FR9833
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32V, 3A, 340KHz Synchronous Step-Down
85T
DC/DC Converter
Description
Features
The FR9833 is a synchronous step-down DC/DC
converter that provides wide 6V to 32V input
voltage range and 3A continuous load current
capability.
The
FR9833
fault
protection
includes
cycle-by-cycle current limit, input UVLO, output
over voltage protection and thermal shutdown.
Besides, adjustable soft-start function prevents
inrush current at turn-on. This device uses current
mode control scheme which provides fast transient
response.
Internal compensation function
reduces external compensation components and
simplifies the design process. In shutdown mode,
the supply current is less than 1μA.
The FR9833 is available in an SOP-8 (exposed
pad) packages, provides a very compact system
solution and good thermal conductance. It is
RoHS compliant and 100% lead (Pb) free.
Low RDS(ON) Integrated Power MOSFET
(120mΩ/90mΩ)
Wide Input Voltage Range: 6V to 32V
Adjustable Output Voltage from 0.925V to 16V
3A Output Current
Fixed 340kHz Switching Frequency
Current Mode Operation
Internal Compensation Function
Adjustable Soft-Start
Cycle-by-Cycle Current Limit
Input Under Voltage Lockout
Over Voltage Protection
Over Temperature Protection with Auto Recovery
SOP-8 Exposed Pad Package
Applications
Car Charger
LCD Display, TV
Distributed Power System
Networking, XDSL Modem
Pin Assignments
Ordering Information
SP Package (SOP-8 Exposed Pad)
FR9833□□□
TR: Tape/Reel
BST
1
VIN
LX
2
GND
3
4
9
GND
8
SS
7
SHDN
NC
6
5
FB
C: Green
Package Type
SP: SOP-8 (Exposed Pad)
Figure 1. Pin Assignments of FR9833
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Typical Application Circuit
C4
0.1μF
R3
100kΩ
7
SHDN
2
VIN
12V to 32V
C1
10μF
MLCC
C5
10μF
MLCC
1
LX
VIN
3
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6
NC
VOUT
5V
R1
30.9kΩ 1%
FB
GND
4,9
L1
10μH
BST
C6
(optional)
5
SS
C2
47μF
MLCC
R2
6.98kΩ 1%
8
C3
0.1μF
Figure 2. CIN /COUT use Ceramic Capacitors Application Circuit
C4
0.1μF
R3
100kΩ
7
SHDN
2
VIN
12V to 32V
C1
100μF
EC
C5
0.1μF
CERAMIC
1
BST
LX
VIN
3
FR9833
6
L1
10μH
VOUT
5V
R1
30.9kΩ 1%
NC
FB
GND
4,9
SS
8
C6
(optional)
5
C2
100μF
EC
R2
6.98kΩ 1%
C3
0.1μF
Figure 3. CIN /COUT use Electrolytic Capacitors Application Circuit
VIN
VOUT
C1
R1
R2
C5
C6
L1
C2
12V
3.3V
10μF MLCC
30.9kΩ
12kΩ
10μF MLCC
10pF~1nF
10μH
47μF MLCC
12V
5V
10μF MLCC
30.9kΩ
6.98kΩ
10μF MLCC
10pF~1nF
10μH
47μF MLCC
24V
5V
10μF MLCC
30.9kΩ
6.98kΩ
10μF MLCC
10pF~1nF
15μH
47μF MLCC
12V
3.3V
100μF EC
30.9kΩ
12kΩ
0.1μF
--
10μH
100μF EC
12V
5V
100μF EC
30.9kΩ
6.98kΩ
0.1μF
--
10μH
100μF EC
24V
5V
100μF EC
30.9kΩ
6.98kΩ
0.1μF
--
15μH
100μF EC
Table 1. Recommended Component Values
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Functional Pin Description
Pin Name
Pin No.
SOP-8 (EP)
Pin Function
BST
1
High side gate drive boost pin. A capacitance between 10nF~100nF must be connected from this
pin to LX. It can boost the gate drive to fully turn on the internal high side NMOS.
VIN
2
Power supply input pin. Placed input capacitors as close as possible from VIN to GND to avoid
noise influence.
LX
3
Power switching node.
GND
4
Ground pin.
FB
5
Feedback input pin. Connect FB and VOUT with a resistive voltage divider. This IC senses
feedback voltage via FB and regulates it at 0.925V.
NC
6
No connection.
7
Enable input pin. Pull high to turn on IC, and pull low to turn off IC.
resistor for self-startup.
SS
8
Soft-start pin. This pin controls the soft-start period. Connect a capacitor from SS to GND to set
the soft-start period.
