Electrical Specifications Subject to Change
LTC4425
Linear SuperCap Charger
with Current-Limited Ideal
Diode and V/I Monitor
DESCRIPTION
FEATURES
TheLTC®4425isaconstant-current/constant-voltagelinear
charger designed to charge a 2-cell supercap stack from
either a Li-Ion/Polymer battery, a USB port, or a 2.7V to
5.5V current-limited supply. The part operates as an ideal
diode with an extremely low 50mΩ on-resistance making it
suitableforhighpeak-power/lowaveragepowerapplications.
The LTC4425 charges the output capacitors to an externally
programmed output voltage in LDO mode at a constant
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50mΩ Ideal Diode from V to V
IN
OUT
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Smart Charge Current Profile Limits Inrush Current
Internal Cell Balancer (No External Resistors)
Programmable Output Voltage (LDO Mode)
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Programmable V to V
Current Limit
IN
OUT
Continuous Monitoring of V to V
Current via
IN
OUT
PROG Pin
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Low Quiescent Current: 20μA
V Power Fail, PGOOD Indicator
chargecurrent,ortoV innormalmodewithasmartcharge
IN
IN
2.45V/2.7V Cell Protection Shunts
currentprofiletolimittheinrushcurrentuntiltheV toV
IN
OUT
(4.9V/5.4V SuperCap Max Top-Off Voltage)
3A Peak Current Limit, Thermal Limiting
Tiny Application Circuit, 3mm × 3mm × 0.75mm DFN
and 12-Lead MSOP Packages
differential is less than 250mV. In addition the LTC4425 can
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be set to clamp the output voltage to 4.9V or 5.4V.
Charge current (V
current limit) is programmed by
OUT
connecting a resistor between PROG and GND. The
voltage on the PROG pin represents the current flowing
APPLICATIONS
from V to V
for current monitoring. An internal active
IN
OUT
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High Peak Power Battery/USB Powered Equipment
balancing circuit maintains equal voltages across each
supercapacitor and clamps the peak voltage across each
cell to a pin-selectable maximum value. The LTC4425
operates at a very low 20μA quiescent current (shutdown
current <3μA) and is available in a low profile 12-pin
3mm × 3mm DFN or a 12-lead MSOP package.
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Industrial PDAs
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Portable Instruments/Monitoring Equipment
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Power Meters, SuperCap Backup Circuits
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PC Card/USB Modems
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TYPICAL APPLICATION
Charging 2-Cell Series Supercapacitor from Li-Ion Source
Charge Current vs VIN to VOUT
0.6
V
= V
IN
FULL CHARGE CURRENT
FB
V
V
IN
OUT
V
IN
TO HIGH PEAK
POWER LOAD
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
Li-Ion
1F
1.5M
PFI
V
MID
1F
V
CURRENT LIMITED
BY PMOS RDSON
+
–
IN
FB
1.2M
1/10 CHARGE
CURRENT
470k
PFI_RET
LTC4425
PFO
IDEAL DIODE
FORWARD VOLTAGE = 15mV
PROG
I
MONITOR
SEL
EN
2.45V/2.7V
0
0.2
0.4
– V
0.6
(V)
0.8
1
2k
V
IN
OUT
GND
4425 TA02
4425 TA01
4425p
1