A8437 Mobile Phone Xenon Photoflash Capacitor Charger with IGBT Driver Features and Benefits Description Low quiescent current draw (0.1 A in shutdown mode) Primary-side output voltage sensing; no resistor divider required User-adjustable current limit from 0.4 to 1.2 A 1.1 V logic (VHI(min)) compatibility Integrated IGBT driver with separate sink and source (CG package) or common sink/source (EJ package) Flash dual trigger with interlock for increased noise immunity Optimized for mobile phone, 1-cell Li+ battery applications No primary-side Schottky diode needed Zero-voltage switching for lower loss >75% efficiency Optional regulation feature to maintain the output voltage Charge complete indication Integrated 40 V DMOS switch The Allegro(R) A8437 Xenon photoflash charger IC is designed to meet the needs of ultra-low power, small form factor cameras, particularly camera-phones. The charge current time is adjustable by setting the charge current limit from 0.4 to 1.2 A maximum. By using primaryside voltage sensing, the need for a secondary-side resistive voltage divider is eliminated. This has the additional benefit of reducing leakage currents on the secondary side of the transformer. To extend battery life, the A8437 features very low supply current draw--typically 0.1 A in shutdown mode and 10 A in standby mode. The A8437 has a flash dual trigger IGBT driver and flash interlock to increase the device noise immunity. The IGBT driver also has separate source and sink connections, for flexibility in controlling IGBT rise and fall times. The charge and trigger voltage logic thresholds are set at 1.1 VHI (min) to support applications implementing low voltage control logic. The A8437 is available in a 10-pin, 3 mm x 3 mm DFN/MLP package with exposed pad for enhanced thermal performance. For an even smaller PCB footprint, a wafer-level chip scale package (WLCSP) option is available. Packages: 10-contact DFN/MLP 3 mm x 3 mm 0.75 nominal overall height (Package EJ) Applications include: Mobile phone flash Digital and film camera flash 12-ball WLCSP 1.205 mm x 1.635 mm 0.5 nominal overall height (Package CG) Typical Application CG Package EJ Package 1 : 10 1 : 10 C2 Battery Input + 2.3 to 5.5 V C1 C2 COUT 100 F 315 V VIN TLIM Battery Input + 2.3 to 5.5 V C1 VOUT Detect VOUT Detect SW SW ISET RSET ISET Control Block ISW sense RSET Connect to VIN REG CHARGE DONE VPULLUP 100 k Application 1. Typical application without output voltage regulation. Note: Application must periodically restart the charging cycle to recover lost charge on the output capacitor. Control Block ISW sense DONE IGBT Gate DONE TRIGGER1 VIN IGBT Driver IGBT Gate GATE TRIGGER2 GSINK GND A8437-DS, Rev. 1 VPULLUP 100 k GSOURCE TRIGGER1 Connect to VIN REG CHARGE DONE IGBT Driver COUT 100 F 315 V VIN TRIGGER2 GND Mobile Phone Xenon Photoflash Capacitor Charger with IGBT Driver A8437 Selection Guide Part Number Package Packing A8437ECGLT* 12-ball WLCSP Tape and reel, 4000 pieces per reel A8437EEJTR-T 10-contact DFN/MLP Tape and reel, 1500 pieces per reel *Contact Allegro for additional ordering information. Absolute Maximum Ratings Characteristic Symbol Notes Rating Units -0.3 to 40 V -0.3 to 6.0 V -0.6 to VIN + 0.3 V V DC voltage. SW Pin VSW VIN Pin VIN (VSW is self-clamped by internal active clamp and is allowed to exceed 40 V during flyback spike durations. Maximum repetitive energy during flyback spike: 0.5 J at frequency 400 kHz.) Care should be taken to limit the current when -0.6 V is applied to these pins. NE Pins CHARGE, TRIGGERx, DO -0.3 to VIN + 0.3 V V -40 to 85 C TJ(max) 150 C Tstg -55 to 150 C Remaining Pins Operating Ambient Temperature Maximum Junction Storage Temperature TA Range E Thermal Characteristics Characteristic Package Thermal Resistance2 Test Conditions1 Symbol RJA Value Units CG package, on 4-layer PCB based on JEDEC standard 100 C/W EJ package, on 2-layer PCB with 0.88 in.2 area of 2 oz. copper each side, based on JEDEC standard 65 C/W EJ package, on 4-layer PCB based on JEDEC standard 45 C/W 1Additional 2CG thermal information available on Allegro website. results preliminary. Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. 115 Northeast Cutoff Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0036 U.S.A. 1.508.853.5000; www.allegromicro.com 2 Mobile Phone Xenon Photoflash Capacitor Charger with IGBT Driver A8437 Functional Block Diagram VIN SW VSW - VBAT DCM Detector ISET ISET Buffer Control Logic toff(max) DMOS 18 s VDSref OCP HmL Triggered Timer S Q R Q ton(max) 18 s Enable S Q R Q DONE REG 1.2 V 0.96 V VIN VIN GSOURCE CHARGE GATE GSINK TRIGGER1 EJ Package GND CG Package TRIGGER2 GND Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. 