channel driver  
VSENSE: This pin is the inverting input of the voltage pins in conjunction with a time delay optimized for FET  
amplifier and serves as the output voltage feedback point turn-off characteristics.  
for the Buck converter. It senses the output voltage through  
an external divider.  
COMP: This is the output of the voltage amplifier. The  
voltage at this output is connected to the inverting input  
of the PWM comparator. A lead-lag network around the  
voltage amplifier compensates for the two pole LC filter  
characteristic inherent to voltage mode control and is  
required in order to optimize the dynamic performance  
of the voltage mode control loop.  
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Typical Characteristics  
Oscillator Internal Accuracy  
Oscillator Internal Accuracy  
vs  
vs  
Input Voltage  
Temperature  
602.0  
600.0  
598.0  
596.0  
594.0  
592.0  
600  
595  
590  
585  
580  
Vcc = 3.3V  
TA = 25°C  
2.5  
2
3
3.5  
4
4.5  
5
5
5
5.5  
5.5  
5.5  
-40  
-20  
0
20  
40  
60  
80  
Vcc (V)  
Temperature (°C)  
Sense Voltage  
vs  
Temperature  
Sense Voltage  
vs  
Input Voltage  
501.0  
500.5  
500.0  
499.5  
499.0  
498.5  
501.0  
500.5  
500.0  
499.5  
499.0  
498.5  
498.0  
497.5  
Vcc = 3.3V  
A
T
= 25°C  
-40  
-20  
0
20  
40  
60  
80  
2
2.5  
3
3.5  
4
4.5  
Temperature (°C)  
Vcc (V)  
Current Limit Bias Current  
Current Limit Bias Current  
vs  
vs  
Input Voltage  
Temperature  
53  
52  
52  
51  
51  
50  
60  
58  
56  
54  
52  
50  
48  
46  
44  
42  
40  
38  
Vcc = 3.3V  
A
T
= 25°C  
2
2.5  
3
3.5  
Vcc (V)  
4
4.5  
-40  
-20  
0
20  
40  
60  
80  
Temperature (°C)  
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Block Diagram  
Applications Information  
Enable  
126 108  
fS =  
RT  
Pulling and holding the SYNC/SLEEP pin below 0.8V ini-  
tializes the SLEEP mode of the SC4603 with its typical  
SLEEP mode supply current of 10uA. During the SLEEP  
mode, the high side and low side MOSFETs are turned  
off and the internal soft start voltage is held low.  
An external clock connected to the SYNC/SLEEP acti-  
vates its synchronous mode and the frequency of the  
clock can be up to 1MHz.  
Oscillator  
UVLO  
The oscillator uses an external resistor to set the oscilla-  
tion frequency when the SYNC/SLEEP pin is pulled and  
held above 2V. The ramp waveform is a triangle at the  
PWM frequency with a peak voltage of 1.25V and a val-  
ley voltage of 0.25V. A 100% maximum duty cycle allows  
the SC4603 to operate as a low dropout regulator in the  
event of a low battery condition. The resistor tolerance  
adds to the accuracy of the oscillator frequency. The ex-  
ternal resistor connected to the FS pin, as shown below  
determines the approximate operating frequency:  
When the SYNC/SLEEP pin is pulled and held above 2V,  
the voltage on the VCC pin determines the operation of  
the SC4603. As VCC increases during start up, the UVLO  
block senses VCC and keeps the high side and low side  
MOSFETs off and the internal soft start voltage low until  
VCC reaches 2.25V. If no faults are present, the SC4603  
will initiate a soft start when VCC exceeds 2.25V. A  
hysteresis (100mV) in the UVLO comparator provides  
noise immunity during its start up.  
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Soft Start  
IMAX and the internal 50µA pull down current available on  
the ISET pin based on the following expression:  
The soft start function is required for step down control-  
lers to prevent excess inrush current through the DC bus  
during start up. Generally this can be done by sourcing a  
controlled current into a timing capacitor and then using  
the voltage across this capacitor to slowly ramp up the  
error amp reference. The closed loop creates narrow  
width driver pulses while the output voltage is low and  
allows these pulses to increase to their steady state duty  
cycle as the output voltage reaches its regulated value.  
With this, the inrush current from the input side is con-  
trolled. The duration of the soft start in the SC4603 is  
controlled by an internal timing circuit which is used dur-  
ing start up and over current to set the hiccup time. The  
soft start time can be calculated by:  
IMAX RDS(ON)  
RSET  
=
50µA  
Kelvin sensing connections should be used at the drain  
and source of P-MOSFET.  
