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GeneralDescription

Features

The TD1501 is a series of easy to use fixed and

adjustable step-down (buck) switch-mode voltage
regulators. These devices are available in fixed output
voltage of 3.3V, 5V, and an adjustable output version.
Both versions are capable of driving a 3A load with
excellent line and load regulation.

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Requiring a minimum number of external components,

these regulators are simple to use and include internal
frequency compensation, and a fixed-frequency
oscillator.
The output voltage is guaranteed to 3% tolerance under
specified input voltage and output load conditions. The
oscillator frequency is guaranteed to 15%. External
shutdown is included, featuring typically 80 A standby
current. Self protection features include a two stage
frequency reducing current limit for the output switch and
an over temperature shutdown for complete protection
under fault conditions.
The TD1501 is available in TO-220B-5L TO220-5L and
TO-263-5L packages.

TD1501

3.3V, 5V and adjustable output versions

Output adjustable from 1.23v to 43V
Fixed 150KHz frequency internal oscillator
Guaranteed 3A output load current
Input voltage range up to 45V
Low power standby mode, IQ typically 80 A
TTL shutdown capability
Excellent line and load regulation
Requires only 4 external components
High efficiency
Thermal shutdown and current limit protection
Available in TO-220B/TO220 and TO-263 packages

Applications
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Simple High-efficiency step-down regulator

On-card switching regulators
Positive to negative converter
LCD monitor and LCD TV
DVD recorder and PDP TV
Battery charger
Step-down to 3.3V for microprocessors

PackageTypes

TO220B5L TO2205L TO2635L

Figure1.PackageTypesofTD1501

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PinConfigurations

Figure2PinConfigurationofTD1501(TopView)

PinDescription

Pin Number

Pin Name

Vin

Output

GND

FB

ON/OFF

Description

Input supply voltage

Switching output
Ground
Output voltage feedback
ON/OFF shutdown
Active is Low or floating

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OrderingInformation
TD1501

Circuit Type OutputVoltage:

333.3V
505V
Package
ADJADJ
T:TO220B-5L
L:TO220-5L
S:TO263-5L

FunctionBlock

Figure3FunctionBlockDiagramofTD1501

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AbsoluteMaximumRatings
Note1:[Link]
at these or any other conditions above those indicated in the operation is not implied. Exposure to absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods may affect
reliability.

Parameter

Symbol

Value

Unit

Input Voltage

VIN

-0.3 to 45

Feedback Pin Voltage

VFB

-0.3 to Vin+0.3

ON/OFF Pin Voltage

VEN

-0.3 to Vin+0.3

Output Pin Voltage

VSW

-0.3 to Vin+0.3

Power Dissipation

PD

Internally limited

mW

Operating Junction Temperature

TJ

150

Storage Temperature

TSTG

-65 to 150

Lead Temperature (Soldering, 10 sec)

TLEAD

260

2000

ESD (HBM)
MSL

Level3

Thermal Resistance-Junction to Ambient

Thermal Resistance-Junction to Case

23
3.5

RJA
RJC

C / W
C / W

RecommendedOperatingConditions

Parameter

Symbol

Min.

Max.

Unit

Input Voltage

VIN

3.6

45

Operating Junction Temperature

TJ

-40

125

Operating Ambient Temperature

TA

-40

85

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ElectricalCharacteristics
Specificationswithboldfacetypeareforfulloperationgtemperaturerange,theothertypeareforTJ=25OC.
Note1:Thermalresistancewithcopperareaofapproximately3in2.

Parameters

Symbol

Test Condition

Min.

Typ.

Max.

Unit

Feedback bias current

Ib

Adjustable only,
VFB=1.3V

10

50/100

nA

Quiescent current

IQ

VFB=12V force driver

off

10

mA

Standby quiescent current

ISTBY

ON/OFF=5V, VIN=36V

80

200/250

uA

Oscillator frequency

FOSC

150

173

KHz

Saturation voltage

VSAT

IOUT=3A

1.2

1.4/1.5

Current Limit

ICL

Peak Current (VFB=0V)

4.5

5.5/6.5

Output leakage current

IL
IL

Output=0V (VFB=12V)

50

uA

30

mA

1.3

0.6

Output leakage current

127

Output=-1V (VIN=36V)

ON/OFF pin logic input

Threshold voltage

VIL
VIH
IH
IL

ON/OFF pin input current

Low (Regulator ON)

High (Regulator OFF)

VLOGIC=2.5V(Regulator

2.0

1.3

15

uA

VLOGIC=0.5V(Regulator
ON)

0.02

uA

OFF)

Thermal Resistance
Junction to Case

JC

TO220B-5L/TO220-5L
TO263-5L

2.5
3.5

Thermal Resistance
Junction to Ambient
(Note1)

JA

TO220B-5L/TO220-5L
TO263-5L

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23

C/W

C/W

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ElectricalCharacteristics(Cont.)
Specificationswithboldfacetypeareforfulloperationgtemperaturerange,theothertypeareforTJ=25OC.
Note1:Thermalresistancewithcopperareaofapproximately3in2.

