50A Integrated PowIRstage®
FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
Peak efficiency up to 94.5% at 1.2V
Integrated driver, control MOSFET, synchronous
MOSFET and Schottky diode
Input voltage (VIN) operating range up to 15V
Output voltage range from 0.25V to Vcc-2.5V, or to
5.5V if internal current sense amplifier is not used
Output current capability of 50A DC
Operation up to 1.0MHz
The IR3551 integrated PowIRstage® is a synchronous buck
gate driver co-packed with a control MOSFET and a
synchronous MOSFET with integrated Schottky diode. It is
optimized internally for PCB layout, heat transfer and
driver/MOSFET timing. Custom designed gate driver and
MOSFET combination enables higher efficiency at lower
output voltages required by cutting edge CPU, GPU and
DDR memory designs.
Up to 1.0MHz switching frequency enables high
performance transient response, allowing miniaturization
of output inductors, as well as input and output capacitors
while maintaining industry leading efficiency. The IR3551’s
superior efficiency enables smallest size and lower solution
cost. The IR3551 PCB footprint is compatible with the
IR3550 (60A) and the IR3553 (40A).
Integrated current sense amplifier
VCC under voltage lockout
Thermal flag
Body-Braking® load transient support
Diode-emulation high efficiency mode
Compatible with 3.3V PWM logic and VCC tolerant
Compliant with Intel DrMOS V4.0
PCB footprint compatible with IR3550 and IR3553
Efficient dual sided cooling
Small 5mm x 6mm x 0.9mm PQFN package
Lead free RoHS compliant package
APPLICATIONS
Integrated current sense amplifier achieves superior
current sense accuracy and signal to noise ratio vs. best-inclass controller based Inductor DCR sense methods.
The IR3551 incorporates the Body-Braking® feature which
enables reduction of output capacitors. Synchronous diode
emulation mode in the IR3551 removes the zero-current
detection burden from the PWM controller and increases
system light-load efficiency.
High current, low profile DC-DC converters
BASIC APPLICATION
VIN
4.5V to 7V
VIN
4.5V to 15V
BOOST
PHSFLT#
PHSFLT#
SW
VOUT
Efficiency (%)
VCC
IR3551
95
20
93
18
91
16
89
14
87
12
85
10
83
8
PWM
PWM
81
6
BBRK#
BBRK#
79
4
REFIN
REFIN
CSIN+
77
2
IOUT
CSIN-
75
LGND
PGND
IOUT
Power Loss (W)
The IR3551 is optimized specifically for CPU core power
delivery in server applications. The ability to meet the
stringent requirements of the server market also makes
the IR3551 ideally suited to powering GPU and DDR
memory designs and other high current applications.
Voltage Regulators for CPUs, GPUs, and DDR
memory arrays
VCC
IR3551
0
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Output Current (A)
Figure 1: IR3551 Basic Application Circuit
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Figure 2: Typical IR3551 Efficiency & Power Loss (See Note 2 on Page 8)
50A Integrated PowIRstage®
PINOUT DIAGRAM
IR3551
ORDERING INFORMATION
Package
Tape & Reel Qty
Part Number
PQFN, 28 Lead
5mm x 6mm
3000
IR3551MTRPBF
Package
Qty
Part Number
PQFN, 28 Lead
5mm x 6mm
100
IR3551MPBF
Figure 3: IR3551 Pin Diagram, Top View
TYPICAL APPLICATION DIAGRAM
VCC
4.5V to 7V
C3
1uF
R1
10k
PHSFLT#
PWM
BBRK#
Optional for
diode emulation
setup
REFIN
C8
1nF
IR3551
21
PHSFLT#
22
PWM
23
BBRK#
C9
22nF
24
LGND
25
REFIN
26
IOUT
3
16-19
VCC
VIN
C1
0.22uF
BOOST
Gate
Drivers
and
Current
Sense
Amplifier
20
C5
0.22uF
27
1
No Connect
R2
2.49k
CSIN+
2
Figure 4: Application Circuit with Current Sense Amplifier
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VIN
4.5V to 15V
C6
22uF
C7
470uF
VOUT
6-13
PGND 14, 15
PGND 4
CSIN-
L1
150nH
SW
IOUT
TGND
C2
