DLPS132 May   2018 DLPA4000

PRODUCTION DATA.  

  1. Features
  2. Applications
  3. Description
    1.     Device Images
      1.      System Block Diagram
  4. Revision History
  5. Pin Configuration and Functions
    1.     Pin Functions
  6. Specifications
    1. 6.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 6.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 6.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 6.4 Thermal Information
    5. 6.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 6.6 SPI Timing Parameters
  7. Detailed Description
    1. 7.1 Overview
    2. 7.2 Functional Block Description
    3. 7.3 Feature Description
      1. 7.3.1 Supply and Monitoring
        1. 7.3.1.1 Supply
        2. 7.3.1.2 Monitoring
          1. 7.3.1.2.1 Block Faults
          2. 7.3.1.2.2 Low Battery and UVLO
          3. 7.3.1.2.3 Thermal Protection
      2. 7.3.2 Illumination
        1. 7.3.2.1 Programmable Gain Block
        2. 7.3.2.2 LDO Illumination
        3. 7.3.2.3 Illumination Driver A
        4. 7.3.2.4 External MOSFETs
          1. 7.3.2.4.1 Gate series resistor (RG)
          2. 7.3.2.4.2 Gate series diode (DG)
          3. 7.3.2.4.3 Gate parallel capacitance (CG)
        5. 7.3.2.5 RGB Strobe Decoder
          1. 7.3.2.5.1 Break Before Make (BBM)
          2. 7.3.2.5.2 Openloop Voltage
          3. 7.3.2.5.3 Transient Current Limit
        6. 7.3.2.6 Illumination Monitoring
          1. 7.3.2.6.1 Power Good
          2. 7.3.2.6.2 RatioMetric Overvoltage Protection
      3. 7.3.3 External Power MOSFET Selection
        1. 7.3.3.1 Threshold Voltage
        2. 7.3.3.2 Gate Charge and Gate Timing
        3. 7.3.3.3 On-resistance RDS(on)
      4. 7.3.4 DMD Supplies
        1. 7.3.4.1 LDO DMD
        2. 7.3.4.2 DMD HV Regulator
        3. 7.3.4.3 DMD/DLPC Buck Converters
        4. 7.3.4.4 DMD Monitoring
          1. 7.3.4.4.1 Power Good
          2. 7.3.4.4.2 Overvoltage Fault
      5. 7.3.5 Buck Converters
        1. 7.3.5.1 LDO Bucks
        2. 7.3.5.2 General Purpose Buck Converters
        3. 7.3.5.3 Buck Converter Monitoring
          1. 7.3.5.3.1 Power Good
          2. 7.3.5.3.2 Overvoltage Fault
      6. 7.3.6 Auxiliary LDOs
      7. 7.3.7 Measurement System
    4. 7.4 Device Functional Modes
    5. 7.5 Programming
      1. 7.5.1 SPI
      2. 7.5.2 Interrupt
      3. 7.5.3 Fast-Shutdown in Case of Fault
      4. 7.5.4 Protected Registers
      5. 7.5.5 Writing to EEPROM
    6. 7.6 Register Maps
  8. Application and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
    2. 8.2 Typical Application
      1. 8.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 8.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        1. 8.2.2.1 Component Selection for General-Purpose Buck Converters
    3. 8.3 System Example With DLPA4000 Internal Block Diagram
  9. Power Supply Recommendations
    1. 9.1 Power-Up and Power-Down Timing
  10. 10Layout
    1. 10.1 Layout Guidelines
      1. 10.1.1 LED Driver
        1. 10.1.1.1 PowerBlock Gate Control Isolation
        2. 10.1.1.2 VIN to PowerBlocks
        3. 10.1.1.3 Return Current from LEDs and RSense
        4. 10.1.1.4 RC Snubber
        5. 10.1.1.5 Capacitor Choice
      2. 10.1.2 General Purpose Buck 2
      3. 10.1.3 SPI Connections
      4. 10.1.4 RLIM Routing
      5. 10.1.5 LED Connection
    2. 10.2 Layout Example
    3. 10.3 Thermal Considerations
  11. 11Device and Documentation Support
    1. 11.1 Device Support
      1. 11.1.1 Device Nomenclature
    2. 11.2 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    3. 11.3 Community Resources
    4. 11.4 Trademarks
    5. 11.5 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    6. 11.6 Glossary
  12. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information
    1. 12.1 Package Option Addendum
      1. 12.1.1 Packaging Information

Package Options

Mechanical Data (Package|Pins)
Thermal pad, mechanical data (Package|Pins)
Orderable Information

Gate parallel capacitance (CG)

Use gate parallel capacitance specifically for higher supply voltages. The gate of a disabled power MOSFET can be pulled high parasitically due to a large drain voltage swing and the drain-gate capacitance,

In the low-side MOSFET this voltage swing can happen at the end of the non-overlap time while the power converter supplies current. In this case the switch node is low at the end of the non-overlap time. The switch node pulls high when the high-side MOSFET starts. Due to the large and steep waveform edge of the switch node current, the drain-gate capacitance of the low-side MOSFET injects the charge into the gate of the low-side FET. This situation causes the low-side MOSFET to operate for a short period of time causing a shoot-through current.

A similar situation exists with high-side FET. While the power converter discharges the LED voltage (VLED) the device directs the power converter current inward. At the end of the non-overlap time the switch node is high. If at that moment the low-side MOSFET is enabled, via the gate-drain capacitance of the high-side MOSFET charge is being injected into the gate of the high-side MOSFET potentially causing the device to switch on for a short amount of time. That switch-on behavior causes a shoot through current as well.

Add more gate-source filter capacitance to reduce the effect of the charge injection via the drain-source capacitance. In the case where a linear voltage division exists between gate-source capacitance and gate-drain capacitance, and for a 20-V supply voltage, maintain a ratio of gate-source capacitance and gate-drain capacitance to approximately 1:10 or larger. Make sure to test the gate-drive signals and the switch node for potential cross conduction.

Sometimes a design can include dual MOSFETs to dissipate power (heat). Consider the configurations shown in Figure 7 tp prevent parasitic gate-oscillation a structure. In this example, the device isolates each gate with a resistor (RISO) to dampen potential oscillations. A resistance of 1 Ω is typically sufficient.

DLPA4000 Dual_Fet.gifFigure 7. Using RISO to Prevent Gate Oscillations When Using Power MOSFETs in Parallel

A buck converter design requires at least two capacitors. Make sure that the value of the input-capacitor pin (ILLUM_A_VIN) is equal or greater than the selected output capacitance COUT, in this case ≥ 2 × 68 µF.