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Synchronous Buck DC/DC Converter IC Featuring the Industry’s Lowest Minimum ON-Time
Contributes to greater miniaturization, stable operation, and reduced customer design load in the automotive and industrial markets
ROHM has recently announced the development of the BD51180TL, a step-down DC/DC converter
featuring the lowest minimum ON time in the industry, making it ideal for high-power applications such as
industrial equipment and automotive systems.
In recent years, there is a growing trend towards electronification to meet the need to conserve energy in
all areas, including the automotive market where attention has focused on 48V hybrid vehicle systems
that take safety into account and provide better fuel economy than conventional 12V systems. This is
expected to increase the demand for DC/DC converters that can not only provide direct 3-5V output from
48V for driving control blocks and various functions, but are also capable of operating at high frequency
(>2MHz) to prevent interference with AM radio bands and minimize the number of external components.
To meet these market needs for high input, low output, and high switching frequency it is necessary to
shorten the switching ON time.
Proprietary technology for controlling pulses in a very short time allowed ROHM to reduce the minimum
ON time to an unprecedented 20ns – 6x shorter than conventional solutions – enabling stable step-down
operation from 48V to 3.3V at a constant switching frequency of 2MHz. In addition, current mode control
provides easy phase compensation required for constant voltage output with fewer external parts,
contributing to greater end-product miniaturization while reducing customer design load. And integrating
ROHM’s high voltage MOSFET expands the input voltage range to 65V, 4.6x higher than conventional
products, ensuring compatibility with a wider range of applications. Additional features include multiple
protection circuits and AEC-Q100 qualification that support the stringent reliability demands in the
automotive and industrial equipment sectors.
ROHM will be exhibiting this breakthrough technology at APEC 2016, the premiere event in applied power
electronics (for more information, click here).
APEC 2016
Dates: March 20-24, 2016
Location: The Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach, CA
Booth number: 1843
About: APEC (Applied Power Electronics Conference) focuses on the practical and applied aspects of the
power electronics business.
Availability: Samples (Winter 2016)
Key Features
1. Breakthrough 20ns minimum ON-time control
Leveraging original technology for controlling
pulses in a very short period makes it possible
to reduce the minimum ON time to an
unprecedented 20ns, 6x shorter than the
conventional level. This ensures stable 3.3V
output from 48V battery systems for driving
various functions and control blocks while
enabling 2MHz operation that prevents
interference with AM radio band frequencies.
2. Easy phase compensation with current mode control
Switching power supplies such as DC/DC
converters typically include a feedback control
circuit along with phase compensation to
prevent abnormal oscillation.
ROHM’s new IC employs current mode control
capable of controlling the current in very short
pulse widths, simplifying phase compensation
while reducing customer design load. Plus, only two components are required to achieve stable operation
over a wide input voltage range.
3. Expanded input voltage range
Integrating ROHM’s high voltage MOSFET makes it
possible to expand the input voltage range by over
4.6x compared with conventional products, from 12V
to 65V, enabling suitability for a wider range of
applications – including high-voltage automotive
systems and industrial equipment.
4. Compact high-heat dissipation package
Generally, increasing the breakdown voltage requires greater heat dissipation, making it difficult to
decrease size. In contrast, the VQFN24SV4040 adopts a backside heat sink that reduces size to a
compact 4.0x4.0x1.0mm, 54% smaller than conventional products,.
5. Multiple protection circuits
Standard protection circuits are built in to ensure safe operation and provide a greater degree of reliability.
・ AEC-Q100 Qualified
・ Over Current Protection
・ Input Under Voltage Lockout Protection
・ Input Over Voltage Protection
・ Output Overvoltage Protection
・ Thermal Shutdown
・ Short-Circuit Protection