Exposed Pad
9
Ground pin. The exposed pad must be soldered to a large PCB area and connected to GND for
maximum power dissipation.
Connect an external inductor to this switching node.
Connect this pin to exposed pad.
Connect VIN with a 100kΩ
Block Diagram
VIN
UVLO
&
POR
SHDN
ISEN
Internal
Regulator
OTP
VCC
VCC
1M
OVP
Oscillator
BST
High-Side
MOSFET
S
6µA
FB
Current
Comp
SS
R
OTP
OVP
UVLO
PWM
Control
Driver
Logic
LX
Low-Side
MOSFET
0.925V
Current
Limit
GND
Figure 4. Block Diagram of FR9833
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Absolute Maximum Ratings (Note 1)
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● Supply Voltage VIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -0.3V to +34V
● Enable Voltage
H
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -0.3V to +34V
● LX Voltage VLX ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -0.3V to VIN+0.3V
● BST Voltage VBST ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -0.3V to VLX+5V
● All Other Pins Voltage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -0.3V to +6V
● Maximum Junction Temperature (TJ) ----------------------------------------------------------------- +150°C
● Storage Temperature (TS) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -65°C to +150°C
● Lead Temperature (Soldering, 10sec.) --------------------------------------------------------------- +260°C
● Package Thermal Resistance, (θJA) (Note 2)
SOP-8 (Exposed Pad) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 60°C/W
● Package Thermal Resistance, (θJC)
SOP-8 (Exposed Pad) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15°C/W
Note 1:Stresses beyond this listed under “Absolute Maximum Ratings" may cause permanent damage to the device.
Note 2:PCB heat sink copper area=10mm2.
Recommended Operating Conditions
● Supply Voltage VIN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +6V to +32V
● Operation Temperature Range --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -40°C to +85°C
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Electrical Characteristics
(VIN=12V, TA=25°C, unless otherwise specified.)
Parameter
Symbol
Conditions
Min
Typ
Max
Unit
VIN Quiescent Current
IDDQ
H
=2V, VFB=1.0V
VIN Shutdown Supply Current
ISD
H
=0V
Feedback Voltage
VFB
Feedback OVP Threshold Voltage
VOVP
1.5
V
High-Side MOSFET RDS(ON) (Note3)
RDS(ON)
120
mΩ
Low-Side MOSFET RDS(ON) (Note3)
RDS(ON)
90
mΩ
High-Side MOSFET Leakage Current
ILX(leak)
High-Side MOSFET Current Limit
(Note3)
Low-Side MOSFET Current Limit
(Note3)
Oscillation Frequency
Short Circuit Oscillation Frequency
6V≦VIN≦32V
H
2
0.9
=0V, VLX=0V
ILIMIT(HS)
Minimum Duty
ILIMIT(LS)
From Drain to Source
FOSC
Maximum Duty Cycle
DMAX
Minimum On Time (Note3)
TMIN
Input UVLO Threshold
VUVLO(Vth)
Under Voltage Lockout Threshold
Hysteresis
VUVLO(HYS)
1
μA
0.95
V
10
4
290
FOSC(short)
0.925
mA
μA
5
A
1.5
A
340
420
kHz
VFB=0V
110
kHz
VFB=0.8V
90
%
110
ns
5.5
V
250
mV
VIN Rising
Soft-Start Current
ISS
VSS=0V
6
μA
External Soft-Start Period
TSS
CSS=0.1μF
15
ms
H
Input Low Voltage
H
(L)
H
Input High Voltage
H
(H)
H
Input Current
Thermal Shutdown Threshold (Note3)
H
TSD
0.4
2
H
=2V
V
V
2
μA
170
°C
Note 3:Not production tested
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Function Description
The FR9833 is a high efficiency, internal
compensation and constant frequency current mode
step-down synchronous DC/DC converter. It has
integrated high-side (120mΩ, typ) and low-side
(90mΩ, typ) power switches, and provides 3A
continuous load current. It regulates input voltage
from 6V to 32V, and down to an output voltage as
low as 0.925V.
Under Voltage Lockout
When the FR9833 is power on, the internal circuits
will be held inactive until VIN voltage exceeds the
UVLO threshold voltage. And the regulator will be
disabled when VIN is below the UVLO threshold
voltage. The hysteretic of the UVLO comparator is
250mV (typ).
Short Circuit Protection
Control Loop
Under normal operation, the output voltage is
sensed by FB pin through a resistive voltage divider
and amplified through the error amplifier. The
voltage of error amplifier output is compared to the
switch current to control the RS flip-flop. At the
beginning of each clock cycle, the high-side NMOS
turns on when the oscillator sets the RS flip-flop, and
turns off when current comparator resets the RS
flip-flop. Then the low-side NMOS will turn on until
the clock period ends.