The RDS(ON) sensing used in the SC4603 has an addi-  
tional feature that enhances the performance of the over  
current protection. Because the RDS(ON) has a positive  
temperature coefficient, the 50µA current source has a  
positive coefficient of about 0.3%/C° providing first or-  
der correction for current sensing vs temperature. This  
compensation depends on the high amount of thermal  
transferring that typically exists between the high side P-  
MOSFET and the SC4603 due to the compact layout of  
the power supply.  
1020  
=
TSOFT _START  
fS  
When the converter detects an over current condition  
(I > IMAX) as shown in Figure 1, the first action the SC4603  
takes is to enter cycle by cycle protection mode (Point B  
to Point C), which responds to minor over current cases.  
Then the output voltage is monitored. If the over current  
and low output voltage (set at 70% of nominal output  
voltage) occur at the same time, the Hiccup mode op-  
eration (Point C to Point D) of the SC4603 is invoked  
and the internal soft start capacitor is discharged. This is  
like a typical soft start cycle.  
As can be seen here, the soft start time is switching  
frequency dependant. For example, if fs = 600kHz,  
TSOFT  
TSOFT  
_
= 1020/600k = 1.7ms. But if fs = 1MHz,  
_
START = 1020/1M = 1.02ms.  
START  
The SC4603 implements its soft start by ramping up the  
error amplifier reference voltage providing a controlled  
slew rate of the output voltage, then preventing over-  
shoot and limiting inrush current during its start up.  
Over Current Protection  
A
Over current protection for the SC4603 is implemented  
by detecting the voltage drop of the high side P-MOSFET  
during conduction, also known as high side RDS(ON) detec-  
tion. This loss-less detection eliminates the sense resis-  
tor and its loss. The overall efficiency is improved and  
the number of components and cost of the converter  
are reduced. RDS(ON) sensing is by default inaccurate and  
is mainly used to protect the power supply during a fault  
case. The over current trigger point will vary from unit to  
unit as the RDS(ON) of P-MOSFET varies. Even for the same  
unit, the over current trigger point will vary as the junc-  
tion temperature of P-MOSFET varies. The SC4603 pro-  
vides a built-in 50µA current source, which is combined  
with RSET (connected between VCC and ISET) to determine  
the current limit threshold. The value of RSET can be prop-  
erly selected according to the desired current limit point  
B
VOnom  
V  
0.7  
C
Onom  
VO  
IMA  
D
IO  
Figure 1. Over current protection characteristic of  
SC4603  
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Power MOSFET Drivers  
ripple current to be within 15% to 30% of the maximum  
output current.  
The inductor value can be determined according to its  
operating point and the switching frequency as follows:  
The SC4603 has two drivers for external complemen-  
tary power MOSFETs. The driver block consists of one  
high side P-MOSFET driver, PDRV, and one low side N-  
MOSFET driver, NDRV, which are optimized for driving  
external power MOSFETs in a synchronous buck con-  
verter. The output drivers also have gate drive non-over-  
lap mechanism that gives a dead time between PDRV  
and NDRV transitions to avoid potential shoot through  
problems in the external MOSFETs. By using the proper  
design and the appropriate MOSFETs, a 6A converter can  
be achieved. As shown in Figure 2, td1, the delay from  
the P-MOSFET off to the N-MOSFET on is adaptive by  
detecting the voltage of the phase node. td2, the delay  
from the N-MOSFET off to the P-MOSFET on is fixed, is  
50ns for the SC4603. This control scheme guarantees  
avoiding the cross conduction or shoot through between  
two MOSFETs and minimizes the conduction loss in the  
bottom diode for high efficiency applications.  
Vout (V Vout  
)
in  
L =  
V
fs I IOMAX  
in  
Where:  
fs = switching frequency and  
I = ratio of the peak to peak inductor current to the  
maximum output load current.  
The peak to peak inductor current is:  
Ipp = ∆IIOMAX  
After the required inductor value is selected, the proper  
selection of the core material is based on the peak in-  
ductor current and efficiency requirements. The core  
must be able to handle the peak inductor current IPEAK  
without saturation and produce low core loss during the  
high frequency operation.  
