
REV. A
ADP3155
–12–
Linear Regulator Design Example
Maximum Ambient Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . T
A
= +50
°
C
Input Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V
IN
= 5 V
Output Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V
O2
= 3.3 V
Maximum Output Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I
O2MAX
= 0.5 A
Maximum Output Load Transient Allowed . . . V
TR2
= 0.036 V
Chosen MOSFET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IRLR2703
Junction-to-Ambient Thermal Impedance (MOSFET)
1
θ
JA
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
°
C/W
1
Uses 1-inch square PCB cu-foil as heat sink.
The output voltage may be programmed by the R
PROG
resistor
as follows:
=
1 2
.
The current sense resistor may be calculated as follows:
R
V
V
k
V
V
k
k
PROG
O
×
=
×
=
2
1
20
3 3
1 2
.
1
20
35
–
.
–
R
V
I
V
A
S
O MAX
2
2
0 54
.
0 54
.
0 5
.
1 1
.
=
=
=
The power rating is:
P
S
2
=
R
S
2
×
(
I
O2
MAX
×
1.1)
2
= 0.33
W
Use a 0.5 W resistor.
The maximum FET junction temperature at shorted output is:
T
FETMAX
= T
A
+
(
θ
J
A
×
V
IN
×
I
O
2
MAX
×
1.1)
=
+50
°
C
+ (40
°
C/W
×
5
V
×
0.5
A
×
1.1)
=
+160
°
C
which is within the maximum allowed by the FET’s data sheet.
The maximum FET junction temperature at nominal output is:
T
FETMAX
= T
A
+
(
θ
J
A
×
(V
IN
– V
O
2
)
×
I
O
2
MAX
)
=
+50
°
C +
(40
°
C/W
×
(5
V –
3.3
V
)
×
0.5
A
)
=
+84
°
C
The output filter capacitor maximum allowed ESR is:
ESR ~ V
TR2
/I
OMAX
=
0.036
V/
0.5
A =
0.072
This requirement is met using a 1000
μ
F/10 V LXV series
capacitor from United Chemicon. For applications requiring
higher output current, a heat sink and/or a larger MOSFET
should be used to reduce the MOSFET’s junction-to-ambient
thermal impedance.
R
S2
1.1
V
470pF
2N2222
V
IN
2k
V
1000
m
F/10V
V
OLDO1, 2
I
OLDO1, 2
V
LDO1, 2
ADP3155
FB1, 2
20k
V
R
35k
V
Figure 15. Linear Regulator with Overcurrent Protection
LAYOUT AND COMPONENT PLACEMENT GUIDELINES
The following guidelines are recommended for optimal perfor-
mance of a switching regulator in a PC system:
General Recommendations
1.
For best results, a four-layer (minimum) PCB is recom-
mended. This should allow the needed versatility for con-
trol circuitry interconnections with optimal placement, a
signal ground plane, power planes for both power ground
and the input power (e.g., 5 V), and wide interconnection
traces in the rest of the power delivery current paths. Each
square unit of 1 ounce copper trace has a resistance of
~0.53 m
at room temperature.
2.
Whenever high currents must be routed between PCB
layers, vias should be used liberally to create several parallel
current paths so that the resistance and inductance intro-
duced by these current paths is minimized and the via cur-
rent rating is not exceeded.
3.
The power and ground planes should overlap each other as
little as possible. It is generally easiest (although not neces-
sary) to have the power and signal ground planes on the
same PCB layer. The planes should be connected nearest
to the first input capacitor where the input ground current
flows from the converter back to the power source (e.g.,
5 V).
4.
If critical signal lines (including the voltage and current
sense lines of the ADP3155) must cross through power
circuitry, it is best if a signal ground plane can be inter-
posed between those signal lines and the traces of the
power circuitry. This serves as a shield to minimize noise
injection into the signals at the expense of making signal
ground a bit noisier.
5.
The PGND pin of the ADP3155 should connect first to a
ceramic bypass capacitor (on the V
CC
pin) and then into the
power ground plane using the shortest possible trace. How-
ever, the power ground plane should not extend under
other signal components, including the ADP3155 itself. If
necessary, follow the preceding guideline to use the signal
plane as a shield between the power ground plane and the
signal circuitry.
6.
The AGND pin of the ADP3155 should connect first to the
timing capacitor (on the C
T
pin), and then into the signal
ground plane. In cases where no signal ground plane can be
used, short interconnections to other signal ground cir-
cuitry in the power converter should be used—the compen-
sation capacitor being the next most critical.
7.
The output capacitors of the power converter should be
connected to the signal ground plane even though power
current flows in the ground of these capacitors. For this
reason, it is advised to avoid critical ground connections (e.g.,
the signal circuitry of the power converter) in the signal
ground plane between the input and output capacitors. It is
also advised to keep the planar interconnection path short
(i.e., have input and output capacitors close together).