LT3740
Wide Operating Range,
Valley Mode, No R
™
SENSE
Synchronous Step-Down Controller
FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
The LT®3740 is a synchronous step-down switching
regulator controller that drives N-channel power MOSFET
stages.Thecontrollerusesvalleycurrentmodearchitecture
to achieve very low duty cycles with excellent transient
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Wide V Range: 2.2V to 22V
IN
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Internal Boost Provides 6V Gate Drive
For V Down to 2.2V
IN
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No Sensing Resistor Required
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Dual N-Channel MOSFET Synchronous Drive
Valley Current Mode Control
response without requiring a sense resistor.
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The LT3740 includes an internal step-up converter to
provide a bias 7.8V higher than the input voltage for the
drive. This enables the part to work from an input voltage
as low as 2.2V.
Optimized for High Step-Down Ratio
Power Good Output Voltage Monitor
0.8V Reference
Three Pin-Selected Current Limit Levels
Constant Switching Frequency: 300kHz
Programmable Soft-Start
The XREF pin is an external reference input that allows the
user to override the internal 0.8V feedback reference with
any lower value, allowing full control of the output voltage
during operation, output voltage tracking or soft-start.
Output Voltage Tracking
Available in 16-Pin 5mm × 3mm DFN
The LT3740 has three current limit levels that can be
chosen by connecting the RANGE pin to ground, open,
and input respectively.
APPLICATIONS
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Notebook and Palmtop Computers, PDA
Portable Instruments
L, LT, LTC and LTM are registered trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation.
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No R
is a trademark of Linear Technology Corporation. All other trademarks are the
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property of their respective owners.
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Distributed Power Systems
TYPICAL APPLICATION
High Efficiency Step-Down Converter
Efficiency vs Load Current
V
IN
94
92
90
88
3V to 12V
1μF
22μH
LT3740
BGDP
10μF
SWB
V
= 5V
IN
V
= 3V
IN
BIAS
TGATE
SW
V
IN
1Ω
1Ω
M1
HAT2168H
SHDN
0.9μH
V
OUT
1.8V
15k
86
84
82
80
V
= 12V
IN
10A
SN+
XREF
D1
B320A
100μF
s 3
1Ω
M2
HAT2165H
BGATE
0.22μF
39pF
V
= 1.8V
OUT
8
SN–
15k
105k
V
C
0
2
4
6
10
PGND
20k
1nF
LOAD CURRENT (A)
RANGE GND FB
22pF
3740 TA01b
80.6k
3740 TA01a
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