10uF x 2
C4
0.22uF
50A Integrated PowIRstage®
IR3551
TYPICAL APPLICATION DIAGRAM (CONTINUED)
VCC
4.5V to 7V
C3
0.22uF
R1
10k
IR3551
PHSFLT#
PWM
BBRK#
21
PHSFLT#
22
PWM
23
BBRK#
24
LGND
25
REFIN
26
IOUT
3
16-19
VCC
VIN
C1
0.22uF
BOOST
Gate
Drivers
and
Current
Sense
Amplifier
20
C2
10uF x 2
C5
0.22uF
L1
150nH
CSIN-
C7
470uF
VOUT
6-13
R2
2.49k
C4
0.22uF
CS+
CS-
CSIN+
1
27
No Connect
C6
22uF
SW
PGND 14, 15
PGND 4
TGND
VIN
4.5V to 15V
2
Figure 5: Application Circuit without Current Sense Amplifier
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
BOOST
VIN
VIN
VIN
VIN
20
16
17
18
19
IR3551
VCC
3
VCC
3.3V
200k
BBRK#
23
S
Power-on
Reset
(POR),
3.3V
Reference,
and
Dead-time
Control
Q
R
POR
3.3V
PWM 22
PHSFLT# 21
LGND
24
IOUT
26
REFIN
25
MOSFET
& Thermal
Detection
Driver
Diode
Emulation
Comparator
-
+
-
27
CSIN- CSIN+ PGND TGND
5
28
GATEL GATEL
Figure 6: IR3551 Functional Block Diagram
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SW
9
SW
13 SW
18k
Driver
4
8
12 SW
VCC
2
SW
11 SW
Offset +-
1
SW
7
10 SW
+
Current Sense
Amplifier
6
14
15
PGND PGND
50A Integrated PowIRstage®
IR3551
PIN DESCRIPTIONS
PIN #
PIN NAME
PIN DESCRIPTION
1
CSIN-
Inverting input to the current sense amplifier. Connect to LGND if the current sense
amplifier is not used.
2
CSIN+
Non-Inverting input to the current sense amplifier. Connect to LGND if the current sense
amplifier is not used.
3
VCC
Bias voltage for control logic. Connect a minimum 1uF cap between VCC and PGND (pin
4) if current sense amplifier is used. Connect a minimum 0.22uF capacitor between VCC
and PGND (pin 4) if current sense amplifier is not used.
4, 14, 15
PGND
Power ground of MOSFET driver and the synchronous MOSFET. MOSFET driver signal is
referenced to this pin.
5, 28
GATEL
Low-side MOSFET driver pins that can be connected to a test point in order to observe
the waveform.
6 – 13
SW
Switch node of synchronous buck converter.
VIN
High current input voltage connection. Recommended operating range is 4.5V to 15V.
Connect at least two 10uF 1206 ceramic capacitors and a 0.22uF 0402 ceramic
capacitor. Place the capacitors as close as possible to VIN pins and PGND pins (14-15).
The 0.22uF 0402 capacitor should be on the same side of the PCB as the IR3551.
20
BOOST
Bootstrap capacitor connection. The bootstrap capacitor provides the charge to turn on
the control MOSFET. Connect a minimum 0.22µF capacitor from BOOST to SW pin. Place
the capacitor as close to BOOST pin as possible and minimize parasitic inductance of
PCB routing from the capacitor to SW pin.
21
PHSFLT#
Open drain output of the phase fault circuits. Connect to an external pull-up resistor.
Output is low when a MOSFET fault or over temperature condition is detected.
PWM
3.3V logic level tri-state PWM input and 7V tolerant. “High” turns the control MOSFET
on, and “Low” turns the synchronous MOSFET on. “Tri-state” turns both MOSFETs off in
Body-Braking® mode. In diode emulation mode, “Tri-state” activates internal diode
emulation control. See “PWM Tri-state Input” Section for further details about the PWM
Tri-State functions.
23
BBRK#
3.3V logic level input and 7V tolerant with internal weak pull-up to 3.3V. Logic low
disables both MOSFETs. Pull up to VCC directly or by a 4.7kΩ resistor if Body-Braking® is
not used. The second function of the BBRK# pin is to select diode emulatiom mode.
Pulling BBRK# low at least 20ns after VCC passes its UVLO threshold selects internal
diode emulation control. See “Body-Braking® Mode” Section for further details.
24
LGND
Signal ground. Driver control logic, analog circuits and IC substrate are referenced to
this pin.
