QPI™ Filters
QPI-12LZ
S
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NRTL
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7A VI Chip® EMI Filter SiP
Product Description
Features & Benefits
The QPI-12 EMI filter is specifically designed to attenuate
conducted common-mode (CM) and differential-mode (DM) noise
of Vicor VI Chip® products, such as the PRM™, VTM™ and BCM®
converters, to comply with the CISPR22 standard requirements for
conducted noise measurements. The filter is designed to operate
up to 80VDC, 100VDC surge, and supports 7A loads up to 85°C (TA)
without de-rating.
• 45dB CM attenuation at 1MHz (50Ω)
Designed for the telecom bus range, the VI Chip EMI filter supports
the PICMG® 3.0 specification for filtering system boards to the
EN55022 Class B limits.
• Low-profile LGA package
• 75dB DM attenuation at 1MHz (50Ω)
• 80VDC (max input)
• 100VDC surge 100ms
• 1,500VDC hipot hold off to shield plane
• 7A rating
• ~1/2in2 area
• –40 to +125°C PCB temperature (see Figure 6)
• Efficiency >99%
• TÜV Certified
Applications
• VI Chip Input EMI Filter
• Telecom and ATCA boards
Package Information
• 12.9 x 25.3 x 5.0mm, lidded SiP (System-in-Package)
Typical Applications
• 12.4 x 24.9 x 4.09mm, open-frame
L
BUS+
BUS+
CB1
BUS–
QPI+
IN+
CIN
QPI-12
BUS–
QPI–
OUT+
IN+
OUT–
IN–
PRM
IN–
OUT+
VTM
LOAD
OUT–
Optional
Chassis Connection
Shield
CY1
CY2
CY3
Chassis/Shield
CY4
Shield Plane
Typical QPI-12 application schematic with Vicor PRM and VTM modules [a]
BUS+
BUS+
CB1
BUS–
QPI+
QPI-12
BUS–
IN+
CIN
QPI–
OUT+
LOAD
BCM
IN–
Optional
Chassis Connection
OUT–
Shield
CY1
Chassis/Shield
CY2
CY3
CY4
Shield Plane
Typical QPI-12 application schematic with Vicor BCM module [a]
[a]
CB1 capacitor, referenced in all schematics, is a 47µF electrolytic; United Chemi-Con EMVE101ARA470MKE0S or equivalent.
CY1 to CY4, referenced in all schematics, are 4.7nF high-voltage safety capacitors; Vishay VY1472M63Y5UQ63V0 or equivalent.
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Contents
Order Information
3
Absolute Maximum Ratings
3
Electrical Characteristics
3
Package Pinout
4
Applications Information
5
EMI Sources
5
EMI Filtering
5
EMI Management
6
Attenuation Test Set Ups
6
Attenuation Plots
7
Current De-Rating
9
Converter Output Grounding
10
QPI Insertion Loss Measurements and Test Circuits
11
Package Outline Drawings
12
Pad and Stencil Definitions
13
PCB Layout Recommendations
14
PCB Layout
14
Post-Solder Cleaning
14
QPI-12 Mechanical Data
14
Product Warranty
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Order Information
Product
Description
QPI-12LZ [b]
QPI-12 LGA package, RoHS compliant
QPI-12LZ-01
QPI-12 LGA package, RoHS compliant, open-frame package
Evaluation Board
Description
A QPI-12LZ mounted on a carrier board that can hold either a standalone BCM® or a paired PRM™/VTM™ evaluation
board available from Vicor.
QPI-12-CB1
[b]
QPI-12LZ is a non-hermetically sealed package. Please read the “Post-Solder Cleaning” section on page 13.
Absolute Maximum Ratings
Exceeding these parameters may result in permanent damage to the product.
Name
Rating
Input Voltage, BUS+ to BUS–, Continuous
–80 to 80VDC
Input Voltage, BUS+ to BUS–, 100ms Transient
–100 to 100VDC
BUS+/ BUS– to Shield Pads, Hi-pot
–1500 to 1500VDC
Input to Output Current, Continuous @ 25°C (TA)
7ADC
Power Dissipation, @ 85°C (TA),
7A [c]
1.85W
Operating Temperature - TA
–40 to 125°C
Thermal
Resistance [c]
- RθJ-A, using PCB layout in Figure 22
30°C/W
Thermal
Resistance [c]
- RθJ-PCB
18°C/W
Storage Temperature, JEDEC Standard J-STD-033B
–55 to 125°C
Reflow Temperature, 20s Exposure
245°C
ESD, Human Body Model (HBM)
–2000 to 2000V
Electrical Characteristics
Parameter limits apply over the operating temperature range unless otherwise noted.
