AMC DOC. #: AMC3842A_A
November 2001
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DESCRIPTION FEATURES
The AMC3842A/43A/44A/45A are fixed frequency
current-mode PWM controllers specially designed for
OFF-Line switching power supply and DC-to-DC converters
with a minimum number of external components. These
devices feature a trimmed oscillator for precise duty cycle
control, a temperature compensated reference, high gain
error amplifier, current sensing comparator, and high current
totem pole output which is suitable for driving MOSFETs.
The under voltage lock-out (U.V.L.O.) is designed to
operated with 200µA typ. start-up current, allowing an
efficient bootstrap supply voltage design. The U.V.L.O.
thresholds for the AMC3842A/44A are 16V (on) and 10V
(off) which are ideal for off-line applications. The
corresponding typical threshold for the AMC3843A/45A are
8.4V (on) and 7.6V (off). The AMC3842A/43A can
operated within 100% duty cycle and the AMC3844A/45A
can operated within 50% duty cycle.
! Low Start-Up current ( typ. 200µ
µµ
µA)
! Optimized for Off-Line and
DC-to-DC Converters
! Maximum Duty Cycle
! U.V.L.O. with Hysteresis
# Operating Frequency Up to 500KHz
# Internal Trimmed Bandgap Reference
# High Current Totem Pole Output
# Error Amplifier With Low Output
Resistance
# Available in 8-Pin Plastic DIP and
Surface Mount 14-Pin S.O.I.C.
# Identical pin assignment to earlier
UC384X series.
APPLICATIONS PACKAGE PIN OUT
! Off-line flyback or forward
converters.
! DC-to-DC buck or boost
converter.
! Monitor Power Supply
8-Pin Plastic DIP
(Top View)
AVAILABLE OPTIONS
Device Start-UP
Voltage Hysteresis Max. Duty
Cycle
AMC3842A 16V 6V < 100%
AMC3843A 8.4V 0.8V < 100%
AMC3844A 16V 6V < 50%
AMC3845A 8.4V 0.8V < 50%
14-Pin Plastic S.O.I.C.
Surface Mount
(
To
p
View
)
8-Pin Plastic S.O.I.C.
Surface Mount
(Top View)
ORDER INFORMATION
Plastic DIP-8 Plastic SO-14 Plastic SO-8
TA (OC) M 8-pin D 14-pin DM 8-pin
0 to 70 AMC384XAM AMC384XAD AMC384XADM
Note: All surface-mount packages are available in Tape & Reel. Append the letter “T” to part number (i.e.
AMC384XADT, or AMC384XADMT).
CURRENT MODE PWM CONTROLLER
AMC3842A/43A/44A/45A
COMP
VFB
ISENSE
VREF
GND
OUTPUT
VCC
RT/CT
NC
NC
RT/CT
ISENSE
VFB
VREF
VCC
VC
OUTPUT
GND
PWR
NC
NC
COMP
COMP
VFB
ISENSE
VREF
GND
OUTPUT
VCC
RT/CT
A
AA
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AM C DOC. #: AMC3842A_A AMC3842A/43A/44A/45A
November 2001 CURRENT MODE PWM CONTROLLER
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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS (Note 1)
Suppl y vol tage, V CC 35V
Output current, IO ± 1A
Analog inputs, VI -0.3V to 6.3V
Error amp output sink current, ISINK(EA) 10mA
Power dissipation (TA = 25 OC), PD 1W
Maximum junct ion tempe ratur e , T J 150 OC
Storage temperature range -65OC to 150OC
Lead temperature (soldiering, 10 seconds) 260 OC
Note 1: Exceeding these ratings could cause damage to the device. All voltages are with respect to Ground.
Currents are positive into, negative out of the specified terminal.
THERMAL DATA
M PACKAGE:
Thermal Resistance-Junction to Ambient, θJA 95 OC/W
D PACKAGE:
Thermal Resistance-Junction to Ambient, θJA 120 OC/W
DM PACKAGE:
Thermal Resistance-Junction to Ambient, θJA 165 OC/W
Junct ion Tempera ture Cal culation: T J = TA + (PD × θJA).
The θJA numbers are guidelines for the thermal performance of the device/pc-board system.
All of the above assume no ambient airflow.
AM C DOC. #: AMC3842A_A AMC3842A/43A/44A/45A
November 2001 CURRENT MODE PWM CONTROLLER
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BLOCK DIAGRAM
( ) are 14 P in S.O.I.C. pin number
Note 2 :VCC and PWR VC are internally connected for 8 pin packages.
Note 3 :PW R GND and GND are internally connected for 8 pin packages.
Note 4 :Toggle flip flop used only in 3844A/45A.
Note 5 :U.V.L.O. is 16V for 3842A/44A and 8.4V for 3843A/45A.
Note 6 :Hysteresis is 6V for 3842A/44A and 0.8V for 3843A/45A.
VREF
Internal
Bias 36V
2R
EN
5V
VREF
U.V.L.O.
