High Efficiency Synchronous Step-Up DC/DC Converter: Features Description
High Efficiency Synchronous Step-Up DC/DC Converter: Features Description
FEATURES DESCRIPTION
High efficiency. (93% when VIN=2.4V, VOUT=3.3V, The SS6610/SS6611 are high-efficiency step-up
IOUT=200mA) DC/DC converters, with a start-up voltage as low
Output current up to 500mA. (SS6610 at VIN=2.4V as 0.8V, and an operating voltage down to 0.7V.
and VOUT=3.3V)
Consuming only 20A of quiescent current,
Quiescent supply current of 20mA.
these devices include a built-in synchronous rec-
Power-saving shutdown mode (0.1A typical).
tifier that reduces size and cost by eliminating
Internal synchronous rectifier (no external diode
required). the need for an external Schottky diode, and
On-chip low-battery detector. improves overall efficiency by minimizing
Low battery hysteresis losses.
Space-saving package: MSOP-8
The switching frequency can range up to
500KHz depending on the load and input volt-
APPLICATIONS age. The output voltage can be easily set; by
Palmtop & Notebook Computers. two external resistors or 1.8V to 5.5V; con-
PDAs necting FB to OUT to get 3.3V; or connecting
Wireless Phones
to GND to get 5.0V. The peak current of the
Pocket Organizers.
internal switch is fixed at 1.0A (SS6610) or
Digital Cameras.
0.65A (SS6611) for design flexibility.
Hand-Held Devices with 1 to 3 Cells of
NiMH/NiCd Batteries.
VIN +
47F 22H
LX
ON OFF SHDN Output 3.3V, 5.0V
or Adj. (1.8V to
OUT +
SS6610 5.5V) up to
SS6611 47F 300mA
Low Battery LBI
LBO Low-battery
Detection
Detect Out
REF GND FB
0.1F
Packing
FB 1 8 OUT
TR: Tape and reel
LBI 2 7 LX
Package type
O: MSOP-8 LBO 3 6 GND
REF 4 5 SHDN
Example: SS6610COTR
in MSOP-8 package supplied
on tape and reel
TEST CIRCUIT
Refer to typical application circuit.
LBI Hystereisis 50 mV
VIL 0.2VOUT
SHDN Input Voltage V
VIH 0.8VOUT
Note 1: Start-up voltage operation is guaranteed without the addition of an external Schottky diode between the
input and output.
Note 2: Steady-state output current indicates that the device maintains output voltage regulation under load.
Note 3: Device is bootstrapped (power to the IC comes from OUT). This correlates directly with the actual
battery supply.
140
Input Battery Current (A)
0.4
120
80
0.2
60
40
0.1
20 VOUT=3.3V (FB=OUT)
0 0.0
1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5
Input battery voltage (V) Supply Voltage (V)
Fig. 1 No-Load Battery Current vs. Input Battery Fig. 2 Shutdown Current vs. Supply Voltage
1.6 L=22H
350
CIN=100F
1.4 VOUT=5.0V (FB=GND) COUT=100F
Start-Up Voltage (V)
300
1.2
250
1.0
200 VOUT=3.3V (FB=OUT)
0.8
150
0.6
0.2 50
0.0 0
0.01 0.1 1 10 100
0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0
Output Current (mA) Input Voltage (V)
Fig. 3 Start-Up Voltage vs. Output Current Fig. 4 Turning Point between CCM & DCM
100 220
200
SS6610 (I LIMIT =1A)
90
180
80
Ripple Voltage (mV)
160
70 VIN=1.2V
Efficiency (%)
140
60 VIN=3.6V
120
50 VIN=2.4V
100
40
VIN=3.6V 80
VOUT=5.0V
