Silanna launches single chip with ACF, PWM, GaN FET and more

27th February 2024

Sheryl Miles

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Silanna Semiconductor, a power density specialist, has expanded its CO2 Smart Power Family of AC/DC and DC/DC converter technologies with the launch of an active clamp flyback (ACF) controller that integrates adaptive digital PWM control with ultra-high-voltage (UHV) components comprising a 700V primary GaN FET, X capacitor (X-Cap) discharge circuit, active clamp driver, and start-up regulator.

Silanna’s CO2 Smart Power technologies help engineers by simplifying design and improving performance while addressing environmental sustainability goals through more efficient energy use. Well-suited for high-efficiency and high-power-density power supplies, USB-PD/QC AC/DC power adapters and battery charging applications, the new SZ1200 integrated ACF controller combines the ease of design of a simple flyback controller with all the benefits of ACF. These include recycling of the leakage inductance energy of the flyback transformer and limiting primary FET drain voltage spikes during turn-off events.

Delivering above 93% efficiency at low line, the SZ1200 offers consistent efficiency across the universal input voltage range (90 – 265 Vac) and various loading conditions of up to 150W single-port and multi-port USB-PD applications. Silanna’s OptiMode digital control architecture adjusts operation mode on a cycle-by-cycle basis to maintain high efficiency, low EMI, fast dynamic load regulation, and other key power supply parameters as line voltage and load vary. Very low no-load power consumption for the most stringent USB-PD applications further minimizes energy use during system stand-by.

“Our goal is to make it as easy as possible for power design engineers to develop ultra-efficiency, high-density power conversion designs in the shortest time possible,” says Ahsan Zaman, Silanna Semiconductor’s, Director of Product Marketing. “The addition of the SZ1200 to our family of ACF technologies supports this goal by offering high-speed switching, unprecedented levels of integration and functionality that ensures optimum efficiency across wide input and loading conditions while minimising EMI.”

By allowing designers to program switching frequency to up to 250kHz, the new controller supports high power densities while advanced digital active clamp operation ensures best-in-class efficiency. Switching frequency is confined within a tight frequency band to simplify EMI filtering. Further efficiency and EMI performance benefits are realised through adaptive digital control of the active clamp operation, which enables near ZVS turn-on of the primary FET, and clamps the drain voltage during the turn-off.

SZ1200 also incorporates continuous conduction mode (CCM) operation, which allows delivering up to 225% rated output power for a limited duration without sacrificing the power density. This feature is targeted for applications requiring peak power, such as laptop and notebook power adapters.

SZ1200 key features:

High-frequency ‘CO2 Smart Power’ ACF controller
Configurable high-switching-frequency operation (up to 250 kHz)
Integrated 700 V GaN primary FET
Integrated UHV X-cap discharge circuit, active clamp driver and start-up regulator
Over 93% efficiency at low line
Flat efficiency across universal input voltage (90 – 265 Vac) and loading conditions
CCM for increased peak power delivery and better utilization of transformer core in universal input applications
QR valley mode switching and boosting for low EMI and near-ZVS operation
OptiMode cycle-by-cycle adaptive digital control
Regulated burst-mode
Self-tuning valley detection
OTP, OVP, OCP, OPP, OSCP among various other protections
Very low system no-load power consumption
Space-saving 37-pin 8mm X 7mm QFN Package