TPSM863252, TPSM863257
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7.3 Feature Description
7.3.1 PWM Operation and D-CAP3™ Control Mode
The main control loop of the buck is an adaptive on-time pulse width modulation (PWM) controller that supports
a proprietary D-CAP3 control mode. The D-CAP3 control mode combines adaptive on-time control with an
internal compensation circuit for pseudo-fixed frequency and low external component count configuration with
both low-ESR and ceramic output capacitors. The device is stable even with virtually no ripple at the output. The
TPSM86325x also includes an error amplifier that makes the output voltage very accurate.
At the beginning of each cycle, the high-side MOSFET is turned on. This MOSFET is turned off after an internal
one-shot timer expires. This one-shot duration is set proportional to the output voltage, VOUT, and is inversely
proportional to the converter input voltage, VIN, to maintain a pseudo-fixed frequency over the input voltage
range, hence, it is called adaptive on-time control. The one-shot timer is reset and the high-side MOSFET is
turned on again when the feedback voltage falls below the reference voltage. An internal ripple generation circuit
is added to reference voltage to emulate the output ripple, enabling the use of very low-ESR output capacitors
such as multi-layered ceramic caps (MLCC). No external current sense network or loop compensation is
required for D-CAP3 control mode.
7.3.2 Eco-mode Control
The TPSM86325x is designed with advanced Eco-mode to maintain high light load efficiency. As the output
current decreases from heavy load condition, the inductor current is also reduced and eventually comes to a
point that its rippled valley touches zero level, which is the boundary between continuous conduction and
discontinuous conduction mode. The rectifying MOSFET is turned off when the zero inductor current is detected.
As the load current further decreases, the converter runs into discontinuous conduction mode. The on time is
kept almost the same as it was in continuous conduction mode so that it takes longer time to discharge the
output capacitor with smaller load current to the level of the reference voltage. This event makes the switching
frequency lower, proportional to the load current, and keeps the light load efficiency high. Use the below
equation to calculate the transition point to the light load operation IOUT(LL) current. The typical inductance is 1
uH.
(V - VOUT ) ì VOUT
1
IN
IOUT(LL)
=
ì
2 ì L ì fSW
V
IN
(1)
7.3.3 Soft Start and Prebiased Soft Start
The TPSM86325x has an internal fixed 1.6-ms soft-start time. The EN default status is low. When the EN pin
becomes high, the internal soft-start function begins ramping up the reference voltage to the PWM comparator.
If the output capacitor is prebiased at start-up, the devices initiate switching and start ramping up only after the
internal reference voltage becomes higher than the feedback voltage, VFB. This scheme makes sure that the
converter ramps up smoothly into the regulation point.
7.3.4 Overvoltage Protection
The TPSM86325x has the overvoltage protection feature. When the output voltage becomes higher than the
OVP threshold, the OVP is triggered with a 24-μs deglitch time. Both the high-side MOSFET and the low-side
MOSFET drivers are turned off. When the overvoltage condition is removed, the device returns to switching.
7.3.5 Frequency
TPSM86325x default frequency is about 1.2 MHz. When output voltage is higher than 3.6 V and the ration of
output voltage to input voltage < 0.62 (the hysteresis is 0.04), frequency changes to 2 MHz to decrease output
voltage ripple. A summary is as below table.
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English Data Sheet: SLUSF51