V
REF
Good Logic
Error Amp Current
Sense
C
Oscillator
R 1V R
S
PWM
Latch
VFB
CURRENT
SENSE
RT/CT PWR
GND
OUTPUT
PWR
VC
GND
VCC
COMP
T
1
(
1
)
2
(
3
)
3
(
5
)
4
(
7
)
8
(
14
)
5
(
8
)
6
(
10
)
7
(
11
)
5
(
9
)
7
(
12
)
AM C DOC. #: AMC3842A_A AMC3842A/43A/44A/45A
November 2001 CURRENT MODE PWM CONTROLLER
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RECOMMENDED OPERATING CONDITIONS
Recommended Operating Conditions
Parameter Symbol Min. Typ. Max. Units
Supply Voltage VCC / VC 30 V
VI,RT/CT
Input Voltage VI,ISENSE/VFB 0 5.5 V
Output Voltage VO, Output 0 30 V
Supply Current ICC 25 mA
Average Output Current IO 200 mA
Reference Output Current IO(REF) -20 mA
Ti ming Capacitor CT 1 nF
Oscillator Frequency fOSC 100 500 KHz
Operating Free-air Temperature TA 0 70
OC
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Unless otherwise specified, these specifications apply over the operating ambient temperature for AMC384XA with
0OC ≤ TA ≤70 OC; VCC = 15V(note 7); RT = 10K;CT = 3.3nF. Low duty cycle pulse testing techniques are used which
maintains junction and case temperatures equal to the ambient temperature.
AMC384XA
Parameter Symbol Test Co nd itions Min. Typ. Max. Units
Reference Section
Reference output Voltage VREF T
J = 25 OC, IREF = 1mA 4.9 5.0 5.1 V
Line Regul ation 12V ≤ VCC ≤ 25V,TJ = 25 OC 6 20 mV
Load Regulat ion 1mA ≤ IREF ≤ 20mA 6 25 mV
Short Ciruit Output Current ISC T
J = 25 OC -30 -100 -180 mA
Oscillator Section
Oscillation Frequency f TJ = 25 OC 47 52 57 KHz
Freq uency Change with Voltage 12V ≤ VCC ≤ 25V 0.2 1.0 %
Freq uency Change with Te mpe rature
(note 8) TMIN ≤ TA ≤ TMAX 5 %
Peak-to-peak Amplitude At RT/CT VOSC 1.7 V
Current Sense Section
Gain (note 9 & 10) AVOL 2.85 3.00 3.15 V/V
Maximum Input Signal (note 9) VI(MAX) COMP = 5V 0.9 1.0 1.1 V
Power Supply Rejection Ratio (note 9) PSRR 12V ≤ VCC ≤ 25V (note 9) 70 dB
Input Bias Current IBIAS -3.0 -10 µA
AM C DOC. #: AMC3842A_A AMC3842A/43A/44A/45A
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Cont inued)
Error Amplifier Section
Input Bias Current IBIAS -0.1 -2 µA
Input Voltage VI(EA) COMP = 2.5V 2.42 2.50 2.58 V
Open Loop Voltage Gain GVO 2V ≤ VO ≤ 4V 65 90 dB
Unity Gain Bandwidth (note 8) UGBW TJ = 25 OC 0.7 1 MHz
Power Supply Rejection Ratio PSRR 12V ≤ VCC ≤ 25V 60 70 dB
Output Sink Current ISINK V
FB = 2.7V, COMP = 1.1V 2 7 mA
Output Source Current ISOURCE V
FB = 2.3V, COMP = 5.0V -0.5 -1.0 mA
High Output Vo ltage VOH VFB = 2.3V, RL = 15KΩ to GND 5 6 V
Low Output Voltage VOL VFB = 2.7V, RL = 15KΩ to VREF 0.7 1.1 V
Output Section ISINK = 20mA 0.1 0.4
Output Low Level VOL ISINK = 200mA 1.4 2.2 V
ISOURCE = 20mA 13 13.5
Outp ut High Leve l VOH ISOURCE = 200mA 12 13.0 V
Rise Time (note 8) tr T
J = 25 OC, CL = 1nF 50 150 ns
Fall Time (note 8) tf T
J = 25 OC, CL = 1nF 50 150 ns
Under-Voltage Lockout Section AMC3842A/44A 14.5 16.0 17.5
Start Threshold VTH(ST) AMC3843A/45A 7.8 8.4 9.0 V
AMC3842A/44A 8.5 10 11.5
Min. Oper ating Vo ltage AMC3843A/45A 7.0 7.6 8.2 V
PWM Section AMC3842A/43A 94 97 100
Maximum Duty Cycle AMC3844A/45A 47 48 50 %
Minimum Duty Cycle 0 %
Total Standby Current AMC3842A/44A 0.2 0.35
Startup Current AMC3843A/45A 0.5 1.0 mA
Operating Supply Curre nt ICC V
FB = ISENSE = 0V 14 17 mA
Zener Volt age VZ I
CC = 25mA 30 35 V
note 7: Adjust VCC above the start threshold before setting at 15V
note 8: These parameters, although guaranteed, are not 100% tested in production prior to shipment
