Applications Note: AN_SY8009

High Efficiency 1.5MHz/1MHz, 1.5A/2A

Synchronous Step Down Regulator
Preliminary Spec

General Description Features

The SY8009A and SY8009B are high-efficiency, high • Low RDS(ON) for internal switches (top/bottom)
frequency synchronous step-down DC-DC regulator • SY8009A: 180mΩ/120mΩ, 1.5A, SOT23-5
ICs capable of delivering up to 1.5A/2A output • SY8009B:100mΩ/80mΩ,2.0A
currents. The SY8009 family operate over a wide input SOT23-6, SSOT23-6
voltage range from 3V to 5.5V and integrate main • 3-5.5V input voltage range
switch and synchronous switch with very low RDS(ON) • High switching frequency minimizes the external
to minimize the conduction loss. components
• SY8009A: 1.5MHz
Low output voltage ripple and small external inductor
• SY8009B: 1MHz
and capacitor sizes are achieved with greater than
• Internal softstart limits the inrush current
1MHz switching frequency.
• 100% dropout operation
• RoHS Compliant and Halogen Free
• Compact package: SOT23-5, SOT23-6 and Super
Ordering Information SOT23-6 are pin-compatible. Other packages are
SY8009□(□□)□ available upon requests

Temperature Code
Package Code Applications
Optional Spec Code
• LCD TV
Temperature Range: -40°C to 85°C
• Set Top Box
• Net PC
Ordering Number Package type Note①
• Mini-Notebook PC
SY8009AAAC SOT23-5 1.5A
• Access Point Router
SY8009BABC SOT23-6 2A
SY8009BEBC SSOT23-6 2A

Typical Applications
96
VOUT=1.8V
94
ON/ OFF
92
EN
Efficiency (%)

L
VIN 90
VOUT
IN LX
88
CIN R1
C1(opt.) 86
FB COUT VIN=3.3V
GND 84
VIN=4.2V
R2 82
VIN=5.5V
80
0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2
Load Current (A)
Figure 1.Schematic diagram Figure 2. Efficiency vs Load Current

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Pinout (top view)

EN 1 6 FB

GND 2 5 NC

LX 3 4 IN

SOT23-5(SY8009A) SOT23-6(SY8009B) SSOT23-6(SY8009B)

Part Number Package type Top Mark①

SY8009AAAC SOT23-5 ADxyz
SY8009BABC SOT23-6 CUxyz
SY8009BEBC SSOT23-6 ASxyz
Note① ： x=year code, y=week code, z= lot number code.
Pin Name Pin Number Pin Description
EN 1 Enable control. Pull high to turn on. Do not float.
GND 2 Ground pin
LX 3 Inductor pin. Connect this pin to the switching node of inductor.
IN 4 Input pin. Decouple this pin to GND pin with at least 1uF ceramic cap.
FB 6 Output Feedback Pin. Connect this pin to the center point of the output
（SY8009B） resistor divider (as shown in Figure 1) to program the output voltage:
VOUT=0.6*(1+R1/R2).

Absolute Maximum Ratings (Note 1)

Supply Input Voltage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6.0V
Enable, FB Voltage--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIN + 0.6V
Power Dissipation, PD @ TA = 25°C,
SOT23-5, SOT23-6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.55W
SSOT23-6 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.6W
Package Thermal Resistance (Note 2)
SOT23-5, SOT23-6, SSOT23-6, θ JA -------------------------------------------------------------- 250°C/W
SOT23-5, SOT23-6, SSOT23-6, θ JC ---------------------------------------------------------------130°C/W
Junction Temperature Range ----------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------150°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)

Supply Input Voltage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3V to 5.5V
Junction Temperature Range -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -40°C to 125°C
Ambient Temperature Range -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -40°C to 85°C

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Electrical Characteristics
(VIN = 5V, VOUT = 2.5V, L = 2.2uH, COUT = 10uF, TA = 25°C, unless otherwise specified)

Parameter Symbol Test Conditions Min Typ Max Unit

Input Voltage Range VIN 3 5.5 V
Quiescent Current IQ IOUT=0, VFB=VREF ⋅ 105% 80 µA
Shutdown Current ISHDN EN=0 0.1 1 µA
Feedback Reference VREF 0.588 0.6 0.612 V
Voltage
FB Input Current IFB VFB=VIN -50 50 nA
PFET RON RDS(ON),P SY8009A 180 mΩ
SY8009B 100 mΩ
NFET RON RDS(ON),N SY8009A 120 mΩ
SY8009B 80 mΩ
PFET Current Limit ILIM SY8009A 1.8 A
SY8009B 2.5 A
EN Rising Threshold VENH 1.5 V
EN Falling Threshold VENL 0.4 V
Input UVLO Threshold VUVLO 2.7 V
UVLO Hysteresis VHYS 0.1 V
Oscillator Frequency FOSC IOUT=200mA, SY8009A 1.5 MHz
IOUT=500mA, SY8009B 1 MHz
Min ON Time 50 ns
Max Duty Cycle 100 %
Thermal Shutdown TSD 160 °C
Temperature

Note 1: Stresses listed as the above “Absolute Maximum Ratings” may cause permanent damage to the device.
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
conditions for extended periods may remain possibility to affect device reliability.

Note 2: θ JA is measured in the natural convection at TA = 25°C on a low effective single layer thermal conductivity
test board of JEDEC 51-3 thermal measurement standard. Pin 2 of SOT23-5/SOT23-6/SSOT23-5 packages is the
case position for θ JC measurement.

Note 3: The device is not guaranteed to function outside its operating conditions.

