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18V, 2A, 500KHz Synchronous Step-Down
DC/DC Converter
Description
Features
The FR8204 is a synchronous step-down DC/DC
converter that provides wide 4.5V to 18V input
voltage range and 2A continuous load current
capability. At light load condition, the FR8204 can
operate at PSM mode to support high efficiency and
reduce power lose.
The FR8204 fault protection includes cycle-by-cycle
current limit, hiccup short circuit protection, UVLO
and thermal shutdown.
The Internal 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
compensatory components and simplifies the design
process. In shutdown mode, the supply current is
about 1μA.
The FR8204 is offered in SOT-23-6 package, which
provides good thermal conductance.
Low RDS(ON) Integrated Power MOSFET
(170mΩ/90mΩ)
Internal Compensation Function
Wide Input Voltage Range: 4.5V to 18V
0.8V Reference Voltage
2A Output Current
500kHz Switching Frequency
1ms Soft-Start Time
Cycle-by-Cycle Current Limit
Over-Temperature Protection with Auto Recovery
Under Voltage Lockout
Hiccup Short Circuit Protection
SOT-23-6 Package
Applications
STB (Set-Top-Box)
LCD Display, TV
Distributed Power System
Networking, XDSL Modem
Pin Assignments
Ordering Information
S6 Package (SOT-23-6)
FR8204□□□
TR: Tape/Reel
BST SHDN FB
C: Green
6
1
4
5
(Marking)
2
GND LX VIN
Figure 1. Pin Assignments of FR8204
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Package Type
S6: SOT-23-6
3
SOT-23-6 Marking
Part Number
Product Code
FR8204S6CTR
FC2
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Typical Application Circuit
C3
0.1μF
R3
100kΩ
5
6
SHDN
3
VIN
4.5V to 18V
BST
LX 2
VIN
VOUT
1.2V
R1
4.99kΩ 1%
FR8204
FB
C5
10μF/25V
CERAMIC
C1
10μF/25V
CERAMIC
L1
1.8μH
4
GND
1
C4
(optional)
C2
22μF/6.3V
CERAMIC x 2
R2
10kΩ 1%
Figure 2. CIN /COUT use Ceramic Capacitors Application Circuit
C3
0.1μF
R3
100kΩ
5
6
BST
SHDN
3
VIN
4.5V to 18V
LX
VIN
2
FR8204
C1
100μF/25V
EC
FB
C5
0.1μF
4
GND
1
L1
1.8μH
VOUT
1.2V
R1
4.99kΩ 1%
C4
(optional)
C2
100μF/6.3V
EC
R2
10kΩ 1%
Figure 3. CIN /COUT use Electrolytic Capacitors Application Circuit
VIN=12V, the recommended BOM list is as below.
VOUT
C1
R1
R2
C5
C4
L1
C2
1.2V
10μF MLCC
10pF~1nF
10μF MLCC
10μF MLCC
10pF~1nF
10μF MLCC
10μF MLCC
10pF~1nF
3.3V
10μF MLCC
10μF MLCC
10pF~1nF
10μF MLCC
10pF~1nF
0.1μF
--
0.1μF
--
0.1μF
--
0.1μF
--
0.1μF
--
1.8μH
2.2μH
3.3μH
3.3μH
4.7μH
1.8μH
2.2μH
3.3μH
3.3μH
4.7μH
22μF MLCC x2
2.5V
10kΩ
3.92kΩ
2.32kΩ
9.76kΩ
5.76kΩ
10kΩ
3.92kΩ
2.32kΩ
9.76kΩ
5.76kΩ
10μF MLCC
1.8V
4.99kΩ
4.99kΩ
4.99kΩ
30.9kΩ
30.9kΩ
4.99kΩ
4.99kΩ
4.99kΩ
30.9kΩ
30.9kΩ
5V
10μF MLCC
1.2V
100μF EC
1.8V
100μF EC
2.5V
100μF EC
3.3V
100μF EC
5V
100μF EC
22μF MLCC x2
22μF MLCC x2
22μF MLCC x2
22μF MLCC x2
100μF EC
100μF EC
100μF EC
100μF EC
100μF EC
Table 1. Recommended Component Values
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Functional Pin Description
Pin Name
Pin No.
GND
1
Ground pin.
LX
2
Power switching node.
