IR3504
DATA SHEET
XPHASE3TM AMD SVID CONTROL IC
DESCRIPTION
TM
The IR3504 Control IC combined with an xPHASE3 Phase IC provides a full featured and flexible way to
implement a complete AMD SVID power solution. It provides outputs for both the VDD core and VDDNB
auxiliary planes required by the CPU. The IR3504 provides overall system control and interfaces with any
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number of Phase ICs each driving and monitoring a single phase. The xPHASE3 architecture results in a
power supply that is smaller, less expensive, and easier to design while providing higher efficiency than
conventional approaches.
FEATURES
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2 converter outputs for the AMD processor VDD core and VDDNB auxiliary planes
AMD Serial VID interface independently programs both output voltages and operation
Both Converter Outputs boot to 2-bit “Boot” VID codes which are read and stored from the SVC & SVD
parallel inputs upon the assertion of the Enable input
PWROK input signal activates SVID after successful boot start-up
Both Converter Outputs can be independently turned on and off through SVID commands
Deassertion of PWROK prior to Enable causes the converter output to transition to the stored PrePWROK VID codes
Connecting the PWROK input to VCCL disables SVID and implements VFIX mode with both output
voltages programmed via SVC & SVD parallel inputs per the 2 bit VFIX VID codes
PG monitors output voltage, PG will deassert if either ouput voltage out of spec
0.5% overall system set point accuracy
Programmable Dynamic VID Slew Rates
Programmable VID Offset (VDD output only)
Programmable output impedance (VDD output only)
High speed error amplifiers with wide bandwidth of 20MHz and fast slew rate of 10V/us
Remote sense amplifiers provide differential sensing and require less than 50uA bias current
Programmable per phase switching frequency of 250kHz to 1.5MHz
Daisy-chain digital phase timing provides accurate phase interleaving without external components
Hiccup over current protection with delay during normal operation
Central over voltage detection and communication to phase ICs through IIN (ISHARE) pin
OVP disabled during dynamic VID down to prevent false triggering
Detection and protection of open remote sense lines
Gate Drive and IC bias linear regulator control with programmable output voltage and UVLO
Simplified Power Good (PG) Output provides indication of proper operation and avoids false triggering
Small thermally enhanced 32L MLPQ (5mm x 5mm) package
Over voltage signal to system with over voltage detection during powerup and normal operation
ORDERING INFORMATION
Device
Package
Order Quantity
IR3504MTRPBF
32 Lead MLPQ (5 x 5 mm body)
3000 per reel
* IR3504MPBF
32 Lead MLPQ (5 x 5 mm body)
100 piece strips
* Samples only
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IR3504
APPLICATION CIRCUIT
12V
Q1
RVCCLFB1
RVCCLFB2
12V
To Converters
VCCL
To Phase IC
VCCL & GATE
DRIVE BIAS
CVCCL
RVCCLDRV
PHSIN
Power Good
CCP21
25
CLKOUT
27
28
26
PHSOUT
PHSIN
29
RFB22
CFB2
ROSC
22
21
CSS/DEL1
20
RVDAC1
CVDAC1
ISHARE1
19
18
ROCSET1
VDAC1
17
EAOUT1
RFB21
3 Wire Analog
Control Bus
to VDD Phase
ICs
CDRP1
RDRP1
CFB1
RFB12
RCP1
CCP11
RTHERMISTOR1
CCP22
Phase Clock Input to
Last Phase IC of VDD
2 wire
Digital
Daisy Chain
Bus to VDD
& VDDNB
Phase ICs
16
15
24
23
FB1
EAOUT1
VOUT1
EAOUT2
VOSNS1+
OCSET1
9
RCP2
VCCL
OCSET2
FB2
8
VDAC1
14
7
IIN1
SS/DEL1
VDAC2
VONSN1-
ROCSET2
SS/DEL2
VOUT2
CVDAC2
VDRP1
IR3504
CONTROL
IC
IIN2
10
5
RVDAC2
6
VCCLFB
31
ENABLE
CSS/DEL2
VOSNS2-
4
ROSC
13
3
LGND
PWROK
12
ENABLE
CLKOUT
SVD
VOSNS2+
2
11
1
VCCLDRV
32
SVC
SVD
PWROK
PG
SVC
30
PHSOUT
RFB11
CCP12
RFB13
Load Line NTC
Thermistor;
Locate close to
VDD Power Stage
VDD SENSE +
VDD SENSE EAOUT2
VDAC2
ISHARE2
To VDD
Remote
Sense
3 Wire Analog
Control Bus to
VDDNB Phase
ICs
VDDNB SENSE VDDNB SENSE +
To VDDNB
Remote
Sense
Figure 1 – IR3504 Application Circuit
PIN DESCRIPTION
PIN#
1
PIN SYMBOL
SVD
2
PWROK
3
ENABLE
4
IIN2
5
SS/DEL2
6
VDAC2
7
OCSET2
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PIN DESCRIPTION
SVD (Serial VID Data) is a bidirectional signal that is an input and open drain output
for both master (AMD processor) and slave (IR3504), requires an external bias
voltage and should not be floated
System wide Power Good signal and input to the IR3504. When asserted, the
IR3504 output voltage is programmed through the SVID interface protocol.
Connecting this pin to VCCL enables VFIX mode.
Enable input. A logic low applied to this pin puts the IC into fault mode. A logic high
on the pin enables the converter and causes the SVC and SVD input states to be
decoded and stored, determining the 2-bit Boot VID. Do not float this pin as the logic
state will be undefined.
Output 2 average current input from the output 2 phase IC(s). This pin is also used
to communicate over voltage condition to the output 2 phase ICs.
Programs output 2 startup and over current protection delay timing. Connect an
external capacitor to LGND to program.
Output 2 reference voltage programmed by the SVID inputs and error amplifier noninverting input. Connect an external RC network to LGND to program dynamic VID
slew rate and provide compensation for the internal buffer amplifier.
Programs the output 2 constant converter output current limit and hiccup overcurrent threshold through an external resistor tied to VDAC2 and an internal current
source from this pin. Over-current protection can be disabled by connecting a
resistor from this pin to VDAC2 to program the threshold higher than the possible
signal into the IIN2 pin from the phase ICs but no greater than 5V (do not float this
pin as improper operation will occur).
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PIN#
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
PIN SYMBOL
EAOUT2
FB2
VOUT2
VOSEN2+
VOSEN2VOSEN1VOSEN1+
VOUT1
FB1
17
18
EAOUT1
OCSET1
19
VDAC1
20
SS/DEL1
21
IIN1
22
VDRP1
23
ROSC/OVP
24
25
LGND
CLKOUT
26
PHSOUT
27
28
PHSIN
VCCL
29
VCCLFB
30
VCCLDRV
31
PG
32
SVC
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PIN DESCRIPTION
Output of the output 2 error amplifier.
Inverting input to the Output 2 error amplifier.
Output 2 remote sense amplifier output.
Output 2 remote sense amplifier input. Connect to output at the load.
Output 2 remote sense amplifier input. Connect to ground at the load.
Output 1 remote sense amplifier input. Connect to ground at the load.
Output 1 remote sense amplifier input. Connect to output at the load.
Output 1 remote sense amplifier output.
Inverting input to the output 1 error amplifier. Converter output voltage can be
increased from the VDAC1 voltage with an external resistor connected between
VOUT1 and this pin (there is an internal current sink at this pin).
Output of the output 1 error amplifier.
Programs the output 1 constant converter output current limit and hiccup overcurrent threshold through an external resistor tied to VDAC1 and an internal current
source from this pin. Over-current protection can be disabled by connecting a
resistor from this pin to VDAC1 to program the threshold higher than the possible
signal into the IIN1 pin from the phase ICs but no greater than 5V (do not float this
pin as improper operation will occur).
Output 1 reference voltage programmed by the SVID inputs and error amplifier noninverting input. Connect an external RC network to LGND to program dynamic VID
slew rate and provide compensation for the internal buffer amplifier.
Programs output 1 startup and over current protection delay timing. Connect an
external capacitor to LGND to program.
Output 1 average current input from the output 1 phase IC(s). This pin is also used
to communicate over voltage condition to phase ICs.
Output 1 Buffered IIN1 signal. Connect an external RC network to FB1 to program
converter output impedance.
Connect a resistor to LGND to program oscillator frequency and OCSET1, OCSET2,
FB1, FB2, VDAC1, and VDAC2 bias currents. Oscillator frequency equals switching
frequency per phase. The pin voltage is 0.6V during normal operation and higher
than 1.6V if over-voltage condition is detected.
Local Ground for internal circuitry and IC substrate connection.
Clock output at switching frequency multiplied by phase number. Connect to CLKIN
pins of phase ICs.
Phase clock output at switching frequency per phase. Connect to PHSIN pin of the
first phase IC.
Feedback input of phase clock. Connect to PHSOUT pin of the last phase IC.
Output of the voltage regulator, and power input for clock oscillator circuitry. Connect
a decoupling capacitor to LGND.
Non-inverting input of the voltage regulator error amplifier. Output voltage of the
regulator is programmed by the resistor divider connected to VCCL.
Output of the VCCL regulator error amplifier to control external transistor. The pin
senses 12V power supply through a resistor.
Power good signal implemented with an open collector output that drives low during
startup and under any external fault condition. Also, if any of the voltage planes fall
out of spec, it will drive low. Connect external pull-up. (Output voltage out of spec is
defined as 350mV to 240mV below VDAC voltages)
SVC (Serial VID Clock) is an open drain output of the processor and input to
IR3504, requires an external bias voltage and should not be floated
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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Absolute maximum ratings indicate sustained limits beyond which damage to the device may occur.
All voltages are absolute voltages referenced to the LGND pin.
o
Operating Junction Temperature……………..0 to 150 C
o
o
Storage Temperature Range………………….-65 C to 150 C
ESD Rating………………………………………HBM Class 1C JEDEC Standard
MSL Rating………………………………………2
o
Reflow Temperature…………………………….260 C
PIN #
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
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PIN NAME
SVD
PWROK
ENABLE
IIN2
SS/DEL2
VDAC2
OCSET2
EAOUT2
FB2
VOUT2
VOSEN2+
VOSEN2VOSEN1VOSEN1+
VOUT1
FB1
EAOUT1
OCSET1
VDAC1
IIN1
SS/DEL1
VDRP1
ROSC/OVP
LGND
CLKOUT
PHSOUT
PHSIN
VCCL
VCCLFB
VCCLDRV
PG
SVC
VMAX
8V
8V
3.5V
8V
8V
3.5V
8V
8V
8V
8V
8V
1.0V
1.0V
8V
8V
8V
8V
8V
3.5V
8V
8V
8V
8V
n/a
8V
8V
8V
8V
3.5V
10V
VCCL + 0.3V
8V
VMIN
-0.3V
-0.3V
-0.3V
-0.3V
-0.3V
-0.3V
-0.3V
-0.3V
-0.3V
-0.3V
-0.5V
-0.5V
-0.5V
-0.5V
-0.3V
-0.3V
-0.3V
-0.3V
-0.3V
-0.3V
-0.3V
-0.3V
-0.3V
n/a
-0.3V
-0.3V
-0.3V
-0.3V
-0.3V
-0.3V
-0.3V
-0.3V
ISOURCE
1mA
1mA
1mA
5mA
1mA
1mA
1mA
25mA
1mA
5mA
5mA
5mA
5mA
5mA
5mA
1mA
25mA
1mA
1mA
5mA
1mA
35mA
1mA
20mA
100mA
10mA
1mA
1mA
1mA
1mA
1mA
1mA
ISINK
10mA
1mA
1mA
1mA
1mA
1mA
1mA
10mA
1mA
25mA
1mA
1mA
1mA
1mA
25mA
1mA
10mA
1mA
1mA
1mA
1mA
1mA
1mA
1mA
100mA
10mA
1mA
20mA
1mA
50mA
20mA
1mA
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RECOMMENDED OPERATING CONDITIONS FOR RELIABLE OPERATION WITH MARGIN
o
o
4.75V ≤ VCCL ≤ 7.5V, -0.3V ≤ VOSEN-x ≤ 0.3V, 0 C ≤ TJ ≤ 100 C, 7.75 kΩ ≤ ROSC ≤ 50 kΩ, CSS/DELx = 0.1uF
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The electrical characteristics involve the spread of values guaranteed within the recommended operating
conditions (unless otherwise specified). Typical values represent the median values, which are related to 25°C.