115 Northeast Cutoff Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0036 U.S.A. 1.508.853.5000; www.allegromicro.com 3 Mobile Phone Xenon Photoflash Capacitor Charger with IGBT Driver A8437 Pin-out Diagrams (Contacts Down Views) CG Package EJ Package A1 A2 A3 A4 B1 B2 B3 B4 C1 C2 C3 C4 ISET 1 GATE 2 VIN 3 GND CHARGE 10 REG 9 DONE 8 TRIGGER1 4 7 SW 5 6 TRIGGER2 EP Orientation mark on ball side Terminal List Table Name Number CG EJ Function ISET C4 1 Sets the maximum switch current; connect an external resistor to GND to set the desired peak current GATE - 2 IGBT gate drive - sink/source GSOURCE B3 - IGBT gate drive - source GSINK C3 - IGBT gate drive - sink VIN C2 3 Input voltage; connect to a 2.3 to 5.5 V bias supply GND C1 4 Ground connection CHARGE B1 5 Pull high to initiate charging; pull low to enter low-power standby mode TRIGGER2 B2 6 IGBT input trigger 2 SW A1 7 Drain connection of internal power MOSFET switch; connect to transformer TRIGGER1 A2 8 IGBT input trigger 1 NE DO A3 9 Pulls low when output reaches target value and CHARGE pin is high; goes high during charging or whenever CHARGE pin is low TLIM A4 - For production test only; connect to GND on PCB REG B4 10 Output voltage regulation pin; connect to external resistor and capacitor to regulate output voltage, or connect to VIN pin to disable regulation (see Output Regulation section for details) EP n.a. - Exposed pad for enhanced thermal dissipation; not connected electrically Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. 115 Northeast Cutoff Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0036 U.S.A. 1.508.853.5000; www.allegromicro.com 4 A8437 Mobile Phone Xenon Photoflash Capacitor Charger with IGBT Driver ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS typical values valid at VIN = 3.6 V, RSET = 33 k, ISWlim = 1.0 A, and TA=25C, unless otherwise noted Characteristics VIN Voltage Range UVLO Enable Threshold UVLO Hysteresis VIN Supply Current Symbol VIN VINUV VINUVhys IIN Test Conditions VIN rising Shutdown (CHARGE = 0 V, TRIGGER1 and TRIGGER2 = 0 V) Charging complete, regulation disabled (REG = VIN) Charging complete, regulation enabled Charging (CHARGE = VIN, TRIGGER1 and TRIGGER2 = 0 V) Min. 2.3 - - Typ. - 2.05 150 Max. 5.5 2.2 - Unit V V mV - 0.01 0.5 A - - 10 0.5 50 - A mA - 2 - mA 1.08 - - - - - - 1.2 0.4 28 1.2 1000 0.25 - 1.32 - - - - - 2 A A kA/A V A - - 0.5 A - 1.1 - - - - - 36 - - 100 20 18 18 - - 0.4 - - - - A V V k us s s Current Limits Switch Current Limit1 SW / ISET Current Ratio ISET Pin Voltage While Charging ISET Pin Internal Resistance Switch On-Resistance Switch Leakage Current2 ISWlimMAX ISWlimMIN ISW/ISET VSET RSET(INT) RSWDS(on) ISWlk CHARGE Input Current ICHARGE CHARGE Input Voltage2 VCHARGE CHARGE Pull-Down Resistor Value CHARGE ON/OFF Delay Maximum Switch-Off Timeout Maximum Switch-On Timeout VIN = 3.6 V, ID = 800 mA, TA = 25C VSW = VIN(max), over temperature range Combined VIN and SW leakage current at TA=25C VIN= 5.5 V in Shutdown VCHARGE = VIN High, over input supply range Low, over input supply range RCHPD tCH toffMAX tonMAX NE Output Leakage Current2 DO IDONElk NE Output Low Voltage2 DO VDONEL Output Comparator Trip Voltage2 Output Comparator Overdrive Minimum dV/dt for ZVS Comparator Regulation Maximum, RSET = 26.7 k Minimum, RSET = 85 k RSET = 33 k, CHARGE = high RSET = 33 k, CHARGE = high VOUTTRIP VOUTOV dV/dt NE pin 32 A into DO Measured as VSW - VIN Pulse width = 200 ns (90% to 90%) Measured at SW pin - - 1 A - 31 - - - 31.5 200 20 100 32 400 - mV V mV V/s REG Voltage When Charging Completes VREG(H) NE low transition CHARGE = high, at DO 1.15 1.2 1.25 V REG Voltage Threshold for Regulation VREG(L) NE = low CHARGE = high, at DO - 0.96 - V REG Output Current Drive Capability IREG NE = high, VSW - VIN = 30 V, CHARGE = high, at DO VREG = 1.0 V - 50 - A REG Leakage Current While Not Charging IREGlk NE = low, VREG = 1.2 V CHARGE = high, at DO - 0.1 - A - 0.4 - - - - - - - V V k ns ns ns ns IGBT Driver VTRIG(H) Input = logic high, over input supply range 1.1 - VTRIG(L) Input = logic low, over input supply range - - TRIGGER, TRIGGER2 Pull-Down Resistor RTRIGPD - 100 GSOURCE Resistance to VIN3 RSrcDS(on) VIN = 3.6 V, VGSOURCE =1.8 V - 5 RSnkDS(on) VIN = 3.6 V, VGSINK = 1.8 V - 6 GSINK Resistance to GND3 Propagation Delay (Rising) tDr - 30 Propagation Delay (Falling) tDf - 30 GSOURCE and GSINK tied together, measurement taken at pin; RGATE = 12 , CL= 6500 pF, VIN = 3.6 V Output Rise Time tr - 70 Output Fall Time tf - 70 1Current limit guaranteed by design and correlation to static test. Refer to application section for peak current in actual circuits. 