Applications Note:AN_SY7208

High Efficiency 1MHz, 2A Step Up Regulator

Preliminary Specification

General Description Features

The SY7208 is a high efficiency, with an integrated N- • Wide input range: 3-25V bias input, 25Vout max
MOSFET current-mode and fixed frequency boost • 1MHz switching frequency
converter. The SY7208 integrated a very low Rds-on of • Low RDS(ON): 150mΩ
NMOSFTET and feedback voltage to reduce power • Up to 90% efficiency
loss and achieve high efficiency. 1MHz operate • Under-Voltage lockout Protection
frequency and internal compensation network • Over-Temperature Protection
minimizes as few external component counts and small
• Internal Soft Start
L and C value. SOT23-6 package provides the best
• 1uA Shutdown current
solution for PCB space saving and total BOM cost.
• RoHS Compliant and Halogen Free

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• Accurate Reference: 0.6VREF
• Compact package: SOT23-6
Ordering Information
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Temperature Code
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Package Code • White LED Display Backlighting

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Optional Spec Code Cell Phone and Smart Phone

Temperature Range: -40°C to 85°C • PDA, PMP, MP3
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Digital Camera
Ordering Number Package type Note
SY7208ABC SOT23-6 2A
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Typical Applications
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Figure 1. Schematic Diagram Figure 2. Efficiency vs Load Current

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Pinout (top view)

(SOT23-6)
Top Mark: CAxyz (Device code: CA, x=year code, y=week code, z= lot number code)

Pin Name SOT23-6 Pin Description

IN 5 Power Input pin.
GND 2 Ground pin
LX 1 Inductor node. Connect an inductor between IN pin and LX pin.
Feedback pin. Connect a resistor R1 between VOUT and FB, and a resistor

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FB 3 R2 between FB and GND to program the output voltage:
VOUT=0.6V*(R1/R2+1).

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EN 4 Enable control. High to turn on the part. Don’t leave it floated.
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NC 6 No connection.
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Block Diagram
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Absolute Maximum Ratings (Note 1)
LX, IN, EN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26V
All other pins-------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6V
Power Dissipation, PD @ TA = 25°C SOT23-6 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 0.6W
Package Thermal Resistance (Note 2)
θ JA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 170°C/W
θ JC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 130°C/W
Junction Temperature Range ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 125°C
Lead Temperature (Soldering, 10 sec.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 260°C
Storage Temperature Range ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -65°C to 150°C
ESD Susceptibility (Note 2)
HBM (Human Body Mode) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2kV
MM (Machine Mode) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 200V
Dynamic LX voltage in 50ns duration --------------------------------------------------------------------- IN+3V to GND-4V

Recommended Operating Conditions (Note 3)

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Input Voltage Supply ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3V to 25V

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Junction Temperature Range ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -40°C to 125°C

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Ambient Temperature Range ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -40°C to 85°C
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Electrical Characteristics
(VIN = 5V, VOUT=12V, IOUT=100mA, TA = 25°C unless otherwise specified)

Parameter Symbol Test Conditions Min Typ Max Unit

Input Voltage Range VIN 3 25 V
Quiescent Current IQ VFB=0.66V 100 µA
Shutdown Current ISHDN EN=0 15 µA
Low Side Main FET Rds(on) 150 mΩ
RON
Main FET Current ILIM1 2 2.6 A
Limit
Switching Frequency Fsw 0.8 1 1.2 MHz
Feedback Reference VREF 0.588 0.6 0.612 V
Voltage
IN UVLO Rising VIN,UVLO 2.7 V
Threshold

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UVLO Hysteresis UVLO,HYS 0.1 V

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Thermal Shutdown TSD 150 °C
Temperature
EN Rising Threshold VENH
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EN Falling Threshold VENL 0.4 V
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EN Pin Input Current IEN 0 100 nA
Max Duty Cycle 90 %
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Note 1: Stresses listed as the above “Absolute Maximum Ratings” may cause permanent damage to the device.
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These are for stress ratings. Functional operation of the device at these or any other conditions beyond those
indicated in the operational sections of the specifications is not implied. Exposure to absolute maximum rating
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conditions for extended periods may remain possibility to affect device reliability.
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Note 2: θ JA is measured in the natural convection at TA = 25°C on a low effective single layer thermal
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conductivity test board of JEDEC 51-3 thermal measurement standard. Test condition: Device mounted on 2” x 2”
FR-4 substrate PCB, 2oz copper, with minimum recommended pad on top layer and thermal vias to bottom layer
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ground plane.