25
REFIN
Reference voltage input from the PWM controller. IOUT signal is referenced to the
voltage on this pin. Connect to LGND if the current sense amplifier is not used.
26
IOUT
Current output signal. Voltage on this pin is equal to V(REFIN) + 32.5 * [V(CSIN+) –
V(CSIN-)]. Float this pin if the current sense amplifier is not used.
TGND
This pin is connected to internal power and signal ground of the driver. For best
performance of the current sense amplifier, TGND must be electrically isolated from
Power Ground (PGND) and Signal Ground (LGND) in the PCB layout. Connect to PGND if
the current sense amplifier is not used.
16 – 19
22
27
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IR3551
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Stresses beyond those listed under “Absolute Maximum Ratings” may cause permanent damage to the device. These are
stress ratings only and functional operation of the device at these or any other conditions beyond those indicated in the
operational sections of the specifications are not implied.
PIN Number
PIN NAME
VMAX
VMIN
ISOURCE
ISINK
1
CSIN-
VCC + 0.3V
-0.3V
1mA
1mA
2
CSIN+
VCC + 0.3V
-0.3V
1mA
1mA
5A for 100ns,
200mA DC
3
VCC
8V
-0.3V
NA
4
PGND
0.3V
5, 28
GATEL
VCC + 0.3V
6-13
SW
-0.3V
-3V for 20ns,
-0.3V DC
-5V for 20ns,
-0.3V DC
14, 15
PGND
NA
NA
15mA
1A for 100ns,
200mA DC
55A RMS,
75A Peak
25A RMS,
30A Peak
16-19
VIN
2
25V
-0.3V
5A RMS
20
BOOST
33V
-0.3V
1A for 100ns,
100mA DC
15mA
1A for 100ns,
200mA DC
25A RMS,
30A Peak
55A RMS,
75A Peak
20A RMS,
25A Peak
5A for 100ns,
100mA DC
21
PHSFLT#
VCC + 0.3V
-0.3V
1mA
20mA
22
PWM
VCC + 0.3V
-0.3V
1mA
1mA
23
BBRK#
VCC + 0.3V
-0.3V
1mA
1mA
24
LGND
0.3V
-0.3V
15mA
15mA
25
REFIN
3.5V
-0.3V
1mA
1mA
26
IOUT
VCC + 0.3V
-0.3V
5mA
5mA
27
TGND
0.3V
-0.3V
NA
NA
2
25V
1
Note:
1. Maximum BOOST – SW = 8V.
2. Maximum VIN – SW = 25V.
3. All the maximum voltage ratings are referenced to PGND (Pins 14 and 15).
THERMAL INFORMATION
Thermal Resistance, Junction to Top (θJC_TOP)
17.5 °C/W
Thermal Resistance, Junction to PCB (pin 15) (θJB)
2.1 °C/W
Thermal Resistance (θJA)
1
21.1 °C/W
Maximum Operating Junction Temperature
-40 to 150°C
Maximum Storage Temperature Range
-65°C to 150°C
ESD rating
HBM Class 1B JEDEC Standard
MSL Rating
3
Reflow Temperature
260°C
Note:
1. Thermal Resistance (θJA) is measured with the component mounted on a high effective thermal conductivity test board in free air.
Refer to International Rectifier Application Note AN-994 for details.
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IR3551
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
The electrical characteristics involve the spread of values guaranteed within the recommended operating conditions.
Typical values represent the median values, which are related to 25°C.
RECOMMENDED OPERATING CONDITIONS FOR RELIABLE OPERATION WITH MARGIN
PARAMETER
SYMBOL
MIN
MAX
UNIT
Recommended VIN Range
VIN
4.5
15
V
Recommended VCC Range
VCC
4.5
7
V
REFIN
0.25
VCC - 2.5
V
Recommended Switching Frequency
ƒSW
200
1000
kHz
Recommended Operating Junction Temperature
TJ
-40
125
°C
Recommended REFIN Range
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
PARAMETER
SYMBOL
CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNIT
Efficiency and Maximum Current
IR3551 Peak Efficiency
Note 1
IR3551 Maximum DC Current
η
Note 1
Note 2. See Figure 2.
94.0
%
Note 3. See Figure 7.
93.4
%
IDC_MAX
Note 2.
50
A
IPK_MAX
Note 4. 5ms load pulse
width, 10% load duty cycle.
