PAM2320

3A Low Noise Step-Down DC-DC Converter

For the condition where the step-down converter

is in dropout at 100% duty cycle, the total device

dis sipation reduces to:

Since R

, quiescent current, and switching

losses all vary with input voltage, the total losses

should be investigated over the complete input

voltage range. The maximum power dissipation

d e p e n d s o n t h e t h e r m a l r e si st a n c e o f I C

package, PCB layout, the rate of surrounding

airflow and temperature difference between

junction and ambient. The maximum power

dissipation can be calculated by the following

formula:

Where TJ(ma x) is the m aximu m allo wable

junction temperature 125°C.T

is the ambient

temperature and

is the thermal resistance

from the junction to the ambient. Based on the

standard JEDEC for a two layers thermal test

board, the thermal resistance

of SOP-8(EP)

9 0 °C / W re sp ec tive ly. Th e m a xim u m p o w er

dissipation at T

= 25°C can be calculated by

following formula:

P =(125°C-25°C)/90°C/W=1.11W(SOP-8)

The internal reference is 0.6V (Typical). The

output voltage is calculated as below:

The output voltage is given by Table 1.

Resistor recommend for output voltage

setting

As the input voltage approaches the output

voltage, the converter turns the P-chan nel

transistor continuously on. In this mode the

output voltage is equal to the input voltage minus

th e vo lt a g e d ro p a c ro s s t h e P - c h a n n e l

transistor:

V

= V –I

(R

+ R )

where R

= P-channel switch ON resistance,

I

= O u t p u t c u rr e n t , R

= I n d u c t o r D C

resistance

The reference and the circuit remain reset until

the VIN crosses its UVLO threshold.

The PAM2320 has an internal soft-start circuit

that limits the in-rush current during start-up.

This prevents possible voltage drops of the input

volt ag e an d elim ina t es t he o ut p ut volt a ge

overshoot. The soft-start make the output voltage

rise up smoothly.

The switch peak current is limited cycle-by-cycle

to a typical value of 4A. In the event of an output

voltage short circuit, the device operates with a

frequency of 500kHz and minimum duty cycle,

therefore the average input current is more

smaller than current limit.

When the die temperature exceeds 150°C, a

reset occurs and the reset remains until the

temperature decrease to 120°C, at which time

the circuit can be restarted.

DS(ON)

A

JA

JA

A

D

OUT

IN

LOAD

dson

L

dson

L O A D

L

θ

θ

Setting the Output Voltage

Table 1:

100% Duty Cycle Operation

UVLO and Soft-Start

Short Circuit Protection

Thermal Shutdown













O

R1

V =0.6×1+

R2

Vo

R1

R2

1.2V

150k

150k

1.5V

225k

150k

1.8V

300k

150k

2.5V

475k

150k

3.3V

680k

150k

2

D

O

DSON H

Q

IN

P =I R

+I V

J(MAX)

A

D

JA

T

-T

P =

θ

9

,

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05/2011 Rev1.0