30
60 VIN=2.4V
VOUT=5.0V (FB=GND) L=22H
20 40
CIN=47F
10 SS6610 (I LIMIT =1A) VIN=1.2V
20 COUT=47F
0 0
0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650
Output Current (mA) Output Current (mA)
Fig. 5 Efficiency vs. Load Current (ref. to Fig.33) Fig. 6 Ripple Voltage (ref. to Fig.33)
240 100
SS6610 (ILIMIT =1A) 90
200
80 VIN=3.6V
Ripple Voltage (mV)
VIN=3.6V 70 VIN=2.4V
Efficiency (%)
160
60
VIN=1.2V
120 VIN=2.4V 50
40
80 VOUT=5.0V
30
L=22H
VOUT=5.0V (FB=GND)
CIN=100F 20
40
COUT=100F 10
SS6611 (I LIMIT =0.65A)
VIN=1.2V
0 0
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000
Output Current (mA) Output Current (mA)
Fig. 7 Ripple Voltage (ref. to Fig.33) Fig. 8 Efficiency vs. Load Current (ref. to Fig.33)
160 120
SS6611 (I LIMIT =0.65A) SS6611 (I LIMIT =0.65A)
140
VIN=3.6V 100
VIN=3.6V
120
Ripple Voltage (mV)
80
100
80 60
60 VIN=2.4V
VOUT=5.0V 40 VIN=2.4V VOUT=5.0V
40
L=22H L=22H
VIN=1.2V CIN=47F 20
CIN=100F
VIN=1.2V
20 COUT=47F COUT=100F
0 0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 0 100 200 300 400 500 600
Output Current (mA) Output Current (mA)
Fig. 9 Ripple Voltage (ref. to Fig.33) Fig. 10 Ripple Voltage (ref. to Fig.33)
100 260
90
240 SS6610 (I LIMIT =1A)
220
80
200
VIN=1.2V
Ripple Voltage (mV)
(V) Efficiency (%)
70 180
60 160
VIN=2.4V
140
50
120 VIN=2.4V
40 100
80
VOUT=3.3V
30
VOUT=3.3V (FB=OUT) 60 L=22H
20 VIN=1.2V CIN=47F
SS6610 (I LIMIT =1A) 40
10 20 COUT=47F
0 0
0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600
Output Current (mA) Output Current (mA)
Fig. 11 Efficiency vs. Load Current (ref. to Fig.32) Fig. 12 Ripple Voltage (ref. to Fig.32)
120 80
Ripple Voltage (mV)
70 VIN=1.2V
Efficiency (%)
100 VIN=2.4V
VIN=1.2V VIN=2.4V 60
80
50
60 40
0 0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 0.01 1 10 100 1000
Output Current (mA) Output Current (mA)
Fig. 13 Ripple Voltage (ref. to Fig.32) Fig. 14 Efficiency vs. Load Current (ref. to Fig.32)
140 120
SS6611 (I LIMIT =0.65A) 110 SS6611 (I LIMIT =0.65A)
120
100
90
Ripple Voltage (mV)
100
80
80 70
VIN=2.4V 60
60 50 VIN=2.4V
VOUT=3.3V 40 VOUT=3.3V
40
L=22H 30 L=22H
VIN=1.2V CIN=47F 20 CIN=100F
20 VIN=1.2V
COUT=47F 10 COUT=100F
0 0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
Output Current (mA) Output Current (mA)
Fig. 15 Ripple Voltage (ref. to Fig.32) Fig. 16 Ripple Voltage (ref. to Fig.32)
1.26 0.50
0.45
1.25 P-Channel
0.40
Reference Voltage (V)
0.35
Resistance ()
1.24
0.30
0.20
1.22
0.15
0.10 VOUT=3.3V
1.21
ILX=100mA
IREF=0 0.05
1.20 0.00
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Temperature (C) Temperature (C)
Fig. 17 Reference Voltage vs. Temperature Fig. 18 Switch Resistance vs. Temperature
800 900
Maximum Output Current (mA)
200
200
0 0
1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3.0
1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5
Input Voltage (V) Input Voltage (V)
Fig. 19 Maximum Output Current vs. Input Voltage Fig. 20 Maximum Output Current vs. Input Voltage
1.2 160
SS6610 (I LIMIT=1A)
