LT1375/LT1376 WUTYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICSMaximum Load CurrentMaximum Load CurrentMaximum Load Currentat VOUT = 10Vat VOUT = 3.3Vat VOUT = 5V 1.50 1.50 1.50 VOUT = 10V L = 20µH L = 20µH L = 20µH 1.25 1.25 L = 10µH 1.25 L = 10µH L = 10µH 1.00 1.00 1.00 L = 5µH L = 5µH 0.75 0.75 0.75 L = 5µH CURRENT (A) CURRENT (A) CURRENT (A) 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25 VOUT = 3.3V VOUT = 5V 0 0 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 0 5 10 15 20 25 0 5 10 15 20 25 INPUT VOLTAGE (V) INPUT VOLTAGE (V) INPUT VOLTAGE (V) 1375/76 G13 1375/76 G14 1375/76 G15 BOOST Pin CurrentVC Pin Shutdown ThresholdSwitch Voltage Drop 12 1.4 0.8 T SHUTDOWN J = 25°C TJ = 25°C 10 1.2 0.6 8 1.0 6 0.4 0.8 4 SWITCH VOLTAGE (V) BOOST PIN CURRENT (mA) THRESHOLD VOLTAGE (V) 0.2 0.6 2 0 0.4 0 0 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 –50 –25 0 25 50 75 100 125 0 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 SWITCH CURRENT (A) JUNCTION TEMPERATURE (°C) SWITCH CURRENT (A) 1375/76 G16 1375/76 G11 1375/76 G18 UUUPIN FUNCTIONSBOOST: The BOOST pin is used to provide a drive voltage, with the external catch diode. Maximum negative switch higher than the input voltage, to the internal bipolar NPN voltage allowed is – 0.8V. power switch. Without this added voltage, the typical SHDN: The shutdown pin is used to turn off the regulator switch voltage loss would be about 1.5V. The additional and to reduce input drain current to a few microamperes. boost voltage allows the switch to saturate and voltage Actually, this pin has two separate thresholds, one at loss approximates that of a 0.3Ω FET structure, but with 2.38V to disable switching, and a second at 0.4V to force much smaller die area. Efficiency improves from 75% for complete micropower shutdown. The 2.38V threshold conventional bipolar designs to > 87% for these new parts. functions as an accurate undervoltage lockout (UVLO). VSW: The switch pin is the emitter of the on-chip power This is sometimes used to prevent the regulator from NPN switch. It is driven up to the input pin voltage during operating until the input voltage has reached a predeter- switch on time. Inductor current drives the switch pin mined level. negative during switch off time. Negative voltage is clamped 13756fd 6