Note 3: The device is not guaranteed to function outside its operating conditions.
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Note 4: IC can start up in 2.7V.

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Typical Performance Characteristics

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Output Ripple
(VIN=5V, VOUT=12V,Iload=40mA)

LX
(5V/div)

VO(AC)
(0.1V/div)

IL
(0.5A/div)

Time(4us/div)
Output Ripple

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(VIN=5V, VOUT=12V,Iload=500mA)

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VO(AC)
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(50mV/div)
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IL
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Time(400ns/div)
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1) Choose the inductance to provide the desired

Applications Information ripple current. It is suggested to choose the ripple
current to be about 40% of the maximum average
Because of the high integration in the SY7208 IC, the input current. The inductance is calculated as:
application circuit based on this regulator IC is rather 2
simple. Only input capacitor CIN, output capacitor COUT,  VIN  (VOUT − VIN)
L= 
inductor L and feedback resistors (R1 and R2) need to  V OUT  FSW × IOUT, MAX × 40%
be selected for the targeted applications specifications.
where FSW is the switching frequency and IOUT,MAX is
Feedback resistor dividers R1 and R2:
the maximum load current.
Choose R1 and R2 to program the proper output voltage.
To minimize the power consumption under light loads,
The SY7208 regulator IC is quite tolerant of different
it is desirable to choose large resistance values for both
ripple current amplitude. Consequently, the final choice
R1 and R2. A value of between 10k and 1M is
of inductance can be slightly off the calculation value
recommended for both resistors. If R1=200k is chosen,
without significantly impacting the performance.
then R2 can be calculated to be:

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2) The saturation current rating of the inductor must

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R2 = (R1 × 0.6V)/(VOUT − 0.6V) VOUT be selected to be greater than the peak inductor
current under full load conditions.
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 VOUT  VIN(VOUT − VIN)
ISAT,MIN >   × IOUT_MAX +
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R2  VIN  2 × FSW × L × VOUT
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3) The DCR of the inductor and the core loss at the

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Input capacitor CIN: switching frequency must be low enough to

The ripple current through input capacitor is calculated achieve the desired efficiency requirement. It is
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as: desirable to choose an inductor with

VIN ⋅ (VOUT − VIN) DCR<50mohm to achieve a good overall
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ICIN_RMS = efficiency.
2 3 ⋅ L ⋅ FSW ⋅ VOUT
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To minimize the potential noise problem, place a Enable Operation

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typical X5R or better grade ceramic capacitor really

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Pulling the EN pin low (<0.4V) will shut down the

close to the IN and GND pins. Care should be taken to device. During the shut down mode, the SY7208 shut
minimize the loop area formed by CIN, and IN/GND
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down current drops to lower than 1uA, Driving the EN

pins.In this case a 10uF low ESR ceramic is pin high (>2.0V) will turn on the IC again.
recommended.
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Soft-start(En Control)
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Output capacitor COUT: The SY7208 has a built-in soft-start to control the rise
The output capacitor is selected to handle the output rate of the output voltage and limit the input current
ripple noise requirements. Both steady state ripple and surge during IC start-up. 200us turn on delay time
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transient requirements must be taken into consideration before the initial soft-start, the typical soft-start time is
when selecting this capacitor. For the best performance, 1ms.
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it is recommended to use X5R or better grade ceramic

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capacitor with 25V rating and more than two pcs 10uF Diode Selection
capacitor. Schottky diode is a good choice for high efficiency
operation because of its low forward voltage drop and
Boost inductor L: fast reverse recovery. The current rating of the diode
There are several considerations in choosing this must meet following:
inductor.

