TPS62000, TPS62001, TPS62002, TPS62003

TPS62004, TPS62005, TPS62006, TPS62007, TPS62008

HIGHEFFICIENCY STEPDOWN LOW POWER DCDC CONVERTER

SLVS294C − SEPTEMBER 2000 − REVISED SEPTEMBER 2003

4

POST OFFICE BOX 655303

Terminal Functions

TERMINAL

NAME

NO.

I/O

DESCRIPTION

NAME

DGS

YEG

I/O

DESCRIPTION

EN

8

B3

I

Enable. A logic high enables the converter, logic low forces the device into shutdown mode reducing the

supply current to less than 1

µA.

FB

5

A2

I

Feedback pin for the fixed output voltage option. For the adjustable version an external resistive divider is

connected to FB. The internal voltage divider is disabled for the adjustable version.

FC

2

C1

Supply bypass pin. A 0.1

µF coupling capacitor should be connected as close as possible to this pin for good

high frequency input voltage supply filtering.

GND

3

A1

Ground

ILIM

6

A3

I

Switch current limit. Connect ILIM to GND to set the switch current limit to typically 600 mA, or connect this

pin to VIN to set the current limit to typically 1200 mA.

L

9

C2,

C3

I/O

Connect the inductor to this pin. L is the switch pin connected to the drain of the internal power MOSFETS.

PG

4

B1

O

Power good comparator output. This is an open-drain output. A pullup resistor should be connected

between PG and VO. The output goes active high when the output voltage is greater than 92% of the nominal

value.

PGND

10

D2

Power ground. Connect all power grounds to PGND.

SYNC

7

D3

I

Input for synchronization to external clock signal. Synchronizes the converter switching frequency to an

external clock signal with CMOS level:

SYNC = HIGH: Low-noise mode enabled, fixed frequency PWM operation is forced

SYNC = LOW (GND): Power save mode enabled, PFM/PWM mode enabled.

VIN

1

D1

I

Supply voltage input

NC

B2

Not connected

detailed description

operation

The TPS6200x is a step down converter operating in a current mode PFM/PWM scheme with a typical switching

frequency of 750 kHz.

At moderate to heavy loads, the converter operates in the pulse width modulation (PWM) and at light loads the

converter enters a power save mode (pulse frequency modulation) to keep the efficiency high.

In the PWM mode operation, the part operates at a fixed frequency of 750 kHz. At the beginning of each clock

cycle, the high side P-channel MOSFET is turned on. The current in the inductor ramps up and is sensed via

an internal circuit. The high side switch is turned off when the sensed current causes the PFM/PWM comparator

to trip when the output voltage is in regulation or when the inductor current reaches the current limit (set by ILIM).

After a minimum dead time preventing shoot through current, the low side N-channel MOSFET is turned on and

the current ramps down again. As the clock cycle is completed, the low side switch is turned off and the next

clock cycle starts.

In discontinuous conduction mode (DCM), the inductor current ramps to zero before the end of each clock cycle.

In order to increase the efficiency the load comparator turns off the low side MOSFET before the inductor current

becomes negative. This prevents reverse current flowing from the output capacitor through the inductor and

low side MOSFET to ground that would cause additional losses.

As the load current decreases and the peak inductor current does not reach the power save mode threshold

of typically 120 mA for more than 15 clock cycles, the converter enters a pulse frequency modulation (PFM)

mode.