PARAMETER
SVID Interface
SVC & SVD Input Thresholds
Bias Current
SVD Low Voltage
SVD Output Fall Time
Pulse width of spikes suppressed
by the input filter
TEST CONDITION
Threshold Increasing (Note 1)
Threshold Decreasing (Note 1)
Threshold Hysteresis (Note 1)
0V ≤ V(x) ≤ 3.5V, SVD not asserted
I(SVD)= 3mA
0.7 x VDDIO to 0.3VDDIO, 1.425V ≤
VDDIO ≤ 1.9V, 10 pF ≤ Cb ≤ 400 pF,
Cb=capacitance of one bus line (Note 1)
Note 1
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNIT
0.850
550
195
-5
0.950
650
300
0
20
1.05
750
405
5
300
250
V
mV
mV
uA
mV
ns
97
260
410
ns
-10%
See
Figure 2
0.600
+10%
kHz
0.630
1
V
V
1
1
V
V
1
70
V
%
8
30
0.6
1
mV
mA
mA
MHz
V/µs
µA
20+ 0.1
xCb(pF)
Oscillator
PHSOUT Frequency
ROSC Voltage
CLKOUT High Voltage
CLKOUT Low Voltage
PHSOUT High Voltage
PHSOUT Low Voltage
PHSIN Threshold Voltage
0.57
I(CLKOUT)= -10 mA, measure V(VCCL) –
V(CLKOUT).
I(CLKOUT)= 10 mA
I(PHSOUT)= -1 mA, measure V(VCCL) –
V(PHSOUT)
I(PHSOUT)= 1 mA
Compare to V(VCCL)
30
50
-8
2
0.2
0
VDRP1 Buffer Amplifier
Input Offset Voltage
Source Current
Sink Current
Unity Gain Bandwidth
Slew Rate
IIN Bias Current
V(VDRP1) – V(IIN1), 0.5V ≤ V(IIN) ≤ 3.3V
0.5V ≤ V(IIN1) ≤ 3.3V
0.5V ≤ V(IIN1) ≤ 3.3V
Note 1
Note 1
-1
0.4
8
4.7
0
3.0
-3
6.4
0
9.0
3
MHz
mV
0.5
2
2
1
12
4
30
30
0.5
1.7
16
8
50
55
5.5
250
1
mA
mA
V/us
uA
uA
V
mV
V
2.9
8
3.5
13
ms
ms
Remote Sense Differential Amplifiers
Unity Gain Bandwidth
Input Offset Voltage
Source Current
Sink Current
Slew Rate
VOSEN+ Bias Current
VOSEN- Bias Current
VOSEN+ Input Voltage Range
Low Voltage
High Voltage
Soft Start and Delay
Start Delay
Start-up Time
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Note 1
0.5V≤ V(VOSENx+) - V(VOSENx-) ≤ 1.6V,
Note 2
0.5V≤ V(VOSENx+) - V(VOSENx-) ≤ 1.6V
0.5V≤ V(VOSENx+) - V(VOSENx-) ≤ 1.6V
0.5V≤ V(VOSENx+) - V(VOSENx-) ≤ 1.6V
0.5 V < V(VOSENx+) < 1.6V
-0.3V ≤ VOSENx- ≤ 0.3V, All VID Codes
V(VCCL)=7V
V(VCCL) =7V
V(VCCL) – V(VOUTx)
Measure Enable to EAOUTx activation
Measure Enable activation to PG
1
3
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PARAMETER
OC Delay Time
SS/DELx to FBx Input Offset
Voltage
Charge Current
OC Delay/VID Off Discharge
Currents
Fault Discharge Current
Hiccup Duty Cycle
Charge Voltage
Delay Comparator Threshold
Delay Comparator Threshold
Delay Comparator Hysteresis
Discharge Comp. Threshold
Over-Current Comparators
Input Offset Voltage
TEST CONDITION
V(IINx) – V(OCSETx) = 500 mV
With FBx = 0V, adjust V(SS/DELx) until
EAOUTx drives high
TYP
MAX
UNIT
300
0.7
650
1.4
1000
1.9
us
V
-30
-50
47
-70
µA
µA
2.5
8
3.5
4.5
10
3.9
80
6.5
12
4.2
µA
uA/uA
V
mV
Note 1
I(Fault) / I(Charge)
Relative to Charge Voltage, SS/DELx
rising Note 1
Relative to Charge Voltage, SS/DELx
falling Note 1
Note 1
130
150
1V ≤ V(OCSETx) ≤ 3.3V
OCSET Bias Current
2048-4096 Count Threshold
1024-2048 Count Threshold
MIN
60
200
mV
300
mV
mV
-30
0
30
mV
-5%
Vrosc(V)*1000
/Rosc(KΩ)
+5%
µA
Adjust ROSC value to find threshold
Adjust ROSC value to find threshold
11.4
32.5
kΩ
kΩ
Error Amplifiers
System Set-Point Accuracy
(Deviation from Table 1, 2, and
3 per test circuit in Figures 2A &
2B)
Input Offset Voltage
FB1 Bias Current
FB2 Bias Current
DC Gain
Bandwidth
Slew Rate
Sink Current
Source Current
Maximum Voltage
Minimum Voltage
Open Control Loop Detection
Threshold
Open Control Loop Detection
Delay
Enable Input
Blanking Time
VID > 1.0V
0.8V ≤ VID ≤ 1.0V
0.5V ≤ VID < 0.8V
-0.65
-8
-9
Measure V(FBx) – V(VDACx)). Note 2
-1
-5%
Note 1
Note 1
Note 1
Measure V(VCCL) – V(EAOUTx)
-1
100
20
5.5
0.4
6.0
500
0
Vrosc(V)*1000
/Rosc(KΩ)
0
110
30
12
0.85
8.5
780
120
300
0.65
+8
+9
%
mV
mV
1
+5%
mV
µA
1
135
40
20
1
13.0
950
250
600
µA
dB
MHz
V/µs
mA
mA
mV
mV
mV
Measure V(VCCL) - V(EAOUT), Relative
to Error Amplifier maximum voltage.
Measure PHSOUT pulse numbers from
V(EAOUTx) = V(VCCL) to PG = low.
125
Noise Pulse < 100ns will not register an
ENABLE state change. Note 1
75
250
400
ns
3000*Vrosc(V)
/ ROSC(kΩ)
1000*Vrosc(V)
/ ROSC(kΩ)
+8%
µA
+12%
µA
8
Pulses
VDAC References
Source Currents
Includes I(OCSETx)
-8%
Sink Currents
Includes I(OCSETx)
-12%
Reference to VDACx
-365
-315
-265
mV
Reference to VDACx
-325
-275
-225
mV
5
53
110
mV
PG Output
Under Voltage Threshold Voutx Decreasing
Under Voltage Threshold Voutx Increasing
Under Voltage Threshold
Hysteresis
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PARAMETER
TEST CONDITION
Output Voltage
Leakage Current
VCCL Activation Threshold
I(PG) = 4mA
V(PG) = 5.5V
I(PG) = 4mA, V(PG) = 300mV
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNIT
150
0
1.73
300
10
3.5
mV
µA
V
Over Voltage Protection (OVP) Comparators
Threshold at Power-up
Voutx Threshold Voltage
OVP Release Voltage during Normal
Operation
Threshold during Dynamic VID down
Dynamic VID Detect Comparator Threshold
Propagation Delay to IIN
OVP High Voltage
OVP Power-up High Voltage
Propagation Delay to OVP
Compare to V(VDACx)
Compare to V(VDACx)
Note 1
Measure time from V(Voutx) >
V(VDACx) (250mV overdrive) to
V(IINx) transition to > 0.9 *
V(VCCL).
Measure V(VCCL)-V(ROSC/OVP)
V(VCCLDRV)=1.8V. Measure
V(VCCL)-V(ROSC/OVP)
Measure time from V(Voutx) >
V(VDACx) (250mV overdrive) to
V(ROSC/OVP) transition to >1V.
1.60
190
-13
1.73
240
3
1.83
280
20
V
mV
mV
1.79
25
1.84
50
90
1.89
75
180
V
mV
ns
1.2
0.2
V
V
0
0
150
300
nS
5
15
Ω
150
200
250
mV
35
62.5
90
mV
87
89.5
92
%
0.35
0.385
0.42
V
200
500
700
uA
1.15
-1
10
89.0
81.0
7.0
1.2
0
30
93.5
85.0
8.25
1.25
1
1.38
0.8
470
-5
3.3V
4
IIN Pull-up Resistance
Open Sense Line Detection
Sense Line Detection Active Comparator
Threshold Voltage
Sense Line Detection Active Comparator
Offset Voltage
VOSEN+ Open Sense Line Comparator
Threshold
VOSEN- Open Sense Line Comparator
Threshold
Sense Line Detection Source Currents
V(Voutx) < [V(VOSENx+) –
V(LGND)] / 2
Compare to V(VCCL)
V(Voutx) = 100mV
VCCL Regulator Amplifier
Reference Feedback Voltage
VCCLFB Bias Current
VCCLDRV Sink Current
UVLO Start Threshold
UVLO Stop Threshold
Hysteresis
Compare to V(VCCL)
Compare to V(VCCL)
Compare to V(VCCL)
97.0
89.0
9.5
V
uA
mA
%
%
%
1.65
0.99
620
0
(VCCL
+3.3)(V)
/2
1.94
1.2
770
5
VCCL
V
V
mV
uA
V
10
15
mA
ENABLE, PWROK Inputs
Threshold Increasing
Threshold Decreasing
Threshold Hysteresis
Bias Current
PWROK VFIX Mode Threshold
0V ≤ V(x) ≤ 3.5V, SVC not asserted
General
VCCL Supply Current
Note 1: Guaranteed by design, but not tested in production
Note 2: VDACx Outputs are trimmed to compensate for Error & Amp Remote Sense Amp input offsets
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PHSOUT FREQUENCY VS RROSC CHART
PHSOUT FREQUENCY vs. RROSC
1600
1500
1400
1300
Frequency (KHz)
1200
1100
1000
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
RROSC (KOhm)
Figure 2 - Phout Frequency vs. RROSC chart
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SYSTEM SET POINT TEST
Converter output voltage is determined by the system set point voltage which is the voltage that appears at the
FBx pins when the converter is in regulation. The set point voltage includes error terms for the VDAC digital-toanalog converters, Error Amp input offsets, and Remote Sense input offsets. The voltage appearing at the
VDACx pins is not the system set point voltage. System set point voltage test circuits for Outputs 1 and 2 are
shown in Figures 3A and 3B.
