Adjustable Frequency Buck or Buck-Boost Pre-Regulator with
2 LDOs, Window Watchdog Timer, and NPOR
A4409
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS – BUCK AND BUCK-BOOST PRE-REGULATOR SPECIFICATIONS (continued)1: Valid
at 3 V ≤ VIN ≤ 36 V in buck-boost mode and VIN having first reached VIN(START), –40ºC ≤ TA = TJ ≤ 150ºC, unless otherwise specified.
Characteristic
BOOST MOSFET (LG) GATE DRIVER
LG High Output Voltage
LG Low Output Voltage
LG Source Current1
Symbol
Test Conditions
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Unit
VLG(ON)
VLG(OFF)
ILG(ON)
VIN = 7 V, VVREG = 6.35 V
4.6
–
–
0.2
–500
500
–
6.35
0.4
–
V
VIN = 13.5 V, VVREG = 6.85 V
V
VIN = 7 V, VVREG = 6.35 V, VLG = 1 V
VIN = 13.5 V, VVREG = 6.85 V, VLG = 1 V
VIN = 13.5 V, VVREG = 6.6 V, VLG = 3 V
–
mA
mA
µA
LG Sink Current1
ILG(OFF)
ILG(LEAK)
–
–
LG Leakage Current2
SOFT START
–
10
SS Ramp Time
tSS(ramp)
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
ms
–
0 V ≤ VVREG ≤ 3.3 V, VCOMP = VO(EA,MAX)
fOSC/8
fOSC/2
fOSC
SS PWM Frequency Foldback
fSW(SS)
0 V ≤ VVREG ≤ 3.3 V
–
V
VREG > 3.3 V
–
HICCUP MODE
PWM
cycles
VVREG < 2.4 V (typical), VCOMP = VO(EA,MAX)
VREG > 2.4 V (typical), VCOMP = VO(EA,MAX)
–
–
–
15
60
2
–
–
–
Hiccup OCP PWM Counts
tHIC(OCP)
PWM
cycles
V
LX switching stops to LX switching starts,
during VREG overcurrent
Hiccup Mode Recovery Time
trec(HIC)
ms
CURRENT PROTECTIONS
Pulse-by-Pulse Current Limit
LX Short-Circuit Current Limit
ILIM
3.6
6
4.1
7
4.6
–
A
A
ILIM(LX)
MISSING ASYNCHRONOUS DIODE (D1) PROTECTION
Detection Level
Time Filtering2
VD(OPEN)
tD(OPEN)
−1.5
−1.3
−0.9
V
50
–
250
ns
1 Negative current is defined as coming out of the node or pin (sourcing), positive current is defined as going into the node or pin (sinking).
2 Ensured by design and characterization, not production tested.
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