CURRENT MODE PWM CONTROLLER AZ3842/3/4/5

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General Description
The AZ3842/3/4/5 are high performance fixed fre-
quency current-mode PWM controller series.
These integrated circuits are optimized for off-line and
DC-DC converter applications with minimum external
components. They feature under-voltage lockout
(UVLO) circuit for low start-up current, trimmed
oscillator for precise duty cycle control, current sense
comparator providing maximum current limiting and a
totem pole output stage for increasing output current.
In addition, these ICs also feature accurate protection
against over-temperature, over-current and maximal
output power.
The AZ3842 and AZ3844 have UVLO thresholds of
15.5V(on) and 10V(off); The corresponding thresholds
for AZ3843 and AZ3845 are 8.4 V(on) and 7.8V(off).
The AZ3842 and AZ3843 can operate approaching
100% duty cycle; AZ3844 and AZ3845 can operate
from zero to 50% duty cycle.
These ICs are available in 3 packages: SOIC-8, DIP-8
and SOIC-14.
Features
! Robust V
REF
Line/Load Regulation
Low Line Regulation : 4mV
Low Load Regulation : 4mV
! High Stability of Reference Voltage over a Full
Temperature Range: 0.2mV/
o
C
! Operating Frequency up to 500KHz
! High PWM Frequency Stability over a Full Tem-
perature Range: 2.5%
! High PWM Frequency Stability under a Full Sup-
ply Voltage Range: 0.2%
! Accurate Over-temperature Protection with Hys-
teresis
! UVLO with Hysteresis
Applications
! Off-line Converter
! DC-DC Converter
! Voltage Adapter
! CRT Monitor Power Supply
! Desktop Power Supply
! DVD/STB Power Supply
SOIC-8 DIP-8 SOIC-14
Figure 1. Package Types of AZ3842/3/4/5
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Figure 2. Pin Configuration of AZ3842/3/4/5 (Top View)
P/M Package
(DIP-8/SOIC-8)
(SOIC-14)
Pin Configuration
COMP
I
SENSE
V
FB
R
T
/C
T
8 V
REF
7 V
CC
6 OUTPUT
5 GND
1
2
3
4
N/C
V
FB
N/C
I
SENSE
N/C
R
T
/C
T
COMP 14 V
REF
13 N/C
12 V
CC
11 PWR V
C
10 OUTPUT
9 GND
8 PWR GND
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Pin Description
Pin Number
Pin Name Function
8-pin 14-pin
1 1 COMP This pin is the Error Amplifier output and is made available for loop compensation.
2 3 V
FB
The inverting input of the Error Amplifier. It is normally connected to the switching
power supply output through a resistor divider.
3 5 I
SENSE
A voltage proportional to inductor current is connected to this input. The PWM uses
this information to terminate the output switch conduction.
4 7 R
T
/C
T
The Oscillator frequency and maximum Output duty cycle are programmed by con-
necting resistor R
T
to V
REF
and capacitor C
T
to ground. Operation to 500 kHz is pos-
sible.
5 GND The combined control circuitry and power ground.
6 10 OUTPUT This output directly drives the gate of a power MOSFET. Peak currents up to 1.0 A
are sourced and sunk by this pin.
7 12 V
CC
The positive supply of the control IC.
8 14 V
REF
This is the reference output. It provides charging current for capacitor C
T
through
resistor R
T
.
8 PWR GND This pin is a separate power ground return that is connected back to the power source.
It is used to reduce the effects of switching transient noise on the control circuitry.
11 PWR V
C
The Output high state (V
OH
) is set by the voltage applied to this pin. With a separate
power source connection, it can reduce the effects of switching transient noise on the
control circuitry.
9 GND This pin is the control circuitry ground return and is connected back to the power
source ground.
2,4,6,13 N/C No connection. These pins are not internally connected.
M Package
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Functional Block Diagram
Figure 3. Functional Block Diagram of AZ3842/3/4/5
V
CC
GND
R
T
/C
T
V
FB
I
SENSE
COMP
V
CC
(PWR V
C
)
V
REF
OUTPUT
A(B)
OSC
VREF
GOOD
LOGIC
OVER TEMP
PROTECT
T
INTERNAL
BIAS
2R
R
S/R
5V
REF
UVLO
2.50V
PWN
LATCH
CURRENT
SENSE
COMPARATOR
ERROR
AMP
34V
1V
7(12)
5(9)
4(7)
2(3)
1(1)
3(5)
7(11)
8(14)
6(10)
S
R
Note: Toggle flip-flop used
for 3844/45 only
(Note)
5(8)
GND
(PWR GND)
A for 8-pin
B for 14-pin
Package Temperature Range Part Number Marking ID Packing Type
SOIC-8
-40
o
C~85
o
C
AZ3842/3/4/5M 3842/3/4/5M Tape/Reel
DIP-8 AZ3842/3/4/5P AZ3842/3/4/5P Tube
SOIC-14 AZ3842/3/4/5MM AZ3842/3/4/5MM Tape/Reel
Ordering Information
CURRENT MODE PWM CONTROLLER AZ3842/3/4/5

