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The minimum inductance value for the input inductor is

therefore:

LIN +

(dI dt)MAX

where:

LIN = input inductor value;

ΔV = voltage seen by the input inductor during a full load

swing;

(dI/dt)MAX = maximum allowable input current slew rate

(0.1 A/μs for a Pentium II power supply).

The designer must select the LC filter pole frequency so

that at least 40 dB attenuation is obtained at the regulator

switching frequency. The LC filter is a double−pole network

with a slope of −2, a roll−off rate of —40 dB/dec, and a

corner frequency:

fC +

1.0

2.0p LC

where:

L = input inductor;

C = input capacitor(s).

Step 7: Selection of the Switching FET

FET Basics

The use of the MOSFET as a power switch is propelled by

two reasons: 1) Its very high input impedance; and 2) Its very

fast switching times. The electrical characteristics of a

MOSFET are considered to be those of a perfect switch.

Control and drive circuitry power is therefore reduced.

Because the input impedance is so high, it is voltage driven.

The input of the MOSFET acts as if it were a small capacitor,

which the driving circuit must charge at turn on. The lower

the drive impedance, the higher the rate of rise of VGS, and

the faster the turn−on time. Power dissipation in the

switching MOSFET consists of 1) conduction losses, 2)

leakage losses, 3) turn−on switching losses, 4) turn−off

switching losses, and 5) gate−transitions losses. The latter

three losses are proportional to frequency. For the

conducting power dissipation rms values of current and

resistance are used for true power calculations. The fast

switching speed of the MOSFET makes it indispensable for

high−frequency power supply applications. Not only are

switching power losses minimized, but also the maximum

usable switching frequency is considerably higher.

Switching time is independent of temperature. Also, at

higher frequencies, the use of smaller and lighter

components (transformer, filter choke, filter capacitor)

reduces overall component cost while using less space for

more efficient packaging at lower weight.

The MOSFET has purely capacitive input impedance. No

DC current is required. It is important to keep in mind the

drain current of the FET has a negative temperature

coefficient. Increase in temperature causes higher

on−resistance and greater leakage current. For switching

circuits, VDS(ON) should be low to minimize power

dissipation at a given ID, and VGS should be high to

accomplish this. MOSFET switching times are determined

by device capacitance, stray capacitance, and the impedance

of the gate drive circuit. Thus the gate driving circuit must

have high momentary peak current sourcing and sinking

capability for switching the MOSFET. The input

capacitance, output capacitance and reverse−transfer

capacitance also increase with increased device current

rating.

Two considerations complicate the task of estimating

switching times. First, since the magnitude of the input

capacitance, CISS, varies with VDS, the RC time constant

determined by the gate−drive impedance and CISS changes

during the switching cycle. Consequently, computation of

the rise time of the gate voltage by using a specific

gate−drive impedance and input capacitance yields only a

rough estimate. The second consideration is the effect of the

“Miller” capacitance, CRSS, which is referred to as CDG in

the following discussion. For example, when a device is on,

VDS(ON) is fairly small and VGS is about 12 V. CDG is

charged to VDS(ON) − VGS, which is a negative potential if

the drain is considered the positive electrode. When the

drain is “off,” CDG is charged to quite a different potential.

In this case the voltage across CDG is a positive value since

the potential from gate−to−source is near zero volts and VDS

is essentially the drain supply voltage. During turn−on and

turn−off, these large swings in gate−to−drain voltage tax the

current sourcing and sinking capabilities of the gate drive.

In addition to charging and discharging CGS, the gate drive

must also supply the displacement current required by

CDG(IGATE = CDG dVDG/dt). Unless the gate−drive

impedance is very low, the VGS waveform commonly

plateaus during rapid changes in the drain−to−source

voltage.

The most important aspect of FET performance is the

Static Drain−To−Source On−Resistance (RDS(ON)), which

effects regulator efficiency and FET thermal management

requirements. The On−Resistance determines the amount of

current a FET can handle without excessive power

dissipation that may cause overheating and potentially

catastrophic failure. As the drain current rises, especially

above the continuous rating, the On−Resistance also

increases. Its positive temperature coefficient is between

+0.6%/C and +0.85%/C. The higher the On−Resistance the

larger the conduction loss is. Additionally, the FET gate

charge should be low in order to minimize switching losses

and reduce power dissipation.

Both logic level and standard FETs can be used. The

reference designs derive gate drive from the 12 V supply,

which is generally available in most computer systems and

utilizes logic level FETs.

Voltage applied to the FET gates depends on the

application circuit used. Both upper and lower gate driver

outputs are specified to drive to within 1.5 V of ground when

in the low state and to within 2.0 V of their respective bias

supplies when in the high state. In practice, the FET gates

will be driven rail−to−rail due to overshoot caused by the

capacitive load they present to the controller IC.

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