LT3686A
37V/1.2A Step-Down
Regulator in 3mm × 3mm DFN
and MSE
FeAtures
Description
The LT®3686A is a current mode PWM step-down DC/DC
converter with an internal power switch. The wide input
range of 3.6V to 37V makes the LT3686A suitable for
regulatingpowerfromawidevarietyofsources, including
24V industrial supplies and automotive batteries. Its high
maximum frequency allows the use of tiny inductors and
capacitors, resulting in a very small solution. Operating
frequencyabovetheAMbandavoidsinterferingwithradio
reception, making the LT3686A particularly suitable for
automotive applications.
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Wide Input Range:
Operation from 3.6V to 37V
Overvoltage Lockout Protects Circuit Through
60V Transients
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Low Minimum On-Time:
Converts 16V to 3.3V
1.2A Output Current
at 2MHz
IN
OUT
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Adjustable Frequency: 300kHz to 2.5MHz
Constant Switching Frequency at Light Loads
Can Be Synchronized to External Clock
Tracking and Soft-Start
Cycle-by-cycle current limit, thermal shutdown and DA
current sense provide protection against fault conditions.
Soft-start and frequency foldback eliminate input current
surgeduringstart-up.Anoptionalinternalregulatedactive
load at the output via the BD pin keeps the LT3686A at
full switching frequency at light loads, resulting in low,
predictable output ripple above the audio and AM bands.
Internal compensation and an internal boost diode reduce
external component count.
Precision UVLO
Short-Circuit Robust
I in Shutdown <1µA
Q
Internally Compensated
Thermally Enhanced MSOP and 3mm × 3mm DFN
Packages
ApplicAtions
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Automotive Systems
The LT3686A offers external synchronization capability,
whereas the LT3686 does not.
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Battery-Powered Equipment
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Wall Transformer Regulation
Distributed Supply Regulation
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typicAl ApplicAtion
3.3V Step-Down Converter
12VIN Efficiency (2MHz)
90
80
V
IN
V
BD
IN
6V TO 37V
3.3V
OUT
2.2µF
EN/UVLO
BOOST
0.22µF
6.8µH
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
5V
OUT
2MHz
LT3686A
V
3.3V
1.2A
SW
SYNC/MODE
OUT
MBRM140
31.6k
SS
RT
DA
FB
10nF
GND
10k
22µF
31.6k
3686A TA01a
0
400
600
800 1000 1200
LOAD CURRENT (mA)
200
(V 6V TO 16V AT 2MHz)
IN
3686A TA01b
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