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ADP3502
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APPLICATION INFORMATION
Input Voltage
The input voltage of the ADP3502 is 4.2 V and is optimized for
a single Li-Ion cell. The thermal impedance of the ADP3502 is
56.2°C/W for 4-layer boards. Power dissipation should be
calculated at the maximum ambient temperatures and battery
voltage should not exceed the 125°C maximum allowable
junction temperature. The junction and ambient temperature
limits are selected to prevent both catastrophic package material
deterioration and excessive device power output degradation.
The ADP3502 can deliver the maximum power (0.71 W) up to
85°C ambient temperature. Figure 17 shows the maximum
power dissipation as a function of ambient temperature.
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE – ⴗC
2.0
–30 0 30 6090
POWER DISSIPATION – W
1.6
1.2
0.8
0.4
0
1.8
1.4
1.0
0.6
0.2
Figure 17. Power Dissipation vs. Temperature
Printed Circuit Board Layout Considerations
Use the following guidelines when designing printed circuit
boards:
1. Connect the battery to the VBAT and BVS pins of the
ADP3502. Kelvin-connect the BVS pin by running a separate
trace to the VBAT pin. Locate the input capacitor, C13, in
the Figure 18 as close as possible to these pins.
2. REFO, LDO2, LDO4, LDO8–LDO10, ADAPTER, and
NRCAP capacitors should be returned to AGND.
3. LDO1, LDO3, LDO5–LDO7, LDO11, and VBAT capacitors
should be returned to DGND.
4. Split the ground connections. Use separate traces or planes
for the analog, digital, and power grounds and tie them
together at a single point, preferably close to the battery return.
5. Kelvin-connect the charger’s sense resistor by running sepa-
rate traces to the ADAPTER and ISENSE pins. Make sure the
traces are terminated as close to the resistor’s body as possible.
6. Run a separate trace from the BVS pin to the battery to
prevent a voltage drop error in the MVBAT measurement.
7. Use the best industry practice for thermal considerations
during the layout of the ADP3502 and charger components.
Careful use of the copper area, weight, and multilayer con-
struction all contribute to improved thermal performance.
Input Capacitor Selection
For the input (ADAPTER and VBAT) of the ADP3502, a local
bypass capacitor is recommended. Use a 10 µF, low ESR capacitor.
Larger input capacitance and lower ESR provide better supply
noise rejection and line-transient response. Multilayer ceramic
chip (MLCC) capacitors provide the best combination of low
ESR and small size but may not be cost effective. A lower cost
alternative may be to use a 10 µF tantalum capacitor in parallel
with a small (1 µF to 2 µF) ceramic capacitor (ceramic capacitors
will produce the smallest supply ripple).
LDO Capacitor Selection
Low dropout regulators need capacitors on both their input and
output. The input capacitor provides bypassing of the internal
amplifier used in the voltage regulation loop. The output capacitor
improves the regulator response to sudden load changes. The
output capacitor determines the performance of any LDO. The
LDO1, LDO4, LDO5, LDO7, LDO8, and LDO11 require a
2.2 µF capacitor, and the LDO2, LDO3, LDO6, LDO9, and
LDO10 require a 1 µF capacitor. Transient response is a func-
tion of output capacitance. Larger values of output capacitance
decrease peak deviations, providing improved transient response
for large load current changes. Choose the capacitors by compar-
ing their lead inductance, ESR, and dissipation factor. Output
capacitor ESR affects stability. Note that the capacitance of
some capacitor types show wide variations over temperature or
with dc voltage. A good quality dielectric, X7R or better, capacitor
is recommended.
The RTCV LDO can have a rechargeable coin cell or an electric
double-layer capacitor as a load, but an additional 0.1 µF ceramic
capacitor is recommended for stability and optimal performance.
RTCV LDO
The RTCV LDO charges a rechargeable coin cell to run the
real-time clock module. It has been targeted to charge manga-
nese lithium batteries, such as the ML series (ML621/ML1220)
from Sanyo. With high energy density and relatively flat discharge
characteristics, the lithium coin cell is widely used in mobile
devices, such as cellular phones, digital cameras, and PDAs.
The ML621 has a small physical size (6.8 mm diameter) and a
nominal capacity of 2.5 mAh, which yields about 250 hours of
backup time.
The nominal charging voltage is 3.0 V. This precise output voltage
regulation charges the cell to more than 90% of its capacity. In
addition, it features a very low quiescent of 50 µA typically. It
requires an external low leakage diode for reverse current pro-
tection that is needed when the main battery is removed, and
the coin cell supplies the RTCV pin.