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Single-Phase R4™ Digital Hybrid PWM Controller with

2

PMBus/SMBus/I C and PFM

ISL68201

Features

The ISL68201 is a single-phase, synchronous buck PWM

controller featuring Intersil’s proprietary R4™ Technology. It

supports a wide 4.5V to 24V input voltage range and a wide

0.5V to 5.5V output range. Integrated LDOs provide controller

bias voltage, allowing for single supply operation. The

• Intersil’s proprietary R4™ Technology

- Linear control loop for optimal transient response

- Variable frequency and duty cycle control during load

transient for fastest possible response

- Inherent voltage feed-forward for wide range input

2

ISL68201 includes a PMBus/SMBus/I C interface for device

configuration and telemetry (V , V , I

and temperature)

• Input voltage range: 4.5V to 24V

IN OUT OUT

and fault reporting.

• Output voltage range: 0.5V to 5.5V

• ±0.5% DAC accuracy with remote sense

• Support all ceramic solutions

Intersil’s proprietary R4™ control scheme has extremely fast

transient performance, accurately regulated frequency control

and all internal compensation. An efficiency enhancing PFM

mode can be enabled to greatly improve light-load efficiency.

The ISL68201’s series bus allows for easy R4™ loop

• Integrated LDOs for single input rail solution

2

• SMBus/PMBus/I C compatible, up to 1.25MHz

optimization, resulting in fast transient performance over a

wide range of applications, including all ceramic output filters.

• 256 boot-up voltage levels with a configuration pin

• Eight switching frequency options from 300kHz to 1.5MHz

The ISL68201 has four 8-bit configuration pins, which provide

• PFM operation option, compatible with ISL99140 for

improved light-load efficiency

very flexible configuration options (frequency, V , R4™ gain,

OUT

etc.) without the need for built-in NVM memory. This results in

a design flow that closely matches traditional analog

• Start-up into precharged load

controllers, while still offering the design flexibility and feature

set of a digital PMBus/SMBus/I C interface. The ISL68201

• Precision enable input to set higher input UVLO and power

sequence as well as fault reset

2

also features remote voltage sensing and completely eliminates

any potential difference between remote and local grounds. This

improves regulation and protection accuracy. A precision enable

input is available to coordinate the start-up of the ISL68201 with

other voltage rails, especially useful for power sequencing.

• Power-good monitor for soft-start and fault detection

• Comprehensive fault protection for high system reliability

- Over-temperature protection

- Output overcurrent and short-circuit protection

- Output overvoltage and undervoltage protection

- Open remote sense protection

Applications

• High efficiency and high density POL digital power

• Compatible with 5V or 3.3V PWM input DrMOS or Smart

Power Stage (SPS)

• FPGA, ASIC and memory supplies

• Data center: servers, storage systems

• Wired infrastructure: routers/switches/optical networking

• Wireless infrastructure: base station

• Compatible with Intersil’s PowerNavigator™ software

Related Literature

• UG068, “ISL68201-99140DEMO1Z User Guide”

TABLE 1. SINGLE-PHASE R4™ DIGITAL HYBRID PWM CONTROLLER OPTIONS

2

PART

NUMBER

INTEGRATED

DRIVER

PWM

OUTPUT

PMBus/SMBus/I C

INTERFACE

COMPATIBLE DEVICES

Discrete MOSFETs or Dual Channel MOSFETs

ISL68200

ISL68201

Yes

No

Yes

Intersil Power Stages:

ISL99140

Intersil Drivers:

ISL6596, ISL6609, ISL6627, ISL6622, ISL6208

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Intersil (and design), R3 Technology, R4 Technology and PowerNavigator are trademarks owned by Intersil Corporation or

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Table of Contents

Typical Applications Circuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Functional Pin Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Absolute Maximum Ratings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Thermal Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Recommended Operating Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Electrical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

IC Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Enable and Disable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Resistor Reader (Patented) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Soft-Start. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Boot-Up Voltage Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Current Sensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Thermal Monitoring and Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

IOUT Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Fault Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

PGOOD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

2

SMBus, PMBus and I C Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

R4™ Modulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

General Application Design Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Output Filter Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Input Capacitor Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Design and Layout Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Voltage Regulator Design Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Revision History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

About Intersil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Package Outline Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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Typical Applications Circuits

1.0µF

4.7µF

VCC

PVCC

VIN

7VLDO

4.75 TO 24V

1.0µF

2

I C/

SALERT

SCL

ISL99140

BOOT

SMBus/

PMBus

V

< 7VLDO 1.7V

OUT

‐

SDA

FCCM

PWM

LGIN

UG

PWM

0.5V TO 5.5V

PGOOD

EN

PGOOD

EN

PHASE

LG

VCC

IOUT

100

10k

NTC

VCC

1.54k

0.1µF

VCC

NTC

NCP18XH103J03RB

BETA = 3380

4

PROG1-4

CSEN

CSRTN

VSEN

RGND

GND

FIGURE 1. WIDE RANGE INPUT AND OUTPUT APPLICATIONS

1.0µF

4.7µF

VCC

PVCC

VIN

7VLDO

4.5 TO 5.5V

2

I C/

SALERT

SCL

ISL99140

UG

BOOT

SMBus/

PMBus

SDA

V

< 7VLDO 1.7V

OUT

‐

FCCM

PWM

0.5V TO 2.5V

PGOOD

EN

PGOOD

EN

PWM

LG

PHASE

LGIN

VCC

IOUT

100

10k

NTC

VCC

1.54k

VCC

NTC

NCP18XH103J03RB

BETA = 3380

0.1µF

4

PROG1-4

CSEN

CSRTN

VSEN

RGND

GND

FIGURE 2. 5V INPUT APPLICATION

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Ordering Information

PART NUMBER

PART

TEMP RANGE

PACKAGE

PKG.

(Notes 1, 2, 3)

MARKING

(°C)

(RoHS Compliant)

DWG. #

ISL68201IRZ

ISL 68201I

-40 to +85

24 Ld 4x4 QFN

L24.4x4C

ISL68201-99140DEMO1Z

35A Demo Board with On-Board Transient

NOTES:

1. Add “-T” suffix for 6k unit, “-T7A” suffix for 250 unit or “-TK” for 1k unit for Tape and Reel options. Please refer to TB347 for details on reel

specifications.

2. These Intersil Pb-free plastic packaged products employ special Pb-free material sets, molding compounds/die attach materials, and 100% matte

tin plate plus anneal (e3 termination finish, which is RoHS compliant and compatible with both SnPb and Pb-free soldering operations). Intersil

Pb-free products are MSL classified at Pb-free peak reflow temperatures that meet or exceed the Pb-free requirements of IPC/JEDEC J STD-020.

3. For Moisture Sensitivity Level (MSL), please see product information page for ISL68201. For more information on MSL please see techbrief TB363.

Pin Configuration

ISL68201

(24 LD 4X4 QFN)

TOP VIEW

24 23 22 21 20 19

EN

VIN

PROG1

PROG2

PROG3

PROG4

IOUT

18

17

16

15

14

13

1

2

3

4

5

6

7VLDO

VCC

GND

(PAD)

SCL

SALERT

NTC

7

8

9

10 11 12

Functional Pin Descriptions

PIN NUMBER

SYMBOL

DESCRIPTION

1

EN

Precision enable input. Pulling EN above the rising threshold voltage initiates the soft-start sequence, while pulling EN below the

failing threshold voltage suspends the Voltage Regulator (VR) operation.

2

3

4

VIN

7VLDO

VCC

Input voltage pin for R4 loop and LDOs (5V and 7V). Place a high quality low ESR ceramic capacitor (1.0μF, X7R) in close

proximity to the pin. External series resistor is not advised.

7V LDO from VIN is used to bias current sensing amplifier. Place a high quality low ESR ceramic capacitor (1.0μF, X7R, 10V+)

in close proximity to the pin.

Logic bias supply that should be connected to PVCC rail externally. Place a high quality low ESR ceramic capacitor (1μF,

X7R) from this pin to GND.

2

5

6

SCL

Synchronous clock signal input of SMBus/PMBus/I C.

SALERT Output pin for transferring the active low signal driven asynchronously from the VR controller to SMBus/PMBus.

2

7

SDA

I/O pin for transferring data signals between SMBus/PMBus/I C host and VR controller.

8

PGOOD Power-good open-drain indicator output.

9

RGND

VSEN

This pin monitors the negative rail of regulator output. Connect to ground at point of regulation.

This pin monitors the positive rail of regulator output. Connect to point of regulation.

This pin monitors the negative flow of output current for overcurrent protection and telemetry.

10

11

CSRTN

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PIN NUMBER

SYMBOL

DESCRIPTION

12

CSEN

This pin monitors the positive flow of output current with a series resistor and for overcurrent protection and telemetry. The

series resistor sets the current gain and should be within 40Ωand 3.5kΩ.

13

NTC

Input pin for the temperature measurement. Connect this pin through an NTC thermistor (10kΩ,  ~ 3380) and a decoupling

capacitor (~0.1μF) to GND and a resistor (1.54kΩ)to VCC of the controller. The voltage at this pin is inversely proportional to

the VR temperature.

14

15

IOUT

Output current monitor pin. An external resistor sets the gain and an external capacitor provides the averaging function; an

external pull-up resistor to VCC is recommended to calibrate the no load offset. See “IOUT Calibration” on page 19.

PROG4 Programming pin for Modulator (R4™) RR impedance and output slew rate during Soft-Start (SS) and Dynamic VID (DVID).

It also sets AV gain multiplier to 1x or 2x and determines the AV gain on PROG3.

16

17

PROG3 Programming pin for ultrasonic PFM operation, fault behavior, switching frequency and R4 (AV) control loop gain.

2

PROG2 Programming pin for PWM/PFM mode, temperature compensation and Serial Bus (SMBus/PMBus/I C) address.

18

PROG1 Programming pin for boot-up voltage.

19, 21

20

GND

FCCM

PWM

PVCC

Ground pin, connect directly to system ground plane.

Output signal low to work with DrMOS ISL99140 for diode emulation in PFM mode; signal high for PWM mode.

PWM output and is compatible with 3.3V or 5V PWM input external driver, DrMOS or Smart Power Stage.

22

23

Output of the 5V LDO and input for the LGATE and UGATE MOSFET driver circuits. Place a high quality low ESR ceramic

capacitors (4.7μF or higher, X7R) in close proximity to the pin.

24

LGIN

GND

Low-side gate signal input to complete the internal FLL loop. A 100Ω series impedance from low-side gate drive signal to

this pin is recommended.

PAD

Return of logic bias supply VCC. Connect directly to system ground plane with at least 4 vias.

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Absolute Maximum Ratings

Thermal Information

VCC, PVCC, VSEN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.3V to +7.0V

Input Voltage, VIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +27V

7VLDO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-0.3V to GND, 7.75V

All Other Pins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.3V to GND, VCC + 0.3V

ESD Rating

Thermal Resistance (Typical)

24 Ld QFN (Notes 4, 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Junction Temperature Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-55°C to +150°C

Storage Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-65°C to +150°C

Pb-Free Reflow Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . see TB493



_JA(°C/W)

39



_JC(°C/W)

2.5

Human Body Model (Tested per JS-001-2010). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.5kV

Machine Model (Tested per JESD22-A115C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200V

Charge Device Model (Tested per JS-002-2014) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1kV

Latch-Up (Tested per JESD78D, Class 2, Level A). . . . ±100mA at +125°C

Recommended Operating Conditions

Ambient Temperature Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-40°C to +85°C

Wide Range Input Voltage, V , Figure 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.75V to 24V

IN

5V Application Input Voltage, V , V , PVCC, Figure 2 . . . . . . 4.5V to 5.5V

IN CC

CAUTION: Do not operate at or near the maximum ratings listed for extended periods of time. Exposure to such conditions may adversely impact product

reliability and result in failures not covered by warranty.

NOTES:

4.  is measured in free air with the component mounted on a high effective thermal conductivity test board with “direct attach” features. See Tech

JA

Brief TB379.