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Parameter Symbol Value Unit
Supply Voltage Vcc 30 V
Output Current Io
" 1
A
Analog Inputs (8-pin: pin2,3, 14-pin: pin3,5) V(ANA) -0.3 to 6.3 V
Error Amp Output Sink Current I
SINK
(E.A) 10 mA
Power Dissipation at T
A
< 25
o
C (DIP-8)
P
D
(Note 3) 1000 mW
Power Dissipation at T
A
<25
o
C (SOIC-8)
P
D
(Note 3) 460 mW
Power Dissipation at T
A
<25
o
C (SOIC-14)
P
D
(Note 3) 725 mW
Storage Temperature Range T
STG
-65 ~+150
o
C
Lead Temperature (Soldering, 10sec) T
LEAD
+300
o
C
Note 1: Stresses greater than those listed under "Absolute Maximum Ratings" may cause permanent damage to the
device. These are stress ratings only, and functional operation of the device at these or any other conditions beyond those indi-
cated under "Recommended Operation Ratings" is not implied. Exposure to "Absolute Maximum Ratings" for extended peri-
ods may affect device reliability.
Note 2: All voltages are with respect to pin 5 and all currents are positive into specified terminal.
Note 3: Board thickness 1.6mm, board dimension 90mm x 90mm.
Absolute Maximum Ratings (Note 1, 2)
Parameter Symbol Min Max Unit
Oscillation Frequency f 500 KHz
Ambient Temperature T
A
-40 85
o
C
Recommended Operating Ratings
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Parameter Symbol Conditions Min Typ Max Unit
REFERENCE SECTION
Reference Output Voltage V
REF T
J
=25
o
C, I
REF
=1mA
4.90 5.00 5.10 V
Line Regulation !V
REF
12V " V
CC
"25V 4 15 mV
Load Regulation !V
REF
1mA " I
REF
"20mA 4 15 mV
Short Circuit Output Current I
SC T
A
=25
o
C
-100 -180 mA
Temperature Stability 0.2 0.4
mV/
o
C
Output Noise Voltage (Note 6) 50 $V
Long Term Stability
T
A
=85
o
C, 1000 hours
5 25 mV
OSCILLATOR SECTION
Oscillation Frequency f
T
J
=25
o
C
47 52 57 KHz
Frequency Change with Voltage !f/f 12V " V
CC
" 25V 0.2 1 %
Oscillator Amplitude V
OSC
Pin 4, peak to peak (Note 6) 1.7 V
Temperature Stability (Note 6) 2.5 %
ERROR AMPLIFIER SECTION
Input Bias Current I
BIAS
(Note 6) -0.1 -2 $A
Input Voltage V
I
Vpin 1=2.5V 2.42 2.50 2.58 V
Open Loop Voltage Gain A
VOL
2V " V
O
" 4V 65 90 dB
Power Supply Rejection Ratio PSRR 12V " V
CC
" 25V 60 70 dB
Output Sink Current I
SINK
Vpin2=2.7V, Vpin1=1.1V 2 4 mA
Output Source Current I
SOURCE
Vpin2=2.3V, Vpin1=5V -0.5 -0.8 mA
High Output Voltage V
OH
Vpin2=2.3V, R
L
=15k% to GND 5 6 V
Low Output Voltage V
OL
Vpin2=2.7V, R
L
=15k% to Pin 8 0.8 1.1 V
CURRENT SENSE SECTION
Gain GV (Note 4, 5) 2.85 3 3.15 V/V
Maximum Input Signal V
I