Ipp  
2
PMOSFET Gate Drive  
NMOSFET Gate Drive  
IPEAK = IOMAX  
+
The power loss for the inductor includes its core loss and  
copper loss. If possible, the winding resistance should  
be minimized to reduce inductor’s copper loss. The core  
loss can be found in the manufacturer’s datasheet. The  
inductor’s copper loss can be estimated as follows:  
Ground  
Phase node  
td2  
td1  
PCOPPER = I2  
RWINDING  
LRMS  
Figure 2. Timing Waveforms for Gate Drives and Phase Node  
Where:  
ILRMS is the RMS current in the inductor. This current can  
be calculated as follows:  
Inductor Selection  
The factors for selecting the inductor include its cost,  
efficiency, size and EMI. For a typical SC4603 applica-  
tion, the inductor selection is mainly based on its value,  
saturation current and DC resistance. Increasing the in-  
ductor value will decrease the ripple level of the output  
voltage while the output transient response will be de-  
graded. Low value inductors offer small size and fast tran-  
sient responses while they cause large ripple currents,  
poor efficiencies and more output capacitance to smooth  
out the large ripple currents. The inductor should be able  
to handle the peak current without saturating and its  
copper resistance in the winding should be as low as  
possible to minimize its resistive power loss. A good trade-  
off among its size, loss and cost is to set the inductor  
1
3
ILRMS = IOMAX 1+  
I2  
Output Capacitor Selection  
Basically there are two major factors to consider in se-  
lecting the type and quantity of the output capacitors.  
The first one is the required ESR (Equivalent Series Re-  
sistance) which should be low enough to reduce the volt-  
age deviation from its nominal one during its load changes.  
The second one is the required capacitance, which should  
be high enough to hold up the output voltage. Before the  
SC4603 regulates the inductor current to a new value  
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during a load transient, the output capacitor delivers all  
the additional current needed by the load. The ESR and  
ESL of the output capacitor, the loop parasitic inductance  
between the output capacitor and the load combined  
with inductor ripple current are all major contributors to  
the output voltage ripple. Surface mount speciality poly-  
mer aluminum electrolytic chip capacitors in UE series  
from Panasonic provide low ESR and reduce the total  
capacitance required for a fast transient response.  
POSCAP from Sanyo is a solid electrolytic chip capacitor  
which has a low ESR and good performance for high fre-  
quency with a low profile and high capacitance. Above  
mentioned capacitors are recommended to use in  
SC4603 applications.  
Because the input capacitor is exposed to the large surge  
current, attention is needed for the input capacitor. If  
tantalum capacitors are used at the input side of the  
converter, one needs to ensure that the RMS and surge  
ratings are not exceeded. For generic tantalum capaci-  
tors, it is wise to derate their voltage ratings at a ratio of  
2 to protect these input capacitors.  
Power MOSFET Selection  
The SC4603 can drive a P-MOSFET at the high side and  
an N-MOSFET synchronous rectifier at the low side. The  
use of the high side P-MOSFET eliminates the need for  
an external charge pump and simplifies the high side gate  
driver circuit.  
Input Capacitor Selection  
For the top MOSFET, its total power loss includes its con-  
duction loss, switching loss, gate charge loss, output ca-  
pacitance loss and the loss related to the reverse  
recovery of the bottom diode, shown as follows:  
The input capacitor selection is based on its ripple cur-  
rent level, required capacitance and voltage rating. This  
capacitor must be able to provide the ripple current by  
the switching actions. For the continuous conduction  
mode, the RMS value of the input capacitor can be cal-  
culated from:  
ITOP _PEAK V fs  
I
PTOP _TOTAL = I2  
RTOP_ON  
+
TOP _RMS  
V
GATE RG  
(QGD + QGS2 ) + QGT VGATE fs + (QOSS + Qrr ) V fs  
I
Vout (V Vout  
)
in  
ICIN  
= IOMAX  
(RMS)  
2
V
in  
Where:  
RG = gate drive resistor,  
QGD = the gate to drain charge of the top MOSFET,  
QGS2 = the gate to source charge of the top MOSFET,  
QGT = the total gate charge of the top MOSFET,  
QOSS = the output charge of the top MOSFET, and  
Qrr = the reverse recovery charge of the bottom diode.  
This current gives the capacitor’s power loss as follows:  
PCIN = I2  
RCIN(ESR)  
CIN(RMS)  
This capacitor’s RMS loss can be a significant part of the  
total loss in the converter and reduce the overall  
converter efficiency. The input ripple voltage mainly de-  
pends on the input capacitor’s ESR and its capacitance  
for a given load, input voltage and output voltage. As-  
suming that the input current of the converter is con-  
stant, the required input capacitance for a given voltage  
ripple can be calculated by:  
For the top MOSFET, it experiences high current and high  
voltage overlap during each on/off transition. But for the  
bottom MOSFET, its switching voltage is the bottom  
diode’s forward drop during its on/off transition. So the  
switching loss for the bottom MOSFET is negligible. Its  
total power loss can be determined by:  
PBOT _TOTAL = I2  
RBOT _ON + QGB VGATE fs +ID _AVG VF  
D (1D)  
fs (V IOMAX RCIN  
BOT _RMS  
CIN = IOMAX  
)
I
(ESR)  
Where:  
Where:  
D = VO/VI , duty ratio and  
QGB = the total gate charge of the bottom MOSFET and  
VF = the forward voltage drop of the bottom diode.  