The FR9833 provides short circuit protection
function to prevent the device damaged from short
condition. When the short condition occurs and the
feedback voltage drops lower than 0.4V, the
oscillator frequency will be reduced to 110kHz to
prevent the inductor current increasing beyond the
current limit. In the meantime, the current limit will
also be reduced to lower the short current. Once
the short condition is removed, the frequency and
current limit will return to normal.
Over Current Protection
Enable
The FR9833 H
pin provides digital control to
turn on/off the regulator. When the voltage of
H
exceeds the threshold voltage, the regulator
will start the soft start function. If the H
pin
voltage is below the shutdown threshold voltage, the
regulator will turn into the shutdown mode and the
shutdown current will be smaller than 1μA. For
auto start-up operation, connect H
to VIN
through a 100kΩ resistor.
The FR9833 over current protection function is
implemented using cycle-by-cycle current limit
architecture. The inductor current is monitored by
measuring the high-side MOSFET series sense
resistor voltage. When the load current increases,
the inductor current will also increase. When the
peak inductor current reaches the current limit
threshold, the output voltage will start to drop.
When the over current condition is removed, the
output voltage will return to the regulated value.
Over Temperature Protection
Soft-Start
The FR9833 employs adjustable soft start function
to reduce input inrush current during start up.
When the device turns on, a 6μA current begins
charging the capacitor which is connected from SS
pin to GND. The equation for the soft start time is
shown as below:
T
ms =
C
nF
μA
F
The VFB voltage is 0.925V and the ISS current is 6μA.
f a 0.1μF capacitor is connected from SS pin to
GND, the soft-start time will be 15ms.
The FR9833 incorporates an over temperature
protection circuit to protect itself from overheating.
When the junction temperature exceeds the thermal
shutdown threshold temperature, the regulator will
be shutdown. And the hysteretic of the over
temperature protection is 60°C (typ).
Internal Compensation Function
The stability of the feedback circuit is controlled by
internal compensation circuits.
This internal
compensation function is optimized for most
applications and this function can reduce external R,
C components.
Output Overvoltage Protection
When the FB pin voltage exceeds 1.5V, the output
overvoltage protection function will be triggered and
turn off the high-side/low-side MOSFET.
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Application Information
Output Voltage Setting
The output voltage VOUT is set by using a resistive
divider from the output to FB. The FB pin regulated
voltage is 0.925V. Thus the output voltage is:
R1
R2
Table 2 lists recommended values of R1 and R2 for
most used output voltage.
Table 2 Recommended Resistance Values
T =0.92
1
VOUT
R1
R2
5V
30.9kΩ
6.98kΩ
3.3V
30.9kΩ
12kΩ
Place resistors R1 and R2 close to FB pin to prevent
stray pickup.
Input Capacitor Selection
The use of the input capacitor is filtering the input
voltage ripple and the MOSFETS switching spike
voltage.
Because the input current to the
step-down converter is discontinuous, the input
capacitor is required to supply the current to the
converter to keep the DC input voltage. The
capacitor voltage rating should be 1.25 to 1.5 times
greater than the maximum input voltage. The input
capacitor ripple current RMS value is calculated as:
(RM ) =
=
A low ESR capacitor is required to keep the noise
minimum.
Ceramic capacitors are better, but
tantalum or low ESR electrolytic capacitors may also
suffice.
When using tantalum or electrolytic
capacitors, a 0.1μF ceramic capacitor should be
placed as close to the IC as possible.
Output Capacitor Selection
The output capacitor is used to keep the DC output
voltage and supply the load transient current.
When operating in constant current mode, the
output ripple is determined by four components:
R PPLE
t =
R PPLE C
t
R PPLE E R
R PPLE(E L)
t
E
t
t
The following figures show the form of the ripple
contributions.
VRIPPLE(ESR)(t)
+
VRIPPLE(ESL) (t)
(t)
1
T
T
Where D is the duty cycle of the power MOSFET.
This function reaches the maximum value at D=0.5
and the equivalent RMS current is equal to IOUT/2.
The
following
diagram
is
the
graphical
representation of above equation.
+
VRIPPLE(C) (t)
(t)
+
VNOISE (t)
(t)
1.75
1.5
3A
IIN(RMS) (A)
1.25
1
2A
0.75
0.5
=
VRIPPLE(t)
1A
0.25
0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
D (%)
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R PPLE(E R) =
R PPLE(E L) =
R PPLE(C) =
T
F
C
T
1
L
E R
E L
L E L
L=
T
8 F
C2
That will lower ripple current and result in lower
output ripple voltage.
The Δ L is inductor
peak-to-peak ripple current:
L C
1
T
F
C
T
T
The following diagram is an example to graphically
represent Δ L equation.
