MIC38HC42/3/4/5
BiCMOS 1A Current-Mode PWM Controllers
Features
General Description
• Fast 20 ns Output Rise and 15 ns Output Fall
Times
The MIC38HC4x family are fixed-frequency
current-mode PWM controllers with 1A drive current
capability. Microchip’s BiCMOS devices are
pin-compatible with 384x bipolar devices. Their high
output drive, with fast rise and fall times, combined with
low startup current make them ideal PWM controllers
when high efficiency is required.
• –40°C to +85°C Temperature Range Exceeds
UC284x Specifications
• High-Performance, Low-Power BiCMOS Process
• Ultra-Low Start-Up Current (50 μA Typical)
• Low Operating Current (4 mA Typical)
• High Output Drive (1A Peak Current, HC Version)
• CMOS Outputs with Rail-to-Rail Swing
• Current-Mode Operation up to 500 kHz
• Trimmed 5V Bandgap Reference
Undervoltage lockout circuitry allows the ’42 and ’44
versions to start up at 14.5V and operate down to 9V,
and the ’43 and ’45 versions start at 8.4V with operation
down to 7.6V. All versions operate up to 20V.
When compared to bipolar UC384x devices operating
from a 15V supply, start-up current has been reduced
to 50 μA typical and operating current has been
reduced to 4.0 mA typical. Decreased output rise and
fall times drive larger MOSFETs, and rail-to-rail output
capability increases efficiency, especially at lower
supply voltages. The MIC38HC4x also features a
trimmed oscillator discharge current and bandgap
reference.
• Pin-for-Pin Compatible with
UC3842/3843/3844/3845(A)
• Trimmed Oscillator Discharge Current
• UVLO with Hysteresis
• Low Cross-Conduction Currents
Applications
• Current-Mode, Offline, Switched-Mode Power
Supplies
MIC38HC4x-1 is available in 14-lead plastic DIP and
SOIC packages. 8-lead devices feature small size,
while 14-lead devices separate the analog and power
connections for improved performance and power
dissipation.
• Current-Mode, DC-to-DC Converters
• Step-Down “Buck” Regulators
• Step-Up “Boost” Regulators
• Flyback, Isolated Regulators
• Forward Converters
• Synchronous FET Converters
Package Types
MIC38HC4x
8-Lead SOIC (M)
8-Lead PDIP (N)
(Top View)
MIC38HC4x-1
14-Lead SOIC (M)
14-Lead PDIP (N)
(Top View)
MIC38HC4x
MIC38HC4x-1
COMP
FB
1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
VREF
VDD
OUT
GND
C OMP
NC
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
14 VR E F
13 NC
ISNS
RT/CT
FB
12 VDD
11 VD
NC
IS NS
NC
10 OUT
9
8
AG ND
P G ND
R T/C T
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