VI = the given input voltage ripple.  
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For example, if  
VCC = 2.25V,  
the reference voltage,  
Internal Reference  
For a low voltage and high output current application such  
as the 3.3V/1.5V@6A case, the conduction loss is often  
dominant and selecting low RDS(ON) MOSFETs will notice-  
ably improve the efficiency of the converter even though  
they give higher switching losses.  
VREF @2.25V =  
Vref @3.3V  
100  
+
V
@ 3.3V  
REF  
The gate charge loss portion of the top/bottom MOSFET’s  
total power loss is derived from the SC4603. This gate  
charge loss is based on certain operating conditions  
(fs, VGATE, and IO).  
@2.25V VCC 3.3V =  
Change  
500  
500 +  
0.12.25 3.3 = 500.5(mV)  
100  
The thermal estimations have to be done for both  
MOSFETs to make sure that their junction temperatures  
do not exceed their thermal ratings according to their  
total power losses PTOTAL, ambient temperature TA and their  
5
1
2
3
4
6
FS  
ISET  
PDRV  
PHASE  
NDRV  
GND  
10  
7
VCC  
L1  
Vout  
SYNC  
COMP  
VSENSE  
9
C9  
8
thermal resistances RθJA as follows:  
C2  
C4  
R
C1  
R7  
SC4603  
R8  
R1  
PTOTAL  
TJ(max) < TA +  
RθJA  
R9  
Loop Compensation Design:  
For a DC/DC converter, it is usually required that the Figure 3. Compensation network provides 3 poles and  
converter has a loop gain of a high cross-over frequency 2 zeros.  
for fast load response, high DC and low frequency gain  
for low steady state error, and enough phase margin for For voltage mode step down applications as shown in  
its operating stability. Often one can not have all these Figure 3, the power stage transfer function is:  
properties at the same time. The purpose of the loop  
s
compensation is to arrange the poles and zeros of the  
compensation network to meet the requirements for a  
specific application.  
1+  
1
RC C4  
1+ s + s2L1C4  
GVD(s) = V  
IN  
L1  
R
The SC4603 has an internal error amplifier and requires  
the compensation network to connect among the COMP Where:  
pin and VSENSE pin, GND, and the output as shown in R = load resistance and  
Figure 3. The compensation network includes C1, C2, RC = C4’s ESR.  
R1, R7, R8 and C9. R9 is used to program the output  
voltage according to:  
The compensation network will have the characteristic  
as follows:  
R7  
R9  
s
ωZ1  
s
s
ωZ2  
s
VOUT = 0.5 (1+  
)
1+  
1+  
1+  
1+  
ωI  
GCOMP (s) =  
s
As indicated in Internal Reference Change section, the  
internal reference voltage (measured at VSENSE pin)  
changes slightly if the input voltage of the SC4603 is  
away from 3.3V.  
ωP1  
ωP2  
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Where  
The compensated loop gain will be as given in Figure 4:  
1
ωI =  
T
ω
Z1  
R7 (C1 + C2 )  
Loop gain T(s)  
-20dB/dec  
o
ω
ω
Z2  
Gd  
1
c
ω
ωZ1  
=
0dB  
R1 C2  
p1  
ω
ωp2  
1
ωZ2  
=
(R7 + R8 ) C9  
C1 + C2  
=
Power stage GVD(s)  
ω
ESR  
-40dB/dec  
ωP1  
R1 C1 C2  
1
=
ωP2  
R8 C9  
Figure 4. Asymptotic diagrams of power stage and its  
loop gain.  
After the compensation, the converter will have the  
following loop gain:  
Layout Guidelines  
T(s) = GPWM GCOMP(s) GVD(s) =  
s
In order to achieve optimal electrical, thermal and noise  
performance for high frequency converters, special at-  
tention must be paid to the PCB layouts. The goal of lay-  
out optimization is to identify the high di/dt loops and  
minimize them. The following guideline should be used to  
ensure proper functions of the converters.  
1+  
1
s
ωZ1  
s
s
ωZ2  
s
1
ωI V 1+  
1+  
1+  
IN  
VM  
RC C4  
1+ s + s2LC  
L
R
s
1+  
ωP1  
ωP2  
Where:  
GPWM = PWM gain and  
1. A ground plane is recommended to minimize noises  
and copper losses, and maximize heat dissipation.  
