LTC3858
Low I , Dual
Q
2-Phase Synchronous
Step-Down Controller
FeaTures
DescripTion
Theꢀ LTC®3858ꢀ isꢀ aꢀ highꢀ performanceꢀ dualꢀ step-downꢀ
switchingꢀregulatorꢀcontrollerꢀthatꢀdrivesꢀallꢀN-channelꢀ
synchronousꢀpowerꢀMOSFETꢀstages.ꢀAꢀconstantꢀfrequencyꢀ
currentꢀmodeꢀarchitectureꢀallowsꢀaꢀphase-lockableꢀfre-
quencyꢀofꢀupꢀtoꢀ850kHz.ꢀPowerꢀlossꢀandꢀnoiseꢀdueꢀtoꢀtheꢀ
inputꢀcapacitorꢀESRꢀareꢀminimizedꢀbyꢀoperatingꢀtheꢀtwoꢀ
controllerꢀoutputsꢀoutꢀofꢀphase.
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ꢀ Low Operating I : 170µA (One Channel On)
Q
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ꢀ Wide Output Voltage Range: 0.8V ≤ V
≤ 24V
OUT
ꢀ Wide V Range: 4V to 38V
IN
ꢀ R
or DCR Current Sensing
SENSE
ꢀ Out-of-PhaseꢀControllersꢀReduceꢀRequiredꢀInputꢀ
CapacitanceꢀandꢀPowerꢀSupplyꢀInducedꢀNoise
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ꢀ OPTI-LOOP ꢀCompensationꢀMinimizesꢀC
OUT
ꢀ Phase-LockableꢀFrequencyꢀ(75kHz-850kHz)
ꢀ ProgrammableꢀFixedꢀFrequencyꢀ(50kHz-900kHz)
ꢀ SelectableꢀContinuous,ꢀPulse-Skippingꢀorꢀ
BurstꢀMode®ꢀOperationꢀatꢀLightꢀLoads
Theꢀ170μAꢀno-loadꢀquiescentꢀcurrentꢀextendsꢀoperatingꢀ
lifeꢀinꢀbattery-poweredꢀsystems.ꢀOPTI-LOOPꢀcompensa-
tionꢀallowsꢀtheꢀtransientꢀresponseꢀtoꢀbeꢀoptimizedꢀoverꢀ
aꢀwideꢀrangeꢀofꢀoutputꢀcapacitanceꢀandꢀESRꢀvalues.ꢀTheꢀ
LTC3858ꢀfeaturesꢀaꢀprecisionꢀ0.8Vꢀreferenceꢀandꢀaꢀpowerꢀ
goodꢀoutputꢀindicator.ꢀAꢀwideꢀ4Vꢀtoꢀ38Vꢀinputꢀsupplyꢀrangeꢀ
encompassesꢀaꢀwideꢀrangeꢀofꢀintermediateꢀbusꢀvoltagesꢀ
andꢀbatteryꢀchemistries.
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ꢀ VeryꢀLowꢀDropoutꢀOperation:ꢀ99%ꢀDutyꢀCycle
ꢀ AdjustableꢀOutputꢀVoltageꢀSoft-Start
ꢀ PowerꢀGoodꢀOutputꢀVoltageꢀMonitor
ꢀ OutputꢀOvervoltageꢀProtection
ꢀ OutputꢀLatch-OffꢀProtectionꢀDuringꢀShortꢀCircuit
Independentꢀsoft-startꢀpinsꢀforꢀeachꢀcontrollerꢀrampꢀtheꢀ
outputꢀvoltagesꢀduringꢀstart-up.ꢀTheꢀoutputꢀlatch-offꢀfeatureꢀ
protectsꢀtheꢀcircuitꢀinꢀshort-circuitꢀconditions.
ꢀ LowꢀShutdownꢀI :ꢀ8µA
Q
ꢀ InternalꢀLDOꢀPowersꢀGateꢀDriveꢀfromꢀV ꢀorꢀEXTV
IN
CC
ꢀ NoꢀCurrentꢀFoldbackꢀDuringꢀStart-Up
ꢀ Smallꢀ5mmꢀ×ꢀ5mmꢀQFNꢀPackage
Forꢀaꢀleadedꢀ28-leadꢀSSOPꢀpackageꢀwithꢀaꢀfixedꢀcurrentꢀ
limitꢀandꢀoneꢀPGOODꢀoutput,ꢀwithoutꢀphaseꢀmodulationꢀ
orꢀaꢀclockꢀoutput,ꢀseeꢀtheꢀLTC3858-1ꢀdataꢀsheet.
applicaTions
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ꢀ DistributedꢀDCꢀPowerꢀSystems
Typical applicaTion
High Efficiency Dual 8.5V/3.3V Step-Down Converter
V
Efficiency and Power Loss
IN
9V TO 38V
22µF
50V
vs Load Current
4.7µF
V
INTV
CC
100
90
10000
1000
100
10
IN
TG1
TG2
0.1µF
0.1µF
BOOST1
SW1
BOOST2
SW2
3.3µH
7.2µH
80
EFFICIENCY
70
BG1
BG2
60
50
LTC3858
POWER LOSS
PGND
+
+
40
30
20
10
0
SENSE1
SENSE1
SENSE2
0.01Ω
193k
0.007Ω
–
1
–
V
8.5V
3.5A
SENSE2
OUT2
V
V
IN
V
= 12V
= 3.3V
OUT1
3.3V
5A
V
V
FB1
FB2
OUT
FIGURE 12 CIRCUIT
62.5k
I
I
TH2
TH1
SS1
0.1
150µF
680pF
15k
680pF
150µF
SGND
SS2
0.0001 0.001
0.01
0.1 10
1
20k
OUTPUT CURRENT (A)
20k
15k
0.1µF
0.1µF
3858 TA01b
3858 TA01
3858fa
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