75
A
PWM Input High Threshold
VPWM_HIGH
PWM Tri-state to High
PWM Input Low Threshold
VPWM_LOW
PWM Tri-state to Low
PWM Tri-state Float Voltage
VPWM_TRI
PWM Floating
1.2
Hysteresis
VPWM_HYS
Active to Tri-state or Tristate to Active, Note 1
65
IR3551 Maximum Peak Current
Note 1
PWM Comparator
Tri-state Propagation Delay
tPWM_DELAY
2.5
V
0.8
V
1.65
2.1
V
76
100
mV
PWM Tri-state to Low
transition to GATEL >1V
38
ns
PWM Tri-state to High
transition to GATEH >1V
18
ns
PWM Sink Impedance
RPWM_SINK
3.67
5.1
8.70
kΩ
PWM Source Impedance
RPWM_SOURCE
3.67
5.1
8.70
kΩ
Internal Pull up Voltage
VPWM_PULLUP
VCC > UVLO
3.3
Minimum Pulse Width
tPWM_MIN
Note 1
41
58
ns
V
Current Sense Amplifier
CSIN+/- Bias Current
ICSIN_BIAS
-100
0
100
nA
CSIN+/- Bias Current Mismatch
ICSIN_BIASMM
-50
0
50
nA
Calibrated Input Offset Voltage
VCSIN_OFFSET
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Self-calibrated offset,
0.5V ≤ V(REFIN) ≤ 2.25V
±450
µV
50A Integrated PowIRstage®
PARAMETER
Gain
SYMBOL
GCS
IR3551
CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNIT
0.5V ≤ V(REFIN) ≤ 2.25V,
-5mV ≤ *V(CSIN+) –V(CSIN-)]
≤ 25mV, 0°C ≤ TJ ≤ 125°C
30.0
32.5
35.0
V/V
0.5V ≤ V(REFIN) ≤ 2.25V,
-5mV ≤ *V(CSIN+) – V(CSIN-)]
≤ 25mV
30.0
33.0
36.0
V/V
0.8V ≤ V(REFIN) ≤ 2.25V,
-10mV ≤*V(CSIN+)–V(CSIN-)]
≤ 25mV
28.0
31.5
35.0
V/V
C(IOUT) = 10pF. Measure at
IOUT. Note 1
4.8
6.8
8.8
MHz
Unity Gain Bandwidth
fBW
Slew Rate
SR
Differential Input Range
VD_IN
Common Mode Input Range
VC_IN
Output Impedance (IOUT)
RCS_OUT
IOUT Sink Current
ICS_SINK
Driving external 3 kΩ
Input Offset Voltage
VIN_OFFSET
Leading Edge Blanking Time
Negative Current Time-Out
6
0.8V ≤ V(REFIN) ≤ 2.25V,
V/µs
-10
25
mV
0
VCC2.5
V
62
200
Ω
0.5
0.8
1.1
mA
Note 1
-12
-3
3
mV
tBLANK
V(GATEL)>1V Starts Timer
50
150
200
ns
tNC_TOUT
PWM = Tri-State,
V(SW) ≤ -10mV
12
28
46
µs
Diode Emulation Mode Comparator
Digital Input – BBRK#
Input voltage high
VBBRK#_IH
2.0
Input voltage low
VBBRK#_IL
Internal Pull Up Resistance
RBBRK#_PULLUP
VCC > UVLO
Internal Pull Up Voltage
VBBRK#_PULLUP
VCC > UVLO
69
V
200
0.8
V
338
kΩ
3.3
V
Digital Output – PHSFLT#
Output voltage high
VPHASFLT#_OH
VCC
V
Output voltage low
VPHASFLT#_OL
4mA
150
300
mV
Input current
IPHASFLT#_IN
V(PHSFLT#) = 5.5V
0
1
µA
Control MOSFET Short Threshold
VCM_SHORT
Measure from SW to PGND
Synchronous MOSFET Short Threshold
VSM_SHORT
Measure from SW to PGND
150
200
250
mV
Synchronous MOSFET Open Threshold
VSM_OPEN
Measure from SW to PGND
-250
-200
-150
mV
Propagation Delay
tPROP
PWM High to Low Cycles
15
Cycle
Rising Threshold
TRISE
PHSFLT# Drives Low,
Note 1
160
°C
Falling Threshold
TFALL
Note 1
135
°C
Phase Fault Detection
3.3
V
Thermal Flag
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PARAMETER
SYMBOL
IR3551
CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNIT
I(BOOST) = 30mA, VCC=6.8V
360
520
920
mV
Bootstrap Diode