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Typical Performance Characteristics (SY8009B)

Efficiency vs Load Current Efficiency vs Load Current Efficiency vs Load Current

Output Ripple Output Ripple Output Ripple

(Vin=5.0V, Vout=1.8V,Iload=0.5A) (Vin=5.0V, Vout=1.8V,Iload=1.5A) (Vin=5.0V, Vout=1.8V,Iload=2A)

Startup Shutdown
(Vin=5.0V, Vout=1.8V,Iload=2A) (Vin=5.0V, Vout=1.8V,Iload=2A)

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Soft Start(Vo) Soft Start(Lx) Load Transient

(Vin=5.0VmVout=1.8V,Iload=0~1A)

Case Temperature vs Output

Load Transient Current
(Vin=5.0V, Vout=1.8V,Iload=0.2~2A) Oscillator Frequency vs Vin (Vin=5V,Vo=1.8V,Ta=27℃)

TC(°C)

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Operation
SY8009 is a synchronous buck regulator IC that integrates the PWM control, top and bottom switches on the same die to
minimize the switching transition loss and conduction loss. With ultra low RDS(ON) power switches and proprietary PWM control,
this regulator IC can achieve the highest efficiency and the highest switch frequency simultaneously to minimize the external
inductor and capacitor size, and thus achieving the minimum solution footprint.

Applications Information
Because of the high integration in the SY8009 IC, the application circuit based on this regulator IC is rather simple. Only input
capacitor CIN, output capacitor COUT, output inductor L and feedback resistors (R1 and R2) need to be selected for the targeted
applications specifications.

Feedback resistor dividers R1 and R2:

Choose R1 and R2 to program the proper output voltage. To minimize the power consumption under light loads, it is desirable to
choose large resistance values for both R1 and R2. A value of between 10k and 200k is highly recommended for R2. If R2=100k
is chosen, then R1 can be calculated to be:
(VOUT − 0.6 V) ⋅ R2
R1 =
0.6V
Input capacitor CIN:
With the maximum load current at 1.2A, the maximum ripple current through input capacitor is about 0.6Arms. A
typical X7R or better grade ceramic capacitor with 6V rating and greater than 4.7uF capacitance can handle this
ripple current well. To minimize the potential noise problem, place this ceramic capacitor really close to the IN and
GND pins. Care should be taken to minimize the loop area formed by CIN, and IN/GND pins.

Output capacitor COUT:

The output capacitor is selected to handle the output ripple noise requirements. Both steady state ripple and transient
requirements must be taken into consideration when selecting this capacitor. For the best performance, it is
recommended to use X7R or better grade ceramic capacitor with 6V rating and greater than 4.7uF capacitance.

Output inductor L:
There are several considerations in choosing this inductor.
1) Choose the inductance to provide the desired ripple current. It is suggested to choose the ripple current to be
about 40% of the maximum output current. The inductance is calculated as:
V (1 − VOUT /VIN, MAX )
L = OUT
FSW × IOUT, MAX × 40%
where Fsw is the switching frequency and IOUT,MAX is the maximum load current.
The SY8009 regulator IC is quite tolerant of different ripple current amplitude. Consequently, the final choice of
inductance can be slightly off the calculation value without significantly impacting the performance.
2) The saturation current rating of the inductor must be selected to be greater than the peak inductor current under
full load conditions.
VOUT(1-VOUT/VIN,MAX)
ISAT, MIN > IOUT, MAX +
2 ⋅ FSW ⋅ L
3) The DCR of the inductor and the core loss at the switching frequency must be low enough to achieve the desired
efficiency requirement. It is desirable to choose an inductor with DCR<50mΩ to achieve a good overall efficiency.

Layout Design:
The layout design of SY8009 regulator is relatively simple. For the best efficiency and minimum noise problems, we
should place the following components close to the IC: CIN, L, R1 and R2.

1) It is desirable to maximize the PCB copper area connecting to GND pin to achieve the best thermal and noise
performance. If the board space allowed, a ground plane is highly desirable.

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2) CIN must be close to Pins IN and GND. The loop area formed by CIN and GND must be minimized.

3) The PCB copper area associated with LX pin must be minimized to avoid the potential noise problem.

4) The components R1 and R2, and the trace connecting to the FB pin must NOT be adjacent to the LX net on the
PCB layout to avoid the noise problem.

5) If the system chip interfacing with the EN pin has a high impedance state at shutdown mode and the IN pin is
connected directly to a power source such as a LiIon battery, it is desirable to add a pull down 1MΩ resistor between
the EN and GND pins to prevent the noise from falsely turning on the regulator at shutdown mode.

Load Transient Considerations:

The SY8009 regulator IC integrates the compensation components to achieve good stability and fast transient
responses. In some applications, adding a 22pF ceramic cap in parallel with R1 may further speed up the load
transient responses and is thus recommended for applications with large load transient step requirements.

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SOT23-5 Package outline & PCB layout design

0.55
2.80 - 3.10
2.40

1.50 - 1.70
2.70 - 3.00
0.80

0.95 TYP 0.30 - 0.50

Recommended Pad Layout

0.01 - 0.1
0.25 REF

1.0 - 1.3
0.1 - 0.15

0.95 TYP

0.3 - 0.6 1.90 TYP

Notes: All dimensions are in millimeters.

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

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SSOT23-6 Package outline & PCB layout design

1.90

2.50 - 3.00
2.30 - 2.50
2.40

1.00

0.95 0.60 0.25 - 0.40

Recommended Pad Layout

2.95 - 3.10
0.01 - 0.10
0.90 - 1.00
0.10 - 0.20

0.30 - 0.60 0.95 TYP

Notes: All dimensions are in millimeters.

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

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