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LTC3733/LTC3733-1
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APPLICATIO S
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FEATURES
TYPICAL APPLICATIO
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DESCRIPTIO
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3-Phase, Buck
Controllers for AMD CPUs
, LTC and LT are registered trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation.
Burst Mode, OPTI-LOOP and PolyPhase are registered trademarks of Linear Technology
Corporation. AMD Opteron is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
The LTC
®
3733 family are PolyPhase
®
synchronous step-
down switching regulator controllers that drive all
N-channel external power MOSFET stages in a phase-
lockable, fixed frequency architecture. The 3-phase con-
troller drives its output stages with 120° phase separation
at frequencies of up to 530kHz per phase to minimize the
RMS current dissipated by the ESR of both the input and
output filter capacitors. The 3-phase technique effectively
triples the fundamental frequency, improving transient
response while operating each phase at an optimal fre-
quency for efficiency and ease of thermal design. Light
load efficiency is optimized by using a choice of output
stage shedding or Burst Mode technology.
A differential amplifier provides true remote sensing of both
the high and low sides of the output voltage at load points.
Soft-start and a defeatable, timed short-circuit shutdown
protect the MOSFETs and the load. A foldback current
circuit also provides protection for the external MOSFETs
under short-circuit or overload conditions. An all-“1” VID
detector turns off the regulator after 1µs timeout.
3-Phase Controller with Onboard MOSFET Drivers
Current Mode Control Ensures Current Sharing
Differential Amplifier Accurately Senses V
OUT
±5% Output Current Matching Optimizes Thermal
Performance and Size of Inductors and MOSFETs
Reduced Input and Output Capacitance
Supports Active Voltage Positioning
VID Programmable Output Voltage from 0.8V to 1.55V
(AMD Opteron
TM
CPU)
6-Phase, 90A to 120A Operation
Output Power Good Indicator with Adaptive Blanking
210kHz to 530kHz Per Phase, PLL, Fixed Frequency
Synchronizable (LTC3733-1)
PWM, Stage Shedding or Burst Mode
®
Operation
OPTI-LOOP
®
Compensation Minimizes C
OUT
Adjustable Soft-Start Current Ramping
Short-Circuit Shutdown Timer with Defeat Option
No_CPU Detection
36-Lead 0.209" SSOP and 38-Lead (5mm × 7mm) QFN
High Performance Notebook Computers
Servers, Desktop Computers and Workstations
Figure 1. High Current Triple Phase Step-Down Converter
0.002
L1 0.8µH
22µF
35V
×2
0.002
L2 0.8µH
V
IN
D1
D2
D3
0.002
C
OUT
470µF
4V
×4
V
OUT
0.8V TO 1.55V
65A
V
IN
5V TO 28V
L3 0.8µH
V
IN
3733 F01
TG1V
CC
0.1µF
SW3 SW2 SW1
SW1
BG1
SENSE1
+
SENSE1
BOOST1
BOOST2
BOOST3
TG2
SW2
BG2
PGOOD
RUN
PLLFLTR
I
TH
0.1µF
100pF
680pF
5 VID BITS
5k
ON/OFF
POWER GOOD INDICATOR
SS
SGND
EAIN
PGND
VID0-VID4
SENSE2
+
SENSE2
TG3
SW3
BG3
SENSE3
+
SENSE3
IN
IN
+
PLLIN
OPTIONAL SYN IN
+
10µF
5V
+
LTC3733-1
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ABSOLUTE AXI U RATI GS
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PACKAGE/ORDER I FOR ATIO
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Topside Driver Voltages (BOOST
N
)............38V to –0.3V
Switch Voltage (SW
N
)...................................32V to 5V
Boosted Driver Voltage (BOOST
N
– SW
N
)....7V to –0.3V
Peak Output Current <1ms (TG
N
, BG
N
) ..................... 5A
Supply Voltage (V
CC
), PGOOD
Pin Voltages ................................................7V to –0.3V
PLLIN, RUN, SS,
PLLFLTR, FCB Voltages ............................. V
CC
to –0.3V
ORDER PART
NUMBER
LTC3733CG
T
JMAX
= 125°C, θ
JA
= 95°C/W
Consult LTC Marketing for parts specified with wider operating temperature ranges.