Parameters

Symbol
Vout: Output
Voltage

TD1501
ADJ

: Efficiency

Vout: Output
Voltage

TD1501

Test Condition
11V VIN 45V, 0.2A
ILOAD3A, VOUT for 9V

Min.
1.193/
1.180

VIN=12V,VOUT=9V,ILOAD
=3A
4.75VVIN45V, 0.2A
ILOAD3A

Typ.

1.23

Max.
1.267/
1.280

88

3.168/
3.135

3.3

Unit

3.432/
3.465

3.3V
: Efficiency

Vout: Output
Voltage

TD1501

VIN=12V, ILOAD=3A
7V VIN 45V, 0.2A
ILOAD3A

76

4.800/
4.750

5.0

5.200/
5.250

5V
: Efficiency

VIN=12V, ILOAD=3A

83

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TypicalPerformanceCharacteristics

[Link]

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TypicalPerformanceCharacteristics(Cont.)

[Link]/OFFPinVoltage

[Link]/OFFPinSinkCurrent

[Link]

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TypicalApplicationCircuit

Figure11.TypicalApplicationofTD1501For3.3V

Input Voltage

Inductor (L1)

6V ~ 18V
6V ~ 45V

47uh
68uh

Output Capacitor (Cout)

Through Hole Electrolytic
Surface Mount Tantalum
470uf/25V
330uf/6.3V
560uf/25V
330uf/6.3V

Table1.TD1501SeriesBuckRegulatorDesignProcedureFor3.3V

Figure12.TypicalApplicationofTD1501For5V

Input Voltage

Inductor (L1)

8V ~ 18V
8V ~ 45V

33uh
47uh

Output Capacitor (Cout)

Through Hole Electrolytic
Surface Mount Tantalum
330uf/25V
220uf/10V
470uf/25V
330uf/10V

Table2.TD1501SeriesBuckRegulatorDesignProcedureFor5V

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Figure13.TypicalApplicationofTD1501ForADJ

Note:[Link]

Vout
3.3V
5V
9V
12V

R2
2.7K
11K
43K
13K

R1
1.6K
3.6K
6.8K
1.5K

Cf (Operational)
33nf
10nf
1.5nf
1nf

[Link].R1,R2,CfSelectTable

Output
Voltage
3.3V
5V
9V
12V

Input
Voltage
6V ~ 18V
6V ~45V
8V ~ 18V
8V ~45V
12V ~18V
12V ~45V
15V ~ 18V
15V ~45V

Inductor (L1)
47uh
68uh
33uh
47uh
47uh
47uh
47uh
47uh

Output Capacitor (Cout)

Through Hole Electrolytic
470uf/25V
560uf/25V
330uf/25V
470uf/25V
330uf/25V
470uf/25V
220uf/25V
330uf/25V

Table 4. Typical Application Buck Regulator Design Procedure

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FunctionDescription

Pin Functions
+VIN
This is the positive input supply for the IC switching
regulator. A suitable input bypass capacitor must be
present at this pin to minimize voltage transients and to
supply the switching currents needed by the regulator
Ground
Circuit ground.
Output
Internal switch. The voltage at this pin switches
between (+VIN VSAT) and approximately 0.5V, with a
duty cycle of approximately VOUT / VIN. To minimize
coupling to sensitive circuitry, the PC board copper area
connected to this pin should be kept a minimum.
Feedback
Senses the regulated output voltage to complete the
feedback loop.
ON/OFF
Allows the switching regulator circuit to be shutdown
using logic level signals thus dropping the total input
supply current to approximately 80uA. Pulling this pin
below a threshold voltage of approximately 1.3V turns
the regulator on, and pulling this pin above 1.3V (up to a
maximum of 25V) shuts the regulator down. If this
shutdown feature is not needed, the ON /OFF pin can
be wired to the ground pin or it can be left open, in
either case the regulator will be in the ON condition.