5. For  , the “case temp” location is the center of the exposed metal pad on the package underside.

JC

Electrical Specifications All typical specifications T = +25°C, V = 5V. Boldface limits apply across the operating temperature range,

A

CC

-40°C to +85°C, unless otherwise stated.

MIN

MAX

PARAMETER

VCC AND PVCC

SYMBOL

TEST CONDITIONS

(Note 6)

TYP

(Note 6)

UNIT

VCC Input Bias Current

I

EN = 5V, V = 5V, f

CC

= 500kHz, DAC = 1V

14

2

16.5

mA

VCC

SW

EN = 0V, V = 5V

CC

PVCC Input Bias Current

I

EN = 5V, V = 5V, f

CC

PVCC

EN = 0V, V = 5V

CC

1.0

VCC AND VIN POR THRESHOLD

VCC, PVCC Rising POR Threshold Voltage

VCC, PVCC Falling POR Threshold Voltage

4.2

3.95

4.2

4.35

4.15

4.35

4.15

V

3.80

V

, 7VLDO Rising POR Threshold Voltage

, 7VLDO Falling O POR Threshold Voltage

IN

3.95

IN

ENABLE INPUT

EN High Threshold Voltage

EN Low Threshold Voltage

DAC ACCURACY

V

0.81

0.71

0.84

0.76

0.87

0.81

V

ENTHR

V

ENTHF

DAC Accuracy

2.5V < DAC ≤ 5.5V

1.6V < DAC ≤ 2.5V

1.2V < DAC ≤ 1.6V

0.5V ≤ DAC ≤ 1.2V

2.5V < DAC ≤ 5.5V

1.6V < DAC ≤ 2.5V

1.2V < DAC ≤ 1.6V

0.5V ≤ DAC ≤ 1.2V

-0.5

-0.75

-10

0.5

0.75

10

%

(T = 0°C to +85°C)

A

mV

%

-8

8

DAC Accuracy

-0.75

-1.0

-11

0.75

1.0

11

(T = -45°C to +85°C)

A

%

mV

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Electrical Specifications All typical specifications T = +25°C, V = 5V. Boldface limits apply across the operating temperature range,

A

CC

-40°C to +85°C, unless otherwise stated. (Continued)

MIN

MAX

PARAMETER

CHANNEL FREQUENCY

SYMBOL

TEST CONDITIONS

(Note 6)

TYP

(Note 6)

UNIT

300kHz Configuration

400kHz Configuration

500kHz Configuration

600kHz Configuration

700kHz Configuration

850kHz Configuration

1000kHz Configuration

1500kHz Configuration

SOFT-START AND DYNAMIC VID

Soft-Start and DVID Slew Rate

PWM mode

260

345

435

510

610

730

865

1320

300

400

335

450

kHz

500

562

600

670

700

790

850

950

1000

1500

1120

1660

0.0616

0.13

0.07

8

0.096

0.18

0.37

0.70

mV/µs

0.15

7

0.25

0.31

5

0.53

0.62

5

1.05

2.10

4.20

8.60

140

1.25

2.50

5.00

10.0

200

1.40

2.80

5.60

10.9

260

mV/µs

µs

Soft-Start Delay from Enable High

Excluding 5.5ms POR timeout, See Figures 21

and 22

REMOTE SENSE

Bias Current of VSEN and RGND Pins

Maximum Differential Input Voltage

POWER-GOOD

250

µA

V

6.0

PGOOD Pull-Down Impedance

PGOOD Leakage Current

LDOs

R

PGOOD = 5mA sink

PGOOD = 5V

10

5.00

7.4

50

Ω

PG

I

1.0

µA

PG

5V LDO Regulation

V

= 12V, load = 50mA

= 4.75V, load = 50mA

4.85

4.45

125

7.2

5.15

7.5

V

IN

5V Dropout

IN

5V LDO Current Capability

7V LDO Regulation

mA

V

250µA load

= 4.75V, 250µA load

7V Dropout

V

4.50

2

V

IN

7V LDO Current Capability

CURRENT SENSE

Not recommended for external use

mA

Average OCP Trip Level

Short-Circuit Protection Threshold

I

82

100

130

123

µA

OC_TRIP

% I

OCP

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Electrical Specifications All typical specifications T = +25°C, V = 5V. Boldface limits apply across the operating temperature range,

A

CC

-40°C to +85°C, unless otherwise stated. (Continued)

MIN

MAX

PARAMETER

Sensed Current Tolerance

SYMBOL

TEST CONDITIONS

(Note 6)

TYP

78

(Note 6)

UNIT

µA

V

74

35

83

42

Sensed Current Tolerance

38

Maximum Common-Mode Input Voltage

7VLDO = 7.4V

5.7

2.8

VCC = PVCC = 7VLDO = 4.5V

V

FAULT PROTECTION

UVP Threshold Voltage

Start-Up OVP Threshold Voltage

Latch

68

74

80

% DAC

0V ≤ V

≤ 1.08V

1.10

1.58

1.88

2.09

2.56

3.36

5.52

1.15

1.65

1.95

2.15

2.65

3.45

5.65

100

120

100

1.25

1.75

2.05

2.25

2.75

3.6

V

BOOT

1.08V < V

1.55V < V

1.85V < V

2.08V < V

2.53V < V

3.33V < V

≤ 1.55V

V

BOOT

≤ 1.85V

≤ 2.08V

≤ 2.53V

≤ 3.33V

≤ 5.5V

V

5.85

V

Start-Up OVP Hysteresis

mV

% DAC

% VCC

OVP Rising Threshold Voltage

OVP Falling Threshold Voltage

Over-Temperature Shutdown Threshold

V

0.5 ≤ DAC ≤ 5.5

READ_TEMP = 72h

114

96

127

108

26

OVRTH

V

OVFTH

20

22.3

1

Over-Temperature Shutdown Reset Threshold

READ_TEMP = 8Eh

25

1.6

1.25

25

27.79

30

1

% VCC

2

SMBus/PMBus/I C

Signal Input Low Voltage

Signal Input High Voltage

Signal Output Low Voltage

DATE, ALERT # Pull-Down Impedance

CLOCK Maximum Speed

CLOCK Minimum Speed

Telemetry Update Rate

Timeout

V

4mA pull-up current

0.4

50

V

11

Ω

MHz

µs

0.05

108

30

35

ms

PMBus Accessible Timeout from All Rails’ POR

NOTE:

See Figure 21

5.5

6.5

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In addition, based upon ON_OFF_CONFIG [02h] setting, the IC

can be enabled or disabled by series bus command “OPERATION

[01h]” and/or EN pin. See Table 11 on page 25 for more details.

Operation

The following sections will provide a detailed description of the

ISL68201 operation.

Resistor Reader (Patented)

IC Supplies

The ISL68201 offers four programming pins to customize their

regulator specifications. The details of these pins are summarized

in Table 2, followed by the detailed description of resistor reader

operation.

The ISL68201 has 4 bias pins: VIN, 7VLDO, PVCC and VCC. The

PVCC and 7VLDO voltage rails are 5V LDO and 7.4V LDO supplied

by VIN, respectively, while the VCC pin needs to connect to PVCC

rail externally to be biased. For 5V input applications, all these

pins should be tied together and biased by a 5V supply. Since the

VIN pin voltage information is used by the R4™ Modulator loop,

the user CANNOT bias VIN with a series resistor. In addition, the

VIN pin CANNOT be biased independently from other rails.

TABLE 2. DEFINITION OF PROG PINS

BIT

NAME

DESCRIPTION

PROG1 [7:0]

BOOT-UP

VOLTAGE

Set output boot-up voltage, 256 different

options: 0, 0.5V to 5.5V (see Table 7)

PROG2 [7:7]

PWM/PFM

Enables PFM mode or forced PWM.

Enable and Disable

The IC is disabled until the 7VLDO, PVCC, VCC, VIN and EN pins

increase above their respective rising threshold voltages and the

typical 5.5ms timeout (worst case = 6.5ms) expires, as shown in

Figures 21 and 22 on page 22. The controller will become

disabled when the 7VLDO, PVCC, VCC, VIN or EN pins drop below

their respective falling POR threshold voltages.

[6:5] Temperature Adjust NTC temperature compensation:

Compensation OFF, +5, +15, +30°C.

[4:0]

ADDR

Set serial bus 32 different addresses

(see Table 10).

PROG3 [7:7]

USPFM

Ultrasonic (25kHz Clamp) PFM Enable

[6:6] Fault Behavior OCP fault behavior:

Latch, Infinite 9ms retry

The precision threshold EN pin allows the user to set a precision

input UVLO level with an external resistor divider, as shown in

Figure 4. For 5V input applications or wide range input

applications, the EN pin can directly connect to VCC, as shown in

Figure 5. If an external enable control signal is available and is an

open-drain signal, a pull-up impedance (100k or higher) can be

used.

[5:3]

[2:0]

f

Set switching frequency (f ).

SW

R4 Gain

Set error amplifier gain (AV).

PROG4 [7:5] RAMP_RATE Set soft-start and DVID ramp rate.

[4:3]

[2:2]

[1:0]

RR

Select RR impedance for R4 loop.

Select AV Gain Multiplier (1x or 2x)

AVMLTI

Not Used

EXTERNAL CIRCUIT

ISL68201

VIN

Intersil has developed a high resolution ADC using a patented

technique with simple 1%, 100ppm/K or better temperature

coefficient resistor divider. The same type of resistors are

preferred so that it has similar change over-temperature. In

100k

EN

SOFT-

START

addition, the divider is compared to the internal divider off V

and GND nodes and therefore must refer to V and GND pins,

CC

9.09k

VIN UVLO = 10.2V/9.24V

not through any RC decoupling network.

EXTERNAL CIRCUIT

ISL68201

FIGURE 4. INPUT UVP CONFIGURATION

V

CC

EXTERNAL CIRCUIT

ISL68201

R

UP

REGISTER

TABLE

VCC

ADC

R

OPTIONAL

EN

R

DW

EN

SOFT-

START

FIGURE 6. SIMPLIFIED RESISTOR DIVIDER ADC

VIN UVLO = 4.20/3.95V

is ONLY needed when the user wants to

R

EN

control the IC with an external enable signal

FIGURE 5. 5V INPUT OR WIDE RANGE INPUT CONFIGURATION

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Tables 3 to 6 show the R and R

UP

values of each pin for a

DW

specific system design with some tie-high and tie-low options,

which are for easy programming with reduced resistors and can

be used to validate the regulator operation during In-circuit Test

(ICT) for 0V boot-up voltage option. Additional options are

available Intersil’s PowerNavigator™ GUI or Resistor Reader

calculator, please contact Intersil Application support at

www.intersil.com/en/support. DATA for corresponding registers

can be read out via series bus command (DC to DF). Note that

more options are in PowerNavigator™ GUI or Resistor Reader

calculator and the case of 10kΩ tie-high or tie-low is equivalent

0Ω tie-high or tie-low.