2Specifications over the range T = -40C to 85C; guaranteed by design and characterization. A 3GSOURCE and GSINK tied together (GATE pin) in EJ package. TRIGGER, TRIGGER2 Input Voltage2 Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. 115 Northeast Cutoff Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0036 U.S.A. 1.508.853.5000; www.allegromicro.com 5 Mobile Phone Xenon Photoflash Capacitor Charger with IGBT Driver A8437 Timing and IGBT Interlock Function The two TRIGGER signals are internally ANDed together. As shown in the timing diagram, below, triggering is prohibited during the initial charging process. This prevents premature firing of the flash before the output capacitor has been charged to its target voltage. Refer to the section IGBT Gate Driver Interlock for details. VIN CHARGE SW VOUT DONE A B D C TRIGGER IGBTDRV Case Description A TRIGGER pulse arrives before first charging process is finished (CHARGE and NE pins are both high). IGBTDRV is disabled in this case. DO B Arrives during regulation mode, while not refreshing. IGBTDRV is enabled. Charging resumes once TRIGGER is low again. C Arrives during regulation mode, while refreshing. Charging is stopped after present cycle. IGBTDRV is enabled. Charging resumes after TRIGGER is low again. D Arrives while IC is in low-power Standby mode (CHARGE pin is low). IGBTDRV is always enabled in this case. IGBT Drive Timing Definition TRIGGER 50% tDr GSOURCE, GSINK, or GATE 50% tr tDf 90% 10% tf 90% 10% Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. 115 Northeast Cutoff Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0036 U.S.A. 1.508.853.5000; www.allegromicro.com 6 Mobile Phone Xenon Photoflash Capacitor Charger with IGBT Driver A8437 Performance Characteristics Charging Time at Various Peak Current Levels Common Parameters Symbol Parameter Units/Division C1 VOUT 50 V C2 VBAT 1V C3 IIN 100 mA t time 200 ms Conditions Parameter Value VBATT 3.6 V COUT 20 F Conditions Parameter RSET ISWlim Value 26.7 k 1.2 A VOUT VBAT C1 C2 IIN C1 C2 C3 C3 t VOUT C1 VBAT Conditions Parameter RSET ISWlim Value 33.2 k 1.0 A C2 IIN C1 C2 C3 C3 t VOUT C1 VBAT Conditions Parameter RSET ISWlim Value 39 k 0.9 A C2 IIN C1 C2 C3 C3 t Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. 115 Northeast Cutoff Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0036 U.S.A. 1.508.853.5000; www.allegromicro.com 7 Mobile Phone Xenon Photoflash Capacitor Charger with IGBT Driver A8437 Efficiency versus Battery Voltage Charge Time versus Battery Voltage Transformer Lp= 8 H, N = 10.2; COUT= 20 F / 330 V UCC; TA=25 Transformer Lp= 8 H, N = 10.2; COUT= 20 F / 330 V UCC; TA=25 71 3.5 2.0 45 0.8 67 39 0.9 66 33.2 1.0 65 26.7 1.2 69 68 1.5 1.0 0.5 64 62 RSET (k) 55 IP (A) 0.65 61 45 0.8 60 39 0.9 59 33.2 1.0 58 26.7 1.2 63 57 56 55 0 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 2.0 6.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 VBAT (V) COUT= 20 F. For larger or smaller capacitances, charging time scales proportionally. 4.0 VBAT (V) 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 Special low-profile transformer with relatively low inductance (Lp= 8 H) and high winding resistance (Rp = 0.37 ). Higher efficiency can be achieved by using transformers with higher Lp, which reduces switching frequency and therefore switching loses, and lower resistance, which reduces conduction losses. Average Input Current versus Battery Voltage XFM Lp= 8 H, N = 10.2, COUT= 20 F 330 V UCC, TA=25 0.55 0.50 0.45 0.40 IIN (A) Time (s) 2.5 IP (A) 0.65 Efficiency (%) 3.0 70 RSET (k) 55 0.35 0.30 RSET (k) 26.7 IP (A) 1.2 33.2 1.0 39 0.9 45 0.8 55 0.65 0.25 0.20 0.15 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 VBAT (V) An increase in ISWlim with respect to VBAT actually keeps the average input current roughly constant throughout the battery voltage range. Normally, if ISWlim is kept constant, the average current will drop as VBAT goes higher. Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. 