LTC3541
High Efficiency
Buck + VLDO Regulator
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DESCRIPTIO
FEATURES
ꢀ High Efficiency, 500mA Buck Plus 300mA VLDO
Regulator
TM
TheꢀLTC®3541ꢀcombinesꢀaꢀsynchronousꢀbuckꢀDC/DCꢀ
converterꢀwithꢀaꢀveryꢀlowꢀdropoutꢀlinearꢀregulatorꢀ
(VLDO)ꢀtoꢀprovideꢀupꢀtoꢀtwoꢀoutputꢀvoltagesꢀfromꢀaꢀsingleꢀ
inputꢀvoltageꢀwithꢀminimalꢀexternalꢀcomponents.ꢀWhenꢀ
configuredꢀforꢀdualꢀoutputꢀoperation,ꢀtheꢀLTC3541’sꢀautoꢀ
start-upꢀfeatureꢀwillꢀbringꢀtheꢀBuckꢀoutputꢀintoꢀregulationꢀ
inꢀaꢀcontrolledꢀmannerꢀpriorꢀtoꢀenablingꢀtheꢀVLDOꢀregulatorꢀ
outputꢀwithoutꢀtheꢀneedꢀforꢀexternalꢀpinꢀcontrol.ꢀVLDO/
linearꢀregulatorꢀoutputꢀpriorꢀtoꢀBuckꢀoutputꢀsequencingꢀ
mayꢀalsoꢀbeꢀobtainedꢀviaꢀexternalꢀpinꢀcontrol.ꢀTheꢀinputꢀ
voltageꢀrangeꢀisꢀideallyꢀsuitedꢀforꢀLi-Ionꢀbattery-poweredꢀ
applications,ꢀasꢀwellꢀasꢀpoweringꢀsub-3.3Vꢀlogicꢀfromꢀ5Vꢀ
orꢀ3.3Vꢀrails.
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Auto Start-Up Powers Buck Output Prior to
VLDO/Linear Regulator Output
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ꢀ Independent High Efficiency, 500mA Buck
(V : 2.7V to 5.5V)
IN
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ꢀ 300mA VLDO Regulator with 30mA Standalone Mode
ꢀ No External Schottky Diodes Required
ꢀ Buck Output Voltage Range: 0.8V to 5V
ꢀ VLDO Input Voltage Range (LV ): 0.9V to 5.5V
IN
ꢀ VLDO Output Voltage Range VLDO: 0.4V to 4.1V
ꢀ SelectableꢀFixedꢀFrequency,ꢀPulse-SkipꢀOperationꢀor
ꢀ BurstꢀMode®ꢀOperation
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ꢀ Short-CircuitꢀProtected
Theꢀsynchronousꢀbuckꢀconverterꢀprovidesꢀaꢀhighꢀefficiencyꢀ
output,ꢀtypicallyꢀ90%,ꢀcapableꢀofꢀprovidingꢀupꢀtoꢀ500mAꢀ
ofꢀcontinuousꢀoutputꢀcurrentꢀwhileꢀswitchingꢀatꢀ2.25MHz,ꢀ
allowingꢀtheꢀuseꢀofꢀsmallꢀsurfaceꢀmountꢀinductorsꢀandꢀca-
pacitors.ꢀAꢀmode-selectꢀpinꢀallowsꢀBurstꢀModeꢀoperationꢀ
toꢀbeꢀenabledꢀforꢀhigherꢀefficiencyꢀatꢀlightꢀloadꢀcurrents,ꢀorꢀ
disabledꢀforꢀlowerꢀnoise,ꢀconstantꢀfrequencyꢀoperation.ꢀ
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ꢀ CurrentꢀModeꢀOperationꢀforꢀExcellentꢀLineꢀandꢀLoadꢀ
TransientꢀResponse
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ꢀ ConstantꢀFrequencyꢀOperation:ꢀ2.25MHz
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ꢀ LowꢀDropoutꢀBuckꢀOperation:ꢀ100%ꢀDutyꢀCycle
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ꢀ Small,ꢀThermallyꢀEnhanced,ꢀ10-Leadꢀ(3mmꢀ×ꢀ3mm)ꢀ
DFNꢀPackage
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APPLICATIO S
TheꢀVLDOꢀregulatorꢀprovidesꢀaꢀlowꢀnoise,ꢀlowꢀvoltageꢀ
outputꢀcapableꢀofꢀprovidingꢀupꢀtoꢀ300mAꢀofꢀcontinuousꢀ
outputꢀcurrentꢀusingꢀonlyꢀaꢀ2.2µFꢀceramicꢀcapacitor.ꢀTheꢀ
inputꢀsupplyꢀvoltageꢀofꢀtheꢀVLDOꢀregulatorꢀ(LV )ꢀmayꢀ
comeꢀfromꢀtheꢀbuckꢀregulatorꢀorꢀaꢀseparateꢀsupply.
, LT, LTc and LTM are registered trademarks of Linear Teꢀhnology corporation.
VLDO is a trademark of Linear Teꢀhnology corporation.
All other trademarks are the property of their respeꢀtive owners.
Proteꢀted by U.S. Patents, inꢀluding 5481178, 6611131, 6304066, 6498466, 6580258
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ꢀ PDAs/PalmtopꢀPCs
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ꢀ DigitalꢀCameras
IN
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ꢀ CellularꢀPhones
ꢀ PCꢀCards
ꢀ WirelessꢀandꢀDSLꢀModems
ꢀ OtherꢀPortableꢀPowerꢀSystems
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Buck (Burst) Efficiency and Power Loss vs Load Current
TYPICAL APPLICATIO
100
1
LTC3541 Typical Application
90
EFFICIENCY
80
V
IN
0.1
2.9V TO 5.5V
70
SW
ENVLDO
MODE
60
50
POWER LOSS
V
2.2µH
IN
0.01
0.001
0.0001
LTC3541
150k
412k
243k
ENBUCK
BUCKFB
GND
LFB
40
30
20
10
0
V
OUT1
2.5V
22pF
200mA
LV
LV
OUT
IN
V
V
V
= 3.3V
OUT2
IN
OUT
PGND
1.5V
= 2.5V
10µF
115k
300mA
2.2µF
1
10
100
1000
3541 TA01b
LOAD CURRENT (mA)
3541 TA01a
3541fa
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