Where FOSC is the switching frequency, L is the
inductance value, VIN is the input voltage, ESR is the
equivalent series resistance value of the output
capacitor, ESL is the equivalent series inductance
value of the output capacitor and the COUT is the
output capacitor.
1.4
It is important to use the proper method to eliminate
high frequency noise when measuring the output
ripple. The figure shows how to locate the probe
across the capacitor when measuring output ripple.
Remove the scope probe plastic jacket in order to
expose the ground at the tip of the probe. It gives a
very short connection from the probe ground to the
capacitor and eliminates noise.
Probe Ground
L=10μ
1.2
ΔIL (A)
1
Low ESR capacitors are preferred to use.
Ceramic, tantalum or low ESR electrolytic capacitors
can be used depending on the output ripple
requirements. When using the ceramic capacitors,
the ESL component is usually negligible.
L=15μ
0.8
L=22μ
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32
VIN (V)
V OUT=5V, FOSC=340kHz
A good compromise value between size and
efficiency is to set the peak-to-peak inductor ripple
current Δ L equal to 30% of the maximum load
current. But setting the peak-to-peak inductor
ripple current Δ L between 20%~50% of the
maximum load current is also acceptable. Then
the inductance can be calculated with the following
equation:
L =0.3
GND
F
PEA
=
Load Current
Inductor Selection
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C
L
To guarantee sufficient output current, peak inductor
current must be lower than the FR9833 high-side
MOSFET current limit. The peak inductor current
is shown as below:
Ceramic Capacitor
The output inductor is used for storing energy and
filtering output ripple current. But the trade-off
condition often happens between maximum energy
storage and the physical size of the inductor. The
first consideration for selecting the output inductor is
to make sure that the inductance is large enough to
keep the converter in the continuous current mode.
T(MA )
T
L=
VOUT
T
1
L
T(MA )
L
2
IPEAK
IOUT(MAX)
∆IL
Time
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Feedforward Capacitor Selection
PCB Layout Recommendation
Internal compensation function allows users saving
time in design and saving cost by reducing the
number of external components. The use of a
feedforward capacitor C6 in the feedback network is
recommended to improve transient response or
higher phase margin.
The device’s performance and stability are
dramatically affected by PCB layout.
It is
recommended to follow these general guidelines
shown as below:
VOUT
R1
FR9833
C6
2. Place feedback resistors close to the FB pin.
FB
R2
For optimizing the feedforward capacitor, knowing
the cross frequency is the first thing. The cross
frequency (or the converter bandwidth) can be
determined by using a network analyzer. When
getting the cross frequency with no feedforward
capacitor identified, the value of feedforward
capacitor C6 can be calculated with the following
equation:
C6=
2
1
FCR
1. Place the input capacitors and output capacitors
as close to the device as possible. The traces
which connect to these capacitors should be as
short and wide as possible to minimize parasitic
inductance and resistance.
1
R1
3. Keep the sensitive signal (FB) away from the
switching signal (LX).
4. The exposed pad of the package should be
soldered to an equivalent area of metal on the
PCB. This area should connect to the GND
plane and have multiple via connections to the
back of the PCB as well as connections to
intermediate PCB layers. The GND plane area
connecting to the exposed pad should be
maximized to improve thermal performance.
5. Multi-layer PCB design is recommended.
C6
1
1
R1 R2
C3
Where FCROSS is the cross frequency.
To reduce transient ripple, the feedforward capacitor
value can be increased to push the cross frequency
to higher region.
Although this can improve
transient response, it also decreases phase margin
and causes more ringing. In the other hand, if
more phase margin is desired, the feedforward
capacitor value can be decreased to push the cross
frequency to lower region.
In general, the
feedforward capacitor range is between 10pF to
1nF.
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R1
R3
8
7
R2
6
5
Exposed
GND
Pad
GND
–
C1
+
–
C5
1
2
3
VIN
C2
+
4
LX
L1
VOUT
C4
Figure 5. Recommended PCB Layout Diagram
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Outline Information
SOP-8 (Exposed Pad) Package (Unit: mm)
SYMBOLS
UNIT
DIMENSION IN MILLIMETER
MIN
MAX
A
1.25
1.70
A1
0.00
0.15
A2
1.25
1.55
B
0.31
0.51
D
4.80
5.00
D1
3.04
3.50
E
3.80
4.00
E1
2.15
2.41
e
1.20
1.34
H
5.80
6.20
L
0.40
1.27
Note:Followed From JEDEC MO-012-E.
Carrier Dimensions
Life Support Policy
Fitipower’s products are not authorized for use as critical components in life support devices or other medical systems.
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