115 Northeast Cutoff Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0036 U.S.A. 1.508.853.5000; www.allegromicro.com 8 A8437 Mobile Phone Xenon Photoflash Capacitor Charger with IGBT Driver Application Information General Operation Overview The CHARGE pin enables the part and starts charging. open-drain indicator is pulled low when The D ONE CHARGE is high and target output voltage is reached. Charging is reinitiated when the REG pin voltage falls below the regulation threshold. Pulling the CHARGE pin low stops charging and forces the chip into lowpower standby mode. Output Voltage Regulation When the REG pin is connected to VIN, the A8437 stops charging the output voltage after the reflected voltage (VSW - VIN) reaches 31.5 V. In this mode, charging can be reinitiated by cycling the CHARGE signal through a low to high transition. The A8437 can also be used to regulate output voltage within a predetermined window. In this mode, connect a capacitor, CREG, and resistor, RREG, from the REG pin to GND (refer to the figure Application 3). When CHARGE is held high, the voltage monitoring circuit of the A8437 is always active, irrespective of the REG pin voltage level. Voltage Regulation Using Predicitive Droop The A8437 uses a technique called Predictive Droop for regulating the output capacitor voltage after the completion of a charging cycle. When the target output voltage is reached, the converter stops charging and output capacitor voltage droops due to leakage current. An external resistor and capacitor connected from the REG pin to ground will provide an RC discharge time constant. This time constant can be selected to mirror the droop rate of the output capacitor. When voltage at the REG pin drops to 80% of the reference value, the converter starts charging again and brings the output capacitor back to target voltage again. The time required for an RC network to discharge from V0 to VT is given by: T = R x C x ln (V0 / VT) . (1) For example, if C = 10 F, R = 10 M and V0 / VT = 1.25, then T = 22 seconds. Assuming that the RC-discharge characteristic of the output capacitor matches that at the REG pin, we can predict that the output voltage has drooped 20%, and therefore it is time to recharge the output capacitor. By implementing a Predictive Droop technique, no additional leakage paths are introduced on the secondary side, which helps to keep power losses to a minimum. By intentionally making the RC discharge time constant of the REG pin shorter than that of the output capacitor, we can regulate the output voltage to a window tighter than the default 20% hysteresis. Voltage Regulation Using Direct Sensing If direct sensing from the secondary side is desired, connect the REG pin to a resistor divider network across the output capacitor to enable output regulation. In this case, the charging cut-off is still controlled by primary side sensing (charging stops when reflected voltage reaches 31.5 V), but the regulation threshold is controlled by the secondary side sensing. When the CHARGE pin is high, and the sensed output voltage falls below the lower VREG threshold, the flyback converter charges the output capacitor again until the primary side sensing stops further charging. This cycle repeats till the CHARGE pin is pulled low. The benefit of this method is that a lower output voltage can be selected independently, simply by changing the resistor divider ratio. For example, given R1=10 M, R2= 33.2 k, and VREG(L)= 0.96 V, then: VOUT(Low) = VREG(L) x ( R1/ R2 + 1) = 290 V . (2) Selection of Switching Current Limit The A8437 features continuously adjustable peak switching current between 0.4 and 1.2A. This is done Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. 115 Northeast Cutoff Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0036 U.S.A. 1.508.853.5000; www.allegromicro.com 9 Mobile Phone Xenon Photoflash Capacitor Charger with IGBT Driver A8437 by selecting the value of an external resistor RSET, connected from the ISET pin to GND, which determines the ISET bias current, and therefore the switching current limit, ISWlim. where: RSET(INT) is the internal resistance of the ISET pin (1 k typical), RGND(INT) is the internal resistance of the bonding wire for the GND pin (27 m typical), and To the first order approximation, ISWlim is related to ISET and RSET according to the following equations: ISWlim = ISET x K = VSET / RSET x K , K = (K + VIN x K), with K = 24350 and K 1040 at TA = 25C. Then, (3) where K = 28000 when battery voltage is 3.6 V. ISWlim = ISET x K + VBAT / LP x tD , In real applications, the actual switching current limit is affected by input battery voltage, and also the transformer primary inductance, Lp. If necessary, the following expressions can be used to determine ISWlim more accurately: (5) where tD is the delay in SW turn-off (0.1 s typical). The chart at the bottom of the page can be used to determine the relationship between RSET and ISWlim at various battery voltages. ISET = VSET / (RSET + RSET(INT) - K x RGND(INT) ), (4) Peak Current Limit versus ISET Resistance VIN = VBAT, XFM Lp = 8 H, TA=25C 1.3 1.2 1.1 VIN = 5.5 V VIN = 4.5 V ISWlim (A) 1.0 VIN = 3.6 V VIN = 3.0 V 0.9 VIN = 2.3 V 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 RSET (k) Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. 