2. Start the PCB layout by placing the power compo-  
nents first. Arrange the power circuit to achieve a  
clean power flow route. Put all the connections on  
one side of the PCB with wide copper filled areas if  
possible.  
3. The VCC bypass capacitor should be placed next to  
the VCC and GND pins.  
4. The trace connecting the feedback resistors to the  
output should be short, direct and far away from the  
noise sources such as switching node and switching  
components.  
5. Minimize the traces between PDRV/NDRV and the  
gates of the MOSFETs to reduce their impedance to  
drive the MOSFETs.  
6. Minimize the loop including input capacitors, top/bot-  
tom MOSFETs. This loop passes high di/dt current.  
Make sure the trace width is wide enough to reduce  
copper losses in this loop.  
VM = 1.0V, ramp peak to valley voltage of SC4603.  
The design guidelines for the SC4603 applications are  
as following:  
1. Set the loop gain crossover corner frequency  
ωC for given switching corner frequency  
ωS =2 πfs,  
2. Place an integrator at the origin to increase DC  
and low frequency gains.  
3. Select ωZ1 and ωZ2 such that they are placed  
near ωO to damp the peaking and the loop gain  
has a -20dB/dec rate to go across the 0dB  
line for obtaining a wide bandwidth.  
4. Cancel the zero from C4’s ESR by a compensa-  
tor pole ωP1 (ωP1 = ωESR = 1/( RCC4)),  
5. Place a high frequency compensator pole ωp2  
(ωp2 = πpfs) to get the maximum attenuation of  
the switching ripple and high frequency noise  
with the adequate phase lag at ωC.  
7. ISET and PHASE connections to P-MOSFET for cur-  
rent sensing must use Kelvin connections.  
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Layout Guidelines (Cont.)  
8. Maximize the trace width of the loop connecting the  
inductor, bottom MOSFET and the output capacitors.  
9. Connect the ground of the feedback divider and the  
compensation components directly to the GND pin  
of the SC4603 by using a separate ground trace.  
Then connect this pin to the ground of the output  
capacitor as close as possible.  
Design Example 1: 3.3V to 1.5V @ 5A application with  
SC4603 (NH020 footprint).  
R15  
1
Vin = 3.3V  
R3  
C14  
33n  
C10  
22u  
C11  
22u  
M1  
U1  
FS  
RT 21k  
4.7u  
5
1
2
3
4
6
ISET  
PDRV  
R6  
1.0  
C3  
10  
7
VCC  
L1  
1.1u  
R2  
Vo = 1.5V/5A  
SYNC/SLEEPPHASE  
3.32k  
9
COMP  
NDRV  
GND  
C9  
820p  
C1  
150p  
C2  
M2  
C7  
150u  
C4  
8
VSENSE  
R1  
R5  
22u  
R7  
13k  
SC4603  
R8  
604  
20k  
820p  
1.0  
R9  
6.49k  
Figure 5. Schematic for 3.3V/1.5V @ 5A application  
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Item  
1
Qty  
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Reference  
Value  
Part No./Manufacturer  
C1  
C2  
C3  
C7  
C9  
150pF  
820pF  
4.7uF  
2
3
4
150uF  
820pF  
22uF, 1210  
33nF  
Panasonic. P/N: 6.3V, SP  
5
6
C10,C11,C4  
C14  
L1  
TDK P/N: C3225X5R0J226M  
7
8
1.1uH  
9
M1  
MOSFET P, S0-8  
Fairchild P/N: FDS 6375  
Fairchild P/N: FDS 6680A  
10  
11  
12  
13  
14  
15  
16  
17  
18  
19  
20  
M2  
MOSFET N, S0-8  
RT  
21k  
R1  
20k  
R2  
3.32k  
13k  
R7  
R8  
604  
R5,R6  
R15  
R3  
1
1
2.94k  
6.49k  
SC4603  
R9  
U1  
Semtech P/N: SC4603IMSTRT  
Key components:  
U1: SC4603, Semtech  
M1: FDS 6375, SO-8, Fairchild  
M2: FDS 6680A, SO-8, Fairchild  
L1: SMT power inductor, 1.1uH ETQP6F1R1H, Panasonic.  
Unless specified, all resistors and capacitors are in SMD 0603 package.  
Resistors are +/-1% and all capacitors are +/-20%  
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Top  
Bottom  
Top  
Bottom  
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Land Pattern - MSOP-10  
Contact Information  
Semtech Corporation  
Power Management Products Division  
200 Flynn Road, Camarillo, CA 93012  
Phone: (805)498-2111 FAX (805)498-3804  
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