ThermalConsiderations
The TD1501 is available in two packages, a 5-pin
TO-220B/TO-220 and a 5-pin surface mount TO-263.
The TO-220B/TO-220 package needs a heat sink under
most conditions. The size of the heatsink depends on
the input voltage, the output voltage, the load current
and the ambient temperature. The TD1501 junction

temperature rises above ambient temperature for a 3A

load and different input and output voltages. The data
for these curves was taken with the TD1501
(TO-220B/TO-220 package) operating as a buck
switching regulator in an ambient temperature of 25oC
(still air). These temperature rise numbers are all
approximate and there are many factors that can affect
these temperatures. Higher ambient temperatures
require more heat sinking.
The TO-263 surface mount package tab is designed to
be soldered to the copper on a printed circuit board. The
copper and the board are the heat sink for this package
and the other heat producing components, such as the
catch diode and inductor. The PC board copper area that
the package is soldered to should be at least 0.4 in2, and
ideally should have 2 or more square inches of 2 oz.
Additional copper area improves the thermal
characteristics, but with copper areas greater than
approximately 6 in2, only small improvements in heat
dissipation are realized. If further thermal improvements
are needed, double sided, multilayer PC board with large
copper areas and/or airflow are recommended.
The TD1501 (TO-263 package) junction temperature rise
above ambient temperature with a 3A load for various
input and output voltages. This data was taken with the
circuit operating as a buck switching regulator with all
components mounted on a PC board to simulate the
junction temperature under actual operating conditions.
This curve can be used for a quick check for the
approximate junction temperature for various conditions,
but be aware that there are many factors that can affect
the junction temperature. When load currents higher
than 3A are used, double sided or multilayer PC boards
with large copper areas and/or airflow might be needed,
especially for high ambient temperatures and high output
voltages.
For the best thermal performance, wide copper traces
and generous amounts of printed circuit board copper
should be used in the board layout. (Once exception to

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this is the output (switch) pin, which should not have
large areas of copper.) Large areas of copper provide the
best transfer of heat (lower thermal resistance) to the
surrounding air, and moving air lowers the thermal
resistance even further.

SettingtheOutputVoltage
The output voltage is set using a resistive voltage divider
from the output voltage to FB(TD1501-ADJ) The voltage
divider divides the output voltage down by the ratio:
VFB = VOUT * R1 / (R1 + R2)
Thus the output voltage is:
VOUT = 1.235 * (R1 + R2) / R1
R1 can be as high as 100K, but a typical value is 10K.
Using that value, R2 is determined by:
R2 ~= 8.18 * (VOUT 1.235) (K)
For example, for a 3.3V output voltage, R1 is 10K, and
R2is 17K.

Inductor
The inductor is required to supply constant current to the
output load while being driven by the switched input
voltage. A larger value inductor results in less ripple
current that in turn results in lower output ripple voltage.
However, the larger value inductor has a larger physical
size, higher series resistance, and/or lower saturation
current. Choose an inductor that does not saturate under
the worst-case load conditions. A good rule for
determining the inductance is to allow the peak-to-peak
ripple current in the inductor to be approximately 30% of
the maximum load current. Also, make sure that the peak
inductor current (the load current plus half the peak to
peak inductor ripple current) is below the TBDA minimum
current limit. The inductance value can be calculated by
the equation:

L = (VOUT) * (VIN-VOUT) / VIN * f * I

Where VOUT is the output voltage, VIN is the input
voltage, f is the switching frequency, and I is the
peak-to-peak inductor ripple current.

InputCapacitor
The input current to the step-down converter is
discontinuous, and so a capacitor is required to supply
the AC current to the step-down converter while
maintaining the DC input voltage. A low ESR capacitor is
required to keep the noise at the IC to a minimum.
Ceramic capacitors are preferred, but tantalum or
low-ESR electrolytic capacitors may also suffice.
The input capacitor value should be greater than 10F.
The capacitor can be electrolytic, tantalum or ceramic.
However since it absorbs the input switching current it
requires an adequate ripple current rating. Its RMS
current rating should be greater than approximately
1/2 of the DC load current.
For insuring stable operation should be placed as close
to the IC as possible. Alternately a smaller high quality
ceramic 0.1F capacitor may be placed closer to the IC
and a larger capacitor placed further away. If using this
technique, it is recommended that the larger capacitor be
a tantalum or electrolytic type. All ceramic capacitors
should be places close to the TD1501.