(MAX) Vpin1=5V(Note 4) 0.9 1 1.1 V
Power Supply Rejection Ratio PSRR 12V " V
CC
" 25V (Note 4, 6) 70 dB
Input Bias Current I
BIAS
-3 -10 $A
Delay to Output Vpin3 = 0 to 2V (Note 6) 150 300 ns
OUTPUT SECTION
Low Output Voltage
V
OL
I
SINK
= 20mA 0.1 0.4 V
I
SINK
= 200mA 1.4 2.2 V
High Output Voltage
V
OH
I
SOURCE
= 20mA 13 14 V
I
SOURCE
= 200mA 12 13 V
Rise Time t
R T
J
=25
o
C, C
L
=1nF (Note 6)
50 150 ns
(V
CC
=15V, R
T
=10k% C
T
=3.3nF, T
A
= -40
o
C to +85
o
C, unless otherwise specified.)
Electrical Characteristics
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Electrical Characteristics (Continued)
Parameter Symbol Conditions Min Typ Max Unit
Fall Time t
F T
J
=25
o
C, C
L
=1nF (Note 6)
50 150 ns
UNDER -VOLTAGE LOCKOUT SECTION
Start Threshold
V
TH
(ST)
AZ3842/AZ3844 14.5 15.5 16.5 V
AZ3843/AZ3845 7.8 8.4 9.0 V
Min. Operation Voltage
(After Turn On)
V
OPR
(Min.)
AZ3842/AZ3844 8.5 10.0 11.5 V
AZ3843/AZ3845 7.0 7.6 8.2 V
PWM SECTION
Max. Duty Cycle
D(Max.) AZ3842/AZ3843 93 95 100 %
D(Max.) AZ3844/AZ3845 46 48 50 %
Min. Duty Cycle D(Min.) 0 %
TOTAL STANDBY CURRENT SECTION
Start-Up Current I
ST
0.6 1 mA
Operating Supply Current I
CC
(OPR) Vpin3=Vpin2=0V 10 14 mA
Zener Voltage V
Z
I
CC
=25mA 30 34 V
OVER-TEMPERATURE PROTECT SECTION
Shutdown Temperature T
SHUT
(Note 6) 165
o
C
Temperature Hysteresis T
HYS
(Note 6) 25
o
C
A= , 0 " Vpin3 " 0.8V
!VPin 3
Note4: Parameters are tested at trip point of latch with Vpin2 = 0.
Note5: Here gain is defined as:
!VPin 1
Note6: These parameters, although guaranteed, are not 100% tested in production.
Figure 4. Basic Test Circuit
1
2
8
7
AZ3842
3
4 5
6
VREF
VCC
OUTPUT
GND RT/CT
ISENSE
VFB
COMP
VREF
VCC
OUTPUT
GND
1K
1W
CT
5k
ISENSE
ADJUST
1k
ERROR AMP
ADJUST
4.7k
100k
2N2222
4.7k
RT
0.1$f
0.1$f
A
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Electrical Characteristics (Continued)
Figure 4 is the basic test circuit for AZ384x. In testing, the high peak currents associated with capacitive loads necessitate
careful grounding techniques. Timing and bypass capacitors should be connected close to pin 5 in a single point ground. The
transistor and 5k potentiometer are used to sample the oscillator waveform and apply an adjustable ramp to pin 3.
Figure 7. Reference Voltage vs. Ambient Temperature Figure 8. Start-up Current vs. Ambient Temperature
Typical Characteristics
Figure 5. Oscillator Dead Time vs. Timing Capacitor
Figure 6. Timing Resistor vs. Frequency
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
AZ3842
Ambient Temperature (
o
C)
S
t
a
r
t