7Fh

9Fh

BFh

DFh

FFh

52.3 Open

75 Open

105 Open

147 Open

499 Open

Enabled

Disabled

OFF

30

15

5

7F

OFF

TABLE 5. PROG 3 RESISTOR READER EXAMPLE

R4 GAIN

1x

PROG3

(DE)

R

ULTRASONIC

PFM

FAULT

BEHAVIOR (kHz)

f

SW

UP

DW

TABLE 3. PROG 1 RESISTOR READER EXAMPLE

(kΩ)

2x

84

2

PROG1

(DC)

R

(kΩ)

R

(kΩ)

V

OUT

(V)

UP

DW

00h

20h

40h

60h

80h

A0h

C0h

E0h

1Fh

3Fh

5Fh

7Fh

9Fh

BFh

DFh

FFh

Open

0

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Retry

Latch

Retry

Latch

Retry

Latch

Retry

Latch

300

700

300

700

300

700

300

700

600

1500

600

1500

600

1500

600

1500

42

1

Open 21.5

Open 34.8

Open 52.3

00h

20h

40h

60h

80h

A0h

C0h

E0h

1Fh

3Fh

5Fh

7Fh

9Fh

BFh

DFh

FFh

Open

0

0.797

0.852

0.898

0.953

1.000

1.047

1.102

1.203

1.352

1.500

1.797

2.500

3.000

3.297

5.000

0.000

Open 21.5

Open 34.8

Open 52.3

Open

0

75

105

147

499

Open

Open 105

Open 147

Open 499

75

21.5 Open

34.8 Open

52.3 Open

1

2

0

Open

1

2

20

1

2

34.8 Open

52.3 Open

75

Open

1

2

105

147

499

1

2

75

105 Open

147 Open

499 Open

Open

1

2

1

2

TABLE 6. PROG 4 RESISTOR READER EXAMPLE

PROG4

(DF

R

(kΩ)

SS RATE

(mV/µs)

RR

(k

UP

DW

TABLE 4. PROG 2 RESISTOR READER EXAMPLE

(kΩ)

Open

0

AVMLTI

PROG2

(DD)

R

(kΩ)

R

TEMP

COMP

PM_ADDR

(7-BIT)

UP

DW

(kΩ) PWM/PFM

00h

20h

40h

60h

80h

A0h

C0h

E0h

1Fh

3Fh

5Fh

7Fh

0

1.25

2.5

200

800

1x

2x

21.5

34.8

52.3

75

00h

20h

40h

60h

80h

A0h

C0h

E0h

1Fh

3Fh

5Fh

Open

0

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

30

15

5

60h

7F

5

Open 21.5

Open 34.8

Open 52.3

10

0.078

0.157

0.315

0.625

1.25

2.5

OFF

30

15

5

105

147

499

Open

Open 105

Open 147

Open 499

Open

75

OFF

30

15

5

21.5

34.8

52.3

0

5

21.5 Open

34.8 Open

7F

10

7F

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t

+ t , when the precharged output is above V

D2

but below

D1

BOOT

at RAMP_RATE and then releases

OVP, it walks down to V

PGOOD at t + t , in which t is defined in Equation 4 and

longer than a normal start-up.

BOOT

9Fh

BFh

DFh

FFh

75

Open

0.078

0.157

0.315

0.625

800

2x

D1

D2

105

147

499

V

– V

PRECHARGED BOOT

PRECHARGED

-------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------

s

t

=

+

(EQ. 4)

D2

RAMP_RATE

ISL68201 supports precharged load start-up up to the maximum

of 5.5V with sufficient boot capacitor charge. For an

Soft-Start

V

OUT

extended precharged load, the boot capacitor will be discharged

to “PVCC - V - V ” by high-side drive circuits’ standby current.

The ISL68201 based regulator has 4 periods during soft-start, as

shown in Figure 7 on page 12. After a 5.5ms timeout (worst

case = 6.5ms) of bias supplies, as shown in Figures 21 and 22 on

page 22, once the EN pin reaches above its enable threshold, the

controller begins the first soft-start ramp after a fixed soft-start

OUT

D

For instance, an extended 4V precharged load, the boot capacitor

will reduce to a less-than-1V boot capacitor voltage, which is

insufficient to power up the VR; in this case, it is recommended

to let the output drop below 2.5V with an external bleed resistor

before issuing another soft-start command.

delay period t . The output voltage reaches the boot-up voltage

D1

(V

) at a fixed slew rate in period t . Then, the controller will

BOOT D2

regulate the output voltage at V

SMBus/PMBus/ I C sends a new V

command is valid, the ISL68201 will initiate the ramp until the

for another period t until

BOOT D3

2

command. If the V

OUT OUT

Boot-Up Voltage Programming

An 8-bit pin PROG1 is dedicated for the boot-up voltage

programmability, which offers 256 options 0V and 0.5V to 5.5V,

as in Table 7. The most popular boot-up voltage levels are placed

on the tie-low spots (0h, 20h, 40h, 60h, 80h, A0h, C0h, E0h) and

the tie-high spots (1Fh, 3Fh, 5Fh, 7Fh, 9Fh, BFh, DFh, FFh) for

easy programming, as summarized in Table 3. 0V boot-up

voltage is considered as “OFF,” the driver will be in tri-state and

the internal DAC will set to 0V.

voltage reaches the new VOUT_COMMAND voltage in period t

The soft-start time is the sum of the 4 periods, as shown in

Equation 1.

.

D4

t

= t + t + t + t

D1 D2 D3 D4

(EQ. 1)

SS

t

is a fixed delay with the typical value as 200µs. t is

D3

D1

determined by the time to obtain a new valid VOUT_COMMAND

2

voltage from SMBus/PMBus/I C bus. If the VOUT_COMMAND is

In addition, if the VOUT_COMMAND (21h) is executed

successfully 5.5ms (typically, worst 6.5ms) after VCC POR and

prior to Enable, it will override the boot-up voltage set by the

PROG1 pin.

valid before the output reaches the boot-up voltage, the output will

turn around to respond to the new VOUT_COMMAND code.

VOUT

V < PRE-CHARGED < OVP

BOOT

V

TABLE 7. PROG1 8-BIT (BOOT-UP VOLTAGE)

PRE-CHARGED<

0V

V

BOOT

VOUT

COMMAND

CODE (HEX)

DELTA FROM

BINARY

CODE

HEX

CODE

V

BOOT

(V)

00000000

00000001

00000010

00000011

00000100

00000101

00000110

00000111

00001000

00001001

00001010

00001011

00001100

00001101

00001110

00001111

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

A

B

C

D

E

F

0.7969

0.5000

0.5078

0.5156

0.5234

0.5313

0.5391

0.5469

0.5547

0.5625

0.5703

0.5781

0.5859

0.5938

0.6016

0.6094

66

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

49

4A

4B

4C

4D

4E

t

D3

t

D2

D1

D4

EN

7.8125

PGOOD

FIGURE 7. SOFT-START WAVEFORMS

During t and t , ISL68201 digitally controls the DAC voltage

D2 D4

change. The ramp time t and t can be calculated based on

D2 D4

Equations 2 and 3, once the slew rate is set by the PROG4 pin.

V

BOOT

-------------------------------------

t

=

s

(EQ. 2)

(EQ. 3)

D2

RAMP_RATE

V

– V

OUT

BOOT

-----------------------------------------

=

s

D4

RAMP_RATE

The ISL68201 supports precharged start-up, it initiates the first

PWM pulse until the internal reference (DAC) reaches the

precharged level at RAMP_RATE, programmed by PROG4 or

D5[2:0]. When the precharged level is below V , the output

at RAMP_RATE and releases PGOOD at

BOOT

walks up to the V

BOOT

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VOUT

COMMAND

CODE (HEX)

DELTA FROM

COMMAND

CODE (HEX)

DELTA FROM

BINARY

CODE

HEX

CODE

V

BINARY

CODE

HEX

CODE

V

BOOT

(V)

BOOT

(V)

CODE (mV)

7.8125

00010000

00010001

00010010

00010011

00010100

00010101

00010110

00010111

00011000

00011001

00011010

00011011

00011100

00011101

00011110

00011111

00100000

00100001

00100010

00100011

00100100

00100101

00100110

00100111

00101000

00101001

00101010

00101011

00101100

00101101

00101110

00101111

00110000

00110001

00110010

00110011

00110100

00110101

00110110

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

1A

1B

1C

1D

1E

1F

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

2A

2B

2C

2D

2E

2F

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

0.6172

0.6250

0.6328

0.6406

0.6484

0.6563

0.6641

0.6719

0.6797

0.6875

0.6953

0.7031

0.7109

0.7188

0.7266

1.3516

0.8516

0.7344

0.7422

0.7500

0.7578

0.7656

0.7734

0.7813

0.7891

0.7969

0.8047

0.8125

0.8203

0.8281

0.8359

0.8438

0.8516

0.8594

0.8672

0.8750

0.8828

0.8906

0.8984

4F

50

51

52

53

54

55

56

57

58

59

5A

5B

5C

5D

AD

6D

5E

5F

60

61

62

63

64

65

66

67

68

69

6A

6B

6C

6D

6E

6F

70

71

72

73

00110111

00111000

00111001

00111010

00111011

00111100

00111101

00111110

00111111

01000000

01000001

01000010

01000011

01000100

01000101

01000110

01000111

01001000

01001001

01001010

01001011

01001100

01001101

01001110

01001111

01010000

01010001

01010010

01010011

01010100

01010101

01010110

01010111

01011000

01011001

01011010

01011011

01011100

01011101

37

38

39

3A

3B

3C

3D

3E

3F

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

49

4A

4B

4C

4D

4E

4F

50

51

52

53

54

55

56

57

58

59

5A

5B

5C

5D

0.9063

0.9141

0.9219

0.9297

0.9375

0.9453

0.9531

0.9609

1.5000

0.8984

0.9688

0.9766

0.9844

0.9922

1.0000

1.0078

1.0156

1.0234

1.0313

1.0391

1.0469

1.0547

1.0625

1.0703

1.0781

1.0859

1.0938

1.1016

1.1094

1.1172

1.1250

1.1328

1.1406

1.1484

1.1563

1.1641

1.1719

1.1797

1.1875

74

75

76

77

78

79

7A

7B

C0

73

7C

7D

7E

7F

80

81

82

83

84

85

86

87

88

89

8A

8B

8C

8D

8E

8F

90

91

92

93

94

95

96

97

98

7.8125

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VOUT

COMMAND

CODE (HEX)

DELTA FROM

VOUT

COMMAND

CODE (HEX)

DELTA FROM

BINARY

CODE

HEX

CODE

V

BINARY

CODE

HEX

CODE

V

BOOT

(V)

BOOT

(V)

01011110

01011111

01100000

01100001

01100010

01100011

01100100

01100101

01100110

01100111

01101000

01101001

01101010

01101011

01101100

01101101

01101110

01101111

01110000

01110001

01110010

01110011

01110100

01110101

01110110

01110111

01111000

01111001

01111010

01111011

01111100

01111101

01111110

01111111

10000000

10000001

10000010

10000011

10000100

5E

5F

60

61

62

63

64

65

66

67

68

69

6A

6B

6C

6D

6E

6F

70

71

72

73

74

75

76

77

78

79

7A

7B

7C

7D

7E

7F

80

81

82

83

84

1.1953

1.7969

0.9531

1.2031

1.2109

1.2188

1.2266

1.2344

1.2422

1.2500

1.2578

1.2656

1.2734

1.2813

1.2891

1.2969

1.3047

1.3125

1.3203

1.3281

1.3359

1.3438

1.3516

1.3594

1.3672

1.3750

1.3828

1.3906

1.3984

1.4063

1.4141

1.4219

1.4297

2.5000

1.0000

1.4375

1.4453

1.4531

1.4609

99

E6

7A

9A

9B

9C

9D

9E

9F

7.8125

10000101

10000110

10000111

10001000

10001001

10001010

10001011

10001100

10001101

10001110

10001111

10010000

10010001

10010010

10010011

10010100

10010101

10010110

10010111

10011000

10011001

10011010

10011011

10011100

10011101

10011110

10011111

10100000

10100001

10100010

10100011

10100100

10100101

10100110

10100111

10101000

10101001

10101010

10101011

85

86

87

88

89

8A

8B

8C

8D

8E

8F

90

91

92

93

94

95

96

97

98

99

9A

9B

9C

9D

9E

9F

A0

A1

A2

A3

A4

A5

A6

A7

A8

A9

AA

AB

1.4688

1.4766

1.4844

1.4922

1.5000

1.5078

1.5156

1.5234

1.5313

1.5391

1.5469

1.5547

1.5625

1.5703

1.5781

1.5859

1.5938

1.6016

1.6094

1.6172

1.6250

1.6328

1.6406

1.6484

1.6563

1.6641

3.0000

1.0469

1.6719

1.6797

1.6875

1.6953

1.7031

1.7109

1.7188

1.7266

1.7344

1.7422

1.7500

BC

BD

BE

BF

C0

C1

C2

C3

C4

C5

C6

C7

C8

C9

CA

CB

CC

CD

CE

CF

7.8125

A0

A1

A2

A3

A4

A5

A6

A7

A8

A9

AA

AB

AC

AD

AE

AF

B0

B1

B2

B3

B4

B5

B6

B7

140

80

B8

B9

BA

BB

D0

D1

D2

D3

D4

D5

180

86

D6

D7

D8

D9

DA

DB

DC

DD

DE

DF

E0

7.8125

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VOUT

COMMAND

CODE (HEX)

