Fairchild RC5040 manual

Application Note 42 Implementing the RC5040 and RC5042 DC-DC Conver ters on Pentium ® Pr o Motherboar ds www .fair childsemi.com Intr oduction This document describes how to implement a switching v olt- age regulator using an RC5040 or an RC5042 high speed controller , a po wer inductor , a Schottky diode, appropriate capacitors, and external po w[...]

AN42 APPLICATION NOTE 2 T able 2. Intel P entium Pro and OverDrive Processor P ower Specifications Notes: 1. Maximum power values are measured at typical V CC P to take into account the thermal time constant of the CPU package. 2. Flexible motherboard specifications are recommendations only. Actual specifications are subject to change. CPU Model &[...]

APPLICATION NOTE AN42 3 RC5040 and RC5042 Description Simple Step-Down Con ver ter Figure 1. Simple Buck DC-DC Converter Figure 1 illustrates a step-down DC-DC con verter with no feedback control. The basic step-do wn conv erter serves as the basis for deriving the design equations for the RC5040 and RC5042. From Figure 1, the basic operation begin[...]

AN42 APPLICATION NOTE 4 High Current Output Drivers The RC5040 contains two identical high current output driv ers that use high speed bipolar transistors in a push-pull confi guration. Each driv er is capable of delivering 1A of cur - rent in less than 100ns. Each driv er’ s power and ground are separated from the chip power and ground for addi[...]

APPLICATION NOTE AN42 5 Over-V oltage Protection The RC5040 and RC5042 constantly monitor the output voltage for protection against o ver voltage. If the v oltage at the VFB pin exceeds 20% of the selected program voltage, an ov er-v oltage condition is assumed, and the controller dis- ables the output driv e signal to the external MOSFET(s). Short[...]

AN42 APPLICATION NOTE 6 Figure 4. Synchronous DC-DC Converter Application Schematic Using RC5040 Figure 5. Non-Synchronous DC-DC Converter Application Schematic Using RC5042 VO GND VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 VCC PWRGD RC5040 VCC VCC OUTEN R5 10K C10 0.1 µ F C11 0.22 µ F R6 10K R4 10K 10K 10K 10K R3 R2 R[...]

APPLICATION NOTE AN42 7 MOSFET Selection This application requires the use of N-channel, Logic Lev el Enhancement Mode Field Effect Transistors. The desired characteristics of these components are: • Low Static Drain-Source On-Resistance R DS,ON < 37 m Ω (lo wer is better) • Low g ate driv e voltage, V GS ≤ 4.5V • Power package with lo[...]

AN42 APPLICATION NOTE 8 MOSFET Gate Bias The MOSFET(s) can be biased using one of two methods: Charge Pump or 12V Gate Bias. Charge Pump (or Bootstrap) Figure 6 employs a char ge pump to provide the MOSFET gate bias. The char ge pump capacitor, CP , is used as a flying capacitor to boost the voltage of the RC5040 or RC5042 out- put driv er . When [...]

APPLICATION NOTE AN42 9 Con ver ter Efficiency Losses due to parasitic resistance in the switches, inductor , and sense resistor dominate at high load-current lev els. The major loss mechanisms under heavy loads, in order of importance, are: • MOSFET I 2 R Losses • Inductor Losses • Sense Resistor Losses • Gate-Charge Losses • Diode-Cond[...]

AN42 APPLICATION NOTE 10 Selecting the Inductor Selecting the right inductor component is critical in the DC-DC con verter application. The inductor’ s critical param- eters to consider are inductance (L), maximum DC current (I O ), and coil resistance (R l ). The inductor core material is crucial in determining the amount of current it can withs[...]

APPLICATION NOTE AN42 11 where: • V IN = Input V oltage to the Con verter • V SW = V oltage Across the MOSFET = I LOAD x R DS,ON • V D = Forw ard V oltage of the Schottky Diode • T = The Switching Period of the Con verter = 1/f S , Where f S = Switching Frequency . For an input v oltage of 5V , an output voltage of 3.3V , an inductor value [...]