U
p

C
u
r
r
e
n
t

(
m
A
)
1 10 100
1
10
0.3
30
3
47 22 4.7 2.2
D
e
a
d

T
i
m
e

(
$
s
)
Timing Capacitor (nF)
100 1k 10k 100k 1M
10k
100k
5K
50K
C
T
=
1
n
F
C
T
=
1
0
n
F
R
T

(
%
)
Frequency (Hz)
C
T
=
1
0
0
n
F
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120
4.980
4.985
4.990
4.995
5.000
5.005
5.010
5.015
V
CC
=15V, I
O
=1mA
R
e
f
e
r
e
n
c
e

V
o
l
t
a
g
e

(
V
)
Ambient Temperature (
o
C)
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Figure 9. Supply Current vs. Ambient Temperature



Figure 10. Output Saturation Characteristics
Typical Characteristics (Continued)
Figure 11. Error Amplifier Open-loop Frequency Response
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
V
CC
=15V
S
u
p
p
l
y

C
u
r
r
e
n
t

(
m
A
)
Ambient Temperature (
o
C)
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600
-0.5
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
V
CC
=15V, T
A
=25
o
C
S
a
t
u
r
a
t
i
o
n

V
o
l
t
a
g
e

(
V
)
Output Sink Current (mA)
10 100 1k 10k 100k 1M
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
V
o
l
t
a
g
e

G
a
i
n

(
d
B
)
Frequency (Hz)
V
CC
=15V, T
A
=25
o
C
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Typical Application
Figure 12. Typical Application of AZ3842/3/4/5
+
8
4
6
3
+
+
J1
AC 220V
Bridge Diode
1N4007*4
R2
100k
C14
100$/400V
C2
0.01$
600V
R3
39k/
2W
D1
Byv26e
T
D3
8TQ100
L3
45$
C9
2200$
C10
1000$
C11
1$
C12
10$
Z2
SA12A
J2
12V/5A
C1 50$
R4 100
D2
1N4148
U1
AZ3842/3/4/5
V
cc 7
2
1
5
V
CC
V
REF
V
FB
R
T
/C
T
COMP OUTPUT
GND I
SENSE
U2 PS521
C5
220p
R14
130k
R13
15k
R12
500
Z1
1N5819
R7
1k
R6
10
Q1
IRF820
R9
7.5k
R10
0.51/1W
D4
Byv26e
R8
39k/2W
C6
2200p/600V R5
1k
C8
0.22$
R15
100
R16
8.2k
W1
1k
R18
3.9k
R17
2k
U3
AZ431
NTC
C3
0.1$
C4
10n
+
R11
820
C7
0.01$
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Mechanical Dimensions
SOIC-8
8#
D
$4# 4#
3#$2#
R0.15
R0.15
1.00
0.42$0.09
4.9$0.10
1
.
5
5
$
0
.
2
0
0
.
2
$
0
.
1
0
0
.
9
0
%0.8
6.00$0.20
0
.
2
2
$
0
.
0
3
0
.
7
0
$
0
.
0
2
5
0.32
0
.
2
0
3
.
9
0
$
0
.
1
0
7#
7#
8#
20:1
D
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Mechanical Dimensions (Continued)
SOIC-14
8.65$0.10
1.55$0.20
7#
7#
0.70
0.2
0
.
2
5
0.55$0.05
0.25 (0.20min)
3
#
$2#
R0.20
R0.20
20:1
A
0.38$0.10&45#
3.90$0.10
8#
A
8#
0
.
2
2
$
0
.
0
3
9.5#
8#
4 $4# #
Depth 0.06'0.10
%2.0
1.27
1.00
1
.
3
0
0.42$0.09
6.00$0.20
+0.05
-0.10
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Mechanical Dimensions (Continued)
DIP-8
4
#
6#
R0.75
0
.
7
%3&0.15$0.05
6
.
6
0
$
0
.
5
0
0.457
0.254
0.13MIN
2.54
10.0MAX
0.28$0.07
1.46$0.31
7.62$0.25
4
#
6#
5#
3
.
3
0
$
0
.
3
0
9.2$0.10
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