EL7515 Typical Performance Curves(Continued)VVIN = 5V, VO = 12V, IO = 30mAIN = 5V, VO = 12V, IO = 300mA V V50mV/DIVIN50mV/DIVINVLX10V/DIV10V/DIVVLX20mV/DIV VVOO20mV/DIVILI0.5A/DIVL0.5A/DIV0.5µs/DIV0.5µs/DIVFIGURE 7. STEADY STATE OPERATION (INDUCTORFIGURE 8. STEADY STATE OPERATION (INDUCTORDISCONTINUOUS CONDUCTION)CONTINUOUS CONDUCTION)VIN = 5V, VO = 12V, IO = 300mAVIN = 5V, VO = 12V, IO = 50mA TO 300mA2V/DIV5V/DIVIO100mA/DIV VINVO VO0.5V/DIV0.5A/DIVIL0.5ms/DIV0.2ms/DIVFIGURE 9. POWER-UPFIGURE 10. LOAD TRANSIENT RESPONSEApplications Information The EL7515 is a step-up regulator, operated at fixed capacitor. This in turn controls the rising rate of the output frequency pulse-width-modulation (PWM) control. The input voltage. voltage is 1.8V to 13.2V and output voltage is 4.5V to 17V. The regulator goes through the start-up sequence as well The switching frequency (up to 1.2MHz) is decided by the after the EN signal is pulled to HI. resistor connected to RT pin. Steady-State OperationStart-Up When the output reaches the preset voltage, the regulator After VDD reaches a threshold of about 1.7V, the start-up operates at steady state. Depending on the input/output oscillator generates fixed duty-ratio of 0.5 to 0.7 at a conditions and component values, the inductor operates at frequency of several hundred kilohertz. This will boost the either continuous-conduction mode or output voltage. discontinuous-conduction mode. When VDD reaches about 3.7V, the PWM comparator takes In the continuous-conduction mode, the inductor current is a over the control. The duty ratio will be decided by the triangular waveform and LX voltage a pulse waveform. In the multiple-input direct summing comparator, Max_Duty signal discontinuous-conduction mode, the inductor current is (about 90% duty-ratio), and the Current Limit Comparator, completely dried out before the MOSFET is turned on again. whichever is the smallest. The input voltage source, the inductor, and the MOSFET and The soft-start is provided by the current limit comparator. As output diode parasitic capacitors form a resonant circuit. the internal 12µA current source charges the external CSS, Oscillation will occur in this period. This oscillation is normal the peak MOSFET current is limited by the voltage on the and will not affect the regulation. FN7120 Rev 2.00 Page 6 of 9 August 10, 2007