IR3504
ERROR
AMPLIFIER
VDAC
BUFFER
AMPLIFIER
EAOUT1
+
FB1
+
ISOURCE
"FAST"
VDAC
VDAC1
OCSET1
ISINK
ROCSET1
-
IFB1
IOCSET1
IROSC
IROSC
RVDAC1
CVDAC1
IROSC
ROSC BUFFER
AMPLIFIER
1.2V
LGND
+
CURRENT
SOURCE
GENERATOR
ROSC
RROSC
VOUT1
EAOUT
SYSTEM
SET POINT
VOSNSVOLTAGE
REMOTE SENSE
AMPLIFIER
VOSEN1+
+
VOSEN1-
Figure 3A - Output 1 System Set Point Test Circuit
IR3504
ERROR
AMPLIFIER
VDAC
BUFFER
AMPLIFIER
EAOUT2
+
FB2
+
ISOURCE
"FAST"
VDAC
VDAC2
OCSET2
ISINK
ROCSET2
-
IOCSET2
IROSC
RVDAC2
CVDAC2
CURRENT
SOURCE
GENERATOR
ROSC BUFFER
AMPLIFIER
1.2V
LGND
+
IROSC
ROSC
RROSC
VOUT2
REMOTE SENSE
AMPLIFIER
VOSEN2+
EAOUT
SYSTEM
SET POINT
VOSNSVOLTAGE
+
VOSEN2-
Figure 3B - Output 2 System Set Point Test Circuit
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SYSTEM THEORY OF OPERATION
PWM Control Method
TM
The PWM block diagram of the xPHASE3 architecture is shown in Figure 4. Feed-forward voltage mode control
with trailing edge modulation is used. A high-gain wide-bandwidth voltage type error amplifier in the Control IC is
used for the voltage control loop. Input voltage is sensed in phase ICs and feed-forward control is realized. The
PWM ramp slope will change with the input voltage automatically compensating for changes in the input voltage.
The input voltage can change due to variations in the silver box output voltage or due to the wire and PCB-trace
voltage drop related to changes in load current.
GATE DRIVE
VOLTAGE
VIN
IR3504 CONTROL IC
PHSOUT
CLOCK GENERATOR
CLKOUT
PHASE IC
VCC
CLKIN
VCCH
CLK Q
PWM
LATCH
D
PHSOUT
PHSIN
CBST
VOSNS1+
SW
RESET
DOMINANT
VOUT1
COUT
-
EAIN
R
VCCL
+
GND
GATEL
ENABLE
+
+
VID6
-
REMOTE SENSE
AMPLIFIER
GATEH
S
PWM
COMPARATOR
PHSIN
BODY
BRAKING
COMPARATOR
PGND
VOSNS1-
-
+
-
RAMP
DISCHARGE
CLAMP
VOUT1
VDAC1
LGND
-
EAOUT1
ISHARE
-
CURRENT
SENSE
AMPLIFIER
VID6
VID6
+
+
-
3K
RCP1
RFB12
RFB11
+
CCP11
FB1
IFB1
CFB1
IROSC
CDRP1
VDRP1 AMP
CCS
RCS
CSIN-
DACIN
RDRP1
VDRP1
PHSOUT
PHASE IC
VCC
+
-
CLKIN
VCCH
CLK Q
Output 1 Only
CSIN+
+
CCP12
VID6
VID6 +
-
+
SHARE ADJUST
ERROR AMPLIFIER
-
VDAC
+
ERROR
AMPLIFIER
IIN1
PWM
LATCH
D
PHSIN
GATEH
CBST
S
PWM
COMPARATOR
-
EAIN
SW
RESET
DOMINANT
R
VCCL
+
GATEL
ENABLE
+
VID6
PGND
-
+
-
RAMP
DISCHARGE
CLAMP
BODY
BRAKING
COMPARATOR
SHARE ADJUST
ERROR AMPLIFIER
CURRENT
SENSE
AMPLIFIER
+
ISHARE
-
3K
-
VID6
VID6
+
CSIN+
+
+
CCS
RCS
-
VID6
VID6 +
CSIN-
DACIN
Figure 4 - PWM Block Diagram
Frequency and Phase Timing Control
The oscillator is located in the Control IC and the system clock frequency is programmable from 250 kHz to 9 MHZ
by an external resistor. The control IC system clock signal (CLKOUT) is connected to CLKIN of all the phase ICs.
The phase timing of the phase ICs is controlled by the daisy chain loop, where control IC phase clock output
(PHSOUT) is connected to the phase clock input (PHSIN) of the first phase IC, and PHSOUT of the first phase IC is
connected to PHSIN of the second phase IC, etc. The last phase IC (PHSOUT) is connected back to PHSIN of the
control IC to complete the loop. During power up, the control IC sends out clock signals from both CLKOUT and
PHSOUT pins and detects the feedback at PHSIN pin to determine the phase number and monitors for any fault in
the daisy chain loop. Figure 5 shows the phase timing for a four phase converter.
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Control IC CLKOUT
(Phase IC CLKIN)
Control IC PHSOUT
(Phase IC1 PHSIN)
Phase IC1
PWM Latch SET
Phase IC 1 PHSOUT
(Phase IC2 PHSIN)
Phase IC 2 PHSOUT
(Phase IC3 PHSIN)
Phase IC 3 PHSOUT
(Phase IC4 PHSIN)
Phase IC4 PHSOUT
(Control IC PHSIN)
Figure 5 Four Phase Oscillator Waveforms
PWM Operation
The PWM comparator is located in the phase IC. Upon receiving the falling edge of a clock pulse, the PWM latch is
set; the PWM ramp voltage begins to increase; the low side driver is turned off, and the high side driver is then
turned on after the non-overlap time. When the PWM ramp voltage exceeds the error amplifier’s output voltage, the
PWM latch is reset. This turns off the high side driver and then turns on the low side driver after the non-overlap
time; it activates the ramp discharge clamp, which quickly discharges the internal PWM ramp capacitor to the output
voltage of share adjust amplifier in phase IC until the next clock pulse.
The PWM latch is reset dominant allowing all phases to go to zero duty cycle within a few tens of nanoseconds in
response to a load step decrease. Phases can overlap and go up to 100% duty cycle in response to a load step
increase with turn-on gated by the clock pulses. An error amplifier output voltage greater than the common mode
input range of the PWM comparator results in 100% duty cycle regardless of the voltage of the PWM ramp. This
arrangement guarantees the error amplifier is always in control and can demand 0 to 100% duty cycle as required.
It also favors response to a load step decrease which is appropriate given the low output to input voltage ratio of
most systems. The inductor current will increase much more rapidly than decrease in response to load transients.
This control method is designed to provide “single cycle transient response” where the inductor current changes in
response to load transients within a single switching cycle maximizing the effectiveness of the power train and
minimizing the output capacitor requirements. An additional advantage of the architecture is that differences in
ground or input voltage at the phases have no effect on operation since the PWM ramps are referenced to VDAC.
Figure 6 depicts PWM operating waveforms under various conditions.
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PHASE IC
CLOCK
PULSE
EAIN
PWMRMP
VDAC
GATEH
GATEL
STEADY-STATE
OPERATION
DUTY CYCLE INCREASE
DUE TO LOAD
INCREASE
DUTY CYCLE DECREASE
DUE TO VIN INCREASE
(FEED-FORWARD)
DUTY CYCLE DECREASE DUE TO LOAD
DECREASE (BODY BRAKING) OR FAULT
(VCC UV, OCP, VID FAULT)
STEADY-STATE
OPERATION
Figure 6 PWM Operating Waveforms
Body Braking
TM
In a conventional synchronous buck converter, the minimum time required to reduce the current in the inductor in
response to a load step decrease is;
TSLEW =
L * ( I MAX − I MIN )
VO
The slew rate of the inductor current can be significantly increased by turning off the synchronous rectifier in
response to a load step decrease. The switch node voltage is then forced to decrease until conduction of the
synchronous rectifier’s body diode occurs. This increases the voltage across the inductor from Vout to Vout +
VBODYDIODE. The minimum time required to reduce the current in the inductor in response to a load transient
decrease is now;
TSLEW =
L * ( I MAX − I MIN )
VO + VBODYDIODE
Since the voltage drop in the body diode is often higher than output voltage, the inductor current slew rate can be
increased by 2X or more. This patent pending technique is referred to as “body braking” and is accomplished
through the “body braking comparator” located in the phase IC. If the error amplifier’s output voltage drops below
the VDAC voltage or a programmable voltage, this comparator turns off the low side gate driver.
Lossless Average Inductor Current Sensing
Inductor current can be sensed by connecting a series resistor and a capacitor network in parallel with the inductor
and measuring the voltage across the capacitor, as shown in Figure 7. The equation of the sensing network is,
vC ( s ) = vL ( s )
1
RL + sL
= iL ( s )
1 + sRCS CCS
1 + sRCS CCS
Usually the resistor Rcs and capacitor Ccs are chosen so that the time constant of Rcs and Ccs equals the time
constant of the inductor which is the inductance L over the inductor DCR (RL). If the two time constants match, the
voltage across Ccs is proportional to the current through L, and the sense circuit can be treated as if only a sense
resistor with the value of RL was used. The mismatch of the time constants does not affect the measurement of
inductor DC current, but affects the AC component of the inductor current.
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vL
iL
Current
Sense Amp
L
RL
RCS
CCS
VO
CO
c
vCS
CSOUT
Figure 7 Inductor Current Sensing and Current Sense Amplifier
The advantage of sensing the inductor current versus high side or low side sensing is that actual output current
being delivered to the load is obtained rather than peak or sampled information about the switch currents. The
output voltage can be positioned to meet a load line based on real time information. Except for a sense resistor in
series with the inductor, this is the only sense method that can support a single cycle transient response. Other
methods provide no information during either load increase (low side sensing) or load decrease (high side sensing).
An additional problem associated with peak or valley current mode control for voltage positioning is that they suffer
from peak-to-average errors. These errors will show in many ways but one example is the effect of frequency
variation. If the frequency of a particular unit is 10% low, the peak to peak inductor current will be 10% larger and
the output impedance of the converter will drop by about 10%. Variations in inductance, current sense amplifier
bandwidth, PWM prop delay, any added slope compensation, input voltage, and output voltage are all additional
sources of peak-to-average errors.
Current Sense Amplifier
A high speed differential current sense amplifier is located in the phase IC, as shown in Figure 7. Its gain is
nominally 34 at 25ºC, and the 3850 ppm/ºC increase in inductor DCR should be compensated in the voltage loop
feedback path.
The current sense amplifier can accept positive differential input up to 50mV and negative up to -10mV before
clipping. The output of the current sense amplifier is summed with the DAC voltage and sent to the control IC and
other phases through an on-chip 3KΩ resistor connected to the ISHARE pin. The ISHARE pins of all the phases are
tied together and the voltage on the share bus represents the average current through all the inductors and is used
by the control IC for voltage positioning and current limit protection.
Average Current Share Loop
Current sharing between phases of the converter is achieved by the average current share loop in each phase IC.
The output of the current sense amplifier is compared with average current at the share bus. If current in a phase is
smaller than the average current, the share adjust amplifier of the phase will pull down the starting point of the PWM
ramp thereby increasing its duty cycle and output current; if current in a phase is larger than the average current,
the share adjust amplifier of the phase will pull up the starting point of the PWM ramp thereby decreasing its duty
cycle and output current. The current share amplifier is internally compensated so that the crossover frequency of
the current share loop is much slower than that of the voltage loop and the two loops do not interact.
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IR3504 THEORY OF OPERATION
Block Diagram
The Block diagram of the IR3504 is shown in Figure 8. The following discussions are applicable to either output
plane unless otherwise specified.
Serial VID Control
The two Serial VID Interface (SVID) pins SVC and SVD are used to program the Boot VID voltage upon assertion of
ENABLE while PWROK is de-asserted. See Table 1 for the 2-bit Boot VID codes. Both VDAC1 and VDAC2
voltages will be programmed to the Boot VID code until PWROK is asserted. The Boot VID code is stored by the
IR3504 to be utilized again if PWROK is de-asserted.