I D ( RMS ) ≈ (I OUT × I PEAK )

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2) CIN must be close to Pins IN and GND. The loop
The schottky diode reverse breakdown voltage should area formed by CIN and GND must be minimized.
be larger than the output voltage.
3) The PCB copper area associated with LX pin must
Layout Design: be minimized to avoid the potential noise problem.
The layout design of SY7208 regulator is relatively
simple. For the best efficiency and minimum noise 4) The components R1 and R2, and the trace
problems, we should place the following components connecting to the FB pin must NOT be adjacent to the
close to the IC: CIN, L, R1 and R2. LX net on the PCB layout to avoid the noise problem.
5) If the system chip interfacing with the EN pin has a
1) It is desirable to maximize the PCB copper area high impedance state at shutdown mode and the IN pin
connecting to GND pin to achieve the best thermal and is connected directly to a power source such as a Li-Ion
noise performance. If the board space allowed, a battery, it is desirable to add a pull down 1Mohm
ground plane is highly desirable. resistor between the EN and GND pins to prevent the
noise from falsely turning on the regulator at shutdown
mode.

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Design Specifications

Input Voltage (V) Input Current (A) Output Voltage (V) Test conditions
3~12 2 12 K close

Schematic
L1 D
VIN VOUT

C1 C2 IN LX R1 C3 C4
K
EN FB

R3 GND R2

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Quick Start Guide (Refer to Figure 3)

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Connect the output load to VOUT and GND output connectors. Preset the load current to between 0A and
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2. Preset the input supply to a voltage between 3V and 12V. Turn the supply off. Connect the input supply to
VIN and GND input connectors.
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3. Short jumper K.
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4. Turn on the input supply and measure the output voltage.

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Figure3. Top Silkscreen

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PCB Layout

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(a) (b)

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Figure 4. PCB Layout Plots: (a) top layer, (b) bottom layer
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BOM List
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Reference Description Part Number Manufacturer

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Designator
U1 2A, 1MHz Step up
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(SOT23-6)
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L1 10uH/2.5A VLC6045-100M TDK

D 3A/40V, Schottky
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C1 47uF/50V
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C2, C3, C4 10uF/25V,1206, X7R GRM31CR71E106KA12L MuRata

R1 200kΩ, 1%, 0603
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R2 10.5kΩ, 1%, 0603

R3 1M Ω, 1%, 0603
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Output Voltage Ripple Test

A proper output ripple measurement should be done according to Figure 5 setup. Output voltage ripple should be
measured across the output ceramic cap near the IC.
1. Remove the ground clip and head of the probe. Wind thin wires around the ground ring of the probe. Solder the
end of the ground ring wire to the negative node of the C4. Touch the probe tip to the positive node of the C4. Refer
to Figure.5.
2. Minimize the loop formed by C4 terminals, probe tip and ground ring.
3. Change the probing direction to decouple the electromagnetic noise generated from the nearby inductor (Refer to
Figure.5).

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Figure.5 Recommended way to measure the output voltage ripple

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SOT23-6 Package outline & PCB layout design

1.90
2.80 - 3.10
2.40

1.50 - 1.70
2.70 - 3.00

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Recommended Pad Layout
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0.01 - 0.1
0.25 REF

1.0 - 1.3
0.1 - 0.15

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0.95 TYP
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0.3 - 0.6 1.90 TYP

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Notes: All dimensions are in millimeters.

All dimensions don’t include mold flash & metal burr.
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Taping & Reel Specification

1. SOT23-6 (SOT26)
3.9/4.1 1.45/1.55
7.7/8.3

Feeding direction

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Package Tape width Pocket Reel size Reel Trailer Leader length Qty per
types (mm) pitch(mm) (Inch) width(mm) length(mm) (mm) reel
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SOT23-6 8 4 7" 8.4 280 160 3000

3. Others: NA

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