MP38875 – 15A, 16V, 800kHz STEP-DOWN WITH SYNCHRONOUS GATE DRIVER
FUNCTION BLOCK DIAGRAM
SYNCIN
SYNCOUT
IN
CURRENT SENSE
D
AMPLIFIER
- -
+
V
CC
REGULATOR
BST
SW
REGULATOR
EN
OSCILLATOR
800KHz
Q
DRIVER
S
+
--
R
R
Q
CURRENT
LIMIT
V
ISS
CC
COMPARATOR
VCC
BG
SS/TRK
FB
REFERENCE
V
BC
DRIVER
V
FB
+
+
--
--
PWM
GND
PG
ERROR
AMPLIFIER
COMPARATOR
V
V
FB
Power
Good
BG
COMP
Figure 2—Functional Block Diagram
OPERATION
The MP38875 is a fixed frequency, synchronous,
step-down switching regulator with an integrated
high-side power MOSFET and a gate driver for a
low-side external MOSFET. It achieves 15A
continuous output current over a wide input
supply range with excellent load and line
regulation. It provides a single highly efficient
solution with current mode control for fast loop
response and easy compensation.
not reach the COMP set current value, the power
MOSFET will be forced to turn off.
Error Amplifier
The error amplifier compares the FB pin voltage
with the internal 0.8V reference (REF) and
outputs a current proportional to the difference
between the two. This output current is then used
to
charge
or
discharge
the
external
compensation network to form the COMP
voltage, which is used to control the power
MOSFET current. The optimized external
compensation network minimizes the external
component counts and simplifies the control loop
design. See Application Information for
compensation network design.
The MP38875 operates in a fixed frequency,
peak current control mode to regulate the output
voltage. A PWM cycle is initiated by the internal
clock. The integrated high-side power MOSFET
is turned on and remains on until its current
reaches the value set by the COMP voltage.
When the power switch is off, it remains off until
the next clock cycle starts. If, in 90% of one PWM
period, the current in the power MOSFET does
MP38875 Rev. 0.9
11/20/2009
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