LTC1775 High Power No R TM SENSE Current Mode Synchronous Step-Down Switching Regulator UFEATURESDESCRIPTIO ■ Highest Efficiency Current Mode Controller The LTC®1775 is a synchronous step-down switching ■ No Sense Resistor Required regulator controller that drives external N-channel power ■ 300mV Maximum Current Sense Voltage MOSFETs using few external components. Current mode ■ Stable High Current Operation control with MOSFET VDS sensing eliminates the need for ■ Dual N-Channel MOSFET Synchronous Drive a sense resistor and improves efficiency. Largely similar ■ Wide VIN Range: 4V to 36V to the LTC1625, the LTC1775 has twice the maximum ■ Wide VOUT Range: 1.19V to VIN sense voltage for high current applications. The frequency ■ ±1% 1.19V Reference of a nominal 150kHz internal oscillator can be synchro- ■ Programmable Fixed Frequency with Injection Lock nized to an external clock over a 1.5:1 frequency range. ■ Very Low Drop Out Operation: 99% Duty Cycle Burst ModeTM operation at low load currents reduces ■ Forced Continuous Mode Control Pin switching losses and low dropout operation extends oper- ■ Optional Programmable Soft Start ating time in battery-powered systems. A forced continu- ■ Pin Selectable Output Voltage ous mode control pin can assist secondary winding ■ Foldback Current Limit regulation by disabling Burst Mode operation when the ■ Output Overvoltage Protection main output is lightly loaded. ■ Logic Controlled Micropower Shutdown: IQ < 30µA ■ Available in 16-Lead Narrow SSOP and SO Packages Fault protection is provided by foldback current limiting U and an output overvoltage comparator. An external ca- APPLICATIO S pacitor attached to the RUN/SS pin provides soft start capability for supply sequencing. A wide supply range ■ Notebook Computers allows operation from 4V (4.3V for LTC1775I) to 36V at the ■ Automotive Electronics input and 1.19V to VIN at the output. ■ Battery Chargers , LTC and LT are registered trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation. ■ Distributed Power Systems No RSENSE and Burst Mode are trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation. UTYPICAL APPLICATIONEfficiency vs Load Current LTC1775 100 VIN VIN = 10V SYNC VIN 5V TO f = 150kHz V + C OUT = 5V IN TK 28V CSS 0.1µF 22µF 95 FCB = INTVCC M1 RUN/SS TG 30V SUD50N03-10 L1 ×4 90 6µH VOUT = 3.3V V SW V PROG OUT CB 0.33µF 3.3V BOOST + 10A 85 R COUT C D D1 B 10k 680µF CMDSH-3 MBRS340 6.3V C I INTV TH CC EFFICIENCY (%) C 80 2.2nF M2 SGND BG SUD50N03-10 + CVCC 75 4.7µF VOSENSE PGND 70 1775 F01 0.01 0.1 1 10 LOAD CURRENT (A) Figure 1. High Efficiency Step-Down Converter 1775 F01b 1