Switching Frequency fosc (KHz)
140
1.0
120 VOUT=5.0V
0.8
100
ILIM (A)
0.6 80
SS6611 (ILIMIT=0.65A)
60 VOUT=3.3V
0.4
40
0.2
20 IOUT=100mA
0.0 0
2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5
Output Voltage (V) Supply Voltage (V)
Fig. 21 Inductor Current vs. Output Voltage Fig. 22 Switching Frequency vs. Supply Voltage
220
200
VIN=2.4V
Switching Frequency Fosc (KHz)
VOUT=3.3V
180 VIN=1.2V VIN=2.4V
160
VOUT=3.3V
VOUT=3.3V
140
120
100 VIN=2.4V
VOUT=5V
80
60
40 VIN=3.6V
20 VOUT=5V
0
1 10 100 1000
Output Current (mA)
Fig. 23 Switching Frequency vs. Output Current Fig. 24 LX Switching Waveform
LX Pin Waveform
VIN=2.4V Loading: 1mA 200mA
VOUT=3.3V
Inductor Current
Loading=200mA
VIN=2.4V
VOUT=3.3V VOUT: AC Couple
VOUT AC Couple
VIN
VIN=2.0V~3.0V V SHDN
VOUT=3.3V, IOUT=100mA
VOUT
VOUT VOUT=3.3V
CIN=COUT=47F
V SHDN
V SHDN
VOUT VOUT
VOUT=3.3V VOUT=5.0V
CIN=COUT=100F CIN=COUT=47F
V SHDN
VOUT
VOUT=5.0V
CIN=COUT=100F
BLOCK DIAGRAM
OUT
SHDN - OUT
Minimum + C2 C3
Off-Time Q1 0.1F 47F
One Shot
LX L
VIN
Q2 47H
+ C1
F/ F 47F
S Q GND
R
One Shot -
+ Mirror
Max. On-Time
- FB
+
LBO REF
+ Reference
Voltage C4
-
0.1F
LBI
PIN 1: FB- Connecting to OUT to get +3.3V PIN 4: REF- 1.23V reference voltage. Bypass
output, connecting to GND to get with a 0.1F capacitor.
+5.0V output, or using a resistor PIN 5: SHDN- Shutdown input. High=operating,
network to set the output voltage low=shutdown.
from +1.8V to +5.5V. PIN 6: GND- Ground
PIN 2: LBI- Low-battery comparator input. In- PIN 7: LX- N-channel and P-channel power
ternally set at +1.23V to trip. MOSFET drain.
PIN 3: LBO- Open-drain low battery comparator PIN 8: OUT- Power output. OUT provides boot-
output. Output is low when VLBI is strap power to the IC.
<1.23V. LBO is high impedance
during shutdown.
APPLICATION INFORMATION
Reference Voltage
PFM Control Scheme
The reference voltage (REF) is nominally 1.23V for
A key feature of the SS6610 series is a unique excellent T.C. performance. In addition, the REF pin can
minimum-off-time, constant-on-time, current-limited, source up to 100A to external circuit with good load
pulse-frequency-modulation (PFM) control scheme regulation (<10mV). A bypass capacitor of 0.1F is
(see BLOCK DIAGRAM) with ultra-low quiescent required for proper operation and good performance.
Shutdown (2)
where IOUT(MAX)=maximum output current in
The whole circuit is shutdown when V SHDN is low. In
amps
shutdown mode, the current can flow from the battery
VIN=input voltage
to the output due to the body diode of the P-MOSFET.
L=inductor value in H
VOUTfalls to approximately (Vin - 0.6V) and LX remains
high impedance. The capacitance and load at OUT de- =efficiency (typically 0.9)
termine the rate at which VOUT decays. Shutdown tOFF=LX switch off-time in s
can be pulled as high as 6V. Regardless of the volt- ILIM=1.0A or 0.65A
age at OUT.
2. Capacitor Selection
Selecting the Output Voltage The output ripple voltage is related to the peak
inductor current and the output capacitor ESR.