Forward Voltage
VFWD
VCC Under Voltage Lockout
Start Threshold
VVCC_START
3.3
3.7
4.1
V
Stop Threshold
VVCC_STOP
3.0
3.4
3.8
V
Hysteresis
VVCC_HYS
0.2
0.3
0.4
V
4
8
12
mA
1
µA
General
VCC Supply Current
IVCC
VCC = 4.5V to 7V
VIN Supply Leakage Current
IVIN
VIN = 20V, 125C, V(PWM) =
Tri-State
BOOST Supply Current
IBOOST
4.75V < V(BOOST)-V(SW) <
8V
REFIN Bias Current
IREFIN
SW Floating Voltage
VSW_FLOAT
SW Pull Down Resistance
RSW_PULLDOWN
0.5
1.5
3.0
mA
-1.5
0
1
µA
V(PWM) = Tri-State
0.2
0.4
V
BBRK# is Low or VCC = 0V
18
kΩ
Notes
1. Guaranteed by design but not tested in production
2. VIN=12V, VOUT=1.2V, ƒSW = 300kHz, L=210nH (0.2mΩ), VCC=6.8V, CIN=47uF x 4, COUT =470uF x3, 400LFM airflow, no heat sink, 25°C
ambient temperature, and 8-layer PCB of 3.7” (L) x 2.6” (W). PWM controller loss and inductor loss are not included.
3. VIN=12V, VOUT=1.2V, ƒSW = 400kHz, L=150nH (0.29mΩ), VCC=7V, CIN=47uF x 4, COUT =470uF x3, no airflow, no heat sink, 25°C ambient
temperature, and 8-layer PCB of 3.7” (L) x 2.6” (W). PWM controller loss and inductor loss are not included.
4. VIN=12V, VOUT=1.2V, ƒSW = 400kHz, L=210nH (0.2mΩ, 13mm x 13mm x 8mm), VCC=6.8V, CIN=47uF x 4, COUT =470uF x3, no heat sink,
25°C ambient temperature, 8-layer PCB of 3.7” (L) x 2.6” (W), 5ms load pulse width, 10% load duty cycle, and IR3551 junction
temperature below 125°C.
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IR3551
TYPICAL OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS
Circuit of Figure 32, VIN=12V, VOUT=1.2V, ƒSW = 400kHz, L=150nH (0.29mΩ), VCC=7V, TAMBIENT = 25°C, no heat sink, no air flow,
8-layer PCB board of 3.7” (L) x 2.6” (W), no PWM controller loss, no inductor loss, unless specified otherwise.
94
1.15
3.3
1.10
2.2
1.05
1.1
1.00
0.0
0.95
-1.1
0.90
-2.2
92
91
Normalized Power Loss
Efficiency (%)
90
89
88
87
86
85
84
83
82
Case Temperature Adjustment (°C)
93
81
80
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
0.85
-3.3
5
6
7
8
9
Output Current (A)
11
12
13
14
15
Input Voltage (V)
Figure 10: Normalized Power Loss vs. Input Voltage
Figure 7: Typical IR3551 Efficiency
10
1.40
8.8
9
1.35
7.7
8
1.30
6.6
1.25
5.5
1.20
4.4
1.15
3.3
1.10
2.2
1.05
1.1
1.00
0.0
2
0.95
-1.1
1
0.90
-2.2
0
0.85
Normalized Power Loss
7
6
5
4
3
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
-3.3
0.8
0.9
1
1.1
Output Current (A)
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2
Output Voltage (V)
Figure 11: Normalized Power Loss vs. Output Voltage
Figure 8: Typical IR3551 Power Loss
Normalized Power Loss
Power Loss (W)
10
Case Temperature Adjustment (°C)
5
1.40
8.8
1.35
7.7
1.30
6.6
1.25
5.5
1.20
4.4
1.15
3.3
1.10
2.2
1.05
1.1
1.00
0.0
0.95
-1.1
0.90
-2.2
0.85
Case Temperature Adjustment (°C)
0
-3.3
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
Switching Frequency (kHz)
Figure 9: Thermal Derating Curve, TCASE