Linear Technology LTM4620A Quick setup guide

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DEMO MANUAL DC2268A-B
Description
LTM4620A
Dual 13A or Single 26A
μModule Regulator
Demonstration circuit 2268A-B is a high efficiency, high
density, dual 13A, switch mode step-down power supply
on a compact 1.5'×1.2' PCB. It features the LTM4620A
μModule regulator. The input voltage is from 5.5V to
16V. The output voltage is programmable from 0.6V to
5V. DC2268A-B can deliver up to 13A maximum in each
channel. As explained in the data sheet, output current
derating is necessary for certain VIN, VOUT, and thermal
conditions. The board operates in continuous conduction
mode in heavy load conditions. For high efficiency at low
load currents, the resistor jumper (R1/R2) selects pulse-
skipping mode for noise sensitive applications or Burst
Mode
®
inless noise sensitive applications. Tw o outputs can
be connected in parallel for a single 26A output solution
with optional jumper resistors. The board allows the user
to program how its output ramps up and down through
L, LT, LTC, LTM, Linear Technology, the Linear logo and Burst Mode are registered trademarks
of Linear Technology Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
the TRACK/SS pin. Remote output voltage sensing is
available for improved output voltage regulation at the load
point. An optional input inductor L1 reduces the EMI noise
for noise sensitive applications. DC2268A can be easily
inserted to an edge connector for testing and debugging.
These features and the availability of the LTM4620A in a
compact 16mm × 16mm × 5.01mm BGA package make
it ideal for use in many high-density point-of-load regula-
tion applications. The LTM4620A data sheet must be read
in conjunction with this demo manual for working on or
modifying the demo circuit DC2268A-B.
Design files for this circuit board are available at
http://www.linear.com/demo/DC2268A-B
BoarD photo
Figure 1. LTM4620A/DC2268A-B Demo Board

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Quick start proceDure
Demonstration circuit DC2268A-B is easy to set up to
evaluate the performance of the LTM4620A. It can be
easily inserted to an edge connector (SAMTEC MEC2-
20-01-L-DV--TR) for testing and debugging. Please refer
to Figure 2 for proper measurement setup and follow the
procedure below:
1. Pull up the RUN1 (J1 pin 22) and RUN2 (J1 pin 24)
between 1.4V to 5V or leave them floating.
2. With power off, connect the input power supply, load
and meters as shown in Figure 1. Preset the load to 0A
and VIN supply to 12V.
3. Turn on the power supply at the input. The output volt-
age in channel 1 should be 3.3V± 1.5% (3.2505V~
3.3495V) and the output voltage in channel 2 should
be 5V ± 1.5% (4.925V ~ 5.075V),
4. Oncetheproper output voltage is established, adjust the
load within the operating range and observe the output
voltage regulation, output voltage ripple, efficiency and
other parameters. Output ripple should be measured
at Co3 and Co4.
5. (Optional) LTM4620A can be synchronized to an exter-
nal clock signal. Remove R2 and apply a clock signal
(0~5V, square wave) to MODE-PLLIN pin.
6. (Optional) LTM4620A can be configured for a 2-phase
single output at up to 36A on DC2268A-B. Install 0Ω
resistors on R26, R27, R28, R29, R32, and remove
R14, R18, R30. Output voltage is set by R7 based on
equation VOUT = 0.6V(1 + 60.4k/R7).
PARAMETER CONDITIONS VALUE
Input Voltage Range 5.5V ~ 16V
Output Voltage VOUT1 VIN = 4.5V ~ 15V, IOUT1 = 0A ~ 13A 3.3V ±1.5%
Output Voltage VOUT2 VIN = 4.5V ~ 15V, IOUT2 = 0A ~ 13A 1.5V ±1.5%
Per-Channel Maximum Continuous Output Current Derating Is Necessary for Certain VIN, VOUT and Thermal
Conditions.
13A
Default Operating Frequency 750kHz
Resistor Programmable Frequency Range 250kHz to 780kHz
External Clock Sync. Frequency Range 400kHz to 780kHz
Efficiency of Channel 1 VIN = 12V, VOUT2 = 3.3V, IOUT2 = 13A, fSW = 750kHz 91.8% See Figure 3
Efficiency of Channel 2 VIN = 12V, VOUT1 = 5V, IOUT1 = 13A, fSW = 750kHz 93.9% See Figure 4
Load Transient of Channel 1 VIN = 12V, VOUT2 = 3.3V, ISTEP = 6.5A ~ 13A See Figure 5
Load Transient of Channel 2 VIN = 12V, VOUT1 = 5V, ISTEP = 6.5A ~ 13A See Figure 6
performance summary
Specifications are at TA= 25°C

