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SC1485

POWER MANAGEMENT

Layout Guidelines - see Application Note AN02-6

1485 System DC Accuracy

Three IC parameters affect system DC accuracy, the

internal band gap reference, the error comparator offset

voltage, and the switching frequency variation with line

and load.

The internal 1% 1.5V reference contains two error

components, a 0.5% DC error and a 0.5% supply and

temperature error. The error comparator offset is

trimmed so that it trips when the feedback pin is nominally

0.5 volts +/-1% at room temperature. The comparator

offset trim compensates for any DC error in the reference.

Thus, the percentage error is the sum of the reference

variation over supply and temperature and the offset in

the error comparator or 1.5%.

The on pulse in the SC1485 is calculated to give a pseudo

fixed frequency. Nevertheless, some frequency variation

with line and load can be expected. This variation changes

the output ripple voltage. Because constant on regulators

regulate to the valley of the output ripple, ½ of the output

ripple appears as a DC regulation error. For example, if

the feedback resistors are chosen to divide down the

output by a factor of five, the valley of the output ripple

will be 2.5V. If the ripple is 50mv with VIN = 6 volts, then

the measured DC output will be 2.525 volts. If the ripple

increases to 80mv with VIN = 25 volts, then the

measured DC output will be 2.540. The best way to

minimize this effect is to minimize the output ripple.

To compensate for valley regulation is usually desirable

to use passive droop. Take the feedback directly from

the output side of the inductor incorporating a small

amount of trace resistance between the inductor and

output capacitor. This trace resistance should be

optimized so that at full load the output droops to near

the lower regulation limit. Passive droop minimizes the

required output capacitance because the voltage

excursions due to load steps are reduced.

Board components and layout also influence DC

accuracy. The use of 1% feedback resistors contribute

1%. If tighter DC accuracy is required use 0.1% feedback

resistors.

The output inductor value may change with current. This

will change the output ripple and thus the DC output

voltage. It will not change the frequency.

Applications Information (Cont.)

Switching frequency variation with load can be minimized

by choosing lower RDSON MOSFETs. High RDSON

MOSFETS will cause the switching frequency to increase

as the load current increases. This will reduce the ripple

and thus the DC output voltage. This inherent droop

should be considered when deciding if passive droop is

required. If the output ripple some passive droop may

be desirable to further reduce the output capacitance.

Thermal Considerations

The junction temperature of the device may be calculated

as follows:

C

P

T

T

JA

D

A

J

°

θ

•

+

=

Where:

T

P

θ

absolute maximum ratings (°C/W)

The power dissipation may be calculated as follows:

f

Q

V

I

VCCA

2

P

g

g

VCCA

D

•

•

+

•

•

=

Where:

VCCA = chip supply voltage (V)

I

V

Q

f = switching frequency (kHz)

Inserting the following values as an example:

T

θ

VCCA = 5V

I

V

Q

f = 300kHz (enter the higher of the two set frequencies

here)

gives us:

()

C

92

37

10

300

10

60

5

10

1100

5

2

85

T

3

9

6

J

°

=

•

•

•

•

•

+

•

•

•

+

=

−

−

As can be seen, the heating effects due to internal power

dissipation are practically negligible, thus requiring no

special consideration thermally during layout.