VIN
3
Power supply input pin. Placed input capacitors as close as possible from VIN to GND to avoid noise
influence.
FB
4
Voltage feedback input pin. Connect FB and VOUT with a resistive voltage divider.
feedback voltage via FB and regulates it at 0.8V.
5
Enable input pin. Pull high to turn on IC, and pull low to turn off IC.
self-startup.
6
High side gate drive boost pin. A capacitor rating 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.
BST
Pin Function
Connect an external inductor to this switching node.
This IC senses
Connect VIN with a 100kΩ resistor for
Block Diagram
VIN
UVLO
&
POR
SHDN
ISEN
Internal
Regulator
VCC
OTP
VCC
Oscillator
BST
High-Side
MOSFET
S
FB
Current
Comp
R
OTP
PWM
Control
Driver
Logic
LX
UVLO
Low-Side
MOSFET
Vref
Current
Limit
GND
Figure 4. Block Diagram of FR8204
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Absolute Maximum Ratings (Note1)
● Supply Voltage VIN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -0.3V to +20V
● Enable Voltage
H
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-0.3V to +20V
● LX Voltage VLX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -0.3V to VIN+0.3V
● Dynamic LX Voltage in 15ns Duration------------------------------------------------------------------- -5V to VIN+5V
● BST Pin Voltage VBST --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -0.3V to VLX+6.5V
● All Other Pins Voltage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -0.3V to +6V
● Maximum Junction Temperature (T J) ------------------------------------------------------------------- +150°C
● Storage Temperature (TS) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -65°C to +150°C
● Lead Temperature (Soldering, 10sec.) ----------------------------------------------------------------- +260°C
● Package Thermal Resistance, (θJA)
SOT-23-6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 95°C/W
● Package Thermal Resistance, (θJC)
SOT-23-6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20°C/W
Note 1:Stresses beyond this listed under “Absolute Maximum Ratings" may cause permanent damage to the device.
Recommended Operating Conditions
● Supply Voltage VIN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +4.5V to +18V
● 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
1
1.2
mA
VIN Shutdown Supply Current
ISD
H
=0V
1
3
μA
Feedback Voltage
VFB
0.8
0.82
V
4.5V≦VIN≦18V
0.78
High-Side MOSFET RDS(ON)
(Note3)
RDS(ON)
170
mΩ
Low-Side MOSFET RDS(ON)
(Note3)
RDS(ON)
90
mΩ
High-Side MOSFET Leakage Current
ILX(leak)
High-Side MOSFET Current Limit
ILIMIT(HS)
(Note3)
Oscillation Frequency
Short Circuit Oscillation Frequency
=0V, VLX=0V
FOSC(short)
DMAX
Minimum On Time
TMIN
10
Minimum Duty
FOSC
Maximum Duty Cycle
(Note3)
H
4
400
500
μA
A
600
kHz
VFB=0V
150
kHz
VFB=0.6V
88
%
100
ns
4.3
V
Input Supply Voltage UVLO Threshold
VUVLO(Vth)
Input Supply Voltage UVLO Threshold
Hysteresis
VUVLO(HYS)
400
mV
TSS
1
ms
Internal Soft-Start Period
H
Input Low Voltage
H
Input High Voltage
H
Input Current
Thermal Shutdown Threshold (Note3)
H
(L
H
(H
H
TSD
VIN Rising
0.4
2
H
=2V
V
V
2
μA
165
°C
Note 3:Not production tested.
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Typical Performance Curves
VIN=12V, VOUT=3.3 , C1=10μF×2, C2=22μF×2, L1=4.7μH, TA=+25°C, unless otherwise noted.
IOUT=0A
IOUT=2A
VOUT 10mV/div.
VOUT 10mV/div.
IL
1A/div.
VLX
5V/div.
IL
1A/div.
VLX
5V/div.
4ms/div.
2μs/div.
Figure 5. Steady State Waveform
IOUT=0A
Figure 6. Steady State Waveform
IOUT=2A
VOUT 1V/div.
VEN
VOUT 1V/div.
5V/div.
VEN
IL
5V/div.
1A/div.
IL
1A/div.
VLX
5V/div.
VLX 5V/div.
400us/div.
Figure 7. Power On through
400μs/div.
H
Waveform
IOUT=0A
H
Figure 8. Power On through
Waveform
IOUT=2A
VEN
5V/div.