AN42 APPLICATION NOTE 12 T able 8. R sense for v arious load currents Discrete Sense Resistor Discrete iron alloy resistors come in a v ariety of tolerances and power ratings, and are ideal for precision implementa- tions. Either an MnCu alloy wire resistor or an CuNi alloy wire resistor is ideal for a low cost implementation. Embedded Sense Resist[...]

APPLICATION NOTE AN42 13 currents to change. Therefore, combining an embedded resistor with a discrete resistor may be a desirable option. This section discusses a design that provides fle xibility and addresses wide tolerances. Refer to Figure 12. In this design, the user has the option to choose either an embedded or a discrete MnCu sense resist[...]

AN42 APPLICATION NOTE 14 Figure 14A. V CCQP Output Waveform for Normal Operation Condition with V out = 3.3V@10A Figure 14B. V CCQP Output Waveform for Output Shorted to Ground The Schottky diode has a po wer dissipation consideration during the short circuit condition. During normal operation, the diode dissipates power when the po wer MOSFET is o[...]

APPLICATION NOTE AN42 15 T able 10. Schottky Diode Selection T able Output Filter Capacitors Output ripple performance and transient response are functions of the filter capacitors. Since the 5V supply of a PC motherboard may be located sev eral inches away from the DC-DC con verter , the input capacitance can play an impor- tant role in the load [...]

AN42 APPLICATION NOTE 16 Refer to Appendix A for Directory of component suppliers. Notes : 1. In synchronous mode using the RC5040, a 1A schottky diode (1N5817) may be substituted for the MBR1545CT. 2. MOSFET M3 is only required for the RC5040 synchronous application. C13, C14, C15 Sanyo 6MV1500GX 1500 µ F 6.3V electrolytic capacitor 10mm x 20mm E[...]

APPLICATION NOTE AN42 17 PC Motherboard La yout and Gerber File A reference design for motherboard implementation of the RC5040 and RC5042 along with the Layout Gerber File and Silk Screen are presented below . The actual PCAD Gerber File can be obtained from Raytheon Electronics Semicon- ductor Division’ s Marketing Department at (415) 966-7819.[...]

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APPLICATION NOTE AN42 19 Guidelines f or Debug ging and P erformance Ev aluations Debug ging Y our First Design Implementation Use the following procedure to help you deb ug your design implementation: 1. Note the VID pins settings. The y tell you what voltage is to be expected. 2. Do not connect any load to the circuit. While monitoring the output[...]

AN42 APPLICATION NOTE 20 4. Premature shut down can be caused by an inappropriate value of sense resistor . See the Sense Resistor section. 5. A poor load regulation can hav e many causes. Y ou should first check the voltages and signals at the critical pins. 6. The VREF pin should be at the v oltage set by the VID pins. If the power supply pins a[...]

APPLICATION NOTE AN42 21 Note: Load regulation is expected to be typically around 0.8%. The load regulation performance for this device under evaluation is excellent. Output V oltag e Load T ransients Due to Load Current Step This test is performed using Intel P6.0/P6S/P6T V oltage T ransient T ester . Note: Excellent transient voltage response. Tr[...]

AN42 APPLICATION NOTE 22 Component Case T emperature Note: Case temperatures are all within guidelines. Our guideline is that case temperatures for all components should be below 105 ° C @25 ° C Ambient. Comments: Excellent input ripple voltage. Input ripple voltage is recommended to be less than 5% of the output voltage. Device Description Case [...]

APPLICATION NOTE AN42 23 Attachment C Attachment D Attachment E Attachment F Attachment G Summary This application note cov ers for implementation of a DC-DC con verter on a Pentium Pro motherboard using the RC5040 and RC5042. The detailed discussion includes Pentium Pro processor power requirements, RC5040 and RC5042 description, design considerat[...]

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