DELTA FROM

COMMAND

CODE (HEX)

DELTA FROM

BINARY

CODE

HEX

CODE

V

BINARY

CODE

HEX

CODE

V

BOOT

(V)

BOOT

(V)

CODE (mV)

7.8125

78.125

10101100

10101101

10101110

10101111

10110000

10110001

10110010

10110011

10110100

10110101

10110110

10110111

10111000

10111001

10111010

10111011

10111100

10111101

10111110

10111111

11000000

11000001

11000010

11000011

11000100

11000101

11000110

11000111

11001000

11001001

11001010

11001011

11001100

11001101

11001110

11001111

11010000

11010001

11010010

AC

AD

AE

AF

B0

B1

B2

B3

B4

B5

B6

B7

B8

B9

BA

BB

BC

BD

BE

BF

C0

C1

C2

C3

C4

C5

C6

C7

C8

C9

CA

CB

CC

CD

CE

CF

D0

D1

D2

1.7578

1.7656

1.7734

1.7813

1.7891

1.7969

1.8047

1.8125

1.8203

1.8281

1.8359

1.9141

1.9922

2.0703

2.1484

2.2266

2.3047

2.3828

2.4609

3.2969

1.1016

2.4688

2.4766

2.4844

2.4922

2.5000

2.5078

2.5156

2.5234

2.6016

2.6797

2.7578

2.8359

2.9141

2.9922

3.0703

3.1484

3.2266

3.2813

E1

E2

11010011

11010100

11010101

11010110

11010111

11011000

11011001

11011010

11011011

11011100

11011101

11011110

11011111

11100000

11100001

11100010

11100011

11100100

11100101

11100110

11100111

11101000

11101001

11101010

11101011

11101100

11101101

11101110

11101111

11110000

11110001

11110010

11110011

11110100

11110101

11110110

11110111

11111000

11111001

D3

D4

D5

D6

D7

D8

D9

DA

DB

DC

DD

DE

DF

E0

E1

E2

E3

E4

E5

E6

E7

E8

E9

EA

EB

EC

ED

EE

EF

3.2891

3.2969

3.3047

3.3125

3.3203

3.3281

3.4063

3.4844

3.5625

3.6406

3.7188

3.7969

5.0000

1.2031

3.8750

3.9531

4.0313

4.1094

4.1875

4.2656

4.3438

4.4219

4.5000

4.5781

4.6563

4.7344

4.8125

4.8906

4.9688

4.9766

4.9844

4.9922

5.0000

5.0078

5.0156

5.0234

5.0313

5.1094

5.1875

1A5

1A6

1A7

1A8

1A9

1AA

1B4

1BE

1C8

1D2

1DC

1E6

280

9A

7.8125

78.125

E3

E4

E5

E6

E7

E8

E9

EA

EB

F5

FF

109

113

11D

127

131

13B

1A6

8D

1F0

1FA

204

20E

218

222

22C

236

240

24A

254

25E

268

272

27C

27D

27E

27F

280

281

282

283

284

28E

298

78.125

7.8125

78.125

13C

13D

13E

13F

140

141

142

143

14D

157

161

16B

175

17F

189

193

19D

1A4

7.8125

78.125

54.6875

F0

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9

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L







-------------

s 

+ 1  DCR  I 

L



(EQ. 5)

VOUT

DELTA FROM

DCR

--------------------------------------------------------------------

V

s =

C

BINARY

CODE

HEX

CODE

V

COMMAND

CODE (HEX)

s  RC + 1

BOOT

(V)

(= L/DCR), the voltage across the capacitor V is equal to the

C

voltage drop across the DCR. With the internal low-offset current

11111010

11111011

11111100

11111101

11111110

11111111

FA

FB

FC

FD

FE

FF

5.2656

5.3438

5.4219

5.4922

5.5000

0

2A2

2AC

2B6

2BF

2C0

0

78.125

70.3125

7.8125

amplifier, the capacitor voltage V is replicated across the sense

C

resistor R

. Therefore, the current out of the CSRTN pin, I

,

ISEN

SEN

is proportional to the inductor current.

Equation 6 shows that the ratio of the inductor current to the

sensed current, I , is driven by the value of the sense resistor

SEN

and the DCR of the inductor.

DCR

-----------------

I

= I



(EQ. 6)

SEN

L

R

ISEN

-7

As shown in Table 7, 1 step is 2 = 7.8125mV; some selections

are higher than 1 step from adjacent codes. However, the

resolution is ±7.8125mV around the popular voltage regulation

points, as in Table 3 on page 11, for fine tune purpose. For finer

than 7.8125mV tuning, a large ratio resistor divider can be

The inductor DCR value will increase as the temperature

increases. Therefore, the sensed current will increase as the

temperature of the current sense element increases. In order to

compensate the temperature effect on the sensed current signal,

the integrated temperature compensation function of ISL68201

should be utilized. The integrated temperature compensation

function is described in“Thermal Monitoring and Compensation”

on page 17.

placed on the VSEN pin between the output (V

positive offset or V for negative offset, as in Figure 8.

) and RGND for

OUT

CC

V

CC

V

IN

I

s

V

OUT

V

L

VSEN

OUT

VSEN

+

-

+

-

L

DCR

V

OUT

DRIVER

INDUCTOR

-

C

OUT

V

L

RGND

A. V

ISL68201

INTERNAL CIRCUIT

B. V

OUT

LOWER THAN DAC

HIGHER THAN DAC

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OUT

FIGURE 8. EXTERNAL PROGRAMMABLE REGULATION

-

(s)

OPTIONAL

V

C

I

OUT

R

C

Current Sensing

R

ISEN

CURRENT

SENSE

The ISL68201 supports inductor DCR sensing, or resistive

sensing techniques, and senses current continuously for fast

response. The current sense amplifier uses the CSEN and CSRTN

inputs to reproduce a signal proportional to the inductor current,

CSEN

+

-

CSRTN

I . The sense current, I

, is proportional to the inductor current

L

SEN

and is used for current reporting and overcurrent protection.

DCR

= I -------------------

I

SEN

L

R

ISEN

The input bias current of the current sensing amplifier is typically

10s of nA; less than 15kΩ input impedance connected to CSEN

pin is preferred to minimize the offset error, i.e., use a larger C

value (select 0.22µF to 1µF instead of 0.1µF when needed). In

addition, the current sensing gain resistor connected to CSRTN

pin should be within 40Ωto 3.5kΩ.

FIGURE 9. DCR SENSING CONFIGURATION

RESISTIVE SENSING

For accurate current sense, a dedicated current sense resistor

, in series with each output inductor can serve as the current

sense element (see Figure 10). This technique, however, reduces

overall converter efficiency due to the additional power loss on the

R

SENSE

INDUCTOR DCR SENSING

An inductor’s winding is characteristic of a distributed resistance,

as measured by the DCR (Direct Current Resistance) parameter.

A simple R-C network across the inductor extracts the DCR

voltage, as shown in Figure 9.

current sense element R

.

SENSE

The voltage on the capacitor V , can be shown to be proportional

C

to the inductor current I as in Equation 5.

L ,

If the R-C network components are selected such that the RC

time constant (= R*C) matches the inductor time constant

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L/DCR OR ESL/R

MATCHING

SEN

Figure 13 shows the expected load transient response waveforms

if L/DCR or ESL/R is matching the R-C time constant. When

I

L

R

ESL

SEN

V

SEN

R

OUT

the load current has a square change, the IOUT pin voltage (V

without a decoupling capacitor also has a square response.

)

IOUT

C

SENSE

OUT

-

V

R

However, there is always some PCB contact impedance of current

sensing components between the two current sensing points; it

hardly accounts into the L/DCR or ESL/R

Fine tuning the matching is necessarily done in the board level to

improve overall transient performance and system reliability.

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matching calculation.

SEN

I

-

(s)

R

OUT

V

C

OPTIONAL

CURRENT

SENSE

C

If the R-C timing constant is too large or too small, V (s) will not

C

CSEN

R

ISEN

+

-

accurately represent real-time output current and will worsen the

overcurrent fault response. Figure 14 shows the IOUT pin

transient voltage response when the R-C timing constant is too

CSRTN

small. V

will sag excessively upon load insertion and may

IOUT

R

SEN

create a system failure or early overcurrent trip. Figure 15 shows

the transient response when the R-C timing constant is too large.

I

-----------------

ISEN

= I

SEN

L

R

V

is sluggish in reaching its final value. The excessive delay

IOUT

FIGURE 10. SENSE RESISTOR IN SERIES WITH INDUCTORS

on current sensing will not provide a fast OCP response and hurt

system reliability.

A current sensing resistor has a distributed parasitic inductance,

known as ESL (Equivalent Series Inductance, typically less than

1nH) parameter. A simple R-C network across the current sense

LOAD

resistor extracts the R

page 17.

voltage, as shown in Figure 10 on

SEN

V

IOUT

The voltage on the capacitor V , can be shown to be proportional

C

to the inductor current I , see Equation 7.

L

FIGURE 13. DESIRED LOAD TRANSIENT RESPONSE WAVEFORMS

ESL







---------------

s 

+ 1  R

 I 

SEN L

(EQ. 7)



R

SEN

V

s = -------------------------------------------------------------------------

C

s  RC + 1

LOAD

If the R-C network components are selected such that the RC

time constant matches the ESL-R time constant

SEN

(R*C = ESL/R

), the voltage across the capacitor V is equal to

SEN

the voltage drop across the R

C

, i.e., proportional to the

SEN

V_IOUT

inductor current. As an example, a typical 1mΩ sense resistor

can use R = 348 and C = 820pF for the matching. Figures 11 and

12 show the sensed waveforms without and with matching RC

when using resistive sense.

FIGURE 14. LOAD TRANSIENT RESPONSE WHEN R-C TIME

CONSTANT IS TOO SMALL

LOAD

FIGURE 11. VOLTAGE ACROSS R WITHOUT RC

V_IOUT

FIGURE 15. LOAD TRANSIENT RESPONSE WHEN R-C TIME

CONSTANT IS TOO LARGE

Note that the integrated thermal compensation applies to the DC

current, but not the AC current; therefore, the peak current seen

by the controller will increase as the temperature decreases and

can potentially trigger an OCP event. To overcome this issue, the

RC should be over-matching L/DCR at room temperature by

(-40°C +25°C)*0.385%/°C = +25% for -40°C operation.

FIGURE 12. VOLTAGE ACROSS C WITH MATCHING RC

Equation 8 shows that the ratio of the inductor current to the

sensed current, I

, is driven by the value of the sense resistor

SEN

Thermal Monitoring and Compensation

and the R

.

