SP6137HV Datasheet, PDF (4/13 Pages) Sipex Corporation – Dual Supply Synchronous Buck Controller

FUNCTIONAL DIAGRAM
5 COMP
100% Protection Logic
VCC
PWM LOOP
PULSES CLR
COUNT 20
CLOCK
CLK
FAULT
VFB
VCC
Gm ERROR AMPLIFIER
VFBINT
VCC
VPOS ^Gm
FAULT
10 µA
SS 7
SOFTSTART INPUT
POS REF
FAULT
FAULT
RESET
DOMINANT
R
Q
S
QPWM
RAMP = 1.1V
0.4 V
900 kHZ
CLK
CLOCK PULSE GENERATOR
V_CC 1
REFERENCE
CORE
0.8V
REF OK
1.7 V
SS
1.7 V
ASYNC. STARTUP
COMPARATOR
SYNCHRONOUS
DRIVER
GL HOLD OFF
10 BST
9 GH
8 SWN
2 GL
3 GND
145 ˚C ON
135 ˚C OFF
THERMAL
SHUTDOWN
VPOS
VFBINT
0.25 V
+-
SHORT CIRCUIT
DETECTION
+
-
SET
DOMINANT
S
Q
R
HICCUP FAULT
REF OK
VCC
+
4.25 V ON
4.05 V OFF -
VCC UVLO
POWER FAULT
FAULT
+
2.50 VON
2.20 V OFF
-
VIN UVLO
CLK
COUNTER _{200ms Delay}
6
UVIN
CLR
REF OK
THERMAL AND SHORT CIRCUIT PROTECTION
UVLO COMPARATORS
THEORY OF OPERATION
General Overview
The SP6137HV is a fixed frequency, voltage
mode, synchronous PWM controller optimized
for high efficiency. The part has been designed
to be especially attractive for split plane applica-
tions utilizing 5V to power the controller and 3V
to 12V for step down conversion.
The heart of the SP6137HV is a wide bandwidth
transconductance amplifier designed to accom-
modate Type II and Type III compensation
schemes. A precision 0.8V reference present on
the positive terminal of the error amplifier per-
mits the programming of the output voltage
down to 0.8V via the V_FB pin. The output of the
error amplifier, COMP, compared to a 1.1V
peak-to-peak ramp is responsible for trailing
edge PWM control. This voltage ramp and PWM
control logic are governed by the internal oscil-
lator that accurately sets the PWM frequency to
600kHz.
The SP6137HV contains two unique control
features that are very powerful in distributed
applications. First, asynchronous driver control
is enabled during start up to prohibit the low side
NFET from pulling down the output until the
high side NFET has attempted to turn on. Sec-
ond, a 100% duty cycle timeout ensures that the
low side NFET is periodically enhanced during
extended periods at 100% duty cycle. This guar-
antees the synchronized refreshing of the BST
capacitor during very large duty ratios.
The SP6137HV also contains a number of valu-
able protection features. A programmable input
(V_IN) UVLO allows a user to set the exact value
at which the conversion voltage is at a safe point
to begin down conversion, and an internal V_CC
UVLO ensures that the controller itself has
enough voltage to properly operate. Other pro-
Date: 5/25/04
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