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VCC (Pin18):PowerSupplyVoltageforVID.Rangeisfrom
SENSE– (Pin 24): Current Sense Comparator Input. The
(–) input is normally connected to PGND.
3.1V to 5.5V.
EXTVCC (Pin 19): External VCC Input. When EXTVCC ex-
ceeds 4.7V, an internal switch connects this pin to INTVCC
and shuts down the internal regulator so that controller
andgatedrivepowerisdrawnfromEXTVCC.Donotexceed
7V at this pin and ensure that EXTVCC < VIN.
SENSE+ (Pin 25): Current Sense Comparator Input. The
(+) input to the current comparator is normally connected
to the SW node unless using a sense resistor (see Appli-
cations Information).
SW (Pin 26): Switch Node. The (–) terminal of the boot-
strap capacitor CB connects here. This pin swings from a
diode voltage drop below ground up to VIN.
VIN (Pin 20): Main Input Supply. Decouple this pin to
PGND with an RC filter (1Ω, 0.1µF).
INTVCC (Pin 21): Internal 5V Regulator Output. The driver
and control circuits are powered from this voltage. De-
couple this pin to power ground with a minimum of 4.7µF
low ESR tantalum capacitor.
TG (Pin 27): Top Gate Drive. Drives the top N-channel
MOSFET with a voltage swing equal to INTVCC superim-
posed on the switch node voltage SW.
BOOST (Pin 28): Boosted Floating Driver Supply. The (+)
terminal of the bootstrap capacitor CB connects here. This
pin swings from a diode voltage drop below INTVCC up to
VIN + INTVCC.
BG (Pin 22): Bottom Gate Drive. Drives the gate of the
bottom N-channel MOSFET between ground and INTVCC.
PGND (Pin 23):Power Ground. Connect this pin closely to
the source of the bottom N-channel MOSFET, the (–)
terminal of CVCC and the (–) terminal of CIN.
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