CS5155
M 2.50 ms
Trace 3 − 12 V Input (VCC1) and (VCC2) (10 V/div.)
Trace 4− 5.0 V Input (2.0 V/div.)
Trace 1− Regulator Output Voltage (1.0 V/div.)
Trace 2− Power Good Signal (2.0 V/div.)
Figure 18. CS5155 Demonstration Board During Power
Up. Power Good Signal is Activated when Output
Voltage Reaches 1.70 V.
Selecting External Components
The CS5155 can be used with a wide range of external
power components to optimize the cost and performance of
a particular design. The following information can be used
as general guidelines to assist in their selection.
NFET Power Transistors
Both logic level and standard MOSFETs can be used. The
reference designs derive gate drive from the 12 V supply
which is generally available in most computer systems and
use logic level MOSFETs. A charge pump may be easily
implemented to support 5.0 V only systems. Multiple
MOSFETs may be paralleled to reduce losses and improve
efficiency and thermal management.
Voltage applied to the MOSFET gates depends on the
application circuit used. Both upper and lower gate driver
outputs are specified to drive to within 1.5 V of ground when
in the low state and to within 2.0 V of their respective bias
supplies when in the high state. In practice, the MOSFET
gates will be driven rail to rail due to overshoot caused by the
capacitive load they present to the controller IC. For the
typical application where VCC1 = VCC2 = 12 V and 5.0 V is
used as the source for the regulator output current, the
following gate drive is provided;
VGATE(H) + 12 V * 5.0 V + 7.0 V, VGATE(L) + 12 V
(see Figure 19.)
M 1.00 μs
Trace 3 = VGATE(H) (10 V/div.)
Math 1 = VGATE(H) − 5.0 VIN
Trace 4 = VGATE(L) (10 V/div.)
Trace 2− Inductor Switching Nodes (5.0 V/div.)
Figure 19. CS5155 Gate Drive Waveforms Depicting
Rail to Rail Swing
The most important aspect of MOSFET performance is
RDSON, which effects regulator efficiency and MOSFET
thermal management requirements.
The power dissipated by the MOSFETs may be estimated
as follows;
Switching MOSFET:
Power + ILOAD2 RDSON duty cycle
Synchronous MOSFET:
Power + ILOAD2 RDSON (1 * duty cycle)
Duty Cycle =
VOUT ) (ILOAD RDSON OF SYNCH FET)
ƪ ƫ VIN)(ILOAD RDSON OF SYNCH FET)
* (ILOAD RDSON OF SWITCH FET)
Off Time Capacitor (COFF)
The COFF timing capacitor sets the regulator off time:
TOFF + COFF 4848.5
When the VFFB pin is less than 1.0 V, the current charging
the COFF capacitor is reduced. The extended off time can be
calculated as follows:
TOFF + COFF 24, 242.5
Off time will be determined by either the TOFF time, or the
time out timer, whichever is longer.
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