Parameter
Max
Unit
Measured at 7A, 85°C ambient
temperature [c]
80
VDC
Measured at 7A, 85°C ambient
temperature [c]
130
mVDC
BUS– to QPI– Voltage Drop
Measured at 7A, 85°C ambient
temperature [c]
130
mVDC
Common-Mode Attenuation
VBUS = 48V, Frequency = 1.0MHz, line impedance = 50Ω
45
dB
Differential-Mode Attenuation
VBUS = 48V, Frequency = 1.0MHz, line impedance = 50Ω
75
dB
Input Bias Current at 50V
Input current from BUS+ to BUS–
BUS+ to BUS– Input Range
BUS+ to QPI+ Voltage Drop
[c]
Conditions
See Figure 11 for the current de-rating curve.
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Min
Typ
10
µA
QPI-12LZ
Package Pinout
BUS+
9
BUS–
10
BUS+
QPI+
8
7
1
2
3
4
BUS–
Shield
Shield
QPI–
6
QPI+
5
QPI–
LGA Pattern (Top View)
Pad Number
Name
Description
8, 9
BUS+
Positive bus potential
1, 10
BUS–
Negative bus potential
6, 7
QPI+
Positive input to the converter
4, 5
QPI–
Negative input to the converter
2, 3
Shield
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Shield connects to the system chassis or to a safety ground
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Applications Information
EMI Filtering
EMI Sources
The basic premise of filtering EMI is to insert a high impedance,
at the EMI’s base frequency, in both the differential- and
common‑mode paths as it returns to the power source.
Many of the components in today’s power conversion modules
are sources of high-frequency EMI noise generation. Diodes,
high‑frequency switching devices, transformers and inductors, and
circuit layouts passing high dV/dt or dI/dt signals are all potential
sources of EMI.
EMI is propagated either by radiated or conductive means. Radiated
EMI can be sourced from these components as well as by circuit
loops that act like antennas and broadcast the noise signals to
neighboring circuit paths. This also means that these loops can act
as receivers of a broadcasted signal. This radiated EMI noise can be
reduced by proper circuit layout and by shielding potential sources
of EMI transmission.
There are two basic forms of conducted EMI that typically need
to be filtered; namely common-mode (CM) and differential-mode
(DM) EMI. Differential-mode resides in the normal power loop
of a power source and its load; where the signal travels from the
source to the load and then returns to the source. Common‑mode
is a signal that travels through both leads of the source and is
returned to earth via parasitic pathways, either capacitively or
inductively coupled.
Passive filters use common-mode chokes and “Y” capacitors
to filter out common-mode EMI. These chokes are designed to
present a high impedance at the EMI frequency in series with the
return path, and a low-impedance path to the earth signal via the
“Y” caps. This network will force the EMI signals to re-circulate
within a confined area and not to propagate to the outside
world. Often two common-mode networks are required to filter
EMI within the frequency span required to pass the EN55022
Class B limits.
The other component of the passive filter is the differential LC
network. Again, the inductor is chosen such that it will present
a high impedance in the differential EMI loop at the EMI’s base
frequency. The differential capacitor will then shunt the EMI back
to its source. The QPI-12 was specifically designed to work with
higher switching frequency converters like Vicor VI Chip® products;
PRM, VTM and BCM modules; as well as their newer VI Brick®
product series.
Figures 3 – 10 are the resulting EMI plots of the total noise, both
common and differential mode, of Vicor PRM™/VTM™ and
BCM® evaluation modules, under various loads, after filtering
by the QPI‑12LZ. The red and blue traces represent the positive
and negative branches of total noise, as measured using an
industry‑standard LISN set up, shown in Figures 1 and 2. The PRM
and VTM evaluation boards are mounted to a Vicor QPI‑12‑CB1
board for testing. The QPI-12-CB1 carrier is designed to accept both
the PRM/VTM combination of evaluation boards, as well as the
standalone BCM evaluation board.