ISEN

The diagram of thermal monitoring function block is shown in

Figure 16 on page 18. One NTC resistor should be placed close to

R

SEN

(EQ. 8)

-----------------

I

= I



SEN

L

R

ISEN

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the respective power stage of the voltage regulator VR to sense

the operational temperature, and pull-up resistors are needed to

form the voltage dividers for the NTC pin. As the temperature of

the power stage increases, the resistance of the NTC will reduce,

resulting in the reduced voltage at the NTC pin. Figure 18 on

page 18 shows the TM voltage over the temperature for a typical

design with a recommended 10kΩ NTC (P/N:

NCP15XH103J03RC from Murata,  = 3380) and 1.54kΩ resistor

RTM. It is recommended to use those resistors for the accurate

temperature compensation since the internal thermal digital

code is developed based upon these two components. If a

different value is used, the temperature coefficient must be close

to 3380 and RTM must be scaled accordingly. For instance, say

NTC = 20kΩ ( = 3380), then RTM should be

V

CC

ISL68201

CHANNEL

CURRENT

SENSE

CSSEN

CSRTN

R_TM

NON-LINEAR

A/D

NTC

I

PH

°C

R_NTC

k

i

D/A

PLACE NTC

CLOSE TO

INDUCTOR

20kΩ/10kΩ*1.54kΩ = 3.08kΩ.

IOUT MONITOR AND

OVERCURRENT

PROTECTION

A/D

VCC

TCOMP

THERMAL TRIP

+136°C/+122ºC

FIGURE 17. BLOCK DIAGRAM OF INTEGRATED TEMPERATURE

COMPENSATION

R

TM

When the NTC is placed close to the current sense component

(inductor), the temperature of the NTC will track the temperature

of the current sense component. Therefore, the NTC pin voltage

can be utilized to obtain the temperature of the current sense

component. Since the NTC could pick up noise from phase node,

a 0.1µF ceramic decoupling capacitor is recommended on the

NTC pin in close proximity to the controller.

NTC

+

OTP

ISL68201

-

R

NTC

ºC

BETA~ 3380

Based on the V voltage, the ISL68201 converts the NTC pin

CC

FIGURE 16. BLOCK DIAGRAM OF THERMAL MONITORING AND

PROTECTION

voltage to a digital signal for temperature compensation. With

the nonlinear A/D converter of the ISL68201, the NTC digital

signal is linearly proportional to the NTC temperature. For

accurate temperature compensation, the ratio of the NTC voltage

to the NTC temperature of the practical design should be similar

to that in Figure 18.

The ISL68201 supports inductor DCR sensing, or resistive

sensing techniques. The inductor DCR has a positive temperature

coefficient, which is about +0.385%/°C. Since the voltage across

the inductor is sensed for the output current information, the

sensed current has the same positive temperature coefficient as

the inductor DCR. In order to obtain the correct current

information, the ISL68201 utilizes the voltage at the NTC pin and

“TCOMP” register to compensate the temperature impact on the

sensed current. The block diagram of this function is shown in

Figure 17.

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

TEMPERATURE (°C)

FIGURE 18. THE RATIO OF TM VOLTAGE TO NTC TEMPERATURE

WITH RECOMMENDED PART

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Since the NTC attaches to the PCB, but not directly to the current

5. Choose a number close to the result as in Equation 11 for the

“TCOMP” register.

sensing component, it inherits high thermal impedance between

the NTC and the current sensing element. The “TCOMP” register

values can be utilized to correct the temperature difference

between NTC and the current sense component. As shown in

Figure 19, the NTC should be placed in proximity to the output

rail; DO NOT place it close to the MOSFET side, which generates

much more heat.

T

= T

– T

CSC NTC

(EQ. 11)

COMP

6. Run the actual board under full load again.

7. Record the IOUT pin voltage as V1 immediately after the

output voltage is stable with the full load. Record the IOUT pin

voltage as V2 after the VR reaches the thermal steady state.

8. If the IOUT pin voltage increases over 10mV as the

temperature increases, i.e., V2 - V1 > 10mV, reduce “TCOMP”

value. If the IOUT pin voltage decreases over 10mV as the

temperature increases, i.e., V1 - V2 > 10mV, increase

“TCOMP” value. “TCOMP” value can be adjusted via the series

bus for easy thermal compensation optimization.

OUTPUT

INDUCTOR

VOUT

POWER STAGE

IOUT Calibration

The current flowing out of the IOUT pin is equal to the sensed

average current inside ISL68201. A resistor is placed from the

IOUT pin to GND to generate a voltage, which is proportional to

the load current and the resistor value, as shown in Equation 12:

FIGURE 19. RECOMMENDED PLACEMENT OF NTC

The ISL68201 multiplexes the “TCOMP” value with the NTC

digital signal to obtain the adjustment gain to compensate the

temperature impact on the sensed channel current. The

R xI

x

OCP









------------------------

2.5Vx

2.5VxR

100A

ISEN

----------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------

R

=

IOUT

63.875AxR

x

63.875AxR

x

compensated current signal is used for I

and overcurrent

OUT

protection functions. The TCOMP “OFF” code is to disable thermal

compensation when the current sensing element is the resistor

or smart power stage (internally thermal compensated) that has

little thermal drifting.

2.5VxI

OCP

63.875Ax100A

25VxI

OCP

63.875A

(EQ. 12)

--------------------------------------------

----------------------------

k

=

Where V

is the voltage at the IOUT pin, R

is the resistor

is the total output current

IOUT

between the IOUT pin and GND, I

LOAD

is the sense resistor connected to the

TABLE 8. “TCOMP” VALUES”

of the converter, R

ISEN

CSRTN pin and R is the DC resistance of the current sense

D1h

0h

TCOMP (°C)

D1h

2h

TCOMP (°C)

X

element, either the DCR of the inductor or R

the sensing method. The R

IOUT

ensure that the voltage at the IOUT pin is typically 2.5V at

63.875A load current. The IOUT voltage is linearly digitized every

108µs and stored in the READ_IOUT register (8Ch).

depending on

resistor should be scaled to

30

15

5

SENSE

1h

3h

OFF

Thermal compensation design procedure for inductor current

sensing is summarized as follows:

1. Properly choose the voltage divider for the NTC pin to match

the NTC voltage vs temperature curve with the recommended

curve in Figure 18 on page 18.

EXTERNAL CIRCUIT

ISL68201

VCC

2. Run the actual board under the full load and the desired

airflow condition.

R

IOUT_UP

3. After the board reaches the thermal steady state (often takes

IOUT

DIGITIZED

IOUT (8Ch)

15 minutes), record the temperature (T

) of the current

CSC

sense component (inductor) and the voltage at NTC and VCC

pins.

R

IOUT_DW

4. Use Equation 9 to calculate the resistance of the NTC, and

find out the corresponding NTC temperature T

from the

NTC

NTC datasheet or using Equation 10, where is equal to 3380

for recommended NTC.

FIGURE 20. IOUT NO LOAD OFFSET CALIBRATION

V

xR

A small capacitor can be placed between IOUT and GND to

reduce the noise impact and provide averaging, > 200µs

(typically).

TM

(EQ. 9)

R

at T

 = -----------------------------

NTC

V

– V

CC

TM



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

T

=

– 273.15

To deal with layout and design variation of different platforms,

the ISL68201 is intentionally trimmed to negative at no load,

thus, an offset can easily be added to calibrate the digitized IOUT

reading (8Ch). Hence, the analog vs digitized current slope is set

NTC

(EQ. 10)

R

at 25C















NTC

--------------------------------------------

-----------------

ln

+

R

at T



NTC

298.15

NTC

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by the equivalent impedance of R

//R

IOUT_DW

= R

IOUT

UVLO and OTP faults will respond to the current state with

IOUT_UP

(as in Figure 20); the slope of the ideal curve should set to 1A/A

with 0A offset.

hysteresis, while output OVP and output UVP faults are latch

events, while output OCP and output short-circuit faults can be

latch or retry events depending upon PROG3 or D3[0] setting. All

fault latch event can be reset by VCC cycling, toggling Enable pin

and/or series bus OPERATION command based upon

ON_OFF_CONFIG setting, while the OCP retry event has a hiccup

time of 9ms and the regulator can be recovered when the fault is

removed.

For a precision digital I , follow the fine-tuned procedure below

OUT

step-by-step; steps 1 to 5 must be completed before step 6.

1. Properly tune L/DCR or ESL/R

SEN

matching as shown on

page 17 over the range of temperature operation. +25% over-

matching L/DCR at room temperature is needed for -40°C

operation.

OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION

2. Properly complete thermal compensation as shown on

“Thermal Monitoring and Compensation” on page 17.

The OVP fault detection circuit triggers after the voltage between

VSEN+ and VSEN- is above the rising overvoltage threshold.

When an OVP fault is declared, the controller will be latched off

and the PGOOD pin will be asserted low. The fault will remain

latched and can be reset by VCC cycling or toggling EN pin and/or

series bus OPERATION command based upon ON_OFF_CONFIG

3. Finalize R

ISEN

resistor to set OCP for overall operating

conditions and board variations as shown on “Overcurrent

and Short-Circuit Protection” on page 20.

4. Collect no load I

OUT

current with sufficient prototypes and

current.

determine the mean of no load I

setting

OUT

.

5. The pull-up impedance on IOUT pin should be

Although the controller has latched off in response to an OVP

fault, the LGATE gate-driver output will retain the ability to toggle

the low-side MOSFET on and off, in response to the output

voltage transversing the OVP rising and falling thresholds. The

LGATE gate driver will turn on the low-side MOSFET to discharge

the output voltage, protecting the load. The LGATE gate driver will

turn off the low-side MOSFET once the sensed output voltage is

lower than the falling overvoltage threshold (typically 100%). If

the output voltage rises again, the LGATE driver will again turn on

the low-side MOSFET when the output voltage is above the rising

overvoltage threshold (typically 120%). By doing so, the IC protects

the load when there is a consistent overvoltage condition.

“VCC/IOUT_NO_LOAD”; for instance, a mean of -2.5µA I

at

OUT

0A load, it will need R

= 2MΩ.

IOUT_UP

6. Start with the value below and then fine tune the R

IOUT_DW

value until the average slope of various boards equals 1A/A.

R

xR

IOUT

–R

IOUT

(EQ. 13)

IOUT_UP

R

= --------------------------------------------------

IOUT_DW

R

IOUT_UP

Fault Protection

The ISL68201 provides high system reliability with many fault

protections, as summarized in Table 9.

In addition to normal operation OVP, 5.5ms (typically, worst

6.5ms) after all rails (VCC, PVCC, 7VLDO, VIN) POR and prior to

the end of soft-start, the start-up OVP circuits are enabled to

protect against OVP event, while the OVP level is set higher than

TABLE 9. FAULT PROTECTION SUMMARY

FAULT

DESCRIPTION

FAULT ACTION

Input UVLO VIN pin UVLO; or set by EN pin

Shutdown and recover

V

. See Electrical Specifications on page 7.

BOOT

with an external divider for higher when VIN > UVLO

level. See Figures 4 and 5.

UNDERVOLTAGE PROTECTION

Bias UVLO

VCC, PVCC, 7VLDO UVLO

Shutdown and recover

when Bias > UVLO

The UVP fault detection circuit triggers after the output voltage is

below the undervoltage threshold (typically 74% of DAC). When

an UVP fault is declared, the controller will be latched off, forcing

the LGATE and UGATE gate-driver outputs low, and the PGOOD

pin will be asserted low. The fault will remain latched and can be

reset by VCC cycling or toggling EN pin and/or series bus

Start-Up OVP Higher than V

. See Electrical Latch OFF, reset by VCC

BOOT

Specifications on page 7.

or toggling enable

(including EN pin and/

or OPERATION

Output OVP Rising = 120%; Falling = 100%

command based upon

ON_OFF_CONFIG

setting)

Output UVP 74% of V , Latch OFF

OUT

OPERATION command based upon ON_OFF_CONFIG setting.

OVERCURRENT AND SHORT-CIRCUIT PROTECTION

Output OCP Average OCP = 100µA with

128µs blanking time.

