LTC3772B Micropower No RSENSE Constant Frequency Step-Down DC/DC Controller UFEATURESDESCRIPTIO ■ No Current Sense Resistor Required The LTC®3772B is a constant frequency current mode ■ High Output Currents Easily Achieved step-down DC/DC controller in a low profile 8-lead SOT-23 ■ Internal Soft-Start Ramps VOUT (ThinSOTTM) and a 3mm × 2mm DFN package. The No ■ Wide V TM IN Range: 2.75V to 9.8V RSENSE architecture eliminates the need for a current ■ Low Dropout: 100% Duty Cycle sense resistor, improving efficiency and saving board ■ Constant Frequency 550kHz Operation space. ■ Low Ripple Pulse Skipping Operation at Light Load The LTC3772B automatically switches into pulse skipping ■ Output Voltage as Low as 0.8V operation at light loads. It consumes only 200µA of quies- ■ ±1.5% Voltage Reference Accuracy cent current under a no-load condition. ■ Current Mode Operation for Excellent Line and Load Transient Response The LTC3772B incorporates an undervoltage lockout fea- ■ Only 8µA Supply Current in Shutdown ture that shuts down the device when the input voltage ■ Low Profile 8-Lead SOT-23 (1mm) and falls below 2V. To maximize the runtime from a battery (3mm × 2mm) DFN (0.75mm) Packages source, the external P-channel MOSFET is turned on continuously in dropout (100% duty cycle). High switch- U ing frequency of 550kHz allows the use of a small inductor APPLICATIO S and capacitors. An internal soft-start smoothly ramps the ■ 1- or 2-Cell Li-Ion Battery-Powered Applications output voltage from zero to its regulation point. ■ Wireless Devices , LT, LTC and LTM are registered trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation. ■ Portable Computers ThinSOT and No RSENSE are trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation. ■ Distributed Power Systems All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Protected by U.S. Patents including 5731694, 6127815. UTYPICAL APPLICATIOEfficiency and Power Loss vs Load Current550kHz Micropower Step-Down DC/DC Converter(Figure 5 Circuit) 680pF 100 10 20k V I IN 90 TH/RUN VIN 2.75V TO 9.8V LTC3772B 80 10µF EFFICIENCY 1 GND PGATE 70 POWER LOSS (W) 82.5k 3.3µH V 60 OUT VFB SW 2.5V 50 0.1 2A 47µF 40 22pF 174k EFFICIENCY (%) POWER LOSS 30 0.01 3772B TA01 20 10 VIN = 3.3V VIN = 5V 0 0.001 1 10 100 1000 10000 LOAD CURRENT (mA) 3772B TA01b 3772bfa 1