SLUS609J May   2004  – January 2018 TPS51116

PRODUCTION DATA.  

  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
    1.     Device Images
      1. 3.1 Typical Application
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
    1.     Pin Functions
  6. 6 Specifications
    1. 6.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 6.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 6.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 6.4 Dissipation Ratings
    5. 6.5 Thermal Information
    6. 6.6 Electrical Characteristics
    7. 6.7 Typical Characteristics
  7. 7 Detailed Description
    1. 7.1 Overview
    2. 7.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 7.3 Feature Description
      1. 7.3.1  VDDQ SMPS, Light Load Condition
      2. 7.3.2  Low-Side Driver
      3. 7.3.3  High-Side Driver
      4. 7.3.4  Current Sensing Scheme
      5. 7.3.5  PWM Frequency and Adaptive On-Time Control
      6. 7.3.6  VDDQ Output Voltage Selection
      7. 7.3.7  VTT Linear Regulator and VTTREF
      8. 7.3.8  Controling Outputs Using the S3 and S5 Pins
      9. 7.3.9  Soft-Start Function and Powergood Status
      10. 7.3.10 VDDQ and VTT Discharge Control
      11. 7.3.11 Current Protection for VDDQ
      12. 7.3.12 Current Protection for VTT
      13. 7.3.13 Overvoltage and Undervoltage Protection for VDDQ
      14. 7.3.14 Undervoltage Lockout (UVLO) Protection, V5IN (PWP), V5FILT (RGE)
      15. 7.3.15 Input Capacitor, V5IN (PWP), V5FILT (RGE)
      16. 7.3.16 Thermal Shutdown
    4. 7.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 7.4.1 VDDQ SMPS, Dual PWM Operation Modes
      2. 7.4.2 Current Mode Operation
      3. 7.4.3 D-CAP™ Mode Operation
  8. 8 Application and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
    2. 8.2 DDR3 Application With Current Mode
      1. 8.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 8.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        1. 8.2.2.1 Pin Connections
        2. 8.2.2.2 Choose the inductor
        3. 8.2.2.3 Choose rectifying (low-side) MOSFET
        4. 8.2.2.4 Choose output capacitance
        5. 8.2.2.5 Determine f0 and calculate RC
        6. 8.2.2.6 Calculate CC2
        7. 8.2.2.7 Calculate CC.
        8. 8.2.2.8 Determine the value of R1 and R2.
      3. 8.2.3 Application Curves
    3. 8.3 DDR3 Application With D−CAP™ Mode
      1. 8.3.1 Design Requirements
      2. 8.3.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        1. 8.3.2.1 Pin Connections
        2. 8.3.2.2 Choose the Components
      3. 8.3.3 Application Curves
  9. 9 Power Supply Recommendations
  10. 10Layout
    1. 10.1 Layout Guidelines
    2. 10.2 Layout Example
  11. 11Device and Documentation Support
    1. 11.1 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    2. 11.2 Community Resources
    3. 11.3 Trademarks
    4. 11.4 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    5. 11.5 Glossary
  12. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

7.3.1 VDDQ SMPS, Light Load Condition

TPS51116 automatically reduces switching frequency at light load condition to maintain high efficiency. This reduction of frequency is achieved smoothly and without increase of VOUTripple or load regulation. Detail operation is described as follows. As the output current decreases from heavy load condition, the inductor current is also reduced and eventually comes to the point that its valley touches zero current, which is the boundary between continuous conduction and discontinuous conduction modes. The rectifying MOSFET is turned off when this zero inductor current is detected. As the load current further decreased, the converter runs in discontinuous conduction mode and it takes longer and longer to discharge the output capacitor to the level that requires next ON cycle. The ON-time is kept the same as that in the heavy load condition. In reverse, when the output current increase from light load to heavy load, switching frequency increases to the constant 400 kHz as the inductor current reaches to the continuous conduction. The transition load point to the light load operation IOUT(LL) (i.e. the threshold between continuous and discontinuous conduction mode) can be calculated in Equation 1:

Equation 1. TPS51116 Q_iout_lus609.gif

where

  • f is the PWM switching frequency (400 kHz)

Switching frequency versus output current in the light load condition is a function of L, f, VIN and VOUT, but it decreases almost proportional to the output current from the IOUT(LL) given above. For example, it is 40 kHz at IOUT(LL)/10 and 4 kHz at IOUT(LL)/100.