Latch OFF (reset by VCC

or toggling enable

including EN pin and/

or OPERATION

command based upon

ON_OFF_CONFIG

setting), or retry every

9ms; option is

The average Overcurrent Protection (OCP) is triggered when the

internal current out of the IOUT pin goes above the fault

threshold (typically 100µA) with 128µs blanking time. It also has

a fast (50ns filter) secondary overcurrent protection whose

threshold is +30% above average OCP; this protects inductor

saturation from a short-circuit event and provides a more robust

power train and system protection. When an OCP or short-circuit

fault is declared, the controller will be latched off, forcing the

LGATE and UGATE gate-driver outputs low, or retry with a hiccup

time of 9ms; the fault response is programmable by PROG3 or

D3[0]. The latched off event however can be reset by VCC cycling

or toggling EN pin and/or series bus OPERATION command

Short-Circuit Peak OCP = 130% of Average

Protection

OCP with 50ns filter.

programmable by

PROG3 or D3[0]

OTP

Rising = 22.31%VCC (~+136°C); Shut down above

Falling =27.79%VCC (~+122°C). +136°C and recover

when temperature

based upon ON_OFF_CONFIG setting

drops below +122°C

.

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Equation 14 provides a starting point to set a preliminary OCP

trip point, where IOCP is the targeted OCP trip point and DI (as in

Equation 15) is the peak-to-peak inductor ripple current.

PFM Mode Operation

In PFM mode, programmable by PROG2 or series bus D0[0:0],

the switching frequency is dramatically reduced to minimize the

switching loss and significantly improve light-load efficiency. The

ISL68201 can enter and exit PFM mode seamlessly as load

changes. The PFM mode is only compatible with Intersil’s

ISL99140 DrMOS with SMOD input by connecting to ISL68201’s

FCCM output pin. Incompatible power stages should operate in

PWM mode.

R xI

(EQ. 14)

x

OCP

R

= ------------------------

ISEN1

100A

I

2







-----

R x

+ I

x

OCP



-------------------------------------------------------------

R

=

ISEN2

ISEN

100Ax100% + 30%

= MAX (R

R



ISEN2

ISEN1,

2

SMBus, PMBus and I C Operation

To deal with layout and PCB contact impedance variation, follow

the fine tune procedure below step-by-step for a more precision

OCP; steps 1 to 3 must be completed before step 4.

2

The ISL68201 features SMBus, PMBus, and I C with 32

programmable addresses via PROG2 pin, while SMBus/PMBus

includes an Alert# line (SALERT) and Packet Error Check (PEC) to

ensure data properly transmitted. The telemetry update rate is

108µs (Typically). The supported SMBus/PMBus/I C addresses

are summarized in Table 10. The 7-bit format address does not

include the last bit (write and read): 40-47h, 60-67h and 70-7Fh.

1. Properly tune L/DCR or ESL/R

SEN

matching as shown on

2

page 17 over the range of temperature operation. +25% over-

matching L/DCR at room temperature is needed for -40°C

operation.

2

2. Properly complete thermal compensation as shown on

“Thermal Monitoring and Compensation” on page 17.

SMBus/PMBus/I C allows to program the registers as in

2

Table 11, except for SMBus/PMBus/I C addresses, 5.5ms

(typically, worst 6.5ms) after all rails (VCC, PVCC, 7VLDO and VIN)

above POR. Figures 21 and 22 show the initialization timing

diagram for the series bus with different state of EN (Enable) pin.

3. Collect OCP trip points (IOCP_MEASURED) with sufficient

prototypes and determine the mean for overall operating

conditions and board variations.

4. Change R

by IOCP_TARGETED/IOCP_MEASURED

ISEN

For proper operation, users should follow the SMBus, PMBus and

I C protocol, as shown Figure 23 on page 23. Note that STOP (P)

2

percentage to meet the targeted OCP.

bit is NOT allowed before the repeated START condition when

“reading” contents of register.

Note that if the inductor peak-to-peak current is higher or closer

to 30%, the +30% threshold could be triggered instead of the

average OCP threshold. However, the fine tune procedure still can

be used.

When the device’s series bus is not used, simply ground the

device’s SCL, SDA and SALERT pins and do not connect them to

the bus.

OVER-TEMPERATURE PROTECTION

2

As shown in Figures 16 on page 18, there is a comparator with

hysteresis to compare the NTC pin voltage to the threshold set.

TABLE 10. SMBus/PMBus/I C 7-BIT FORMAT ADDRESS (HEX)

7-BIT ADDRESS

When the NTC pin voltage is lower than 22.31% of V voltage

CC

(typically +136°C), it triggers Over-temperature Protection (OTP)

and shuts down ISL68201 operation, when the NTC pin voltage is

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

60

61

62

63

64

65

66

67

70

71

72

73

74

75

76

77

78

79

7A

7B

7C

7D

7E

7F

above 27.79% of V voltage (typically +122.4°C), it will resume

CC

normal operation. When an OTP fault is declared, the controller

will force the LGATE and UGATE gate-driver outputs low.

PGOOD Monitor

The PGOOD pin indicates when the converter is capable of

supplying regulated voltage. If there is a fault condition of a rail’s

(VCC, PVCC, 7VLDO, or VIN) UVLO, output Overcurrent (OCP),

Overvoltage (OVP), Undervoltage (UVP), or Over-temperature (OTP),

PGOOD is asserted low. Note that the PGOOD pin is an undefined

impedance with insufficient VCC (typically <2.5V).

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VIN, PVCC,

7VLDO,

VCC

200µs

SS DELAY

WRITE AND READ

CONFIGURATION

WRITE AND READ

CONFIGURATION

WRITE AND READ

CONFIGURATION

WRITE AND READ

CONFIGURATION

VCC POR

TIMEOUT

READER

DONE

0ms TO INFINITY

5ms

0.5ms

0ms TO INFINITY

ENABLE

PMBus COMMUNICATION NOT

ACTIVATED

PMBus

COMMAND

PMBus

COMMAND

PMBus

COMMAND

PMBus

COMMAND

V_BOOT

V_OUT

0V

2

FIGURE 21. SIMPLIFIED SMBus/PMBus/I C INITIALIZATION TIMING DIAGRAM WITH ENABLE LOW

VIN, PVCC,

7VLDO,

VCC

200µs

SS DELAY

WRITE AND READ

CONFIGURATION

WRITE AND READ

CONFIGURATION

READER

DONE

0.5ms

V_CCPOR

TIMEOUT

5ms

WRITE AND READ

CONFIGURATION

0ms TO INFINITY

ENABLE

PMBus COMMUNICATION NOT

ACTIVATED

PMBus

COMMAND

PMBus

COMMAND

PMBus

COMMAND

V_BOOT

V_OUT

0V

2

FIGURE 22. SIMPLIFIED SMBus/PMBus/I C INITIALIZATION TIMING DIAGRAM WITH ENABLE HIGH

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S: Start Condition

1. Send Byte Protocol

A: Acknowledge (“0”)

1

7 + 1

1

8

1

8

1

N: Not Acknowledge (“1”)

S

Slave Address_0

A

Command Code

A

PEC

A

P

W: Write (“0”)

RS: Repeated Start Condition

R: Read (“1”)

Optional 9 Bits for SMBus/PMBus

2

PEC: Packet Error Checking

P: Stop Condition

NOT used in I C

Example command: 03h Clear Faults

(This will clear all of the bits in Status Byte for the selected Rail)

Acknowledge or DATA from Slave,

ISL68201

Not Used for One Byte Word

2. Write Byte/Word Protocol

1

7 + 1

1

8

1

8

1

8

1

8

1

S

A

Command Code

Slave Address_0

A

High Data Byte

Low Data Byte

A

PEC

A

P

Optional 9 Bits for SMBus/PMBus

2

NOT used in I C

Example command: D0h ENABLE_PFM (one word, High Data Byte and ACK are not used)

3. Read Byte/Word Protocol

1

7 + 1

1

8

1

Not Used for One Byte Word Read

S

Slave Address_0

A

Command Code

A

1

7 + 1

1

8

1

8

1

8

1

RS

A

Low Data Byte

Slave Address_1

A

High Data Byte

A

PEC

P

N

Optional 9 Bits for SMBus/PMBus

2

NOT used in I C

Example command: 8B READ_VOUT (Two words, read voltage of the selected rail).

NOTE: That all Writable commands are read with one byte word protocol.

STOP (P) bit is NOT allowed before the repeated START condition when “reading” contents of a register.

4. Block Write Protocol

1

7 + 1

1

8

1

8

1

8

1

8

1

S

A

Command Code

Slave Address_0

A

Lowest Data Byte

Byte Count = N

A

Data Byte 2

A

1

8

1

Data Byte N

A

PEC

A

P

Optional 9 Bits for SMBus/PMBus

2

NOT used in I C

Example command: ADh IC_DEVICE_ID (2 Data Byte)

2

FIGURE 23. SMBus/PMBus/I C COMMAND PROTOCOL

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5. Block Read Protocol

1

7 + 1

1

8

1

7 + 1

8

S

Byte Count = N

Lowest Data Byte

A

Command Code

A

Slave Address_0

A

RS

Slave Address_1

1

8

1

8

1

Data Byte 2

A

Data Byte N

A

PEC

P

N

Optional 9 Bits for SMBus/PMBus

2

NOT used in I C

Example command: 8B READ_VOUT (Two words, read voltage of the selected rail).

NOTE: That all Writable commands are read with one byte word protocol.

STOP (P) bit is NOT allowed before the repeated START condition when “reading” contents of a register.

6. Group Command Protocol - No more than one command can be sent to the same Address

1

7 + 1

1

8

1

8

1

8

1

8

1

S

A

Command Code

Slave ADDR1_0

A

High Data Byte

Low Data Byte

A

PEC

A

1

7 + 1

8

1

8

1

RS

Command Code

A

Data Byte

A

Slave ADDR2_0

A

PEC

A

1

8

1

7 + 1

8

1

8

1

8

1

Command Code

A

RS

A

High Data Byte

A

Low Data Byte

A

Slave ADDR3_0

PEC

A

P

Optional 9 Bits for SMBus/PMBus

2

NOT used in I C

2

FIGURE 24. SMBus/PMBus/I C COMMAND PROTOCOL

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TABLE 11. SMBus, PMBus, AND I C SUPPORTED COMMANDS

WORD

LENGTH

(BYTE)

COMMAND

CODE

DEFAULT

VALUE

ACCESS

R/W

COMMAND NAME

OPERATION

DESCRIPTION

01h[7:0]

ONE

80h

VR Enable (depending upon ON_OFF_CONFIG configuration):

Bit[7]: 0 = OFF (0-F); 1 = ON (80-8Fh)

Bit[6:4] = 0

Bit[3:0] = Don’t care

02h[7:0]

R/W

ONE

1Fh

ON_OFF_CONFIG

Configure VR Enabled by OPERATION and/or EN pin:

Bit[7:5] = 0

Bit[4] = 1

Bit[3] = OPERATION command Enable

0h = OPERATION command has no control on VR

1h = OPERATION command can turn ON/OFF VR

Bit[2] = CONTROL pin Enable

0h = EN Pin has no control on VR

1h = EN pin can turn ON/OFF VR

Bit[1] = 1

Bit[0] = 1

Bit[3:2] = 00b = 13h (ALWAYS ON)

Bit[3:2] = 01b = 17h (EN controls VR)

Bit[3:2] = 10b = 1Bh (OPERATION controls VR)

Bit[3:2] = 11b = 1Fh (EN and OPERATION control VR)

03h

SEND BYTE

R

N/A

ONE

CLEAR_FAULTS

VOUT_MODE

Clear faults in status registers

20h[7:0]

19h

Set host format of VOUT command.

Always Linear Format: N = -7

21h[2:0]

R/W

TWO

PROG1[7:0]

VBOOT+500mV

VOUT_COMMAND

VOUT_MAX

Set output voltage

-7

HEX Code = DEC2HEX [ROUND(V

/2 )]

OUT

24h[15:0]

Set maximum output voltage that VR can command

(DAC ≤ VOUT_MAX). Linear Format. N = -7

HEX Code = DEC2HEX(ROUNDUP(VOUT_MAX/ 2

-7

)

33h[15:0]

R/W

TWO

PROG3[5:3]

FREQUENCY_SWITCH Set VR Switching Frequency (In Linear Format)

Support 8 options (N = 0):

12Ch = 300kHz; 190h = 400kHz; 1F4h = 500kHz

258h = 600kHz; 2BCh = 700kHz; 352h = 850kHz

3E8h = 1MHz; 5DCh = 1.5MHz*

* Very high frequency is not recommended for very high duty cycle

applications as the boot capacitor will not has enough time to be

charged due to low LGATE ON time.