The differential-mode EMI is typically larger in magnitude than
common-mode, since common-mode is created by the physical
imbalances in the differential loop path. Reducing differential EMI
will cause a reduction in common-mode EMI.
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EMI Management
The more effectively EMI is managed at the source, namely the
power converter, the less EMI attenuation the filter will have to
do. The addition of “Y” capacitors to the input and output power
nodes of the converter will help to limit the amount of EMI that
tries to propagate to the input source.
There are two basic topologies for the connection of the
recirculating “Y” capacitors. In Figure 1 the open-frame topology is
shown in the Vicor EMI test setup. The “Y” capacitors (CY1 to CY4)
recirculate the EMI signals between the positive input and output,
and the negative input and output of the power conversion stage.
Figure 2 shows the baseplate topology of recirculating “Y”
caps. Here, CY5 to CY10 are connected to each power node of
the PRM™ and VTM™, and then are commoned together on a
copper shield plane created under the converter. The addition
of the copper shield plane helps in the containment of the
radiated EMI, converting it back to conducted EMI and shunting it
back to its source.
Both of these topologies work well with the PRM/VTM
combination shown above in attenuating noise levels well below
Class B EMI limits.
Attenuation Test Set Ups
Figure 1 — Open-frame EMI test setup using the QPI-12-CB1 carrier board with VI Chip® evaluation boards
Figure 2 — Baseplate EMI test setup using the QPI-12-CB1 carrier board with VI Chip evaluation boards
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Attenuation Plots
QPI-12 with PRM™ P048F048T24AL-CB and various VTM™ modules, connected in baseplate configuration, as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 3 — VTM V048F030T070-CB with 160W load
Figure 4 — VTM V048F120T025-CB with 180W load
Figure 5 — VTM V048F240T012-CB with 172W output load
Figure 6 — VTM V048F480T006-CB with 153W load
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Attenuation Plots (Cont.)
QPI-12 with various BCM® modules, connected in open-frame configuration, as shown in Figure 12.
Figure 7 — BCM B048F030T21-EB with 160W load
Figure 8 — BCM B048F120T30-EB with 180W load
Figure 9 — BCM B048F240T30-EB with 172W load
Figure 10 — BCM B048F480T30-EB with 152W load
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Current De-Rating
Mounted to QPI-12-CB1 Evaluation Board.
8
Limited by
TPCBMAX =
Load Current (A)
7
125ºC
6
5
4
Limited by
TJMAX = 140ºC
3
2
1
0
–40
–20
0
20
40
60
Ambient Temperature (ºC)
QPI-12LZ-01
Figure 11 — Current de-rating over ambient temperature range
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80
100
120
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Converter Output Grounding
Recommended configurations.
CY1
BUS+
BUS+
CB1
QPI+
IN+
CIN
QPI-12
BUS–
BUS–
4.7nF
QPI–
OUT+
LOAD
BCM
IN–
Optional
Chassis Connection
OUT–
Shield
Chassis/Shield
CY2
4.7nF
Figure 12 — BCM® converter in open-frame configuration with the output connected to chassis/earth
CY1
CY2
4.7nF
4.7nF
L
BUS+
BUS+
CB1
4.7µF
BUS–
QPI+
QPI-12
BUS–
IN+
CIN
QPI–
OUT+
IN+
PRM
IN–
OUT+
VTM
OUT–
IN–
Shield
LOAD
OUT–
Optional
Chassis Connection
CY3
Chassis/Shield
4.7nF
Figure 13 — PRM™/VTM™ in open-frame configuration with the output connected to the chassis/earth
When using the QPI-12 with a Vicor PRM™/VTM™ or BCM® in a
power system that requires the converter’s output to be connected
to chassis/earth, Vicor recommends using the open-frame
configuration of “Y” capacitors, shown in Figure 12, to re-circulate
EMI currents. A baseplate configuration could also be used with
a slight decrease in EMI attenuation, but with peaks well below
class B limits.
The plot in Figure 14 is of a B048F120T30, with a 125W load,
with the output ground connected to the chassis. When using the
open‑frame configuration of “Y” caps, the EMI shield plane is not
used by the “Y” capacitors for recirculating EMI currents.