note 9: Parameters are measured at trip point of latch with VFB = 2V
note 10: Gain is measured between ISENSE and COMP with the input changing from 0V to 0.8V
AM C DOC. #: AMC3842A_A AMC3842A/43A/44A/45A
November 2001 CURRENT MODE PWM CONTROLLER
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Application Information
Fig. 1. Current Sense Circuit
Peak cu rrent (IS) is set by: IS(MAX) = 1V/RS
Fig. 3. Oscillator Section
1.72
Fig. 2. Error Amplifier Configuration - the
amplifier can source or sink up to 0.5mA For RT < 5K, f = RTCT
Fig. 4. Open-loop laboratory test fixture: Careful grounding techniques are necessary for high peak
currents associated with capacitive loads. Timing and bypass capacitors should be connected to GND pin
in a single point ground. The transistor and 5K potentiometer are used to sample the oscillator waveform
and ap ply an adjust able ramp to the ISENSE pin
GND
ISENSE
COMP
Error
Am
p
RS
Rf
Cf
R
2R
1V Current
Sense
Comparator
4.7K
1
Error AMP
Ad
us
4.7K
2N2222
100K
5
K
ISENSE
Adjust
COMP
VFB
ISENSE
RT/CT
GND
VREF
VCC
Output
0.1µ
µµ
µF
Output
1K,
1W
VCC
VREF
0.1µ
µµ
µF
GND
CT
RT
2.5V
Zf
Zi
0.5mA
VFB
COMP
Error
Am
p
GND
RT/CT
VREF
CT
RT
AM C DOC. #: AMC3842A_A AMC3842A/43A/44A/45A
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Application Information (continued)
Fig. 5 . Shutdo w n Techni que s - t here are two ways to shutdo wn the PWM controller: 1) raise the voltage at
ISENSE above 1V or, 2) pull the COMP below a voltage two diodes above ground.
Fig 6. Slop Compensation – To achieve duty cycles over 50% for some applications , the above
slop e compensa tion technique is suggested by resistivel y summing a fraction of the
oscillator ramp with the current sense signal.
ISENSE
Shutdown
VREF
500Ω
ΩΩ
Ω
To Current
Sense Resistor
330Ω
ΩΩ
Ω
1K
Shutdown
COMP
VREF
RT/CT
ISENSE
RT
CT
0.1µ
µµ
µF
C
R2
R1
ISENSE
RSENSE
AM C DOC. #: AMC3842A_A AMC3842A/43A/44A/45A
November 2001 CURRENT MODE PWM CONTROLLER
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8-Pin Plastic DIP
INCHES MILLIMETERS
MIN TYP MAX MIN TYP MAX
A 0.355 0.365 0.400 9.02 9.27 10.16
B 0.240 0.250 0.280 6.10 6.35 7.11
C - - 0.210 - - 5.33
D - 0.018 - - 0.46 -
F - 0.060 - - 1.52 -
G - 0.100 - - 2.54 -
H 0.050 - 0.090 1.27 - 2.29
J 0.008 - 0.015 0.20 - 0.38
K 0.115 0.130 0.150 2.92 3.30 3.81
L 0.300 BSC. 7.62 BSC.
1
B
5
4
8
C
K
F
H G D
A
L
M
J
M - 7º 15º - 7º 15º
8-Pin Plastic S.O.I.C.
INCHES MILLIMETERS
MIN TYP MAX MIN TYP MAX
A 0.183 - 0.202 4.65 - 5.13
B 0.144 - 0.163 3.66 - 4.14
C 0.068 - 0.074 1.73 - 1.88
D 0.010 - 0.020 0.25 - 0.51
F 0.015 - 0.035 0.38 - 0.89
G 0.050 BSC 1.27 BSC
J 0.007 - 0.010 0.19 - 0.25
K 0.005 - 0.010 0.13 - 0.25
L 0.189 - 0.205 4.80 - 5.21
M - - 8º - - 8º
P 0.228 - 0.244 5.79 - 6.20
SEATING PLAN
A
D
F
P
B
K
C
M
L
J
G
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14-Pin Plastic S.O.I.C.
INCHES MILLIMETERS
MIN TYP MAX MIN TYP MAX
A 0.336 - 0.344 8.54 - 8.74
B 0.159 - 0.158 3.81 - 4.01
C 0.053 - 0.069 1.35 - 1.75
D 0.014 - 0.018 0.35 - 0.46
F 0.026 - 0.030 0.67 - 0.77
G 0.050 BSC 1.27 BSC
J 0.007 - 0.010 0.19 - 0.25
K 0.004 - 0.010 0.10 - 0.25
L 0.189 - 0.205 4.82 - 5.21
M - - 8º - - 8º
P 0.228 - 0.244 5.79 - 6.20
SEATING PLAN
F
M
L
J
GD
P
B
A
C
K
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November 2001 CURRENT MODE PWM CONTROLLER
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