78h[8:0]

R

ONE

STATUS_BYTE

Fault Reporting;

Bit7 = Busy

Bit6 = OFF (Reflect current state of operation and ON_OFF_CONFIG

registers as well as VR Operation)

Bit5 = OVP

Bit4 = OCP

Bit3 = 0

Bit2 = OTP

Bit1 = Bus communication error

Bit0 = NONE OF ABOVE (OUTPUT UVP, VOUT_COMAND >

VOUT_MAX, or VOUT OPEN SENSE)

88h[15:0]

8Bh[15:0]

8Ch[15:0]

R

TWO

READ_VIN

READ_VOUT

READ_IOUT

Input Voltage (N = - 4, Max = 31.9375V)

VIN (V) = HEX2DEC(88 hex data - E000h) * 0.0625V

-7

VR Output Voltage, Resolution = 7.8125mV = 2

-7

VOUT (V) = HEX2DEC(8B hex data) * 2

VR Output Current (N = -3, IMAX = 63.875A)

IOUT (A) = HEX2DEC(8C hex data-E800) * 0.125A when IOUT pin

voltage = 2.5V at 63.875A load.

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WORD

COMMAND

CODE

LENGTH

(BYTE)

DEFAULT

VALUE

ACCESS

R

COMMAND NAME

READ_TEMP

DESCRIPTION

8Dh[15:0]

TWO

VR Temperature

TEMP (°C) = 1/{ln[Rup*HEX2DEC(8D hex

data)/(511 - HEX2DEC(8D hex data)/RNTC(at +25°C)]/Beta +

1/298.15} -273.15

98h[7:0]

AD[15:0]

AE[15:0]

D0[0:0]

R

ONE

TWO

ONE

02h

8201h

PMBUS_REVISION

IC_DEVICE_ID

Indicates PMBus Revision 1.2

ISL68201 Device ID

BLOCK R

R/W

0003h

IC_DEVICE_REVISION ISL68201 Device Revision

PROG2[7:7]

ENABLE_PFM

TEMP_COMP

PFM OPERATION

0h = PFM Enabled (DCM at light load)

1h = PFM Disabled (always CCM mode)

D1[1:0]

D2[0:0]

R/W

ONE

PROG2[6:5]

PROG3[7:7]

Thermal Compensation:

0h = 30°C; 01h = 15°C; 02h = 5°C; 03h = OFF

ENABLE_ULTRASONIC Ultrasonic PFM Enable

0h = 25kHz Clamp Disabled

1h = 25kHz Clamp Enabled

D3[0:0]

D4[2:0]

R/W

ONE

PROG3[6:6]

PROG3[2:0]

OCP_BEHAVIOR

AV_GAIN

Set latch or infinite retry for OCP fault:

0h = Retry every 9ms; 01 = Latch-OFF

R4 AV GAIN (PROG4, AV Gain Multiplier = 2x)

0h = 84; 1h = 73; 2h = 61; 3h = 49

4h = 38; 5h = 26; 6h = 14; 7h = 2

R4 AV GAIN (PROG4, AV Gain Multiplier = 1x)

0h = 42; 1h = 36.5; 2h = 30.5; 3h = 29.5

4h = 19; 5h = 13; 6h = 7; 7h = 1

D5{2:0]

D6[1:0]

R/W

ONE

PROG4[7:5]

PROG4[4:3]

RAMP_RATE

SET_RR

Soft-Start and Margining DVID Rate (mV/µs)

0h = 1.25; 1h = 2.5; 2h = 5; 3h = 10; 4h = 0.078; 5h = 0.157

6h = 0.315; 7h = 0.625;

Set RR

0h = 200k; 01h = 400k; 02h = 600k; 03h = 800k

DC[7:0]

DD{7:0]

DE[7:0]

DF[7:0]

R

ONE

READ_PROG1

READ_PROG2

READ_PROG3

READ_PROG4

Read PROG1

Read PROG2

Read PROG3

Read PROG4

NOTE: Series bus communication is valid 5.5m (typically, worst 6.5ms) after VCC, VIN, 7VLDO and PVCC above POR. The telemetry update rate is 108µs.

STABILITY

R4™ Modulator

The removal of compensation derives from the R4™ modulator’s

lack of need for high DC gain. In traditional architectures, high DC

gain is achieved with an integrator in the voltage loop. The

integrator introduces a pole in the open-loop transfer function at

low frequencies. That, combined with the double-pole from the

output L/C filter, creates a three pole system that must be

compensated to maintain stability.

The R4™ modulator is an evolutionary step in R3™ technology.

Like R3, the R4™ modulator is a linear control loop and variable

frequency control during load transients to eliminate beat

frequency oscillation at the switching frequency and maintains

the benefits of current-mode hysteretic controllers. In addition,

the R4™ modulator reduces regulator output impedance and

uses accurate referencing to eliminate the need for a high-gain

voltage amplifier in the compensation loop. The result is a

topology that can be tuned to voltage-mode hysteretic transient

speed while maintaining a linear control model and removes the

need for any compensation. This greatly simplifies the regulator

design for customers and reduces external component cost.

Classic control theory requires a single-pole transition through

unity gain to ensure a stable system. Current-mode architectures

(includes peak, peak-valley, current-mode hysteric, R3™ and

R4™) generate a zero at or near the L/C resonant point,

effectively canceling one of the system’s poles. The system still

contains two poles, one of which must be canceled with a zero

before unity gain crossover to achieve stability.

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R4™ LOOP GAIN (dB)

COMPENSATION TO COUNTER

INTEGRATOR POLE

INTEGRATOR

FOR HIGH DC GAIN

L/C DOUBLE-POLE

V

OUT

p1

V

COMP

SYSTEM HAS 2 POLES

AND 1 ZERO

p2

V

DAC

NO COMPENSATOR IS

NEEDED

FIGURE 25. CLASSICAL INTEGRATOR ERROR-AMPLIFIER

CONFIGURATION

CURRENT-MODE

ZERO

z1

Figure 25 illustrates the classic integrator configuration for a

voltage loop error amplifier. While the integrator provides the

high DC gain required for accurate regulation in traditional

technologies, it also introduces a low-frequency pole into the

control loop. Figure 26 shows the open-loop response that results

from the addition of an integrating capacitor in the voltage loop.

The compensation components found in Figure 25 are necessary

to achieve stability.

f (Hz)

FIGURE 28. UNCOMPENSATED R4 OPEN-LOOP RESPONSE

TRANSIENT RESPONSE

In addition to requiring a compensation zero, the integrator in

traditional architectures also slows system response to transient

conditions. The change in COMP voltage is slow in response to a

rapid change in output voltage. If the integrating capacitor is

removed, COMP moves as quickly as V , and the modulator

immediately increases or decreases switching frequency to

recover the output voltage.

Because R4™ does not require a high-gain voltage loop, the

integrator can be removed, reducing the number of inherent

poles in the loop to two. The current-mode zero continues to

cancel one of the poles, ensuring a single-pole crossover for a

wide range of output filter choices. The result is a stable system

with no need for compensation components or complex

equations to properly tune the stability.

OUT

Figure 27 shows the R4™ error-amplifier that does not require an

integrator for high DC gain to achieve accurate regulation. The

result to the open loop response can be seen in Figure 28.

I

OUT

t

R4™

R3™

V

COMP

R3™ LOOP GAIN (dB)

INTEGRATOR POLE

p1

L/C DOUBLE-POLE

V

OUT

p2

-20dB CROSSOVER

REQUIRED FOR STABILITY

p3

t

COMPENSATOR TO

CURRENT-MODE

ADD z2 IS NEEDED

ZERO

FIGURE 29. R3™ vs R4™ IDEALIZED TRANSIENT RESPONSE

z1

The dotted red and blue lines in Figure 29 represent the time

delayed behavior of V

and V in response to a load

OUT

COMP

transient when an integrator is used. The solid red and blue lines

illustrate the increased response of R4™ in the absence of the

integrator capacitor.

f (Hz)

FIGURE 26. UNCOMPENSATED INTEGRATOR OPEN-LOOP RESPONSE

To optimize transient response and improve phase margin for

very wide range applications, ISL68201 integrates couple

selectable AV and RR options that move DC gain and z1 point, as

shown in Figure 28. The defaulted AV gain of 42 and RR of

200kΩ however can cover many cases and provides sufficient

gain and phase margin. For some extreme cases, lower AV gain

and bigger RR values are needed to provide a better phase

margin and improve transient ringback. The optimal choice AV

and RR can be obtained, by simple monitoring transient

response when playing with AV and RR values via the series bus.

R

2

V

OUT

-

V

COMP

R

1

+

V

DAC

FIGURE 27. NON-INTEGRATED R4 ERROR-AMPLIFIER

CONFIGURATION

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Thus, once the output capacitors are selected, the maximum

allowable ripple voltage, V , determines the lower limit on

General Application Design

Guide

This design guide is intended to provide a high-level explanation of

the steps necessary to design a single-phase buck converter. It is

assumed that the reader is familiar with many of the basic skills

and techniques referenced in the following. In addition to this

guide, Intersil provides complete reference designs that include

schematics, bills of materials and example board layouts.

P-P(MAX)

the inductance, as shown in Equation 16.

V

–

OUT

 



OUT

IN

(EQ. 16)

L

--------------------------------------------------------------

 ESR 

OUT

f

 V  V

IN P–PMAX

SW

Since the capacitors are supplying a decreasing portion of the

load current while the regulator recovers from the transient, the

capacitor voltage becomes slightly depleted. The output

inductors must be capable of assuming the entire load current

Output Filter Design

before the output voltage decreases more than V

. This

MAX

The output inductors and the output capacitor bank together to

form a low-pass filter responsible for smoothing the pulsating

voltage at the phase nodes. The output filter also must provide

the transient energy until the regulator can respond. Because it

has a low bandwidth compared to the switching frequency, the

output filter necessarily limits the system transient response. The

output capacitor must supply or sink load current while the

current in the output inductors increases or decreases to meet

the demand.

places an upper limit on inductance.

Equation 17 gives the upper limit on L for cases when the trailing

edge of the current transient causes a greater output to voltage

deviation than the leading edge. Equation 18 addresses the

leading edge. Normally, the trailing edge dictates the selection of

L because duty cycles are usually less than 50%. Nevertheless,

both inequalities should be evaluated, and L should be selected

based on the lower of the two results. In each equation, L is the

per-channel inductance, C is the total output capacitance..

In high-speed converters, the output capacitor bank is usually the

most costly (and often the largest) part of the circuit. Output filter

design begins with minimizing the cost of this part of the circuit.

The critical load parameters in choosing the output capacitors are

the maximum size of the load step, I; the load current slew rate,

di/dt; and the maximum allowable output voltage deviation under

2  C  V

OUT

(EQ. 17)

(EQ. 18)

L

 ---------------------------------- V

– I  ESR

OUT

MAX

2





I

 C



1.25





L

 --------------------- V

– I  ESR

V

– V

IN OUT

MAX

2







I

transient loading, V

. Capacitors are characterized according

MAX

to their capacitance, ESR and ESL (equivalent series inductance).

Input Capacitor Selection

The input capacitors are responsible for sourcing the AC

At the beginning of the load transient, the output capacitors

supply all of the transient current. The output voltage will initially

deviate by an amount approximated by the voltage drop across

the ESL. As the load current increases, the voltage drop across

the ESR increases linearly until the load current reaches its final

value. The capacitors selected must have sufficiently low ESL and

ESR so that the total output voltage deviation is less than the

allowable maximum. Neglecting the contribution of inductor

current and regulator response, the output voltage initially

deviates by an amount, as shown in Equation 15:

component of the input current flowing into the upper MOSFETs.