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Quick start proceDure
Figure 2. Test Setup of DC2268A-B
Table 2. DC2268A Demo Circuit
DEMO BOARD NUMBER µMODULE REGULATOR ON THE BOARD OUTPUT CURRENT
DC2268A-A LTM4620 13A,13A
DC2268A-B LTM4620A 13A,13A
DC2268A-C LTM4628 8A, 8A
DC2268A-D LTM4630 18A,18A
DC2268A-E LTM4630-1 18A,18A
DC2268A-F LTM4630A 18A, 18A
DC2268A-G LTM4631 10A, 10A

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3.3V OUTPUT (20MHz BW) [20mV/DIV]
6.5A TO 13A LOAD STEP
Quick start proceDure
Figure 3. Measured Efficiency on Channel 1
(VOUT1 = 3.3V, fSW = 750kHz, Channel 2 Disabled)
Efficiency, 3.3V Efficiency, 5V
Figure 4. Measured Efficiency on Channel 2
(VOUT2 = 5V, fSW = 750kHz, Channel 1 Disabled)
ILOAD (A)
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EFFICICENCY (%)
100
95
90
85
80
75 84 12
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62 1073 1151 9
VIN = 12V
fSW = 750kHz
89.1
75.2
84.6
87.5
90.4
91.1 91.8
91.6 92
92 92 91.9
91.8
0
100
95
90
85
80
75 84 12
13
62 1073 1151 9
91.4
77.4
93.9
90.2
92.4 93.7
93.5 94
87
94
93
94
93.9
ILOAD (A)
EFFICICENCY (%)
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VIN = 12V
fSW = 750kHz
Figure 5. Measured Channel 6.5A to 13A Load Transient (VIN = 12V, VOUT1 = 3.3V)

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5V OUTPUT (20MHz BW) [20mV/DIV]
6.5A TO 13A LOAD STEP
Figure 7. Thermal Performance at VIN = 12V, VOUT1 = 3.3V/8A,
VOUT2 = 5V/8A, fSW = 750kHz, TA= 23°C, 200LFM Airflow
Quick start proceDure
Figure 6. Measured Channel 2 6.5A to 13A Load Transient (VIN = 12V, VOUT2 = 5V)

