Si9961A
Vishay Siliconix
12-V Voice Coil Motor Driver
FEATURES
D 1.8-A H-Bridge Output
D Undervoltage Head Retract
D Rail-to-Rail Output Swing
D Class B Linear Operation
D Programmable Retract Current D Single 12-V Supply
D Externally Programmable Gain and
D Low Standby Current
D System Voltage Monitor with Fault Output
Bandwidth
DESCRIPTION
The Si9961A is a linear actuator (voice coil motor) driver
suitable for use in disk drive head positioning systems. The
Si9961A contains all of the power and control circuitry
necessary to drive the VCM that is typically found in 31/2-inch
hard disk drives and optical disk drives. The driver is capable
of delivering 1.8 A at a nominal supply of 12 V.
B operation during linear tracking. Externally programmable
gain switch at the input summing junction increases the
resolution and dynamic range for a given DAC. The head
retract circuitry can be activated by either an undervoltage
condition or an external command. An external resistor is
required to set the VCM current during retract.
The Si9961A provides all necessary functions including a
motor current sense amplifier, a loop compensation amplifier
The Si9961A is constructed on a self-isolated BiC/DMOS
power IC process. The IC is available in both standard and
lead (Pb)-free, 24-pin SO packages for operation over the
commercial, C suffix (0 to 70_C) temperature range.
and
a power amplifier featuring four complementary
MOSFETs in a H-bridge configuration. The output crossover
protection ensures no cross-conducting current and true Class
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
EXT
REF
V+
8
V
V
V
REF−
DD
7
12
18
Q1
Q3
4
5
FAULT
V
R
Voltage
Monitor
V
CC
8 R
17
19
OUTPUT
A
23
A2
−
IA2−
R
A4
+
OUTPUT
B
+
−
Q2
Q4
V
R
V
9
6
R
RETRACT
Retract
Control
I
RET
11
Enable
OA2
A5
22
−
Acceleration Error
R
+
V
R
7 R
A3
−
GAIN
SELECT
10
+
1
2
24
3
13
21
15 14
16 20
R
INH
R
INL
R
FB
I
I
I
SA
GND
SB
SENSE
OUT
SENSE
IN+
SENSE
IN−
Document Number: 70014
S-40845—Rev. H, 03-May-04
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