VEN
VOUT
1V/div.
VOUT 1V/div.
IL
1A/div.
IL
1A/div.
VLX
5V/div.
VLX
5V/div.
4ms/div.
Figure 9. Power Off through
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5V/div.
100ms/div.
H
Waveform
Figure 10. Power Off through
H
Waveform
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Typical Performance Curves (Continued)
VIN=12V, VOUT=3.3 , C1=10μF×2, C2=22μF×2, L1=4.7μH, TA=+25°C, unless otherwise noted.
IOUT=0A
IOUT=2A
VIN
5V/div.
VOUT
IL
VIN
VOUT 1V/div.
1V/div.
1A/div.
VLX
5V/div.
5V/div.
IL
1A/div.
VLX
5V/div.
10ms/div.
10ms/div.
Figure 11. Power On through VIN Waveform
Figure 12. Power On through VIN Waveform
IOUT=0A
IOUT=2A
VIN
VIN
5V/div.
5V/div.
VOUT
1V/div.
VOUT 1V/div.
IL
1A/div.
IL
1A/div.
VLX
5V/div.
VLX
5V/div.
200ms/div.
200ms/div.
Figure 13. Power Off through VIN Waveform
Figure 14. Power Off through VIN Waveform
IOUT=1A to 2A
VOUT
200mV/div.
IOUT
1A/div.
VOUT
2V/div.
IL
2A/div.
200μs/div.
4ms/div.
Figure 15. Load Transient Waveform
Figure 16. Short Circuit Test
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Typical Performance Curves (Continued)
VIN=12V, VOUT=3.3V, C1=10μF×2, C2=22μF×2, L1=10μH, TA=+25°C, unless otherwise noted.
100
100
90
90
80
80
70
70
Efficiency (%)
VOUT=3.3V
Efficiency (%)
VOUT=1.2V
60
50
40
30
VIN=5V
VIN=12V
20
10
0
0.01
0.1
60
50
40
30
VIN=5V
VIN=12V
VIN=18V
20
10
1
0
0.01
10
0.1
Load Current (A)
Figure 17. Efficiency vs. Load Current
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Figure 18. Efficiency vs. Load Current
VOUT=5V
IOUT=600mA
100
0.82
90
0.815
Feedback Voltage (V)
80
Efficiency (%)
1
Load Current (A)
70
60
50
40
30
VIN=12V
20
0
0.01
0.805
0.8
0.795
0.79
0.785
VIN=18V
10
0.81
0.78
0.1
1
Load Current (A)
10
Figure 19. Efficiency vs. Load Current
-40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Temperature (°C)
Figure 20. Feedback Voltage vs. Temperature
IOUT=600mA
600
Switching Frequency (kHz)
580
560
540
520
500
480
460
440
420
400
-40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Temperature (°C)
Figure 21. Switching Frequency vs. Temperature
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Function Description
The FR8204 is a high efficiency, internal
compensation, and constant frequency current
mode step-down synchronous DC/DC converter. It
has integrated high-side (170mΩ, typ and low-side
(90mΩ, typ power switches, and provides 2A
continuous load current. It regulates input voltage
from 4.5V to 18V, and down to an output voltage as
low as 0.8V.
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 latch. At the
beginning of each clock cycle, the high-side NMOS
turns on when the oscillator sets the RS latch, and
turns off when current comparator resets the RS
latch. Then the low-side NMOS turns on until the
clock period ends.
Internal Compensation Function
The stability of the feedback circuit is controlled
through internal compensation circuits.
This
internal compensation function is optimized for most
applications and this function can reduce external R,
C components.
Enable
The FR8204 H
pin provides digital control to
turn on/turn off the regulator. When the voltage of
H
exceeds the threshold voltage, the regulator
starts the soft start function. If the H
pin
voltage is below than 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
through a 100KΩ resistor.
Over Current Protection
The FR8204 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 also increases. When the peak
inductor current reaches the current limit threshold,
the output voltage starts to drop. When the over
current condition is removed, the output voltage
returns to the regulated value.
Short Circuit Protection
The FR8204 provides short circuit protection
function to prevent the device damage from short
condition. When the short condition occurs and the
feedback voltage drops lower than 0.4V, the
oscillator frequency will be reduced to 150kHz and
hiccup mode will be triggered to prevent the inductor
current increasing beyond the current limit. Once
the short condition is removed, the frequency will
return to normal.