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parts List
ITEM QTY REFERENCE PART DESCRIPTION MANUFACTURER/PART NUMBER
Required Circuit Components
1 6 CIN1, CIN2, CIN3, CIN4, CIN5, CIN6 CAP, 1210 22µF 10% 25V X5R AVX 12103D226KAT2A
2 2 CO1, CO5 CAP, 7343 330µF 20% 6.3V POSCAP PANASONIC 6TPF330M9L
3 4 CO2, CO3, CO4, CO6 CAP, 1210 100µF 10% 6.3V X5R AVX 12106D107KAT2A
4 1 C6 CAP, 0603 4.7µF 20% 6.3V X5R AVX 06036D475MAT2A
5 1 C7 CAP, 0603 47pF 5% 50V C0G / NP0 AVX 06035A470JAT2A
6 2 C8, C14 CAP, 0603 0.1µF 10% 25V X7R AVX 06033C104KAT2A
7 1 C15 CAP, 0603 33pF 5% 50V C0G AVX 06035A330JAT2A
8 2 C16, C17 CAP, 0603 10µF 20% 25V X5R TDK C1608X5R1E106M080AC
9 2 C18, C20 CAP, 0603 22µF 20% 6.3V X5R TDK C1608X5R0J226M080AC
10 1 L1 IND, 1.0µH COILCCRAFT XAL5030-102MEC
11 2 R2, R22 RES, 0603 0Ω JUMPER VISHAY CRCW06030000Z0EA
12 3 R3, R5, R14 RES, 0603 100Ω 5% 0.1W VISHAY CRCW0603100RJNEA
13 1 R4 RES, 0603 121k 1% 0.1W VISHAY CRCW0603121KFKEA
14 2 R6, R17 RES, 0603 10k 5% 0.1W VISHAY CRCW060310K0JNEA
15 1 R7 RES, 0603 13.3k 1% 0.1W VISHAY CRCW060313K3FKEA
16 1 R9 RES, 0603 0Ω VISHAY CRCW06030000Z0EA
17 1 R15 RES, 0603 191k 1% 0.1W VISHAY CRCW0603191KFKEA
18 1 R18 RES, 0603 8.25k 1% 0.1W VISHAY CRCW06038K25FKEA
19 3 R24, R25, R30 RES, 0603 10Ω 5% 0.1W VISHAY CRCW060310R0JNEA
20 1 U1 IC, VOLTAGE REGULATOR LGA LINEAR TECH. LTM4620AEV#PBF
Additional Demo Board Circuit Components
10 C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C9, C10, C11, C12,
C13
CAP, 0603 OPTION OPTION
2 0 R1, R8, R10, R11, R12, R13, R16, R19,
R20, R21, R23, R26, R27, R28, R29
RES, 0603 OPTION OPTION
3 0 R31, R32 RES, 2512 OPTION OPTION
Hardware: For Demo Board Only
1 1 J1 CONN., CARD EDGE 1.6mm SAMTEC MEC2-20-01-L-DV--TR

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schematic Diagram
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5
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
D D C C B B A A
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OPTIONAL JUMPER FOR
1 OUTPUT CONFIGURATION
3.3V AT 13A
5V AT 13A