Serial VID communication from the processor is enabled after the PWROK is asserted. Addresses and data are
serially transmitted in 8-bit words. The IR3504 has three fixed addresses to control VDAC1, VDAC2, or both
VDAC1 and VDAC2 (See Table 6 for addresses). The first data bit of the SVID data word represents the PSI_L bit
and will be ignored by the IR3504 therefore this system will never enter a power-saving mode. The remaining data
bits SVID[6:0] select the desired VDACx regulation voltage as defined in Table 3. SVID[6:0] are the inputs to the
Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) which then provides an analog reference voltage to the transconductance type
buffer amplifier. This VDACx buffer provides a system reference on the VDACx pin. The VDACx voltage along with
error amplifier and remote sense differential amplifier input offsets are post-package trimmed to provide a 0.5%
system set-point accuracy, as measured in Figures 3A and 3B. VDACx slew rates are programmable by properly
selecting external series RC compensation networks located between the VDACx and the LGND pins. The VDACx
source and sink currents are derived off the external oscillator frequency setting resistor, RROSC. The programmable
slew rate enables the IR3504 to smoothly transition the regulated output voltage throughout VID transitions. This
results in power supply input and output capacitor inrush currents along with output voltage overshoot to be well
controlled.
The two Serial VID Interface (SVID) pins SVC and SVD can also program the VFIX VID voltage upon assertion of
ENABLE while PWROK is equal to VCCL. See Table 2 for the 2-bit VFIX VID codes. Both VDAC1 and VDAC2
voltages will be programmed to the VFIX code.
The SVC and SVD pins require external pull-up biasing and should not be floated.
Output 1 (VDD) Adaptive Voltage Positioning
The IR3504 provides Adaptive Voltage Positioning (AVP) on the output1 plane only. AVP helps reduces the peak
to peak output voltage excursions during load transients and reduces load power dissipation at heavy load. The
circuitry related to the voltage positioning is shown in Figure 9. Resistor RFB1 is connected between the error
amplifiers inverting input pin FB1 and the remote sense differential amplifier output, VOUT1. An internal current sink
on the FB1 pin along with RFB1 provides programmability of a fixed offset voltage above the VDAC1 voltage. The
offset voltage generated across RFB1 forces the converter’s output voltage higher to maintain a balance at the error
amplifiers inputs. The FB1 sink current is derived by the external resistor RROSC that programs the oscillator
frequency.
The VDRP1 pin voltage is a buffered reproduction of the IIN1 pin which is connected to the current share bus
ISHARE. The voltage on ISHARE represents the system average inductor current information. At each phase IC,
an RC network across the inductor provides current information which is gained up 32.5X and then added to the
VDACX voltage. This phase current information is provided on the ISHARE bus via a 3K resistor in the phase ICs.
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DISABLE
VCCLDRV
VCCLFB
250nS
BLANKING
OVLATCH
VCCL REGULATOR
AMPLIFIER
ENABLE
-
ENABLE +
COMPARATOR
FLT2
SSCL FS2
1.65V
1V
DLY OUT2
+
VOUT2 VID OFF
-
UV2
SSCL FS1
1.2V
UV1
0.94
0.86
VOUT1 VID OFF
DLY OUT1
PG
FLT1
+
VCCL UVLO
OV FAULT LATCH
-
VCCL UVL
COMPARATOR
SS/DEL CLEARED
FAULT LATCH2
OV1-2
S
Q
SET
DOMINANT
R
DISABLE
VCCL UVLO
OC2 AFTER PG
OC2 Bf PG
SSCL FS2
S
Q
SET
DOMINANT
DISABLE
VCCL UVLO
OC1 AFTER PG
OC1 Bf PG
SSCL FS1
Q
S
SET
DOMINANT
R
UV CLEARED
FAULT LATCH2
OPEN DAISY
OPEN SENSE2
OPEN CONTROL2
SS/DEL CLEARED
FAULT LATCH1
INTERNAL
DIS
CIRCUIT
BIAS
R
S
Q
SET
DOMINANT
R
+
-
ICHG
50uA
COUTER
DIS
DIS
R
reset
DIS
OC DELAY
COUTERDIS
POWER-UP
OK LATCH
PHSOUT
60mV
DELAY
COMPARATOR 130mV
IROSC
DIS
Q
S
RESET
DOMINANT
reset
Q
Q
DLY OUT1
R
DISCHARGE
COMPARATOR
-
-
+
+
DIS
FLT2
IDCHG
4.5uA
FLT1
ICHG
50uA
DCHG2
SS/DEL1
DIS
IDCHG2
IDCHG1
47uA
47uA
FLT1
DCHG1
IDCHG
4.5uA
VCCL
VCCL
PHSOUT
DIS
OV1
PHSOUT
OV2
8 Pulse
Delay DIS
VCCL
-
OPEN CONTROL
LOOP COMPARATOR
IOCSET
-
1.08V
+
OCSET2
-
IIN2
DIS
IROSC
IROSC
-
8 Pulse
Delay
DIS
OC LIMIT
COMPARATOR
OC LIMIT
COMPARATOR
+
DIS
DCHG1
0.2V
0.2V
SS/DEL2
3.9V
-
FLT2
DIS
OC DELAY
IROSC
S
Q
RESET
DOMINANT
DLY OUT2
DISCHARGE
COMPARATOR
DCHG2
PHSOUT
+
POWER-UP
OK LATCH
DELAY
COMPARATOR
3.9V
OPEN DAISY
OPEN SENSE1
OPEN CONTROL1
Q
S
SET
DOMINANT
R
80mV
120mV
VCCL
UV CLEARED
FAULT LATCH1
IOCSET
VDRP1
+
VDRP
AMPLIFIER
IIN1
OCSET1
OPEN CONTROL
LOOP COMPARATOR
1.08V
VCCL
+
+
FLT1
DISABLE2
SOFT
START
CLAMP
DLY OUT1
VDAC1
-
FB2
PG
-
PG
275mV VOUT1 UV
315mV COMPARATOR
+
OVLATCH
OVLATCH
1.6V
VDAC1
1.6V
DYNAMIC VID2 DOWN
DETECT COMPARATOR
DYNAMIC VID1 DOWN
DETECT COMPARATOR
+
+
-
-
+
-
VDAC2
OV2
DETECTION PULSE2
OV1
DETECTION PULSE1
50mV
VOUT2
50mV
25k
25k
60mV
60mV
VOSEN1+
+
VOSEN2+
+
25k
25k
-
REMOTE SENSE
AMPLIFIER
IVOSEN-
+
IVOSEN2+
REMOTE SENSE
AMPLIFIER
+
IVOSEN2-
25k
IVOSEN-
-
VCCL
200mV
-
DETECTION PULSE2
200mV
+
VCCL RESET
VCCL*0.9
EN
-
VIDSEL
25k
VIDSEL
VCCL
IVOSEN1-
IVOSEN1+
-
VCCL
VOSEN1-
-
VOSEN2-
VOUT1
25k
25k
-
4 OPEN SENSE
LINE DETECT
COMPARATORS
4 OPEN SENSE
LINE DETECT
COMPARATORS
VCCL RESET
VCCL*0.9
EN
+
OPEN SENSE LINE2
-
OPEN SENSE LINE1
0.4V
EN
-
EN
+
+
+
ROSC BUFFER
AMPLIFIER
LGND
+
SVID to SVID
Vout1 VID
SVID to Metal
Metal to SVID On-The-Fly
VID0
CURRENT
SOURCE
GENERATOR
-
0.6V
OPEN DAISY
CHAINFAULT
IROSC
High to Low
PHSOUT
VDAC1
ISINK
VID3
VID7
SVID to SVID Vout2 VID
SVID to Metal On-The-Fly
Metal to SVID
PHSIN
CLKOUT
ROSC
VOUT1 VID OFF
-
VCCL UVLO
ISOURCE
IROSC
-
IROSC
ISINK
VOUT2 VID OFF
+
ISOURCE
VDAC2
VDAC BUFFER
AMPLIFIER
VCCL
DETECTION PULSE1
+
+
0.4V
UV1
-
OVER VOLTAGE
COMPARATOR
FB1
IFB
-
+
UV2
IROSC
+
275mV
VOUT2 UV
COMPARATOR 315mV
OVER VOLTAGE
COMPARATOR
240mV
240mV
EAOUT1
ERROR
AMPLIFIER
-
+
+
+
FLT2
+
SOFT
START
CLAMP
VDAC2
ERROR
AMPLIFIER
1.4V
+
+
EAOUT2
DISABLE1
DLY OUT2
1.4V
High to Low D/A
CONVERTER
VID3
SVID ENABLED
Low to High
VFIXVID3
Mode
Connection to VCCL
Back to PRE-PWROK
VID3
2 BIT VID
VCCL - 1.2V
VDAC BUFFER
AMPLIFIER
READ & STORE PRE-PWROK 2
BIT VID
CLKOUT
PHSIN
PHSOUT
PWROK
High to Low
VID3
SVI (Seriel VID Interface)
OV1
OV1_2
DISABLE
VID3
VID3
VID3
VID3
SVC
SVD
VID7
VID3
OV2
Figure 8 Block Diagram
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Table 1 – 2-bit Boot VID codes
SVC
0
0
1
1
SVD
0
1
0
1
Table 2 – VFIX mode 2 bit VID Codes
SVC
0
0
1
1
Output Voltage(V)
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.8
SVD
0
1
0
1
Output Voltage(V)
1.4
1.2
1.0
0.8
Table 3 - AMD 7 BIT SVID CODES
SVID [6:0]
000_0000
000_0001
000_0010
Voltage (V)
1.5500
1.5375
1.5250
SVID [6:0]
010_0000
010_0001
010_0010
Voltage (V)
1.1500
1.1375
1.1250
SVID [6:0] Voltage (V)
100_0000
0.7500
100_0001
0.7375
100_0010
0.7250
SVID [6:0]
110_0000
110_0001
110_0010
Voltage (V)
0.5000
0.5000
0.5000
000_0011
1.5125
010_0011
1.1125
100_0011
0.7125
110_0011
0.5000
000_0100
1.5000
010_0100
1.1000
100_0100
0.7000
110_0100
0.5000
000_0101
1.4875
010_0101
1.0875
100_0101
0.6875
110_0101
0.5000
000_0110
1.4750
010_0110
1.0750
100_0110
0.6750
110_0110
0.5000
000_0111
1.4625
010_0111
1.0625
100_0111
0.6625
110_0110
0.5000
000_1000
1.4500
010_1000
1.0500
100_1000
0.6500
110_1000
0.5000
000_1001
1.4375
010_1001
1.0375
100_1001
0.6375
110_1001
0.5000
000_1010
1.4250
010_1010
1.0250
100_1010
0.6250
110_1010
0.5000
000_1011
1.4125
010_1011
1.0125
100_1011
0.6125
110_1011
0.5000
000_1100
1.4000
010_1100
1.0000
100_1100
0.6000
110_1100
0.5000
000_1101
1.3875
010_1101
0.9875
100_1101
0.5875
110_1101
0.5000
000_1110
1.3750
010_1110
0.9750
100_1110
0.5750
110_1110
0.5000
000_1111
1.3625
010_1111
0.9625
100_1111
0.5625
110_1111
0.5000
001_0000
1.3500
011_0000
0.9500
101_0000
0.5500
111_0000
0.5000
001_0001
1.3375
011_0001
0.9375
101_0001
0.5375
111_0001
0.5000
001_0010
1.3250
011_0010
0.9250
101_0010
0.5250
111_0010
0.5000
001_0011
1.3125
011_0011
0.9125
101_0011
0.5125
111_0011
0.5000
001_0100
1.3000
011_0100
0.9000
101_0100
0.5000
111_0100
0.5000
001_0101
1.2875
011_0101
0.8875
101_0101
0.5000
111_0101
0.5000
001_0110
1.2750
011_0110
0.8750
101_0110
0.5000
111_0110
0.5000
001_0111
1.2625
011_0111
0.8625
101_0111
0.5000
111_0111
0.5000
001_1000
1.2500
011_1000
0.8500
101_1000
0.5000
111_1000
0.5000
001_1001
1.2375
011_1001
0.8375
101_1001
0.5000
111_1001
0.5000
001_1010
1.2250
011_1010
0.8250
101_1010
0.5000
111_1010
0.5000
001_1011
1.2125
011_1011
0.8125
101_1011
0.5000
111_1011
0.5000
001_1100
1.2000
011_1100
0.8000
101_1100
0.5000
111_1100
OFF
001_1101
1.1875
011_1101
0.7875
101_1101
0.5000
111_1101
OFF
001_1110
1.1750
011_1110
0.7750
101_1110
0.5000
111_1110
OFF
001_1111
1.1625
011_1111
0.7625
101_1111
0.5000
111_1111
OFF
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Control IC
VDAC1
Phase IC
VDAC1
Current Sense
Amplifier
+
EAOUT1
3k
VDRP
Amplifier
RDRP1
Phase IC
VDRP1
Current Sense
Amplifier
ISHARE
VOUT1
VDAC
+
VOSEN1+
-
VOSEN1-
3k
CSIN+
-
IIN1
+
+
-
Remote
Sense
Amplifier
CSIN-
... ...