(Note 1)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
TOP VIEW
G PACKAGE
36-LEAD PLASTIC SSOP
36
35
34
33
32
31
30
29
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
VID1
RUN
PLLFLTR
FCB
IN
+
IN
DIFFOUT
EAIN
SGND
SENSE1
+
SENSE1
SENSE2
+
SENSE2
SENSE3
SENSE3
+
SS
I
TH
VID2
VID0
PGOOD
BOOST1
TG1
SW1
BOOST2
TG2
SW2
V
CC
BG1
PGND
BG2
BG3
SW3
TG3
BOOST3
VID4
VID3
I
TH
Voltage................................................2.4V to –0.3V
Operating Ambient Temperature Range....... 0°C to 70°C
Junction Temperature (Note 2).............................125°C
Storage Temperature Range
LTC3733CG .......................................65°C to 150°C
LTC3733CUHF-1 ...............................65°C to 125°C
Lead Temperature (LTC3733CG)
(Soldering, 10 sec) ...............................................300°C
ORDER PART
NUMBER
LTC3733CUHF-1
13 14 15 16
TOP VIEW
39
UHF PACKAGE
38-LEAD (7mm × 5mm) PLASTIC QFN
17 18 19
38 37 36 35 34 33 32
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1PLLFLTR
FCB
IN
+
IN
DIFFOUT
EAIN
SGND
SENSE1
+
SENSE1
SENSE2
+
SENSE2
SENSE3
SW1
BOOST2
TG2
SW2
V
CC
DRV
CC
BG1
PGND
BG2
BG3
SW3
TG3
PLLIN
RUN
VID1
VID0
PGOOD
BOOST1
TG1
SENSE3
+
SS
I
TH
VID2
VID3
VID4
BOOST3
23
22
21
20
9
10
11
12
T
JMAX
= 125°C, θ
JA
= 34°C/W
EXPOSED PAD IS SGND (PIN 39) MUST BE SOLDERED TO PCB
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The denotes the specifications which apply over the full operating
temperature range, otherwise specifications are at T
A
= 25°C. V
CC
= V
RUN
= V
SS
= 5V unless otherwise noted.
SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS
Main Control Loop
V
REGULATED
Regulated Voltage at IN
+
(Note 3); VID Code = 10011, V
ITH
= 1.2V 1.067 1.075 1.083 V
1.064 1.075 1.086 V
V
SENSEMAX
Maximum Current Sense Threshold V
EAIN
= 0.5V, V
ITH
Open, 65 75 85 mV
V
SENSE1
,
V
SENSE2
,
V
SENSE3
= 0.8V, 1.55V 62 75 88 mV
I
MATCH
Current Match Worst-Case Error at V
SENSE(MAX)
–5 5 %
UHF PART
MARKING
37331
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LTC3733/LTC3733-1
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The denotes the specifications which apply over the full operating
temperature range, otherwise specifications are at T
A
= 25°C. V
CC
= V
RUN
= V
SS
= 5V unless otherwise noted.
SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS
V
LOADREG
Output Voltage Load Regulation (Note 3)
Measured in Servo Loop, I
TH
Voltage = 1.2V to 0.7V 0.1 0.5 %
Measured in Servo Loop, I
TH
Voltage = 1.2V to 2V 0.1 0.5 %
V
REFLNREG
Output Voltage Line Regulation V
CC
= 4.5V to 7V 0.03 %/V
g
m
Transconductance Amplifier g
m
I
TH
= 1.2V, Sink/Source 25µA (Note 3) 2.5 3.05 3.6 mmho
g
mOL
Transconductance Amplifier GBW I
TH
= 1.2V, (g
m
• Z
L
, Z
L
= Series 1k-100k-1nF) 1.5 MHz
V
FCB
Forced Continuous Threshold 0.58 0.60 0.62 V
I
FCB
FCB Bias Current V
FCB
= 0.65V 0.2 0.7 µA
V
BINHIBIT
Burst Inhibit Threshold Measured at FCB pin V
CC
1.5 V
CC
– 0.7 V
CC
– 0.3 V
UVR Undervoltage SS Reset V
CC
Lowered Until the SS Pin is Pulled Low 3.3 3.8 4.5 V
I
Q
Input DC Supply Current (Note 4)
Normal Mode V
CC
= 5V 2.5 mA
Shutdown V
RUN
= 0V, VID0 to VID4 Open 20 100 µA
V
RUN
RUN Pin ON Threshold V
RUN
, Ramping Positive 1 1.5 1.9 V
I
SS
Soft-Start Charge Current V
SS
= 1.9V 0.8 1.5 2.5 µA
V
SSARM
SS Pin Arming Threshold V
SS
, Ramping Positive Until Short-Circuit 3.8 4.5 V
Latch-Off is Armed
V
SSLO
SS Pin Latch-Off Threshold V
SS
, Ramping Negative 3.3 V
I
SCL
SS Discharge Current Soft-Short Condition V
EAIN
= 0.375V, V
SS
= 4.5V 5 1.5 µA
I
SDLHO
Shutdown Latch Disable Current V
EAIN
= 0.375V, V
SS
= 4.5V 1.5 5 µA
I
SENSE
SENSE Pins Source Current SENSE1
+
, SENSE1
, SENSE2
+
, SENSE2
,1320µA
SENSE3
+
, SENSE3
All Equal 1.2V; Current at Each Pin
DF
MAX
Maximum Duty Factor In Dropout 95 98.5 %
TG t
R,
t
F
Top Gate Rise Time C
LOAD
= 3300pF 30 90 ns
Top Gate Fall Time C
LOAD
= 3300pF 40 90 ns
BG t
R,
t
F
Bottom Gate Rise Time C
LOAD
= 3300pF 30 90 ns
Bottom Gate Fall Time C
LOAD
= 3300pF 20 90 ns
TG/BG t
1D
Top Gate Off to Bottom Gate On Delay All Controllers, C
LOAD
= 3300pF Each Driver 60 ns
Synchronous Switch-On Delay Time
BG/TG t
2D
Bottom Gate Off to Top Gate On Delay All Controllers, C
LOAD
= 3300pF Each Driver 60 ns
Top Switch-On Delay Time
t
ON(MIN)
Minimum On-Time Tested with a Square Wave (Note 5) 120 ns
VID Parameters
VID
IL
Maximum Low Level Input Voltage 0.8 V
VID
IH
Minimum High Level Input Voltage 2 V
VID
PULLUP
VID0 to VID4 Internal Pull-Up 150 k
Resistance
ATTEN
ERR
VID0 to VID4 (Note 6) 0.25 0.25 %
Power Good Output Indication
V
PGL
PGOOD Voltage Output Low I
PGOOD
= 2mA 0.1 0.3 V
I
PGOOD
PGOOD Output Leakage V
PGOOD
= 5V ±1 µA
PGOOD Trip Thesholds V
DIFFOUT
with Respect to Set Output Voltage,
V
PGTHNEG
V
DIFFOUT
Ramping Negative VID Code = 10011 7 –10 14 %
V
PGTHPOS
V
DIFFOUT
Ramping Positive PGOOD Goes Low After V
UVDLY
Delay 7 10 14 %
t
PGBLNK
Power Good Blanking After VID Changes Outside PGOOD Window 120 µs

LTC3733CG#TRPBF

Mfr. #:
Manufacturer:
Analog Devices / Linear Technology
Description:
Switching Voltage Regulators 3-Phase, AMD 5-Bit VID, 600kHz Sync. Buck Switching Controller
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