MIC33050
4MHz Internal Inductor PWM Buck
Regulator with HyperLight Load™
General Description
Features
The Micrel MIC33050 is a high efficiency 600mA PWM
synchronous buck (step-down) regulator with internal
inductor featuring HyperLight Load™, a patent-pending
switching scheme that offers best-in-class light load
efficiency and transient performance while providing very
small external components and low output ripple at all
loads.
• Input voltage: 2.7V to 5.5V
• 600mA output current
• Fixed output voltage options from 0.72V to 3.3V
• No external inductor required
HyperLight Load™
• Ultra fast transient response
• 20µA typical quiescent current
• 4MHz in PWM in constant current mode
• Low voltage output ripple
The MIC33050 also has a very low typical quiescent
current draw of 20µA and can achieve over 85% efficiency
even at 1mA.
–
25mVpp in HyperLight Load™ mode
–
3mV output voltage ripple in full PWM mode
In contrast to traditional light load schemes, the HyperLight
Load™ architecture does need not trade off control speed
to obtain low standby currents and in doing so, the device
only needs a small output capacitor to absorb the load
transient as the powered device goes from light load to full
load.
• >93% efficiency
• >85% at 1mA
• Micropower shutdown
• 3mm x 3mm MLF®-12L
• –40°C to +125°C junction temperature range
At higher loads, the MIC33050 provides a constant
switching frequency of greater than 4MHz while providing
peak efficiencies greater than 93%.
Applications
The MIC33050 comes in fixed output voltage options from
0.72V to 3.3V thereby eliminating external feedback
components.
• Cellular phones
• Digital cameras
• Portable media players
• Wireless LAN cards
• WiFi/WiMax/WiBro modules
• USB Powered Devices
The MIC33050 is available in an 12-pin 3mm x 3mm MLF®
with a junction operating range of –40°C to +125°C.
Data sheets and support documentation can be found on
Micrel’s web site at: www.micrel.com.
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Typical Application
Efficiency VOUT = 1.8V
100
VIN = 3.0V
90
80
70
60
50
VIN = 4.2V
VIN = 3.6V
1
10
100
1000
OUTPUT CURRENT (mA)
HyperLight Load is a trademark of Micrel, Inc.
MLF and MicroLeadFrame are registered trademarks of Amkor Technology, Inc.
Micrel Inc. • 2180 Fortune Drive • San Jose, CA 95131 • USA • tel +1 (408) 944-0800 • fax + 1 (408) 474-1000 • http://www.micrel.com
M9999-070909-C
July 2009
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