AIC1401
Step-Down DC/DC Controller with Shutdown
Analog Integrations Corporation 4F, 9 Industry E. 9th Rd, Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan DS-1401-00 012102
TEL: 886-3-5772500 FAX: 886-3-5772510 www.analog.com.tw 1
n FEATURES
l Operation Voltage up to 15V
l Voltage-Mode Operation
l Fast Transient Response
l Built In Accurate 1.3V Voltage Reference
l Adjustable Over Current Protection using
RDS(ON) No External Current Sense Resistor
Required
l Low Shutdown Current
l 200KHz Free-Running Oscillator
l Built in Soft Start.
n APPLICATIONS
l Notebook PC
l Advanced PC Mboards
l Information PCs
l Servers and Workstations
l PC Add-On Cards
n DESCRIPTION
The AIC1401 is a high efficiency, PWM step-
down, voltage-mode, switching controller. It is
suitable for IA, Notebook, LCD PC and LCD
monitor main power applications.
The built-in high voltage CMOS driver drives an
external N-channel MOSFET for replacing the
higher cost P-channel MOSFET in a standard
buck topology.
The 200KHz switching frequency allows using
smaller external components while maintaining
high conversion efficiency. The 11MHz
bandwidth and 6V/us slew rate of the error
amplifier ensures the higher converter
bandwidth and the fast transient response.
The AIC1401 also features over current
protection. It provides adjustable over current
trigger point and short-circuit protections by
sensing the output current across the on
resistance of the external N-channel MOSFET
rather then an expensive external low value
sense resistor.
n ORDERING INFORMATION
SO8
PIN CONFIGURATION
AIC1401CXXX
TOP VIEW
PACKING TYPE
TR: TAPE & REEL
TB: TUBE
PACKAGE TYPE
S: SMALL OUTLINE
Example: AIC1401CSTR
àin SO-8 Package & Taping &
Reel Packing Type
COMP
FB
1
3
4
2
LX
VCC
UG
GND
8
6
5
7
OCSET
SHDN
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n TYPICAL APPLICATION CIRCUIT
AIC1401
*C1
1µF
C5
33P
C6
1000P
C2
1000P
+
C4
330µFX3
+
C3
470µF
R4
13K
R3
2K
R6
5K
R2
90.9K
R5 10
R1 2.2K
L2
7
µ
H
L1
1.5µH
SRA1620
M1
IR3303
1.5V/5A
*C1 must be very close
to VCC PIN
VOUT
5V
12V
VCC
UG
LX
GND
OCSET
SHDN
COMP
FB
DC/DC Converter
n ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Supply Voltage, VCC ....…...………............................…………......................................... 15V
Input, Output, or I/O Voltage ...............………………....……......... GND - 0.3V to VCC+0.3V
ESD Classification.............................………….....……..............……......................... Class 2
Recommended Operating Conditions
Supply Voltage, VCC....…......................………….......……….................................. 12V ±10%
Ambient Temperature Range .…................................………….……….................. 0°C~70°C
Junction Temperature Range ....…............……….........…..……......................... 0°C~ 100°C
Thermal Information
Thermal Resistance, θJA (Typical, Note 1)
SOIC Package ...............................………………………..……………........…. 100°C/W
SOIC Package (with 3 in2 of Copper) ……………………………………......….. 90°C/W
Maximum Junction Temperature (Plastic Package) ……….……..………................... 150°C
Maximum Storage Temperature Range …………..…………......…….…......... –65°C~150°C
Maximum Lead Temperature (Soldering 10 Sec) …………………...……......…......... 300°C
Note 1: θJA is measured with the component mounted on an evaluation PC board in free air.
n TEST CIRCUIT
Refer to TYPICAL APPLICATION CIRCUIT.
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n ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (VCC= 12V, T
A=25°C, unless otherwise
specified.)
PARAMETER TEST CONDITIONS SYMBOL MIN. TYP. MAX. UNIT
VCC Supply Current
Nominal Supply UGATE Open IVCC 2 mA
Power-On Reset
VCC Threshold VOCSET=4.5V 9.5 V
Oscillator
Frequency 200 KHz
Duty Cycle 88 %
Internal Reference Voltage
Reference Voltage 1.27 1.30 1.33 V
Error Amplifier
DC Gain 76 dB
Gain-Bandwidth Product GBW 11 MHz
Slew Rate SR 6 V/µS
Gate Driver
Upper Gate Source RUGATE 7 Ω
Upper Gate Sink RUGATE 5 Ω
Protection
OCSET Current Source VOCSET =4.5VDC IOCSET 200 µA
SS Current ISS 10 µA
Shutdown
Shutdown Low Input VINL 0.35 V
Shutdown High Input VINH 2 V
Shutdown Mode Current 1 µA
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n TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Vo=3.5V
Vo=2.0V
Vo=1.3V
Efficiency (%)
I
OUT
(A)
Efficiency vs. Load Current
Clset (
µ
A)
Temperature (°C)
OCSET Current vs. Temperature
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
192
194
196
198
200
Tc=134ppm/ C@ 0~100°C
Over-Current Operation Output Clamped by Built-In Soft Start
Transient Response
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n BLOCK DIAGRAM
-
+
-
+
SHDN
Oscilator
PWM Comparator
Error AMP
COMP
FB
REF
VCC
LX
OCSET
UGATE
GND
200µA
Over Current
Built-In Soft Start
Gate Control
Power-On
Reset
-
+
n PIN DESCRIPTIONS
PIN 1: OCSET-Current limit sense pin. Connect
a resistor ROCSET from this pin to
the drain of the external
MOSFET. R
OCSET, an internal
200µA current source (IOCSET),
and the external MOSFET on-
resistance (RDS(ON)) jointly set
the overcurrent trip point
according to the following
equation:
DS(ON)
OCSET
PEAK R
I
I=
PIN 2: SHDN -Shutdown pin. Connect this pin
to ground for shutdown.
PIN 3: COMP -External compensation pin. This
pin is connected to error
amplifier output and PWM
comparator. A RC network is
connected to FB pin to
compensate the voltage-control
feedback loop of the converter.
PIN 4: FB - The error amplifier inverting
input pin. The FB pin and COMP
pin are used to compensate the
voltage-control feedback loop.
PIN 5: GND - Ground pin.
PIN 6: LX - Overcurrent detection pin.
Connect the LX pin to source of
the external N-MOSFET. This
pin detects the voltage drop
across the MOSFET RDS(ON) for
overcurrent protection.
PIN 7: UG - External MOSFET gate drive pin.
Connect this pin to gate of the
external MOSFET.
PIN 8: VCC -The chip power supply pin.
Recommended supply voltage is
12V.
n APPLICATION CIRCUIT
Refer to TYPICAL APPLICATION CIRCUIT
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n PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS
l 8 LEAD PLASTIC SO (unit: mm)
SYMBOL MIN MAX
A1.35 1.75
A1 0.10 0.25
B0.33 0.51
C0.19 0.25
D4.80 5.00
E3.80 4.00
e1.27(TYP)
H5.80 6.20
L0.40 1.27
D
H
e
A
B
A1
C
E
L