RFB1
FB1
IFB
CSIN+
-
VDAC
+
ISHARE
Error
Amplifier
CSIN-
Figure 9 Adaptive voltage positioning
Control IC
VDAC1
VDAC1
Error
Amplifier
+
EAOUT1
RFB11
IFB
FB1
VDRP
Amplifier
RFB12
Rt
RDRP1
-
VDRP1
+
IIN1
VOUT1
+
VOSEN1+
-
Remote
Sense
Amplifier
VOSEN1-
Figure 10 Temperature compensation of Output1 inductor DCR
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Output 1 (VDD) Adaptive Voltage Positioning (continued)
The voltage difference between VDRP1 and FB1 represents the gained up average current information. Placing a
resistor RDRP1 between VDRP1 and FB1 converts the gained up current information (in the form of a voltage) into a
current forced onto the FB1 pin. This current, which can be calculated using (VDRP1-VDAC1) / RDRP1, will vary the
offset voltage produced across RFB1. Since the error amplifier will force the loop to maintain FB1 to equal the
VDAC1 reference voltage, the output regulation voltage will be varied. When the load current increases, the
adaptive positioning voltage V(VDRP1) increases accordingly. (VDRP1-VDAC1) / RDRP1 increases the voltage drop
across the feedback resistor RFB1, and makes the output voltage lower proportional to the load current. The
positioning voltage can be programmed by the resistor RDRP1 so that the droop impedance produces the desired
converter output impedance. The offset and slope of the converter output impedance are referenced to VDAC1 and
are not affected by changes in the VDAC1 voltage.
Output1 Inductor DCR Temperature Compensation
A negative temperature coefficient (NTC) thermistor can be used for output1 inductor DCR temperature
compensation. The thermistor should be placed close to the output1 inductors and connected in parallel with the
feedback resistor, as shown in Figure 10. The resistor in series with the thermistor is used to reduce the nonlinearity
of the thermistor.
Remote Voltage Sensing
VOSENX+ and VOSENX- are used for remote sensing and connected directly to the load. The remote sense
differential amplifiers are high speed, have low input offset and low input bias currents to ensure accurate voltage
sensing and fast transient response.
Start-up Sequence
The IR3504 has a programmable soft-start function to limit the surge current during the converter start-up. A
capacitor connected between the SS/DELX and LGND pins controls soft start timing, over-current protection delay
and hiccup mode timing. Constant current sources and sinks control the charge and discharge rates of the
SS/DELX.
Figure 11 depicts the SVID start-up sequence. If the ENABLE input is asserted and there are no faults, the SS/DELX
pin will begin charging, the pre-PWROK 2 bit Boot VID codes are read and stored, and both VDAC pins transition to
the pre-PWROK Boot VID code. The error amplifier output EAOUTX is clamped low until SS/DELX reaches 1.4V.
The error amplifier will then regulate the converter’s output voltage to match the V(SS/DELX)-1.4V offset until the
converter output reaches the 2-bit Boot VID code. The SS/DELX voltage continues to increase until it rises above
the threshold of Delay Comparator where the PG output is allowed to go high. The SVID interface is activated upon
PWROK assertion and the VDACX along with the converter output voltage will change in response to any SVID
commands.
VCCL under voltage, over current, or a low signal on the ENABLE input immediately sets the fault latch, which
causes the EAOUT pin to drive low, thereby turning off the phase IC drivers. The PG pin also drives low and
SS/DELX discharges to 0.2V. If the fault has cleared, the fault latch will be reset by the SS/DELX discharge
comparator allowing another soft start charge cycle to occur.
Other fault conditions, such as output over voltage, open VOSNS sense lines, or an open phase timing daisy chain
set a different group of fault latches that can only be reset by cycling VCCL power. These faults discharge
SS/DELX, pull down EAOUTX and drive PG low.
SVID OFF codes turn off the converter by discharging SS/DELX and pulling down EAOUTx but do not drive PG low.
Upon receipt of a non-off SVID code the converter will re-soft start and transition to the voltage represented by the
SVID code as shown in Figure 11.
The converter can be disabled by pulling the SS/DELx pins below 0.6V.
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VCC
(12V)
ENABLE
SVC
2-Bit Boot VID
READ & STORE
2-Bit Boot
VID On-Hold
SVID
TRANSITION
SVID OFF COMMAND
SVID ON COMMAND
SVD
2-Bit Boot VID
READ & STORE
2-Bit Boot
VID On-Hold
SVID
TRANSITION
SVID OFF COMMAND
SVID ON COMMAND
2-Bit Boot
VID Voltage
SVID set voltage
0.8V
VDACx
SVID programmed voltage
0.5V
4.0V
3.92V
1.4V
1.4V
SS/DEL
EAOUT
VOUT
PG
PWROK
START
DELAY
STARTUP
TIME
VID ON
NORMAL
THE FLY
OPERATION
PROCESSION
SVID OFF TRANSISTION
SVID ON TRANSISTION
Figure 11 SVID Start-up Sequence Transitions
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Serial VID Interface Protocol and VID-on-the-fly Transition
The IR3504 supports the AMD SVI bus protocol and the AMD Server and desktop SVI wire protocol which is based
2
on fast-mode I C. SVID commands from an AMD processor are communicated through SVID bus pins SVC and
SVD. The SVC pin of the IR3504 does not have an open drain output since AMD SVID protocol does not support
slave clock stretching.
The IR3504 transitions from a 2-bit Boot VID mode to SVI mode upon assertion of PWROK. The SMBus send byte
protocol is used by the IR3504 VID-on-the-fly transactions. The IR3504 will wait until it detects a start bit which is
defined as an SVD falling edge while SVC is high. A 7bit address code plus one write bit (low) should then follow
the start bit. This address code will be compared against an internal address table and the IR3504 will reply with an
acknowledge ACK bit if the address is one of the three stored addresses otherwise the ACK bit will not be sent out.
The SVD pin is pulled low by the IR3504 to generate the ACK bit. Table 4 has the list of addresses recognized by
the IR3504.
The processor should then transmit the 8-bit data word immediately following the ACK bit. Data bit 7 is the PSI_L
bit which is followed by the 7Bit AMD code. The IR3504 replies again with an ACK bit once the data is received. If
the received data is not a VID-OFF command, the IR3504 immediately changes the DAC analog outputs to the new
target. VDAC1 and VDAC2 then slew to the new VID voltages. See Figure 12 for a send byte example.
Table 4 - SVI Send Byte Address Table
SVI Address [6:0] + Wr
Description
110xx100b
Set VID only on Output 1
110xx010b
Set VID only on Output 2
110xx110b
Set VID on both Output 1 and Output 2
Note: ‘x’ in the above Table 4 means the bit could be either ‘1’ or ‘0’.
Figure 12 Send Byte Example
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Over-Current Hiccup Protection after Soft Start
The over current limit threshold is set by a resistor connected between OCSETX and VDACX pins. Figure 13 shows
the hiccup over-current protection with delay after PG is asserted. The delay is required since over-current
conditions can occur as part of normal operation due to load transients or VID transitions.
If the IINX pin voltage, which is proportional to the average current plus VDACX voltage, exceeds the OCSETx
voltage after PG is asserted, it will initiate the discharge of the capacitor at SS/DELX through the discharge current
47uA. If the over-current condition persists long enough for the SS/DELX capacitor to discharge below the 120mV
offset of the delay comparator, the fault latch will be set which will then pull the error amplifier’s output low to stop
phase IC switching and will also de-asserting the PG signal. The SS/DEL capacitor will then continue to be
discharged by a 4.5 uA current until it reaches 200 mV where the fault latch will reset to allow another soft start
cycle to occur. The output current is not controlled during the delay time. If an over-current condition is again
encountered during the soft start cycle, the over-current action will repeat and the converter will be in hiccup mode.
ENABLE
INTERNAL
OC DELAY
SS/DEL
4.0V
3.92V
3.87V
1.4V
EA
VOUT
VRRDY
OCP THRESHOLD
IOUT
START-UP WITH
OUTPUT SHORTED
HICCUP OVER-CURRENT
PROTECTION (OUTPUT
SHORTED)
NORMAL
START-UP
OCP
DELAY
OVER-CURRENT
NORMAL
NORMAL
PROTECTION
START-UP OPERATION POWER-DOWN
(OUTPUT SHORTED)
(OUTPUT
NORMAL
OPERATION SHORTED)
Figure 13 Hiccup over-current waveforms
Linear Regulator Output (VCCL)
The IR3504 has a built-in linear regulator controller, and only an external NPN transistor is needed to create a
linear regulator. The output voltage of the linear regulator can be programmed between 4.75V and 7.5V by the
resistor divider at VCCLFB pin. The regulator output powers the gate drivers and other circuits of the phase ICs
along with circuits in the control IC, and the voltage is usually programmed to optimize the converter efficiency. The
linear regulator can be compensated by a 4.7uF capacitor at the VCCL pin. As with any linear regulator, due to
stability reasons, there is an upper limit to the maximum value of capacitor that can be used at this pin and it’s a
function of the number of phases used in the multiphase architecture and their switching frequency. Figure 14
shows the stability plots for the linear regulator with 5 phases switching at 750 kHz.
An external 5V can be connected to this pin to replace the linear regulator with appropriate selection of the VCCLFB
resistor divider, and VCCLDRV resistor. When using an external VCCL, it’s essential to adjust it such that VCCLFB
is slightly less than the 1.19V reference voltage. This condition ensures that the VCCLDRV pin doesn’t load the
ROSC pin. The switching frequency, FB1 bias current, VDAC slew rate and OCSET point are derived from the
loading current of ROSC pin.
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Figure 14 VCCL regulator stability with 5 phases and PHSOUT equals 750 kHz
VCCL Under Voltage Lockout (UVLO)
The IR3504 does not directly monitor VCC for under voltage lockout but instead monitors the system VCCL supply
voltage since this voltage is used for the gate drive. As VCC begins to rise during power up, the VCCLDRV pin will
be high impedance therefore allowing VCCL to roughly follow VCC-NPNVBE until VCCL is above 94% of the voltage
set by resistor divider at VCCLFB pin. At this point, the OVX and UV CLEARED fault latches will be released. If
VCCL voltage drops below 86% of the set value, the SS/DEL CLEARED fault latch will be set.
VID OFF Codes
SVID OFF codes of 111_1100, 111_1101, 111_1110, and 111_1111 turn off the converter by pulling down EAOUTX
voltage and discharging SS/DELX through the 50uA discharge current, but do not drive PG low. Upon receipt of a
non-off SVID code the converter will turn on and transition to the voltage represented by the SVID as shown in
Figure 10.