OutputCapacitor
The output capacitor is required to maintain the DC
output voltage. Low ESR capacitors are preferred to
keep the output voltage ripple low. The characteristics of
the output capacitor also affect the stability of the
regulation control system. Ceramic, tantalum, or low
ESR electrolytic capacitors are recommended. In the
case of ceramic capacitors, the impedance at the
switching frequency is dominated by the capacitance,

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and so the output voltage ripple is mostly
independent of the ESR. The output voltage
ripple is estimated to be:
VRIPPLE ~= 1.4 * VIN * (fLC/fSW)^2
Where VRIPPLE is the output ripple voltage, VIN
is the input voltage, fLC is the resonant
frequency of the LC filter, fSW is the switching
frequency. In the case of tanatalum or lowESR electrolytic capacitors, the ESR
dominates the impedance at the switching
frequency, and so the output ripple is
calculated as:
VRIPPLE ~= I * RESR
Where VRIPPLE is the output voltage ripple, I is
the inductor ripple current, and RESR is the
equivalent series resistance of the output
capacitors.

OutputRectifierDiode
The output rectifier diode supplies the current to the
inductor when the high-side switch is off. To reduce
losses due to the diode forward voltage and recovery
times, use a Schottky rectifier.
Table 1 provides the Schottky rectifier part numbers
based on the maximum input voltage and current rating.
Choose a rectifier whos maximum reverse voltage rating
is greater than the maximum input voltage, and whos
current rating is greater than the maximum load current.

FeedforwardCapacitor(CFF)
For output voltages greater than approximately 8V, an
additional capacitor is required. The compensation
capacitor is typically between 100 pF and 33 nF, and is
wired in parallel with the output voltage setting resistor,
R2. It provides additional stability for high output
voltages, low input-output voltages, and/or very low ESR

output capacitors, such as solid tantalum capacitors.

This capacitor type can be ceramic, plastic, silver mica,

etc.(Because of the unstable characteristics of ceramic
capacitors made with Z5U material, they are not
recommended.)
Note:[Link].

OverCurrentProtection(OCP)
The cycle by cycle current limit threshold is set between
4A and 5A. When the load current reaches the current
limit threshold, the cycle by cycle current limit circuit
turns off the high side switch immediately to terminate
the current duty cycle. The inductor current stops rising.
The cycle by cycle current limit protection directly limits
inductor peak current. The average inductor current is
also limited due to the limitation on peak inductor current.
When the cycle by cycle current limit circuit is triggered,
the output voltage drops as the duty cycle is decreasing.

ThermalManagementandLayout
Consideration
In the TD1501 buck regulator circuit, high pulsing current
flows through two circuit loops. The first loop starts from
the input capacitors, to the VIN pin, to the VOUT pins, to
the filter inductor, to the output capacitor and load, and
then returns to the input capacitor through ground.
Current flows in the first loop when the high side switch is
on. The second loop starts from the inductor, to the
output capacitors and load, to the GND pin of the
TD1501, and to the VOUT pins of the TD1501. Current
flows in the second loop when the low side diode is on.
In PCB layout, minimizing the two loops area reduces the

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noise of this circuit and improves efficiency. A ground
plane is recommended to connect input capacitor, output
capacitor, and GND pin of the TD1501.
In the TD1501 buck regulator circuit, the two major
power dissipating components are the TD1501 and
output inductor. The total power dissipation of converter
circuit can be measured by input power minus output
power.
Ptotal _loss = V IN IIN V O IO
The power dissipation of inductor can be approximately
calculated by output current and DCR of inductor.
Pinductor _loss= IO 2 Rinductor 1.1
The junction to ambient temperature can be got from
power dissipation in the TD1501 and thermal impedance
from junction to ambient.

Several layout tips are listed below for the best electric
and thermal performance.
1. Do not use thermal relief connection to the VIN and
the GND pin. Pour a maximized copper area to the GND
pin and the VIN pin to help thermal dissipation.
2. Input capacitor should be connected to the VIN pin
and the GND pin as close as possible.
3. Make the current trace from VOUT pins to L to the
GND as short as possible.
4. Pour copper plane on all unused board area and
connect it to stable DC nodes, like VIN, GND, or VOUT.
5. Keep sensitive signal traces such as trace connecting
FB pin away from the VOUT pins.

T (jun-amb) =(PtotallossPinductorloss) JA
The maximum junction temperature of TD1501 is 145C,
which limits the maximum load current capability. Please
see the thermal de-rating curves for the maximum load
current of the TD1501 under different ambient
temperatures.
The thermal performance of the TD1501 is trongly
affected by the PCB layout. Extra care should be taken
by users during the design process to nsure that the IC
will operate under the recommended environmental
conditions.

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Package Information
TO220B5L

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PackageInformation(Cont.)
TO2205L

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PackageInformation(Cont.)
TO2635L

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Design Notes

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