PGOOD1
RUN1
VOS1+
PGOOD2
COMP1
TRACK1
VFB1
VFB1
VFB2 COMP2 RUN2
VFB2
VFB1
VOS1-_R VOS1+_R VOS2+_R VOUT1 VOUT2 VOUT2
VOUT1 RUN2 RUN1
VOS1-_R
VOS1+_R
VOS2+_R
VOS2+
TRACK2
VOS1-
VOS1+
VIN2
INTVCC
INTVCC
VOUT1
VOS1+
VOS1-
INTVCC
VOUT2
EXTVCC
VIN1
VIN2
VOS2+
INTVCC VIN2
INTVCC
VIN1 VIN1
VOUT1 VOUT2
VOUT1
VOUT2
RUN1 RUN2
TRACK1 TRACK2
VFB1 VFB2
COMP1 COMP2
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C1 OPT
CIN1
22uF 25V
1210
R1
OPT
R11
OPT
CIN2
22uF 25V
1210
+
CO1
330uF 6.3V
7343
R31 OPT
C5 OPT
R23
OPT
P2
R32
OPT
CIN6
22uF 25V
1210
C9
OPT
C7 47pF
R21
OPT
R12 OPT
R15
191K 1%
CO6
100uF 6.3V 1210
CO2
100uF 6.3V 1210
U1
LTM4620AEV
VOUT1
A1
VOUT1
A2
VOUT1
A3
VOUT1
A4
VOUT1
A5
VOUT1
B1
VOUT1
B2
VOUT1
B3
VOUT1
B4
VOUT1
B5
VOUT1
C1
VOUT1
C2
VOUT1
C3
VOUT1
C4
VFB1
D5
SW1
G2
PGOOD1
G9
COMP1
E6
RUN1
F5
TRACK1
E5
VOUTS1
C5
VOUT2
A8
VOUT2
A9
VOUT2
A10
VOUT2
A11
VOUT2
A12
VOUT2
B8
VOUT2
B9
VOUT2
B10
VOUT2
B11
VOUT2
B12
VOUT2
C9
VOUT2
C10
VOUT2
C11
VOUT2
C12
VFB2
D7
SW2
G11
PGOOD2
G8
COMP2
E7
RUN2
F9
TRACK2
D8
VOUTS2
C8
VIN
M2
VIN
M3
VIN
M4
VIN
M5
VIN
M6
VIN
M7
VIN
M8
VIN
M9
VIN
M10
VIN
M11
VIN
L2
VIN
L3
VIN
L4
VIN
L5
VIN
L6
VIN
L7
VIN
L8
VIN
L9
VIN
L10
VIN
L11
VIN
K2
VIN
K3
VIN
K4
VIN
K9
VIN
K10
VIN
K11
VIN
J2
VIN
J3
VIN
J4
VIN
J9
VIN
J10
VIN
J11
GND
A6
GND
A7
GND
B6
GND
B7
GND
D1
GND
D2
GND
D3
GND
D4
GND
D9
GND
D10
GND
D11
GND
D12
GND
E1
GND
E2
GND
E3
GND
E4
GND
E10
GND
E11
GND
E12
GND
F1
GND
F2
GND
F3
GND
F10
GND
F11
GND
F12
GND
G1
GND
G3
GND
G10
GND
G12
GND
H1
GND
H2
GND
H3
GND
H4
GND
H5
GND
H6
GND
H7
GND
H9
GND
H10
GND
H11
GND
H12
GND
M12
GND
M1
GND
L12
GND
J1
GND
J5
GND
J8
GND
J12
GND
K1
GND
K5
GND
K6
GND
K7
GND
K8
GND
K12
GND
L1
SGND
C7
SGND
D6
SGND
F6
SGND
F7
SGND
G6
SGND
G7
FSET
C6
PHASMD
G4
DIFFP
E8
DIFFN
E9
CLKOUT
G5
MODE-PLLIN
F4
TEMP
J6
INTVCC
H8
EXTVCC
J7
DIFFOUT
F8
R24 10
CIN4
22uF 25V
1210
C11 OPT
C4
OPT
R16
OPT
R10
OPT
R14
100
R3
100
J1
VIN
1
VIN
2
VIN
3
VIN
4
GND
5
GND
6
GND
7
GND
8
GND
9
GND
10
GND
11
GND
12
GND
13
GND
14
N/A
15
N/A
16
GND
17
GND
18
VOS1+
19
GND
20
VOS1-
21
RUN1
22
VOS2+
23
RUN2
24
VOUT1
25
VOUT1
26
VOUT1
27
VOUT1
28
VOUT1
29
VOUT1
30
VOUT1
31
VOUT1
32
VOUT2
33
VOUT2
34
VOUT2
35
VOUT2
36
VOUT2
37
VOUT2
38
VOUT2
39
VOUT2
40
R20 OPT
R22
0
P3
CIN3
22uF 25V
1210
R13 OPT
R17
10K
+
CO5
330uF 6.3V
R7
13.3K
1%
R8
OPT
C2 OPT
L1 1uH
C16
10uF
25V R2
0
R6
10K
C15 33pF
C18
22uF
CO4
100uF 6.3V 1210
C3 OPT
C17
10uF
25V CO3
100uF 6.3V 1210
CIN5
22uF 25V
1210
P1
R25 10
R26
OPT
R4
121K
1%
C8 0.1uF
C12
OPT
C13
OPT
R5
100
C20
22uF
R9 0
C10 OPT
4.7uF
C6
6.3V
C14 0.1uF
R30 10
R28
OPT
R19
OPT
R18
8.25K 1%
R27
OPT
R29
OPT

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