LTC3870-1
PolyPhase Step-Down
Slave Controller for Digital
Power System Management
DescripTion
FeaTures
TheLTC®3870-1isaPolyPhase® step-downslavecontrol-
ler specially designed for multiphase operation with LTC's
digital power system management DC/DC controllers. It
provides a small and cost effective solution for supply-
ing very large currents by cascading it with a LTC3887-1
controller. A peak current mode architecture provides the
LTC3870-1 with excellent current sharing from phase to
phase and from chip to chip.
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LTC3887-1 Phase Extender
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Operates with Power Blocks, DrMOS or External
Gate Drivers and MOSFETs
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Cascade with Multiple Chips for Very Large Current
Applications
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Accurate PolyPhase Current Sharing
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EXTV Capable of 5V to 14V Input
CC
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Wide V Range: 4.5V to 60V
IN
Wide Output Voltage Range : 0.5V to 14V
Wide SYNC Frequency Range: 100kHz to 1MHz
Pin Programmable CCM/DCM Operation
Pin Programmable Phase-Shift Control
Coherently working with the LTC3887-1, the LTC3870-1
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doesnotrequireadditionalI Caddresses, anditsupports
all programmable features as well as fault protection.
The constant switching frequency can be synchronized
to an external clock from the LTC3887-1 over a range of
100kHz to 1MHz.
Available in a 24-Pin (4mm × 4mm) QFN Package
L, LT, LTC, LTM, PolyPhase, Linear Technology and the Linear logo are registered trademarks
of Linear Technology Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners. Protected by U.S. Patents including 5481178, 5705919, 5929620, 6144194, 6177787,
6580258, 5408150
applicaTions
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High Power Distributed Power Systems
Telecom Systems
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Industrial Applications
Typical applicaTion
Load Transient Response of a
2-Phase Master (3887-1)/Slave
(3870-1) Converter
V
IN
7V TO 14V
22µF
4.7µF
V
INTV
CC
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IN
LOAD
20A/DIV
10A TO 20A TO 10A
V
V
CC1
CC0
LTC3870-1
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LTC3887–1
(CH0)
10A/DIV
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V
V
OUT0
3.3V, 30A
OUT1
1.8V, 40A
1.0µH
0.56µH
DrMOS
PWM0
PWM1
DrMOS
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LTC3870–1
(CH0)
10A/DIV
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2.15k
0.2µF
1.74k
530µF
530µF
0.2µF
V
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+
I
+
OUT
SENSE0
SENSE1
200mV/DIV
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SENSE0
SENSE1
AC–COUPLED
38701 TA01b
100µs/DIV
EXTV
CC
LTC3887-1
RUN0
V
V
= 12V
OUT
RUN0
IN
= 1.8V
RUN1
GPIO0
GPIO1
RUN1
82.5k
3.3V
V
+
FAULT0
FAULT1
FREQ
PHASMD
SENSE0
1.8V
V
+
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I
I
LIM
SENSE1
TH0
TH0
TH1
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MODE0
MODE1
GND
TH1
SYNC
SYNC
* REFER TO LTC3887-1 DATA SHEET
FOR MASTER SETUP
38701 TA01a
38701f
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