VOUT can be simply set to 3.3V/5.0V by connecting the
Besides output ripple voltage, the output ripple
FB pin to OUT/GND due to the use of an internal resis-
current may also be of concern. A filter capacitor
tor divider in the IC (Fig.32 and Fig.33). In order to
with low ESR is helpful to the efficiency and the
adjust output voltage, a resistor divider is connected
steady state output current of the SS6610 series.
to VOUT, FB, GND (Fig.34). Vout can be calculated
by the following equation: Therefore a NIPPON MCM Series tantalum
capacitor of 100F/6V is recommended. A smaller
R5=R6 [(VOUT / VREF )-1] .....................................(1)
capacitor (down to 47F with higher ESR) is ac-
where V REF =1.23V and VOUT ranges from 1.8V to ceptable for light loads or in applications that can
5.5V. The recommended R6 is 240k. tolerate higher output ripple.
APPLICATION EXAMPLES
VIN VIN
C1 C1
L 47F 47F
22H L
22H
LX OUT VOUT LX OUT VOUT
R1 R1
C2 C3 C2 C3
LBI 0.1F 47F LBI 0.1F 47F
SHDN SHDN
R2 R2
R4 R4
REF REF
0.1F 100K 0.1F 100K
LBO LBO
C4 LOW BATTERY C4 LOW BATTERY
GND FB GND FB
OUTPUT OUTPUT
SS6610/11 SS6610/11
L: TDK SLF7045T-22OMR90 L: TDK SLF7045T-22OMR90
C1, C3: NIPPON Tantalum Capacitor 6MCM476MB2TER C1, C3: NIPPON Tantalum Capacitor 6MCM476MB2TER
Fig. 32. VOUT = 3.3V Application Circuit. Fig. 33. VOUT = 5.0V Application Circuit.
VIN
L
C1
22H 47F
VOUT
LX OUT
R1 C2
C3
0.1F
LBI 47F
SHDN
R2 R5
REF 100K
R4
0.1F LBO
C4 LOW BATTERY
GND FB OUTPUT
SS6610/11 R6
L: TDK SLF7045T-22OMR90
C1, C3: NIPPON Tantalum Capacitor 6MCM476MB2TER
VOUT=VREF*(1+R5/R6)
Fig. 35. Top layer Fig. 36. Bottom layer Fig. 37. Placement
L1 22H
VIN + + C3
VIN C1 C2 0.1F VOUT
100F 100F
R1 R3 R4 + + + +
R5 C5 C6 C7 C8
100K 8
1 FB OUT 0.1F 100F 100F 100F
R2 R6 2 LBI LX 7
3 LBO 6 R7
GND 10k
4 5
REF SHDN ShutDown
LBI
LBO SS6610/11
C4
100nF
R5=0, R6=open; for VOUT=3.3V
R5=open, R6=0; for VOUT=5.0V
VOUT=1.23(1+R5/R6); for adjustable output voltage
L1: TDK SLF7045T-22OMR90
C1~C2, C6~8: NIPPON Tantalum Capacitor 6MCM107MCTER
100 60
95
VIN=3.6V SS6610 (I LIMIT =1A)
90
50
85
VIN=3.6V
Ripple Voltage (mV)
80
40
Efficiency (%)
75 VIN=2.4V
70
65 30
60
55 SS6610 (ILIMIT =1A)
20
50
VIN=2.4V
45 VOUT=5.0V VOUT=5.0V
10
VIN=1.2V
40 VIN=1.2V L=22H
L=22H
35
30 0
0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700
60 60
95
VIN=3.6V SS6611 (I LIMIT =0.65A)
90
50
85
40
70 VIN=2.4V
65
30
60
55
SS6611 (I LIMIT =0.65A)
50 20
45
40 VOUT=5.0V VIN=2.4V VOUT=5.0V
VIN=1.2V 10
35
L=22H VIN=1.2V L=22H
30
25 0
0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000 0 100 200 300 400 500
100 50
95
VIN=2.4V 45
SS6610 (ILIMIT =1A)
90
40
85
Ripple Voltage (mV)
35
Efficiency (%)
80
30
75
70 25
65 VIN=1.2V 20 VIN=2.4V
60
15
55 VOUT=3.3V
SS6610 (I LIMIT =1A) 10 VOUT=3.3V
50 VIN=1.2V
L=22H 5 L=22H
45
40 0
0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600
100 35
85
Ripple Voltage (mV)
25
Efficiency (%)
80
VIN=2.4V
75 20
70 VIN=2.4V
65 15
PHYSICAL DIMENSION
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