Voltage Regulator Ready (PG)
The PG pin is an open-collector output and should have an external pull-up resistor. During soft start, PG remains
low until the output voltage is in regulation and SS/DELX is above 3.9V. The PG pin becomes low if ENABLE is low,
VCCL is below 86% of target, an over current condition occurs for at least 1024 PHSOUT clocks prior to PG, an
over current condition occurs after PG and SS/DELX discharges to the delay threshold, an open phase timing daisy
chain condition occurs, VOSNS lines are detected open, VOUTX is 315mV below VDACX, or if the error amp is
sensed as operating open loop for 8 PHSOUT cycles. A high level at the PG pin indicates that the converter is in
operation with no fault and ensures the output voltage is within the regulation.
PG monitors the output voltage. If any of the voltage planes fall out of regulation, PG will become low, but the VR
continues to regulate its output voltages. The PWROK input may or may not de-assert prior to the voltage planes
falling out of specification. Output voltage out of spec is defined as 315mV to 275mV below nominal voltage. VID
on-the-fly transition which is a voltage plane transitioning between one voltage associated with one VID code and a
voltage associated with another VID code is not considered to be out of specification.
A PWROK de-assert while ENABLE is high results in all planes regulating to the previously stored 2-bit Boot VID. If
the 2-bit Boot VID is higher than the VID prior to PWROK de-assertion, this transition will NOT be treated as VID onthe-fly and if either of the two outputs is out of spec high, PG will be pulled down.
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Open Control Loop Detection
The output voltage range of error amplifier is continuously monitored to ensure the voltage loop is in regulation. If
any fault condition forces the error amplifier output above VCCL-1.08V for 8 PHSOUT switching cycles, the fault
latch is set. The fault latch can only be cleared by cycling the power to VCCL.
Load Current Indicator Output
The VDRP pin voltage represents the average current of the converter plus the DAC voltage. The load current
information can be retrieved by using a differential amplifier to subtract VDAC1 voltage from the VDRP1 voltage.
Enable Input
Pulling the ENABLE pin below 0.8V sets the Fault Latch. Forcing ENABLE to a voltage above 1.94V results in the
pre-PWROK 2 bit VID codes off the SVD and SVC pins to be read and stored. SS/DELX pins are also allowed to
begin their power-up cycles.
Over Voltage Protection (OVP)
Output over-voltage might occur due to a high side MOSFET short or if the output voltage sense path is
compromised. If the over-voltage protection comparators sense that either VOUTX pin voltage exceeds VDACX by
240mV, the over voltage fault latch is set which pulls the error amplifier output low to turn off the converter power
stage. The IR3504 communicates an OVP condition to the system by raising the ROSC/OVP pin voltage to within
V(VCCL) – 1.2 V. An OVP condition is also communicated to the phase ICs by forcing the IIN pin (which is tied to
the ISHARE bus and ISHARE pins of the phase ICs) to VCCL as shown in Figure 15. In each phase IC, the OVP
circuit overrides the normal PWM operation to ensure the low side MOSFET turn-on within approximately 150ns.
The low side MOSFET will remain on until the ISHARE pins fall below V(VCCL) - 800mV. An over voltage fault
condition is latched in the IR3504 and can only be cleared by cycling the power to VCCL.
During dynamic VID down at light to no load, false OVP triggering is prevented by increasing the OVP threshold to a
fixed 1.6V whenever a dynamic VID is detected and the difference between output voltage and the fast internal
VDAC is more than 50mV, as shown in Figure 16. The over-voltage threshold is changed back to VDAC+240mV if
the difference between output voltage and the fast internal VDAC is less than 50mV.
The overall system must be considered when designing for OVP. In many cases the over-current protection of the
AC-DC or DC-DC converter supplying the multiphase converter will be triggered thus providing effective protection
without damage as long as all PCB traces and components are sized to handle the worst-case maximum current. If
this is not possible, a fuse can be added in the input supply to the multiphase converter.
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OUTPUT
VOLTAGE
(Vout)
OVP
THRESHOLD
VCCL-800 mV
IIN
(PHASE IC
ISHARE)
GATEH
(PHASE IC)
GATEL
(PHASE IC)
FAULT
LATCH
ERROR
AMPLIFIER
OUTPUT
(EAOUT)
VDAC
NORMAL OPERATION
AFTER
OVP
OVP CONDITION
Figure 15 - Over-voltage protection during normal operation
VID
VDAC
OV
THRESHOLD
1.84V
VDAC + 240mV
OUTPUT
VOLTAGE
(VO)
VDAC
50mV
50mV
NORMAL
OPERATION
VID DOWN
LOW VID
VID UP
NORMAL
OPERATION
Figure 16 Over-voltage protection during dynamic VID
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Open Remote Sense Line Protection
If either remote sense line VOSENX+ or VOSENX- is open, the output of Remote Sense Amplifier (VOUTX) drops.
The IR3504 continuously monitors the VOUTX pin and if VOUTX is lower than 200 mV, two separate pulse currents
are applied to the VOSENX+ and VOSENX- pins to check if the sense lines are open. If VOSENX+ is open, a voltage
higher than 90% of V(VCCL) will be present at VOSENX+ pin and the output of Open Line Detect Comparator will
be high. If VOSENX- is open, a voltage higher than 400mV will be present at VOSENX- pin and the Open Line
Detect Comparator output will be high. With either sense line open, the Open Sense Line Fault Latch will be set to
force the error amplifier output low and immediately shut down the converter. SS/DELX will be discharged and the
Open Sense Fault Latch can only be reset by cycling the power to VCCL.
Open Daisy Chain Protection
The IR3504 checks the daisy chain every time it powers up. It starts a daisy chain pulse on the PHSOUT pin and
detects the feedback at PHSIN pin. If no pulse comes back after 30 CLKOUT pulses, the pulse is restarted again. If
the pulse fails to come back the second time, the Open Daisy Chain fault is registered, and SS/DELX is not allowed
to charge. The fault latch can only be reset by cycling the power to VCCL.
After powering up, the IR3504 monitors PHSIN pin for a phase input pulse equal or less than the number of phases
detected. If PHSIN pulse does not return within the number of phases in the converter, another pulse is started on
PHSOUT pin. If the second started PHSOUT pulse does not return on PHSIN, an Open Daisy Chain fault is
registered.
Phase Number Determination
After a daisy chain pulse is started, the IR3504 checks the timing of the input pulse at PHSIN pin to determine the
phase number.
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The Fault Table below describes ten different faults that can occur during normal operation and how the IR3504 IC
will react to protect the supply and the load from possible damage. The fault types that can occur are listed in row
one. Row two and three describes type and the method of clearing the faults, respectively. The first four faults are
latched in the UV fault and require the VCCL supply to be recycled (below UVLO threshold) to regain operation. The
rest of the faults, except for UVLO Vout, are latched in a SS fault which do not need VCCL supply recycled, but
instead will automatically resume operation when these fault conditions are no longer impinging on the system.
Most of the faults will disable the error amplifier (EA) and discharge the soft start capacitor. All of the faults flag
PGood. PGood returns to high impedance state (high) when the fault clears. The Delay row shows reaction time
after detecting a fault condition. Delays are provided to minimize the possibility of nuisance faults. Additional flagged
responses are used to communicate externally of a fault event (Over Voltage) so additional action can be taken.
System Fault Table
Fault
Type
Latch
Fault
Clearing
Method
Outputs
Affected
Error
Amp
Disables
SS/DELx
Discharge
Flags
PGood
Delays
Open
Daisy
Open
Sense
Open
Control
UV Latch
Over
Voltage
Disable
Recycle VCCL
Both
Single
VID_OFF
SVID
UVLO
(VCCL)
SS Latch
OC
Before
OC
After
SS discharge below 0.2V
Both
Both
Single
Both
UVLO
(Vout)
No
No
Single
Single
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
32
Clock
Pulses
No
8
PHSOUT
Pulses
No
250ns
Blanking
Time
No
PHSOUT
Pulses*
No
Yes,
IINx and
No
Rosc pins
pulled-up to
VCCL**
* Pulse number range depends on Rosc value selected (See Specifications Table)
** Clears when OV condition ends
Additional
Flagged
Response
SS/DELx
Discharge
Threshold
No
Table 5 Shows IR3504 system fault responses
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IR3504
APPLICATIONS INFORMATION
CVCC6
Q1
VGATE
CVCCL
LGND
PHSIN
22
VDDNBSEN+
CBST61
RDRP12
VDDNB+
9
Q62
13
VCC
COUTNB
VDDNBVDDNBSEN-
RDRP11
CDRP1
CVCC1
13
VCC
14
15
EAIN
CSIN-
16
IR3505
PHASE
IC
LGND
PHSIN
5
CFB1
GATEH
BOOST
GATEL
DACIN
VCCL
12
CCS1
RCS1
VDDSEN+
RTHERM1
VDD SENSE+
11
CBST1
L1
10
VDD+
9
COUT
Q12
8
4
Q11
SW
PGND
2
CIN1
ISHARE
CLKIN
1
PHSOUT
FB1
CCP11
U11
6
VDAC
VDDEA
17
CSIN+
CVDAC1
RVDAC1
18 ROCSET1
RFB11
RFB13
VDD 5-PHASE
CONVERTER
20
19
3
RFB21
VDDNB SENSE-
CSS/DEL1
CCP12
RFB12
VDDNB SENSE+
L6
10
21
CFB2
RFB22
RCS6
11
ROSC
RCP1
CCP21
VCCL
CCS6
24
23
16
FB2
9
CCP22
VOUT1
EAOUT1
VOSNS1+
EAOUT2
VONSN1-
VDAC1
OCSET1
RCP2
CSIN-
CLKOUT
VCCL
PHSIN
PHSOUT
SS/DEL1
OCSET2
15
8
IIN1
VDAC2
10
VDD-
CVCCL1
VDDSEN-
CLOSE TO
POWER
STAGE
VDD SENSECVCC2
0.1uF
VDDSEN+
0.1uF
13
VCC
15
16
EAIN
GATEH
GATEL
BOOST
VCCL
12
CCS2
RCS2
11
CBST3
L2
10
9
Q22
8
PHSIN
PGND
LGND
CLKIN
IR3505
PHASE
IC
DACIN
5
4
PHSOUT
3
Q21
SW
7
2
CIN2
ISHARE
6
1
CSIN-
VDDNBSENVDDNBSEN+
CSIN+
U21
14
VDDSEN-
CVCCL2
13
16
15
EAIN
CSIN-
VCC
GATEH
GATEL
BOOST
VCCL
12
CCS3
RCS3
11
CBST3
L3
10
9
U32
8
PGND
PHSIN
CLKIN
LGND
U31
SW
IR3505
PHASE
IC
DACIN
5
4
CIN3
ISHARE
PHSOUT
3
7
2
6
1
CSIN+
U31
14
CVCC3
CVCCL3
13
VCC
15
EAIN
14
GATEH
GATEL
BOOST
VCCL
12
CCS4
RCS4
11
CBST4
L4
10
9
Q42
8
PGND
PHSIN
CLKIN
LGND
Q41
SW
IR3505
PHASE
IC
DACIN
5
4
CIN4
ISHARE
PHSOUT
3
7
2
6
1
CSIN-
U41
CSIN+
16
CVCC4
CVCCL4
13
VCC
16
15
CSIN-
EAIN
GATEH
GATEL
BOOST
VCCL
12
CCS5
RCS5
11
CBST5
L5
10
9
U52
8
PHSIN
PGND
LGND
U51
SW
IR3505
PHASE
IC
DACIN
5
4
CIN5
ISHARE
CLKIN
3
PHSOUT
2
7
1
CSIN+
U51
14
CVCC5
6
V2EA
SS/DEL2
14
6
VDRP1
IR3504
CONTROL
IC
IIN2
13
RVDAC2
ROCSET2 7
ROSC
U1
ENABLE
VOSNS2-
5
CVDAC2
PWROK
BOOST
CIN6
Q61
12
CVCCL6
LGND
12
4
VCCLFB
PG
5
25
28
27
26
31
29
32
3
CSS/DEL2
VCCLDRV
SVC
ENABLE
SVD
VOSNS2+
2
VOUT2
1
11
SVD
PWROK
GATEH
GATEL
4
SW
IR3505
PHASE
IC
DACIN
VDDNB
CONVERTER
8
PHSOUT
ISHARE
CLKOUT
30
15
16
3
CSIN+
EAIN
2
PHSIN
PGND
VDAC2
VDDPWRGD
SVC
PHSOUT
1
6
ISHARE2
14
V2EA
U6
CLKIN
RVCCLFB2
7
RVCCLFB1
RVCCLDRV
7
12V
CVCCL5
Figure 17 IR3504 \ IR3505 Five Phases – One Phase Dual Outputs AMD SVID Converter
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DESIGN PROCEDURES - IR3504 AND IR3505 CHIPSET
IR3504 EXTERNAL COMPONENTS
All the output components are selected using one output but suitable for both unless otherwise specified.
