BD8966FVM
Technical Note
●Operation
BD8966FVM is a synchronous rectifying step-down switching regulator that achieves faster transient response by employing
current mode PWM control system.
○Synchronous rectifier
It does not require the power to be dissipated by a rectifier externally connected to a conventional DC/DC converter IC,
and its P.N junction shoot-through protection circuit limits the shoot-through current during operation, by which the power
dissipation of the set is reduced.
○Current mode PWM control
Synthesizes a PWM control signal with a inductor current feedback loop added to the voltage feedback.
・PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) control
The oscillation frequency for PWM is 1 MHz. SET signal form OSC turns ON a P-channel MOS FET (while a
N-channel MOS FET is turned OFF), and an inductor current IL increases. The current comparator (Current Comp)
receives two signals, a current feedback control signal (SENSE: Voltage converted from IL) and a voltage feedback
control signal (FB), and issues a RESET signal if both input signals are identical to each other, and turns OFF the
P-channel MOS FET (while a N-channel MOS FET is turned ON) for the rest of the fixed period. The PWM control
repeat this operation.
VOUT
SENSE
Current
Comp
RESET
Level
RQ
Shift FB
Gm Amp.
SET S
ITH
OSC
Driver
Logic
IL
SW
Load
VOUT
Fig.20 Diagram of current mode PWM control
Current
Comp
SET
RESET
SW
IL
VOUT
PVCC
SENSE
FB
GND
GND
GND
IL(AVE)
VOUT(AVE)
Fig.21 PWM switching timing chart
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