115 Northeast Cutoff Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0036 U.S.A. 1.508.853.5000; www.allegromicro.com 10 Mobile Phone Xenon Photoflash Capacitor Charger with IGBT Driver A8437 Smart Current Limit (Optional) With the help of some simple external logic, the user can change the charging current according to the battery voltage. For example, assume that ISET is normally 36 A (for ISWlim = 1.0 A). Referring to the following illustration, when the battery voltage drops BL RBL period, 18 s, off-time control. One advantage of having Timer Mode is that it limits the initial battery current surge and thus acts as a "soft-start." A timeexpanded view of a Timer Mode interval is shown in the following figure. Timer Mode ISET VSW RSET VBAT below 2.5 V, the signal at BL (battery-low) goes high. The resistor RBL, connecting BL to the ISET pin, then injects 10 A into RSET. This effectively reduces ISET current to 26 A (for ISWLIM = 0.73 A). A disadvantage of the above method is that the 10 A current is always flowing whenever the BL signal goes high. Timer Mode and Fast Charging Mode The A8437 achieves fast charging times and high efficiency by operating in discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) through most of the charging process. The relationship of Timer Mode and Fast Charging Mode is shown in the following figure. VOUT VOUT ISW VOUT 14 V; t =2 s/div; VBAT =3.6 V; RSET=33.2 k As soon as a sufficient voltage has built up at the output capacitor, the IC enters Fast-Charging Mode. In this mode, the next switching cycle starts after the secondary side current has stopped flowing, and the switch voltage has dropped to a minimum value. A proprietary circuit is used to allow minimum-voltage switching, even if the SW pin voltage does not drop to 0 V. This enables Fast-Charging Mode to start earlier than previously possible, thereby reducing the overall charging time. Minimum-voltage switching is shown in the following figure. Timer Mode Fast Charging Mode VBAT IIN t =200 ms/div; VOUT =50 V/div; VBAT =1 V/div.; IIN =100 mA/div. VBAT =3.6 V; COUT =20 F/330 V; RSET=46 k (ISWlim0.75 A) The IC operates in Timer Mode when beginning to charge a completely discharged photoflash capacitor, usually when the output voltage, VOUT, is less than approximately 15 to 20 V. Timer Mode is a fixed Minimum Voltage Switching VSW VBAT VOUT ISW VOUT 15 V; t =1 s/div; VBAT =3.6 V; RSET=33.2 k During Fast-Charging Mode, when VOUT is high enough (over 50 V), true zero-voltage switching Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. 115 Northeast Cutoff Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0036 U.S.A. 1.508.853.5000; www.allegromicro.com 11 Mobile Phone Xenon Photoflash Capacitor Charger with IGBT Driver A8437 (ZVS) is achieved. This further improves efficiency as well as reduces switching noise. A ZVS interval is shown in the following figure. VOUT Zero Voltage Switching VSW VSW VBAT VBAT ISW VOUT ISW VOUT = 120 V; t =0.2 s/div; VBAT =3.6 V; RSET=33.2 k IGBT Gate Driver Interlock The TRIGGER1and TRIGGER2 pins are ANDed together inside the IC to control the IGBT gate driver. If only one trigger signal is needed, tie both trigger pins together and use as a single input. triggering can be enabled, according to the following chart: Conditions Resulting State CHARGE NE DO Low Don't Care Enabled High High Disabled High Low Enabled IGBT Gate Driver After completion of the charging cycle, if the charge pin is kept high and REG is enabled, the IC will periodically recharge the output. If a trigger signal comes in during a recharge cycle, charging will be halted immediately and the IGBT gate driver will be allowed to fire after a delay of less than 1 s. Charging resumes after the trigger signal is removed. Red Eye Reduction The IGBT gate driver is always enabled when CHARGE is low. If the charge pin is disabled before sufficient voltage has built up on the output capacitor, the flash may not fire. In the case of red-eye reduction Triggering is disabled (locked) during charging. This is to prevent switching noise from interfering with the flashes, it is recommended to keep the CHARGE pin IGBT driver. After the CHARGE pin goes high (at the low until completion of triggering pulses. This ensures start of a charging cycle), the IC must wait for comple- that the IGBT gate driver will remain enabled regard ONE goes low) before state. tion of the charging cycle (D less of the D ONE Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. 