5A, 36V, 500Khz Step-Down Converter: General Description Features
5A, 36V, 500Khz Step-Down Converter: General Description Features
VIN 7 1
VIN BOOT
5.5V to 36V CIN CBOOT
4.7µF/ RT8279
10nF L1
Chip Enable 50V x 2
5 EN SW 8 VOUT
Open = Automatic D1
B550A CFF R1
Startup COUT
22µF x 2
6, 9 (Exposed Pad)
GND FB 4
R2
VIN
Current Sense
Ramp Amplifier -
Generator +
BOOT
Oscillator
EN Regulator S
500kHz
Q Driver
+
R
-
Reference Error PWM SW
+ Amplifier Comparator
FB -
12k Bootstrap
30pF Control
400k
GND
13pF
Electrical Characteristics
(VIN = 12V, TA = 25°C unless otherwise specified)
Parameter Symbol Test Conditions Min Typ Max Unit
Reference Voltage VREF 5.5V ≤ VIN ≤ 36V 1.202 1.222 1.239 V
High Side Switch-On Resistance RDS(ON)1 -- 110 160 mΩ
Low Side Switch-On Resistance RDS(ON)2 -- 10 15 Ω
High Side Switch Leakage VEN = 0V, VSW = 0V -- -- 10 μA
Current Limit ILIM Duty = 90%, VBOOT−SW = 4.8V 6 7.5 9 A
Oscillator Frequency fOSC 425 500 575 kHz
Short Circuit Frequency VFB = 0V -- 150 -- kHz
Maximum Duty Cycle DMAX VFB = 0.8V 85 90 95 %
Minimum On-Time tON -- 100 150 ns
Under Voltage Lockout Threshold
3.8 4.2 4.5 V
Rising
Under Voltage Lockout Threshold
-- 315 -- mV
Hysteresis
EN Threshold Logic-High VIH EN_hys = 350mV 1.4 -- --
V
Voltage Logic-Low VIL -- -- 0.4
Enable Pull Up Current -- 1 -- μA
Shutdown Current ISHDN VEN = 0V -- 25 45 μA
Quiescent Current IQ VEN = 2V, VFB = 1.5V -- 0.6 1 mA
Soft-Start Period CSS = 0.1μF 3 5 8.2 ms
Thermal Shutdown TSD -- 150 -- °C
60 1.222
50
40 1.218
30
20 1.214
10
VOUT = 5V VOUT = 5V, IOUT = 0A
0 1.210
0 1 2 3 4 5 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36
Output Current (A) Input Voltage (V)
1.228 5.004
5.000
1.226
Reference Voltage (V)
530 530
520 520
Frequency (kHz)
Frequency (kHz)
510 510
500 500
490 490
480 480
11 50
40
9
30
8
20
7
6 10
0.8 VOUT
(200mV/Div)
0.7
0.6
0.5 VIN = 36V
VIN = 24V
0.4 VIN = 12V
0.3
0.2 IOUT
0.1 (2A/Div)
VIN = 12V, VOUT = 5V, IOUT = 0.2A to 5A
0
-50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 Time (100μs/Div)
Temperature (°C)
VOUT VOUT
(200mV/Div) (10mV/Div)
VSW
(10V/Div)
IOUT IL
(2A/Div) (5A/Div)
VIN = 12V, VOUT = 5V, IOUT = 2.5A to 5A VIN = 12V, VOUT = 5V, IOUT = 5A
VEN VEN
(5V/Div) (5V/Div)
VOUT VOUT
(5V/Div) (5V/Div)
IL IL
(5A/Div) (5A/Div)
VIN = 12V, VOUT = 5V, IOUT = 5A VIN = 12V, VOUT = 5V, IOUT = 5A
RBOOT*
VIN 7 1
VIN BOOT
5.5V to 32V CIN CBOOT L
REN* 4.7µF x 2 RT8279
10nF 10µH VOUT
SW 8
5 EN 5V/5A
RS* D
CEN* B550C R1 COUT
CS* 10k
47µFx2
6, 9 (Exposed Pad)
GND FB 4 (POSCAP)
R2
3.16k
* : Optional
Thermal Considerations
For continuous operation, do not exceed the maximum P D(MAX) = (125°C − 25°C) / (75°C/W) = 1.333W
operation junction temperature. The maximum power (min.copper area PCB layout)
dissipation depends on the thermal resistance of IC PD(MAX) = (125°C − 25°C) / (49°C/W) = 2.04W (70mm2
package, PCB layout, the rate of surroundings airflow and copper area PCB layout)
temperature difference between junction to ambient. The
The thermal resistance θJA of SOP-8 (Exposed Pad) is
maximum power dissipation can be calculated by following
determined by the package architecture design and the
formula :
PCB layout design. However, the package architecture
PD(MAX) = (TJ(MAX) − TA ) / θJA design had been designed. If possible, it's useful to
Where T J(MAX) is the maximum operation junction increase thermal performance by the PCB layout copper
temperature , TA is the ambient temperature and the θJA is design. The thermal resistance θJA can be decreased by
the junction to ambient thermal resistance. adding copper area under the exposed pad of SOP-8
(Exposed Pad) package.
For recommended operating conditions specification of
RT8279, the maximum junction temperature is 125°C. The As shown in Figure 4, the amount of copper area to which
junction to ambient thermal resistance θJA is layout the SOP-8 (Exposed Pad) is mounted affects thermal
dependent. For PSOP-8 package, the thermal resistance performance. When mounted to the standard
θJA is 75°C/W on the standard JEDEC 51-7 four-layers SOP-8 (Exposed Pad) pad (Figure 4a), θJA is 75°C/W.
thermal test board. The maximum power dissipation at Adding copper area of pad under the SOP-8 (Exposed
TA = 25°C can be calculated by following formula : Pad) (Figure 4.b) reduces the θJA to 64°C/W. Even further,
increasing the copper area of pad to 70mm2 (Figure 4.e)
reduces the θJA to 49°C/W.
reference.
SW VOUT COUT
CBOOT COUT
L1
D1
BOOT 8 SW
NC 2 7 VIN
GND CIN
VOUT NC 3 6 GND
R1 9
CIN
FB 4 5 EN
R2 Input capacitor should be
placed as close to the IC
The feedback components as possible.
should be connected as close
to the device as possible. GND
Figure 6. PCB Layout Guide
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