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Christopher Pan Huawei . Wenjian Yu Tsinghua University. Linear Dropout Regulator based Power Distribution Design under Worst Loading. Amirali Shayan, Xiang Hu Chung-Kuan Cheng University of California San Diego. Agenda. Introduction and Motivation
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Christopher Pan • Huawei Wenjian Yu • Tsinghua University Linear Dropout Regulator based Power Distribution Design under Worst Loading Amirali Shayan, Xiang Hu Chung-Kuan Cheng University of California San Diego
Agenda • Introduction and Motivation • LDO based PDN Design under Worst Loading • Worst case current synthesis • Poles/Zeros based Methodology • Experimental Results and Trade offs • Conclusion Remarks
Introduction • LDO design will enable: • Localized on die regulation • Relax off chip impedance • Power saving • Finer grain power management • LDO design challenges • Power consumption • Area of the power MOSFET • Stability of the feedback loop • Physical design
Integrated On-die LDO Shortens the PDN loop LDO based PDN Optimization under Worst Loading Virtually eliminate 1st and 2nd droops Original Optimize Package With LDO |z| Freq Bulk caps Package VR RPCB RPKG RDIE TR Die MB caps LDO VRM RDIE TR RPCB RPKG LDO Motherboard Adv #1: Better dynamic power management through reduced response time Adv #2: Maintain low package cost while provide adequate power delivery Power saving opportunity
LDO-PDN Model of Design (1) • Operation region of the power MOSFET depends on the Vds=Vext-Vout comparison with (Vgs-Vth). • In our analysis, power MOSFET is in the linear region.
Problem Formulation • P = LDO Power • C = Decoupling Capacitor • P0 = Power limit • I peak = Peak loading current of functional block • Vmax = Worst voltage drop based on rogue wave • Z LDO-PDN = impedance profile of ldo-pdn
LDO-PDN Output Impedance • impedance zero = • Z1=-2.0011 x 1e9 • Z4,5= -0.0107 ± 0.0156i × 1e9 • impedance pole = • p1=-1.8177 • p4,5= -0.0125 ± 0.0142i × 1e9 • Impedance k= 0.0091
“Rogue Wave” Phenomenon • Worst-case noise response: The maximum noise is formed when a long and slow oscillation followed by a short and fast oscillation. • Rogue wave: In oceanography, a large wave is formed when a long and slow wave hits a sudden quick wave. High-frequency oscillation corresponds to the resonance of the 1st stage Low-frequency oscillation corresponds to the resonance of the 2nd stage
Ideal Worst-Case PDN Noise • Problem formulation I • PDN noise: • Worst-case current [Xiang ’09]: Zero current transition time. Unrealistic!
Algorithm for Vector-based Rogue Wave Generation for i = 0 to N-window_size Begin sum each current peak of current pattern(i, i+window_size - 1) End sorted_list_des = sorting the sum of the intervals of current peak descending sorted_list_asc = sorting the sum of the intervals of current peak ascending //here is for worst-case calculating for i = 0 to N-window_size and i is increased by window_size //N is the size of impulse_reseponse if impulse_response(i) > 0 current_list = sorted_list_des else current_list = sorted_list_asc End for j = 0 to M - window_size + 1 //M is the size of current pattern idx_current = current_list(j) tmp_val = convolution of impulse_response(i, i + window_size - 1) and current_pattern(idx_current, idx_current + window_size -1) if tmp_val > max_val max_val = tmp_val max_current(i, i+window_size -1) = current_pattern(idx_current, idx_current + window_size - 1) else break end end //end of for j end //end of for i • Complexity of algorithm = • N= Impulse response size • m= Current windows size
Rogue-wave Synthesis Resolution Window Sensitivity to Vmax • For the rest of analysis, window resolution = 3nsec is chosen.
Vmax LDO-PDN Voltage Drop (Overshoot) • Overshoot is a main concern for: • Reliability of devices • Hold margins
Vmin LDO-PDN Voltage Drop (Undershoot) • undershoot is a main concern for: • Functional failures • Optimum Configuration: • Optimal Decap = 350pF • Optimal Power= 20uW • Noise = ~10mV
Conclusion and Summary • Introduced a design flow for worst case loading based on LDO poles and zeros. • Proposed an optimization based on the step response and rogue wave in LDO system. • Analyzed LDO power and decap area trade off in the LDO based system. • Experimental result show the target voltage drop budget will be met under worst loading with optimum LDO power and decoupling value.