115 Northeast Cutoff Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0036 U.S.A. 1.508.853.5000; www.allegromicro.com 12 Mobile Phone Xenon Photoflash Capacitor Charger with IGBT Driver A8437 can flow through the phototransistor. This forces the voltage at TRIGGER2 pin to fall to 0.8 V or lower, so it prohibits TRIGGER1 from firing the flash. The exact threshold of ambient light required to prohibit flash firing can be adjusted by RTGR1. The smaller this resistance, the brighter the ambient light must be to prohibit flash firing. Ambient Light Sensing Ambient Light Sensing (ALS) can be easily implemented for the A8437 using the TRIGGER2 pin plus three external components. This configuration is shown in the figure below. The phototransistor current is proportional to the intensity of the light that it receives. When there is sufficient ambient light (for example, during daylight outdoor photographing), a current of about 30 A When ambient conditions are dark, the current flowing through the phototransistor is in less than 1 A. Because the TRIGGER2 pin is biased at 1.4 V or Battery Input 2.3 to 5.5 V 1 : 10 + C1 C2 COUT 100 F 315 V VIN TLIM ISET VOUT Detect Control Block RSET SW ISW sense Connect to VIN REG CHARGE DONE DONE A Bias Voltage 2.5 to 5.5 V TRIGGER1 VIN IGBT Driver GSOURCE IGBT Gate RTGR1 100 k PNZ121S Phototransistor TRIGGER2 CTGR1 1 F GSINK GND A It is recommend to use a regulated system voltage for the bias. If battery voltage is used, the ALS sensitivity will vary with battery voltage, and there would be a small leakage current even when the camera is turned off. ALS typical application (CG package shown) Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. 115 Northeast Cutoff Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0036 U.S.A. 1.508.853.5000; www.allegromicro.com 13 Mobile Phone Xenon Photoflash Capacitor Charger with IGBT Driver A8437 higher, TRIGGER1 is allowed to activate the IGBT gate driver (and thereby fire the flash). The capacitor CTGR1 and resistor RTGR1 form an integrator for light exposure. When the flash fires, bright light bounces back from subject and enters the phototransistor. In example A below, the flash terminates after just 30 s, without fully discharging the photoflash capacitor. If the subject is far away, the reflected light intensity is lower, so the phototransistor current is also lower. In example B below, the flash stays on for longer time (60 s) and discharges more energy from the photoflash capacitor. Using a larger CTGR1 causes the time constant of the integrator to increase, so a longer pulse is required before the flash is terminated. Example A VOUT VTRIGGER2 C2 C1 C2 C3 VTRIGGER1 C3 VGATE C1 C4 C4 t Common Parameters Symbol Parameter Units/Division C1 VOUT 50 V C2 VTRIGGER2 1V C3 VTRIGGER1 5V 5V C4 VGATE t time 20 s Example B VOUT VTRIGGER2 VTRIGGER1 C2 C1 C2 C3 C3 VGATE C1 C4 C4 t Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. 115 Northeast Cutoff Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0036 U.S.A. 1.508.853.5000; www.allegromicro.com 14 Mobile Phone Xenon Photoflash Capacitor Charger with IGBT Driver A8437 Transformer Selection 1. The transformer turns ratio, N, determines the output voltage: N = NS / NP VOUT = 31.5 x N - Vd , where 31.5 is the typical value of VOUTTRIP , and Vd is the forward drop of the output diode. The minimum pulse width for toff determines what is the minimum LP required for the transformer. For example, if ISWlim = 0.7 A, N = 10, and VOUT = 315 V, then LP must be at least 9 H in order to keep toff at 200 ns or longer. These relationships are illustrated in the figure at the bottom of the page. where R is the total resistance in the primary current path (including RSWDS(on) and the DC resistance of the transformer). In general, choosing a transformer with a larger LP results in higher efficiency (because a larger LP