Oscillator Resistor RRosc
The IR3504 generates square-wave pulses to synchronize the phase ICs. The switching frequency of the each
phase converter equals the PHSOUT frequency, which is set by the external resistor RROSC, use Figure 2 to
determine the RROSC value. The CLKOUT frequency equals the switching frequency multiplied by the phase
number.
Soft Start Capacitor CSS/DEL
The Soft Start capacitor CSS/DEL programs four different time parameters, soft start delay time, soft start time, VR
ready delay time and over-current fault latch delay time after VR ready.
SS/DEL pin voltage controls the slew rate of the converter output voltage, as shown in Figure 11. Once the
ENABLE pin rises above 1.65V, there is a soft-start delay time TD1 during which SS/DEL pin is charged from
zero to 1.4V. Once SS/DEL reaches 1.4V the error amplifier output is released to allow the soft start. The soft
start time TD2 represents the time during which converter voltage rises from zero to pre-PWROK VID voltage and
the SS/DEL pin voltage rises from 1.4V to pre-PWROK VID voltage plus 1.4V. VR ready delay time TD3 is the
time period from VR reaching the pre-PWROK VID voltage to the VR ready signal being issued.
Calculate CSS/DEL based on the required soft start time TD2.
C SS / DEL =
TD 2 * I CHG TD 2 * 50 * 10 −6
=
V pre − PWROK
V pre− PWROK
(1)
The soft start delay time TD1 and VR ready delay time TD3 are determined by equation (2) and (3) respectively.
TD1 =
TD 3 =
C SS / DEL * 1.1 C SS / DEL * 1.1
=
I CHG
50 * 10 −6
C SS / DEL * (3.92 − V pre − PWROK − 1.1)
I CHG
(2)
=
C SS / DEL * (3.92 − V pre − PWROK − 1.1)
50 * 10 −6
(3)
Once CSS/DEL is chosen, use equation (4) to calculate the maximum over-current fault latch delay time tOCDEL.
t OCDEL = 2.5 *
C SS / DEL * 0.13
C
* 0.13
= 2.5 * SS / DEL − 6
I DISCHG
47 * 10
(4)
Due to the exponential turn-on slope of the discharge current (47uA), a correction factor (X2.5) is added to the
equation (4) to accurately predict over-current delay time.
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VDAC Slew Rate Programming Capacitor CVDAC and Resistor RVDAC
The slew rate of VDAC down-slope SRDOWN can be programmed by the external capacitor CVDAC as defined in
(5), where ISINK is the sink current of VDAC pin. The slew rate of VDAC up-slope is three times greater that of
down-slope. The resistor RVDAC is used to compensate VDAC circuit and is determined by (6).
CVDAC =
I SINK
SR DOWN
RVDAC = 0.5 +
3.2 ∗ 10 −15
CVDAC 2
(5)
(6)
Over Current Setting Resistor ROCSET
The total input offset voltage (VCS_TOFST) of current sense amplifier in phase ICs is the sum of input offset
(VCS_OFST) of the amplifier itself and that created by the amplifier input bias current flowing through the current
sense resistor RCS.
VCS _ TOFST = VCS _ OFST + I CSIN + ∗ RCS
(7)
The inductor DC resistance is utilized to sense the inductor current. RL is the inductor DCR.
The over current limit is set by the external resistor ROCSET as defined in (9). ILIMIT is the required over current
limit. IOCSET is the bias current of OCSET pin and can be calculated with the equation in the ELECTRICAL
CHARACTERISTICS Table. GCS is the gain of the current sense amplifier. KP is the ratio of inductor peak current
over average current in each phase and can be calculated from (10).
ROCSET = [
KP =
I LIMIT
∗ RL ∗ (1 + K P ) + VCS _ TOFST ] ∗ GCS / I OCSET (9)
n
(VI − VO ) ∗ VO /( L ∗ VI ∗ f SW ∗ 2)
IO / n
(10)
VCCL Programming Resistor RVCCLFB1 and RVCCLFB2
Since VCCL voltage is proportional to the MOSFET gate driver loss and inversely proportional to the
MOSFET conduction loss, the optimum voltage should be chosen to maximize the converter efficiency. VCCL
linear regulator consists of an external NPN transistor, a ceramic capacitor and a programmable resistor
divider. Pre-select RVCCLFB1, and calculate RVCCLFB2 from (11).
RVCCLFB 2 =
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RVCCLFB1 *1.23
VCCL − 1.23
(11)
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No Load Offset Setting Resistor RFB11, RFB13, RTHERM1 and Adaptive Voltage Positioning Resistor
RDRP11 for Output1
Define RFB_R as the effective offset resistor at room temperature equals to RFB11//(RFB13+RTHERM1). Given the
offset voltage VO_NLOFST (offset above the DAC voltage) and calculating the sink current from the FB1 pin IFB1
using the equation in the ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS Table, the effective offset resistor value, RFB1, can
be determined from (12).
RFB _ R =
VO _ NLOFST
(12)
I FB1
Adaptive voltage positioning lowers the converter voltage by RO*IO where RO is the required output impedance of
the converter. Pre-select feedback resistor RFB and calculate the droop resistor RDRP,
R DRP11 =
R FB _ R ∗ R L _ ROOM * GCS
n ∗ RO
.
(13)
Calculate the desired effective feedback resistor at the maximum temperature RFB_M using (14).
RFB _ M =
RDRP11 ∗ RO * n
GCS ∗ RL _ MAX
(14)
A negative temperature constant (NTC) thermistor RTHERM1 is required to sense the temperature of the power
stage for the inductor DCR thermal compensation. Pre-select the value of RTHERM. RTHERM must be bigger than
RFB_R at room temperature but also bigger than RFB_M at the maximum allowed temperature. RTMAX1 is defined
as the NTC thermistor resistance at maximum allowed temperature, TMAX. RTMAX1 is calculated from (15).
RTMAX 1 = RTHERM 1 * EXP[ BTHERM 1 * (
1
1
−
)]
TL _ MAX T _ ROOM
(15)
Select the series resistor RFB13 by using equation (16). RFB13 is incorporated to linearize the NTC thermistor
which has non-linear characteristics in the operational temperature range.
R FB 13 =
( RTHERM 1 + RTMAX 1 ) 2 − 4 * ( RTHERM 1 * RTMAX 1 − ( RTHERM 1 − RTMAX 1 ) * R FB _ R * R FB _ M /( R FB _ R − R FB _ M )) − ( RTHERM 1 + TTMAX 1 )
2
Use equation (17) to determine RFB11.
1
RFB11
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=
1
RFB _ R
−
1
RFB13 + RTHERM 1
(17)
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IR3505 EXTERNAL COMPONENTS
Inductor Current Sensing Capacitor CCS and Resistor RCS
The DC resistance of the inductor is utilized to sense the inductor current. Usually the resistor RCS and capacitor
CCS in parallel with the inductor are chosen to match the time constant of the inductor, and therefore the voltage
across the capacitor CCS represents the inductor current. If the two time constants are not the same, the AC
component of the capacitor voltage is different from that of the real inductor current. The time constant mismatch
does not affect the average current sharing among the multiple phases, but affect the current signal ISHARE as
well as the output voltage during the load current transient if adaptive voltage positioning is adopted.
Measure the inductance L and the inductor DC resistance RL. Pre-select the capacitor CCS and calculate RCS as
follows.
L RL
(21)
RCS =
C CS
Bootstrap Capacitor CBST
Depending on the duty cycle and gate drive current of the phase IC, a capacitor in the range of 0.1uF to 1uF is
needed for the bootstrap circuit.
Decoupling Capacitors for Phase IC
0.1uF-1uF decoupling capacitors are required at VCC and VCCL pins of phase ICs.
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VOLTAGE LOOP COMPENSATION
The adaptive voltage positioning (AVP) is usually adopted in the computer applications to improve the transient
response and reduce the power loss at heavy load. Like current mode control, the adaptive voltage positioning
loop introduces extra zero to the voltage loop and splits the double poles of the power stage, which make the
voltage loop compensation much easier.
Adaptive voltage positioning lowers the converter voltage by RO*IO, where RO is the required output impedance of
the converter.
The selection of compensation types depends on the output capacitors used in the converter. For the applications
using Electrolytic, Polymer or AL-Polymer capacitors and running at lower frequency, type II compensation shown
in Figure 21(a) is usually enough. While for the applications using only ceramic capacitors and running at higher
frequency, type III compensation shown in Figure 21(b) is preferred.
For applications where AVP is not required, the compensation is the same as for the regular voltage mode
control. For converter using Polymer, AL-Polymer, and ceramic capacitors, which have much higher ESR zero
frequency, type III compensation is required as shown in Figure 21(b) with RDRP and CDRP removed.
CCP1
CCP1
RFB
RCP
CCP
VO+
RCP
CCP
RFB1
CFB
FB
-
RFB
VO+
EAOUT
FB
-
RDRP
EAOUT
RDRP
VDAC
VDRP
+
(a) Type II compensation
EAOUT
VDAC
VDRP
EAOUT
+
CDRP
(b) Type III compensation
Figure 18. Voltage loop compensation network
Type II Compensation for AVP Applications
Determine the compensation at no load, the worst case condition. Choose the crossover frequency fc between
1/10 and 1/5 of the switching frequency per phase. Assume the time constant of the resistor and capacitor across
the output inductors matches that of the inductor, and determine RCP and CCP from (23) and (24), where LE and
CE are the equivalent inductance of output inductors and the equivalent capacitance of output capacitors
respectively.
(2π ∗ fC ) 2 ∗ LE ∗ CE ∗ RFB ∗ 5
(23)
RCP =
VI * 1 + ( 2π * fC * C * RC ) 2
CCP =
10 ∗ LE ∗ C E
RCP
(24)
CCP1 is optional and may be needed in some applications to reduce the jitter caused by the high frequency noise.
A ceramic capacitor between 10pF and 220pF is usually enough.
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Type III Compensation for AVP Applications
Determine the compensation at no load, the worst case condition. Assume the time constant of the resistor and
capacitor across the output inductors matches that of the inductor, the crossover frequency and phase margin of
the voltage loop can be estimated by (25) and (26), where RLE is the equivalent resistance of inductor DCR.
f C1 =
RDRP
2π * CE ∗ GCS * RFB ∗ RLE
θ C1 = 90 − A tan(0.5) ∗
(25)
180
(26)
π
Choose the desired crossover frequency fc around fc1 estimated by (25) or choose fc between 1/10 and 1/5 of
the switching frequency per phase, and select the components to ensure the slope of close loop gain is -20dB
/Dec around the crossover frequency. Choose resistor RFB1 according to (27), and determine CFB and CDRP from
(28) and (29).
