SLUSAE5G August   2011  – April 2021 TPS53355

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
  6. 6 Specifications
    1. 6.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings (1)
    2. 6.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 6.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 6.4 Thermal Infomation
    5. 6.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 6.6 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 5-V LDO and VREG Start-Up
      2. 7.3.2 Adaptive On-Time D-CAP Control and Frequency Selection
      3. 7.3.3 Ramp Signal
      4. 7.3.4 Adaptive Zero Crossing
      5. 7.3.5 Power-Good
      6. 7.3.6 Current Sense, Overcurrent and Short Circuit Protection
      7. 7.3.7 Overvoltage and Undervoltage Protection
      8. 7.3.8 UVLO Protection
      9. 7.3.9 Thermal Shutdown
    4. 7.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 7.4.1 Enable, Soft Start, and Mode Selection
      2. 7.4.2 Auto-Skip Eco-mode™ Light Load Operation
      3. 7.4.3 Forced Continuous Conduction Mode
  8. 8 Application and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
      1. 8.1.1 Small Signal Model
    2. 8.2 Typical Applications
      1. 8.2.1 Typical Application Circuit Diagram with Ceramic Output Capacitors
        1. 8.2.1.1 Design Requirements
        2. 8.2.1.2 Detailed Design Procedure
          1. 8.2.1.2.1 Custom Design With WEBENCH® Tools
          2. 8.2.1.2.2 External Component Selection
          3. 8.2.1.2.3 External Component Selection Using All Ceramic Output Capacitors
        3. 8.2.1.3 Application Curves
      2. 8.2.2 Typical Application Circuit
        1. 8.2.2.1 Design Requirements
        2. 8.2.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
          1. 8.2.2.2.1 External Component Selection
        3. 8.2.2.3 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 Device Support
      1. 11.1.1 Third-Party Products Disclaimer
      2. 11.1.2 Development Support
        1. 11.1.2.1 Custom Design With WEBENCH® Tools
    2. 11.2 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    3. 11.3 Support Resources
    4. 11.4 Trademarks
    5. 11.5 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    6. 11.6 Glossary
  12. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

8.1.1 Small Signal Model

From small-signal loop analysis, a buck converter using D-CAP™ mode can be simplified as shown in Figure 8-1.

GUID-C33C39D1-30B1-4E50-8A2F-CCA31462012E-low.gifFigure 8-1 Simplified Modulator Model

The output voltage is compared with the internal reference voltage (ramp signal is ignored here for simplicity). The PWM comparator determines the timing to turn on the high-side MOSFET. The gain and speed of the comparator can be assumed high enough to keep the voltage at the beginning of each on cycle substantially constant.

Equation 6. GUID-DA0D766C-F002-4B3B-B4F8-50DC6C432301-low.gif

For loop stability, the 0-dB frequency, ƒ0, defined below need to be lower than 1/4 of the switching frequency.

Equation 7. GUID-8BC859E6-49F7-487B-B6F9-2574E19A4061-low.gif

According to the equation above, the loop stability of D-CAPTM mode modulator is mainly determined by the capacitor's chemistry. For example, specialty polymer capacitors (SP-CAP) have an output capacitance in the order of several 100 µF and ESR in range of 10 mΩ. These makes ƒ0 on the order of 100 kHz or less, creating a stable loop. However, ceramic capacitors have an ƒ0 at more than 700 kHz, and need special care when used with this modulator. An application circuit for ceramic capacitor is described in Section 8.2.1.2.3.