Over Temperature Protection
The FR8204 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 40°C (typ).
Soft Start
The FR8204 employs internal soft start function to
reduce input inrush current during start up. The
typical value of internal soft start time is 1ms.
Input Under Voltage Lockout
When the FR8204 is power on, the internal circuits
are held inactive until VIN voltage exceeds the input
UVLO threshold voltage. And the regulator will be
disabled when VIN is below the input UVLO
threshold voltage. The hysteretic of the UVLO
comparator is 400mV (typ).
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Application Information
Output Voltage Setting
The output voltage VOUT is set using a resistive
divider from the output to FB. The FB pin regulated
voltage is 0.8V. Thus the output voltage is:
T =0.
1
R1
R2
Output Capacitor Selection
Table 2 lists recommended values of R1 and R2 for
most used output voltage.
Table 2
Recommended Resistance Values
VOUT
R1
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.
R2
5V
30.9kΩ
5.76kΩ
3.3V
30.9kΩ
9.76kΩ
2.5V
4.99kΩ
2.32kΩ
1.8V
4.99kΩ
3.92kΩ
1.2V
4.99kΩ
10kΩ
Place resistors R1 and R2 close to FB pin to prevent
stray pickup.
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 L
R PPLE E R
t
E
t
t
The following figures show the form of the ripple
contributions.
VRIPPLE(ESR)(t)
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
=
=
(t)
+
VRIPPLE(C) (t)
(t)
+
VNOISE (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.
1.25
IIN(RMS) (A)
+
VRIPPLE(ESL) (t)
1
2A
0.75
1.5A
=
VRIPPLE(t)
1A
0.5
(t)
0.25
0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
D (%)
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Application Information (Continued)
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
F
C
2
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 graphical
represent Δ L equation.
ΔIL (A)
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.
Low ESR capacitors are preferred to use.
Ceramic, tantalum or low ESR electrolytic capacitors
can be used depending on the output ripple
requirement. When using the ceramic capacitors,
the ESL component is usually negligible.
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.
Removing 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 eliminating noise.
Probe Ground
2.2
2
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
L=2.2μ
L=3.3μ
L=4.7μ
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
VIN (V)
VOUT=3.3V, FOSC=500kHz
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
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Load Current
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.
F
T
C
L
To guarantee sufficient output current, peak inductor
current must be lower than the FR8204 high-side
MOSFET current limit. The peak inductor current
is as below:
Ceramic Capacitor
Inductor Selection
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 C4 in the feedback network is
recommended to improve the transient response or
higher phase margin.
The device’s performance and stability is
dramatically affected by PCB layout.
It is
recommended to follow these general guidelines
shown as below:
VOUT
R1
FR8204
C4
FB
R2
1. Place the input capacitors and output capacitors
as close to the device as possible. Trace to
these capacitors should be as short and wide as
possible to minimize parasitic inductance and
resistance.
2. Place feedback resistors close to the FB pin.
3. Keep the sensitive signal (FB) away from the
switching signal (LX).
4. Multi-layer PCB design is recommended.
1
R1
1
1
R1 R2
6
5
4
R2
2
1
FCR
C3
R1
C =
R3
C4
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 C4 can be calculated with the following
equation:
GND
GND
–
–
1
C2
+
VOUT
L1
LX
2
3
C5
C1
+
VIN
Figure 22. Recommended PCB Layout Diagram
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 decrease phase margin
and cause 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.
External Diode Selection
For 5V input applications, it is recommended to add
an external boost diode. This helps improving the
efficiency. The boost diode can be a low cost one
such as 1N4148.
D1
1N4148
VIN
5V
VIN
BST
FR8204
C3
LX
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Outline Information
SOT-23-6 Package (Unit: mm)
SYMBOLS
UNIT
A
DIMENSION IN MILLIMETER
MIN
MAX
0.90
1.45
A1
0.00
0.15
A2
0.90
1.30
B
0.30
0.50
D
2.80
3.00
E
2.60
3.00
E1
1.50
1.70
e
0.90
1.00
e1
1.80
2.00
L
0.30
0.60
Note:Followed From JEDEC MO-178-C.
Carrier Dimensions
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Fitipower’s products are not authorized for use as critical components in life support devices or other medical systems.
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