1
R FB
2
R FB1 =
CFB =
R FB1 =
to
2
R FB
3
1
(28)
4π ∗ fC ∗ RFB1
C DRP =
(27)
( R FB + R FB1 ) ∗ C FB
R DRP
(29)
RCP and CCP have limited effect on the crossover frequency, and are used only to fine tune the crossover
frequency and transient load response. Determine RCP and CCP from (30) and (31).
RCP =
CCP =
(2π ∗ fC ) 2 ∗ LE ∗ CE ∗ RFB ∗ 5
VI
10 ∗ LE ∗ C E
(30)
(31)
RCP
CCP1 is optional and may be needed in some applications to reduce the jitter caused by the high frequency noise.
A ceramic capacitor between 10pF and 220pF is usually enough.
Type III Compensation for Non-AVP Applications
Resistor RDRP and capacitor CDRP are not needed. Choose the crossover frequency fc between 1/10 and 1/5 of
the switching frequency per phase and select the desired phase margin θc. Calculate K factor from (32), and
determine the component values based on (33) to (37),
π
θ
K = tan[ ∗ ( C + 1.5)]
4 180
RCP = RFB ∗
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( 2π ∗ LE ∗ CE ∗ fC ) 2 ∗ 5
VI ∗ K
(32)
(33)
CCP =
K
2π ∗ fC ∗ RCP
(34)
CCP1 =
1
2π ∗ fC ∗ K ∗ RCP
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CFB =
R FB1 =
K
2π ∗ fC ∗ RFB
1
2π ∗ f C ∗ K ∗ C FB
(36)
(37)
CURRENT SHARE LOOP COMPENSATION
The internal compensation of current share loop ensures that crossover frequency of the current share loop is at least
one decade lower than that of the voltage loop so that the interaction between the two loops is eliminated.
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DESIGN EXAMPLE – AMD FIVE + ONE PHASE DUAL OUTPUT CONVERTER (FIGURE 17)
SPECIFICATIONS
Input Voltage: VI=12 V
DAC Voltage: VDAC=1.2 V
No Load Output Voltage Offset for output1: VO_NLOFST=15 mV
Output1 Current: IO1=95 ADC
Output2 Current: IO1=20 ADC
Output1 Over Current Limit: Ilimit1=115 ADC
Output2 Over Current Limit: Ilimit2= 25 ADC
Output Impedance: RO1=0.3 mΩ
Dynamic VID Slew Rate: SR=3.25mV/uS
Over Temperature Threshold: TMAX=110 ºC
POWER STAGE
Phase Number: n1=5, n2=1
Switching Frequency: fSW =520 kHz
Output Inductors: L1=120 nH, L2=220 nH, RL1= 0.52mΩ, RL2= 0.47mΩ
Output Capacitors: POSCAPs, C=470uF, RC= 8mΩ, Number Cn1=9, Cn2=5
IR3500 EXTERNAL COMPONENTS
Oscillator Resistor RROSC
Once the switching frequency is chosen, RROSC can be determined from Figure 2. For switching frequency of
520kHz per phase, choose ROSC=23.2kΩ.
Soft Start Capacitor CSS/DEL
Determine the soft start capacitor from the required soft start time.
C SS / DEL =
TD 2 * I CHG 2 * 10 −3 * 50 * 10 −6
=
= 0.1uF
Vboot
1.0
The soft start delay time is
TD1 =
C SS / DEL * 1.1 0.1 * 10 −6 * 1.1
=
= 2.2mS
I CHG
50 * 10 −6
The VR ready delay time is
C SS / DEL * (3.92 − Vboot − 1.1) 0.1 * 10 −6 * (3.92 − 1 − 1.1)
TD3 =
=
= 3.6mS
I CHG
50 * 10 −6
The maximum over current fault latch delay time is
t OCDEL = 2.5 *
C SS / DEL * 0.13
0.1 * 10 −6 * 0.13
= 2.5 *
= 0.691mS
I DISCHG
47 * 10 −6
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VDAC Slew Rate Programming Capacitor CVDAC and Resistor RVDAC
I
45.2 ∗ 10 −6
CVDAC = SINK =
= 14.1nF , Choose CVDAC=22nF
SRDOWN
3.2 * 103
RVDAC = 0.5 +
3.2 ∗ 10 −15
CVDAC 2
= 7.1Ohm
Over Current Setting Resistor ROCSET
The output1 over current limit is 115A and the output2 over current limit is 25A. From the electrical characteristics
table can get the bias current of OCSET pin (IOCSET) is 26uA with ROSC=23.2 kΩ. The total current sense
amplifier input offset voltage is around 0mV, Calculate constant KP, the ratio of inductor peak current over average
current in each phase,
K P1 =
(VI − VO ) ∗ VO /( L ∗ VI ∗ f SW ∗ 2) (12 − 1.2) ∗ 1.2 /(120 *10 −9 ∗ 12 ∗ 520 *103 ∗ 2)
=
= 0.38
I LIMIT / n
115 / 5
(12 − 1.2) ∗ 1.2 /( 220 *10−9 ∗ 12 ∗ 520 *103 ∗ 2)
= 0.19
25
I
ROCSET 1 = [ LIMIT ∗ R L ∗ (1 + K P ) + VCS _ TOFST ] ∗ GCS / I OCSET
n
KP 2 =
115
∗ 0.52 *10 −3 ∗ 1.38) * 34 /( 26 *10 − 6 ) = 21.6kΩ
5
I
ROCSET 2 = [ LIMIT ∗ RL ∗ (1 + K P ) + VCS _ TOFST ] ∗ GCS / IOCSET
n
=(
=(
25
∗ 0.47 *10 −3 ∗ 1.19) * 34 /( 26 *10 − 6 ) = 18.4 kΩ
1
VCCL Programming Resistor RVCCLFB1 and RVCCLFB2
Choose VCCL=7V to maximize the converter efficiency. Pre-select RVCCLFB1=20kΩ, and calculate RVCCLFB2.
RVCCLFB 2 =
RVCCLFB1 *1.23 20 *103 *1.23
=
= 4.26kΩ
VCCL − 1.23
7 − 1.23
No Load Offset Setting Resistor RFB11, RFB13, RTHERM1 and Adaptive Voltage Positioning Resistor
RDRP11 for Output1
Define RFB_R is the effective offset resistor at room temperature equals to RFB11//(RFB13+RTHERM1). Given the
offset voltage VO_NLOFST above the DAC voltage, calculate the sink current from the FB1 pin IFB1= 26uA using
the equation in the ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS Table, then the effective offset resistor value RFB_R1 can
be determined by:
R FB _ R 1 =
VO _ NLOFST
I FB1
=
15 *10 −3
26 *10 −6
= 577Ohm
Adaptive voltage positioning lowers the converter voltage by RO*IO, where RO is the required output impedance of
the converter. Pre-select feedback resistor RFB, and calculate the droop resistor RDRP,
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RDRP1 =
RFB _ R ∗ RL _ ROOM * GCS
n ∗ RO
=
577 * 0.52 *10 −3 * 34
= 6.7 KOhm
5 * 0.3 *10−3
In the case of thermal compensation is required, use equation (14) to (17) to select the RFB network resistors.
IR3505 EXTERNAL COMPONENTS
Inductor Current Sensing Capacitor CCS and Resistor RCS
Choose CCS1=Ccs2=0.1uF, and calculate RCS,
RCS 1 =
L RL 120 *10 −9 /(0.52 *10 −3 )
=
= 2.3kΩ
CCS
0.1 *10− 6
RCS 2 =
L RL 220 *10−9 /(0.47 *10−3 )
=
= 4.7 kΩ
CCS
0.1 *10−6
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LAYOUT GUIDELINES
The following layout guidelines are recommended to reduce the parasitic inductance and resistance of the PCB
layout, therefore minimizing the noise coupled to the IC.
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Dedicate at least one middle layer for a ground plane LGND.
Connect the ground tab under the control IC to LGND plane through a via.
Separate analog bus (EAIN, DACIN and ISHARE) from digital bus (CLKIN, PHSIN, and PHSOUT) to reduce
the noise coupling.
Place VCCL decoupling capacitor VCCL as close as possible to VCCL and LGND pins.
Place the following critical components on the same layer as control IC and position them as close as
possible to the respective pins, ROSC, ROCSET, RVDAC, CVDAC, and CSS/DEL. Avoid using any via for
the connection.
Place the compensation components on the same layer as control IC and position them as close as possible
to EAOUT, FB, VO and VDRP pins. Avoid using any via for the connection.
Use Kelvin connections for the remote voltage sense signals, VOSNS+ and VOSNS-, and avoid crossing over
the fast transition nodes, i.e. switching nodes, gate drive signals and bootstrap nodes.
Avoid analog control bus signals, VDAC, IIN, and especially EAOUT, crossing over the fast transition nodes.
Separate digital bus, CLKOUT, PHSOUT and PHSIN from the analog control bus and other compensation
components.
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PCB METAL AND COMPONENT PLACEMENT
• Lead land width should be equal to nominal part lead width. The minimum lead to lead spacing should
be ≥ 0.2mm to prevent shorting.
• Lead land length should be equal to maximum part lead length + 0.3 mm outboard extension + 0.05mm
inboard extension. The outboard extension ensures a large and inspectable toe fillet, and the inboard
extension will accommodate any part misalignment and ensure a fillet.
• Center pad land length and width should be equal to maximum part pad length and width. However, the
minimum metal to metal spacing should be ≥ 0.17mm for 2 oz. Copper (≥ 0.1mm for 1 oz. Copper and ≥
0.23mm for 3 oz. Copper)
• A single 0.30mm diameter via shall be placed in the center of the pad land and connected to ground to
minimize the noise effect on the IC.
• No pcb traces should be routed nor vias placed under any of the 4 corners of the IC package. Doing so
can cause the IC to rise up from the pcb resulting in poor solder joints to the IC leads.
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SOLDER RESIST
• The solder resist should be pulled away from the metal lead lands by a minimum of 0.06mm. The solder
resist mis-alignment is a maximum of 0.05mm and it is recommended that the lead lands are all Non
Solder Mask Defined (NSMD). Therefore pulling the S/R 0.06mm will always ensure NSMD pads.
• The minimum solder resist width is 0.13mm.
• At the inside corner of the solder resist where the lead land groups meet, it is recommended to provide a
fillet so a solder resist width of ≥ 0.17mm remains.
• The land pad should be Solder Mask Defined (SMD), with a minimum overlap of the solder resist onto
the copper of 0.06mm to accommodate solder resist mis-alignment. In 0.5mm pitch cases it is allowable
to have the solder resist opening for the land pad to be smaller than the part pad.
• Ensure that the solder resist in-between the lead lands and the pad land is ≥ 0.15mm due to the high
aspect ratio of the solder resist strip separating the lead lands from the pad land.
• The single via in the land pad should be tented or plugged from bottom boardside with solder resist.
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STENCIL DESIGN
• The stencil apertures for the lead lands should be approximately 80% of the area of the lead lands.
Reducing the amount of solder deposited will minimize the occurrence of lead shorts. Since for 0.5mm
pitch devices the leads are only 0.25mm wide, the stencil apertures should not be made narrower;
openings in stencils < 0.25mm wide are difficult to maintain repeatable solder release.
• The stencil lead land apertures should therefore be shortened in length by 80% and centered on the lead
land.
• The land pad aperture should be striped with 0.25mm wide openings and spaces to deposit
approximately 50% area of solder on the center pad. If too much solder is deposited on the center pad
the part will float and the lead lands will be open.
• The maximum length and width of the land pad stencil aperture should be equal to the solder resist
opening minus an annular 0.2mm pull back to decrease the incidence of shorting the center land to the
lead lands when the part is pushed into the solder paste.
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PACKAGE INFORMATION
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32L MLPQ (5 x 5 mm Body) θJA =24.4 C/W, θJC =0.86 C/W
Data and specifications subject to change without notice.
This product has been designed and qualified for the Consumer market.
Qualification Standards can be found on IR’s Web site.
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