means lower switch frequency and hence lower switching loss). But transformers with a larger LP also require more windings and larger magnetic cores. Therefore, a trade-off must be made between transformer size and efficiency. If VIN is much larger than ISWlim x R, then ton can be approximated by: Component Selection 2. The primary inductance, LP , determines the on-time of the switch: ton = (-LP / R ) x ln (1 - ISWlim x R /VIN) , ton = ISWlim x LP /VIN . Selection of the flyback transformer should be based 3. The secondary inductance, LS, determines the offtime of the switch. Given: on the peak current, according to the following table: IPeak Range LS / LP = N x N , then toff = (ISWlim / N) x LS /VOUT = (ISWlim x LP x N) /VOUT . ton LP (A) Supplier Part Number (H) 0.4 to 1.0 TDK LDT565630T-002 14.5 0.6 to 1.2 TDK LDT565630T-003 10.5 0.75 to 1.0 TDK LDT565620ST-203 8.2 toff VSW ISW Vr tf VIN VIN ISW VSW tneg Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. 115 Northeast Cutoff Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0036 U.S.A. 1.508.853.5000; www.allegromicro.com 15 Mobile Phone Xenon Photoflash Capacitor Charger with IGBT Driver A8437 Battery Input 2.3 to 5.5 V Battery Input 2.3 to 5.5 V 1 : 10 1 : 10 + + C1 C2 TLIM ISET C2 COUT 100 F 315 V VIN VOUT Detect TLIM SW ISW sense RSET 38.3 k ISET VOUT Detect Control Block CREG 10 MF CHARGE VPULLUP DONE 100 k 100 k DONE DONE TRIGGER1 VIN IGBT Driver GSOURCE TRIGGER1 VIN IGBT Driver GSOURCE IGBT Gate IGBT Gate TRIGGER2 RREG 10 M REG VPULLUP DONE SW ISW sense RSET REG CHARGE COUT 100 F 315 V VIN 10 M Control Block C1 GSINK GND Application 2. Maintaining output target voltage by directly monitoring the output voltage (REG pin connected to a secondary-side resistor divider). CG package shown. TRIGGER2 GSINK GND Application 3. Maintaining output voltage by predicting the output voltage droop (REG pin connected to primary-side RC network). CG package shown. Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. 115 Northeast Cutoff Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0036 U.S.A. 1.508.853.5000; www.allegromicro.com 16 Mobile Phone Xenon Photoflash Capacitor Charger with IGBT Driver A8437 Package CG, 12-Ball WLCSP 1.645 1 A 1.215 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 A A B B C C 0.40 X .17 0.40 SEATING PLANE B PCB Layout Reference View C 12X 0.05 C 0.550 MAX 0.19 C All dimensions nominal, not for tooling use Dimensions in millimeters Dimensions exclusive of burrs Exact configuration at supplier discretion within limits shown 0.2225 0.208 C 0.800 B 0.400 A 1 2 3 A Terminal #A1 mark area B Reference pad layout; all pads a minimum of 0.20 mm from all adjacent pads; adjust as necessary to meet application process requirements and PCB layout tolerances C Die orientation mark 4 1.200 Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. 115 Northeast Cutoff Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0036 U.S.A. 1.508.853.5000; www.allegromicro.com 17 Mobile Phone Xenon Photoflash Capacitor Charger with IGBT Driver A8437 Package EJ, 3 mm x 3 mm 10-Contact DFN/MLP 0.30 3.00 0.15 0.85 0.50 10 10 3.00 0.15 1.64 3.10 A 1 2 1 11X D SEATING PLANE 0.08 C +0.05 0.25 -0.07 C C 2.38 PCB Layout Reference View 0.75 0.05 0.50 1 For Reference Only (reference JEDEC MO-229WEED) Dimensions in millimeters Exact case and lead configuration at supplier discretion within limits shown 2 0.40 0.10 1.64 B 10 2.38 A Terminal #1 mark area B Exposed thermal pad (reference only, terminal #1 identifier appearance at supplier discretion) C Reference land pattern layout (reference IPC7351 SON50P300X300X80-11WEED3M); All pads a minimum of 0.20 mm from all adjacent pads; adjust as necessary to meet application process requirements and PCB layout tolerances; when mounting on a multilayer PCB, thermal vias at the exposed thermal pad land can improve thermal dissipation (reference EIA/JEDEC Standard JESD51-5) Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. 115 Northeast Cutoff Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0036 U.S.A. 1.508.853.5000; www.allegromicro.com 18 A8437 Mobile Phone Xenon Photoflash Capacitor Charger with IGBT Driver CG Package Marking NN YWW Line 1: Bump A1 mark NN - last two digits of the device number (37) Line 2: Date code Y - last digit of year of manufacture WW - week of manufacture (Marks on substrate side, exact appearance at supplier discretion) Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. 