Their RMS current capacity must be sufficient to handle the AC

component of the current drawn by the upper MOSFETs, which is

related to duty cycle and the number of active phases. The input

RMS current can be calculated with Equation 19.

D

12

(EQ. 19)

2

------

I

=

D – D   Io

+

 I

IN RMS

Use Figure 30 to determine the input capacitor RMS current

ESL

1

I

8  N  f

(EQ. 15)

requirement given the duty cycle, maximum sustained output

---------------

---------------- -----------------------------

V  I  ESR +

 V

+



IN

L

C

current (I ), and the ratio of the per-phase peak-to-peak inductor

OUT

SW

O

current (I

L(P-P)

to I . Select a bulk capacitor with a ripple current

O

V

 1 – D

OUT

L

---------------------------------------

rating, which will minimize the total number of input capacitors

required to support the RMS current calculated. The voltage rating of

the capacitors should also be at least 1.25x greater than the

maximum input voltage.

I=

 f

OUT

SW

The filter capacitor must have sufficiently low ESL and ESR so

that V < V

.

MAX

Low capacitance, high-frequency ceramic capacitors are needed

in addition to the bulk capacitors to suppress leading and falling

edge voltage spikes. The result from the high current slew rates

produced by the upper MOSFETs turn on and off. Select low ESL

ceramic capacitors and place one as close as possible to each

upper MOSFET drain to minimize board parasitic impedances

and maximize noise suppression.

Most capacitor solutions rely on a mixture of high-frequency

capacitors with relatively low capacitance in combination with bulk

capacitors having high capacitance but limited high-frequency

performance. Minimizing the ESL of the high-frequency capacitors

allows them to support the output voltage as the current increases.

Minimizing the ESR of the bulk capacitors allows them to supply the

increased current with less output voltage deviation. The ESR of the

bulk capacitors also creates the majority of the output voltage

ripple. As the bulk capacitors sink and source the inductor AC

ripple current, a voltage develops across the bulk capacitor ESR

equal to I

(ESR).

C(P-P)

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Tables 12 and 13 provide design and layout checklist that

designer must reference.

0.6

0.4

0.2

0

TABLE 12. DESIGN AND LAYOUT CHECKLIST

I

= 0.75 I

NOISE

L(P-P)

O

NAME

SENSITIVITY

DESCRIPTION

I

= 0

L(P-P)

EN

YES

There is an internal 1µs filter. Decoupling the

capacitor is NOT needed, but if needed, use a

low time constant one to avoid too large a

shutdown delay.

I

= 0.5 I

L(P-P)

O

VIN

7VLDO

VCC

YES

Place 16V+ X7R 1µF in close proximity to the

pin and the system ground plane.

Place 10V+ X7R 1µF in close proximity to the

pin and the system ground plane.

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

DUTY CYCLE (V

/V

OUT IN

)

Place X7R 1µF in close proximity to the pin and

the system ground plane.

FIGURE 30. NORMALIZED INPUT-CAPACITOR RMS CURRENT vs

DUTY CYCLE FOR SINGLE-PHASE CONVERTER

SCL, SDA

50kHz to 1.25MHz signal when the SMBus,

2

PMBus, or I C is sending commands. Pairing

Design and Layout Considerations

To ensure a first pass design, the schematics design must be

done right with correct pinout and net names, and the board

must be carefully laid out.

up with SALERT and routing carefully back to

2

SMBus, PMBus or I C master. 20 mils spacing

within SDA, SALERT, and SCL; and more than

30 mils to all other signals. Refer to the

2

SMBus, PMBus or I C design guidelines and

As a general rule, power layers should be close together, either

on the top or bottom of the board, with the weak analog or logic

signal layers on the opposite side of the board or internal layers.

The ground-plane layer should be in between power layers and

the signal layers to provide shielding, often the layer below the

top and the layer above the bottom should be the ground layers.

place proper terminated (pull-up) resistance

for impedance matching. Tie them to GND

when not used.

SALERT

PGOOD

NO

Open-drain and high dv/dt pin during

transitions. Route it in the middle of SDA and

SCL. Tie it to GND when not used.

There are two sets of components in a DC/DC converter, the

power components and the small signal components. The power

components are the most critical because they switch large

amount of energy. The small signal components connect to

sensitive nodes or supply critical bypassing current and signal

coupling.

NO

Open-drain pin. Tie it to GND when not used.

RGND,

VSEN

YES

Differential pair routed to the remote sensing

points with sufficient decoupling ceramics

capacitors and not across or go above/under

any switching nodes (BOOT, PHASE, UGATE,

LGATE) or planes (VIN, PHASE, VOUT) even

though they are not in the same layer. At least

20 mils spacing from other traces. DO NOT

share the same trace with CSRTN.

The power components should be placed first and these include

MOSFETs, input and output capacitors and the inductor. Keeping

the distance between the power train and the control IC short

helps keep the gate drive traces short. These drive signals

include the LGATE, UGATE, GND, PHASE and BOOT.

CSRTN

YES

Connect to the output rail side of the output

inductor or current sensing resistor pin with a

series resistor in close proximity to the pin. The

series resistor sets the current gain and should

be within 40Ωand 3.5kΩ. Decoupling

(~ 0.1µF/X7R) on the output end (not the pin)

is optional and might be required for long

sense trace and a poor layout (see Figures 9

and 10).

When placing MOSFETs, try to keep the source of the upper

MOSFETs and the drain of the lower MOSFETs as close as

thermally possible. Input high-frequency capacitors should be

placed close to the drain of the upper MOSFETs and the source of

the lower MOSFETs. Place the output inductor and output

capacitors between the MOSFETs and the load. High frequency

output decoupling capacitors (ceramic) should be placed as

close as possible to the decoupling target, making use of the

shortest connection paths to any internal planes. Place the

components in such a way that the area under the IC has less

noise traces with high dV/dt and di/dt, such as gate signals,

phase node signals and VIN plane.

CSEN

YES

Connect to the phase node side of the output

inductor or current sensing resistor pin with

L/DCR or ESL/R

matching network in close

SEN

proximity to CSEN and CSRTN pins.

Differentially routing back to the controller

with at least 20 mils spacing from other

traces. Should NOT cross or go above/under

the switching nodes [BOOT, PHASE, UGATE,

LGATE] and power planes (VIN, PHASE, VOUT)

even though they are not in the same layer.

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TABLE 12. DESIGN AND LAYOUT CHECKLIST (Continued)

NOISE

TABLE 13. TOP LAYOUT TIPS (Continued)

DESCRIPTION

NUMBER

NAME

SENSITIVITY

DESCRIPTION

5

Place all decoupling capacitors in close proximity to the

controller and the system ground plane.

NTC

YES

Place NTC 10k (Murata, NCP15XH103J03RC,

 = 3380) in close proximity to the output

inductor’s output rail, not close to MOSFET side

(see Figure 19); the return trace should be

20 mils away from other traces. Place 1.54kΩ

pull-up and decoupling capacitor (typically

0.1µF) in close proximity to the controller. The

pull-up resistor should be exactly tied to the

same point as VCC pin, not through an RC filter.

If not used, connect this pin to VCC.

6

Connect remote sense (VSEN and RGND) to the load and

ceramic decoupling capacitors nodes; never run this pair

above or below switching noise plane.

7

Always double check critical component pinout and their

respective footprints.

Voltage Regulator Design Materials

To support VR design and layout, Intersil also developed a set of

tools and evaluation boards, as listed in Tables 14 and 15,

respectively. Contact Intersil’s local office or field support at

www.intersil.com/ask for the latest available information.

IOUT

YES

Scale R such that IOUT pin voltage is 2.5V at

63.875A load. Place R and C in general

proximity to the controller. The time constant

of RC should be sufficient as an averaging

function (>200µs) for the digital IOUT. An

external pull-up resistor to VCC placeholder is

recommended cancel IOUT offset at 0A load.

See “IOUT Calibration” on page 19

TABLE 14. AVAILABLE DESIGN ASSISTANCE MATERIALS

ITEM

1

DESCRIPTION

2

SMBus/PMBus/I C communication tool with

PowerNavigator™ GUI

PROG1-4

GND

NO

Resistor divider must be referenced to VCC pin

and the system ground (GND); they can be

placed anywhere. DO NOT use decoupling

capacitors on these pins.

2

Evaluation board schematics in OrCAD format and

layout in allegro format. See Table 15 for details.

YES

Directly connect to low noise area of the

system ground. The GND PAD should use at

least 4 vias. Separate analog ground and

power ground with a 0Ω resistor is highly NOT

recommended.

TABLE 15. AVAILABLE DEMO BOARDS

DEMO BOARD

DESCRIPTION

2

ISL68200DEMO1Z

17x17mm 1-phase, 20A solution;

400kHz, with Dual FET

FCCM

PWM

LGIN

NO

DO NOT make it across or under external

components of the controller. Keep it at least

20 mils away from sensitive nodes.

2

ISL68201-99140DEMO1Z

17x17mm 1-phase, 35A solution;

400kHz, with ISL99140

DO NOT make it across or under external

components of the controller. Keep it at least

20 mils away from any other traces.

NO

Keep it at least 20 mils away from sensitive

nodes. A series 100Ω resistor to low-side gate

signal is required for noise attenuation.

PVCC

YES

Place X7R 4.7µF in proximity to PVCC pin and

the system ground plane.

TABLE 13. TOP LAYOUT TIPS

DESCRIPTION

NUMBER

1

The layer next to controller (top or bottom) should be a ground

layer. Separate analog ground and power ground with a 0Ω

resistor is highly NOT recommended. Directly connect GND

PAD to low noise area of the system ground with at least 4

vias.

2

Never place controller and its external components above or

under VIN plane or any switching nodes.

3

4

Never share CSRTN and VSEN on the same trace.

Place the input rail decoupling ceramic capacitors closely to

the high-side FET on the same layer as possible. Never use

only one via and a trace connect the input rail decoupling

ceramics capacitors; must connect to VIN and GND planes.

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The revision history provided is for informational purposes only and is believed to be accurate, but not warranted. Please go to the web to make sure that

you have the latest revision.

DATE

REVISION

CHANGE

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Package Outline Drawing

L24.4x4C

24 LEAD QUAD FLAT NO-LEAD PLASTIC PACKAGE

Rev 2, 10/06

4X

2.5

4.00

A

20X

0.50

PIN #1 CORNER

(C 0 . 25)

B

19

24

PIN 1

INDEX AREA

1

18

2 . 50 ± 0 . 15

13

(4X)

0.15

12

24X 0 . 4 ± 0 . 1

7

0.10 M C

A B

TOP VIEW

+ 0 . 07

24X 0 . 23

4

- 0 . 05

BOTTOM VIEW

SEE DETAIL "X"

C

0.10

0 . 90 ± 0 . 1

C

BASE PLANE

( 3 . 8 TYP )

SEATING PLANE

0.08

SIDE VIEW

C

(

2 . 50 )

( 20X 0 . 5 )

5

0 . 2 REF

C

( 24X 0 . 25 )

0 . 00 MIN.

0 . 05 MAX.

( 24X 0 . 6 )

DETAIL "X"

TYPICAL RECOMMENDED LAND PATTERN

NOTES:

1. Dimensions are in millimeters.

Dimensions in ( ) for Reference Only.

2. Dimensioning and tolerancing conform to AMSE Y14.5m-1994.

3.

Unless otherwise specified, tolerance : Decimal ± 0.05

4. Dimension b applies to the metallized terminal and is measured

between 0.15mm and 0.30mm from the terminal tip.

Tiebar shown (if present) is a non-functional feature.

5.

6.

The configuration of the pin #1 identifier is optional, but must be

located within the zone indicated. The pin #1 indentifier may be

either a mold or mark feature.

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