This configuration would also be recommended for a QPI-12 with
a PRM/VTM pair, configured as shown in the PRM/VTM typical
application schematic on page 1.
Figure 14 — Total noise plot of BCM with its output return
connected to chassis, as shown in Figure 12,
125W load.
The QPI-12 is not designed to be used in parallel with another
QPI‑12 to achieve a higher current rating, but it can be used
multiple times within a system design.
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QPI Insertion Loss Measurements and Test Circuits
Figure 15 — Attenuation curves into a 50Ω line impedance, bias from a 48V bus
Insertion loss equation:
Insertion Loss = 20log
( )
IINA
IINB
IPROBE
BUS
BUS+
IN
LISN
VBUS
Chassis
47µF
QPI+
QPI-12
SIG
BUS–
INA
INB
QPI–
SIG
50Ω
Shield
BUS
CSIG
LOAD
IN
LISN
Chassis
IPROBE
SIG
Figure 16 — Test set up to measure differential-mode EMI currents in Figure 15
IN
BUS
LISN
VBUS
Chassis
BUS+
47µF
SIG
QPI+
QPI-12
BUS–
QPI–
Shield
BUS
IPROBE
LOAD
INA
CSIG
INB
SIG
IN
50Ω
LISN
Chassis
SIG
Figure 17 — Test set up to measure common-mode EMI currents in Figure 15
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IPROBE
QPI-12LZ
Package Outline Drawings
0.006" [0.15mm] max.
0.508" [12.903 mm]
0.006" [0.15mm] max.
QPI-12LZ
U.S. and Foreign Patents/Patents Pending
Lot #
Date Code
Pin 1 indicator
0.996" [25.298 mm]
0.196" [4.978 mm]
Figure 18 — Lidded package dimensions, tolerance of ±0.004in
12LZ–01
BC000
Figure 19 — Open-frame package dimensions, tolerance of ±0.004in; pick-and-place from label center
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Pad and Stencil Definitions
Figure 20 — Bottom view of open-frame (OF) and lidded (LID) products (all dimensions are in inches)
Figure 21 — Recommended receptor and stencil patterns (all dimensions are in inches)
Note: Stencil definition is based on a 6mil stencil thickness, 80% of LGA pad area coverage.
LGA Package dimensions are for both the open-frame and lidded versions of the QPI-12.
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PCB Layout Recommendations
Figure 22 — 3D view of paralleling planes underneath the QPI-12
PCB Layout
Post-Solder Cleaning
The filtering performance of the QPI-12 is sensitive to capacitive
coupling between its input and output pins. Parasitic plane
capacitance must be kept below one pico-Farad between
inputs and outputs using the layout shown above and the
recommendations described below to achieve maximum conducted
EMI performance.
LZ version SiPs are not hermetically sealed and must not be
exposed to liquid, including but not limited to cleaning solvents,
aqueous washing solutions or pressurized sprays. When soldering,
it is recommended that no-clean flux solder be used, as this will
ensure that potentially corrosive mobile ions will not remain on,
around or under the module following the soldering process. For
applications where the end product must be cleaned in a liquid
solvent, Vicor recommends using the QPI-12LZ-01, open-frame
version of the EMI filter.
To avoid capacitive coupling between input and output pins, there
should not be any planes or large traces that run under both input
and output pins, such as a ground plane or power plane. For
example, if there are two signal planes or large traces where one
trace runs under the input pins, and the other under the output
pins, and both planes overlap in another area, they will cause
capacitive coupling between input and output pins. Also, planes
that run under both input and outputs pins, but do not cross, can
cause capacitive coupling if they are capacitively bypassed together.
Figure 22 shows the recommended PCB layout on a two-layer
board. Here, the top layer planes are duplicated on the bottom
layer so that there can be no overlapping of input and output
planes. This method can be used for boards of greater layer count.
QPI-12 Mechanical Data
Datum
FITS
MTBF
Weight
Units
QPI-12LZ
QPI-12LZ-01
Failure/Billion Hrs
16
16
Million Hrs
62.5
62.5
grams
2.4
2.075
3
3
°C/20 seconds
245
245
MSL
Peak Reflow Temperature
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Notes
FITS based on the BellCore Standard TR-332
MTBFs based on the BellCore Standard TR-332
IPC/JEDEC J-STD-020D
QPI-12LZ
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