115 Northeast Cutoff Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0036 U.S.A. 1.508.853.5000; www.allegromicro.com 19 Mobile Phone Xenon Photoflash Capacitor Charger with IGBT Driver A8437 Typical Reflow Profile per J-STD-020D Supplier Tp > Tc - - User Tp < Tc Tc Tc -5C Supplier tp User tp Te m p e r a t u r e Tp Max. Ramp Up Rate = 3C/s Max. Ramp Down Rate = 6C/s TL Tsmax tp Tc -5C tL Preheat Area Tsmin ts 25 Time 25C to Peak Time IPC-020d-5-1 JSTD020D-01, Figure 5-1 Classification Profile (Not to scale) Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. 115 Northeast Cutoff Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0036 U.S.A. 1.508.853.5000; www.allegromicro.com 20 Mobile Phone Xenon Photoflash Capacitor Charger with IGBT Driver A8437 Typical Reflow Profile per J-STD-020D JSTD020D-01 Table 5-2 Classification Reflow Profiles Profile Feature Sn-Pb Eutectic Assembly Pb-Free Assembly 100 C 150 C 60-120 seconds 150 C 200 C 60-120 seconds 3 C/second max. 3 C/second max. 183 C 60-150 seconds 217 C 60-150 seconds Peak package body temperature (Tp) For users Tp must not exceed the Classification temp in Table 4-1. For suppliers Tp must equal or exceed the Classification temp in Table 4-1. For users Tp must not exceed the Classification temp in Table 4-2. For suppliers Tp must equal or exceed the Classification temp in Table 4-2. Time (tp)* within 5 C of the specified classification temperature (Tc), see Figure 5-1. 20* seconds 30* seconds 6 C/second max. 6 C/second max. 6 minutes max. 8 minutes max. Preheat/Soak Temperature Min (Tsmin) Temperature Max (Tsmax) Time (ts) from (Tsmin to Tsmax) Ramp-up rate (TL to Tp) Liquidous temperature (TL) Time (tL) maintained above TL Ramp-down rate (Tp to TL) Time 25 C to peak temperature * Tolerance for peak profile temperature (Tp) is defined as a supplier minimum and a user maximum. Note 1: All temperatures refer to the center of the package, measured on the package body surface that is facing up during assembly reflow (e.g., live-bug). If parts are reflowed in other than the normal live-bug assembly reflow orientation (i.e., dead-bug), Tp shall be within 2 C of the live-bug Tp and still meet the Tc requirements, otherwise, the profile shall be adjusted to achieve the latter. To accurately measure actual peak package body temperatures refer to JEP140 for recommended thermocouple use. Note 2: Reflow profiles in this document are for classification/preconditioning and are not meant to specify board assembly profiles. Actual board assembly profiles should be developed based on specific process needs and board designs and should not exceed the parameters in Table 5-2. For example, if Tc is 260 C and time tp is 30 seconds, this means the following for the supplier and the user. For a supplier: The peak temperature must be at least 260 C. The time above 255 C must be at least 30 seconds. For a user: The peak temperature must not exceed 260 C. The time above 255 C must not exceed 30 seconds. Note 3: All components in the test load shall meet the classification profile requirements. Note 4: SMD packages classified to a given moisture sensitivity level by using Procedures or Criteria defined within any previous version of J-STD-020, JESD22-A112 (rescinded), IPC-SM-786 (rescinded) do not need to be reclassified to the current revision unless a change in classification level or a higher peak classification temperature is desired. Copyright (c)2006-2010, Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. The products described here are manufactured under one or more U.S. patents or U.S. patents pending. Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. reserves the right to make, from time to time, such departures from the detail specifications as may be required to permit improvements in the performance, reliability, or manufacturability of its products. Before placing an order, the user is cautioned to verify that the information being relied upon is current. Allegro's products are not to be used in life support devices or systems, if a failure of an Allegro product can reasonably be expected to cause the failure of that life support device or system, or to affect the safety or effectiveness of that device or system. The information included herein is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. assumes no responsibility for its use; nor for any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. 115 Northeast Cutoff Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0036 U.S.A. 1.508.853.5000; www.allegromicro.com 21