Synchronous Buck Controller with
Constant On Time and Valley Current Mode
Data Sheet
ADP1878/ADP1879
FEATURES
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS CIRCUIT
V
= 2.95V TO 20V
IN
Power input voltage range: 2.95 V to 20 V
On-board bias regulator
Minimum output voltage: 0.6 V
VIN
C
C
ADP1878/
ADP1879
0.6 V reference voltage with 1.0% accuracy
Supports all N-channel MOSFET power stages
Available in 300 kHz, 600 kHz, and 1.0 MHz options
No current sense resistor required
Power saving mode (PSM) for light loads (ADP1879 only)
Resistor programmable current limit
Power good with internal pull-up resistor
Externally programmable soft start
Thermal overload protection
C
C
IN
C2
R
C
COMP
BST
DRVH
SW
C
10kΩ
Q1
BST
V
L
REG
EN
FB
R
V
TOP
OUT
V
OUT
C
Q2
OUT
R
BOT
LOAD
GND
DRVL
C
VREG2
VREG
C
VREG
R
PGD
PGOOD
SS
V
EXT
RES
R
RES
C
SS
PGND
Short-circuit protection
Standalone precision enable input
Integrated bootstrap diode for high-side drive
Starts into a precharged output
Figure 1.
Available in a 14-lead LFCSP_WD package
APPLICATIONS
Telecommunications and networking systems
Mid-to-high end servers
Set-top boxes
DSP core power supplies
conditions. The low-side current sense, current gain scheme and
integration of a boost diode, together with the PSM/forced
pulse-width modulation (PWM) option, reduce the external
device count and improve efficiency.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The ADP1878/ADP1879 are versatile current-mode, synchronous
step-down controllers. They provide superior transient response,
optimal stability, and current-limit protection by using a constant
on time, pseudo fixed frequency with a programmable current-limit,
current control scheme. These devices offer optimum performance
at low duty cycles by using a valley, current-mode control architec-
ture allowing the ADP1878/ADP1879 to drive all N-channel power
stages to regulate output voltages to as low as 0.6 V.
The ADP1878/ADP1879 operate over the −40°C to +125°C
junction temperature range and are available in a 14-lead
LFCSP_WD package.
100
V
= 5V (PSM)
IN
95
90
85
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
The ADP1879 is the power saving mode (PSM) version of the
device and is capable of pulse skipping to maintain output
regulation while achieving improved system efficiency at light
loads (see the ADP1879 Power Saving Mode (PSM) section for
more information).
V
= 16.5V
IN
V
= 13V
IN
V
= 13V (PSM)
IN
Available in three frequency options (300 kHz, 600 kHz, and
1.0 MHz) plus the PSM option, the ADP1878/ADP1879 are well
suited for a wide range of applications that require a single input
power supply range from 2.95 V to 20 V. Low voltage biasing is
supplied via a 5 V internal low dropout regulator (LDO). In
addition, soft start programmability is included to limit input
inrush current from the input supply during startup and to
provide reverse current protection during precharged output
T
= 25°C
A
V
= 1.8V
OUT
f
SW
= 300kHz
V
= 16.5V (PSM)
IN
WÜRTH INDUCTOR:
744325120, L = 1.2µH, DCR = 1.8mꢀ
INFINEON FETs:
BSC042N03MS G (UPPER/LOWER)
10
100
1k
10k
100k
LOAD CURRENT (mA)
Figure 2. ADP1878/ADP1879 Efficiency vs. Load Current (VOUT = 1.8 V, 300 kHz)
Rev. A
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