LTC3556
High Efficiency USB Power
Manager with Dual Buck
and Buck-Boost DC/DCs
FEATURES
POWER MANAGER
DESCRIPTION
The LTC®3556 is a highly integrated power management
and battery charger IC for Li-Ion/Polymer battery applica-
tions.Itincludesahighefficiencycurrentlimitedswitching
PowerPath manager with automatic load prioritization, a
battery charger, an ideal diode, and three synchronous
switching regulators (two bucks and one buck-boost).
Designed specifically for USB applications, the LTC3556’s
switching power manager automatically limits input cur-
rent to a maximum of either 100mA or 500mA for USB
applications or 1A for adapter-powered applications.
High Efficiency Switching PowerPathTM Controller
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with Bat-TrackTM Adaptive Output Control
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Programmable USB or Wall Current Limit
(100mA/500mA/1A)
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Full Featured Li-Ion/Polymer Battery Charger
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Instant-On Operation with a Discharged Battery
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1.5A Maximum Charge Current
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Internal 180mΩ Ideal Diode Plus External Ideal Diode
Controller Powers Load in Battery Mode
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Low No-Load I when Powered from BAT (<30μA)
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TheLTC3556’sswitchinginputstagetransmitsnearlyallof
the 2.5W available from the USB port to the system load
with minimal power wasted as heat. This feature allows
the LTC3556 to provide more power to the application and
easestheconstraintofthermalbudgetinginsmallspaces.
The two buck regulators can provide up to 400mA each
and the buck-boost can deliver 1A.
DC/DCs
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Dual High Efficiency Buck DC/DCs (400mA/400mA I
)
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High Efficiency Buck-Boost DC/DC (1A I
All Regulators Operate at 2.25MHz
)
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Dynamic Voltage Scaling on Two Buck Outputs
2
I C Control of Enables, Mode, Two V
Settings
OUT
ENALL Pin with Power-Up Sequence Control
Low No-Load Quiescent Current: 20μA Each
The LTC3556 is available in the low profile 28-pin (4mm
× 5mm × 0.75mm) QFN surface mount package.
L, LT, LTC and LTM are registered trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation. PowerPath
and Bat-Track are trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners. Protected by U.S. Patents including 6522118 and 6404251.
APPLICATIONS
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HDD-Based MP3 Players, PDAs, GPS, PMPs
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Other USB-Based Handheld Products
TYPICAL APPLICATION
Battery Charge Current
vs Battery Voltage
High Efficiency PowerPath Manager, Dual Buck, Buck-Boost and LDO
USB/WALL
4.5V TO 5.5V
TO OTHER
LOADS
USB COMPLIANT
STEP-DOWN
REGULATOR
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
BATTERY CHARGE CURRENT
EXTRA CURRENT
FOR FASTER CHARGING
CC/CV
BATTERY
CHARGER
0V
OPTIONAL
Li-Ion
500mA USB CURRENT LIMIT
CHARGE
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T
LTC3556
3.3V/25mA
RTC/LOW
POWER LOGIC
ALWAYS ON LDO
1
V
= 5V
BUS
5X MODE
0.8V TO 3.6V/400mA
0.8V TO 3.6V/400mA
MEMORY
CORE
μP
BATTERY CHARGER PROGRAMMED FOR 1A
DUAL HIGH EFFICIENCY
ENALL
BUCKS
2
3
2.8
3.2 3.4 3.6
3.8
4
4.2
3
BATTERY VOLTAGE (V)
HIGH EFFICIENCY
BUCK-BOOST
SEQ
2.5V to 3.3V/1A
PGOODALL
3556 TA01b
HDD/IO
3
2
2
I C
I C PORT
3556 TA01
3556f
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