NEW PRODUCT
VT263
Revised 10/3/11
INTEGRATED, STEP-DOWN SWITCHING REGULATOR
WITH CCM OPERATION
KEY FEATURES
Device
Type
Current
Rating
Input
Voltage
Output
Voltage
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Small Footprint
Low-Profile Solution: 1.4mm to 4mm Maximum Height
High-Efficiency Solution: Greater Than 95% Peak
Efficiency
VT263
40A (CCM)
6.5V to 14.0V 0.7V to 5.5V
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CCM Operation
Fast Transient Response: Supports up to 300A/s
Load Step Transients
Minimum Input and Output Capacitance Using Only
MLCC Capacitors
No External Frequency Compensation Required.
High-Frequency Operation: Greater Than 1MHz
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The VT263 is a member of Volterra's fifth generation of
fully-integrated, highly efficient switching regulators for
applications operating from 6.5V to 14.0V and requiring up
to 40A maximum load. This single-chip regulator provides
an extremely compact, fast and accurate power delivery
solution for low-output voltage applications. The VT263's
Continuous Current Mode (CCM) operation down to light
load provides best possible load regulation, ripple and out-
put voltage headroom performance. Two internal low drop-
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ADDITIONAL FEATURES
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Two AC Droop Options
Two I
Options
MAX
out (LDO) regulators power the IC's analog (A
), logic
VDD
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Supports Differential Remote Sense
Programmable Soft Start
Cycle-by-Cycle Current Limiting
Output Short Circuit Protection
Undervoltage and Overvoltage Lockout
Power Good Indicator
Thermal Shutdown
Programmable Peak-to-Peak Current Ripple
Internal 3.3V LDO Analog Supplies A
and gate drive sections (V ). The proprietary architecture
CC
maintains tight voltage regulation.
This regulator allows designers to program soft start and
switching frequency/inductor ripple current. The program-
mable features can be used to make trade-offs between the
voltage regulators' performance and cost.
VDD
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Internal 3.3V LDO Logic and Gate Drive Supply V
CC
APPLICATIONS
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DC-DC Converters Modules and On-Board, Point-of-
Load Voltage Regulators
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Networking and Communication Equipment
Storage, Servers and Workstations
Industrial Equipment
BASIC APPLICATION CIRCUIT
TYPICAL EFFICIENCY VS LOAD CURRENT
98%
12V
96%
94%
92%
90%
88%
86%
VCC
AVDD
VDDH
CVCC
22µF
LOUT
BST
CAVDD
0.47µF
CBST
20k
VX
STAT
IRIPL
Rsw
110nH
VSENSE
+
VDES
GND
RRIPL
36.5K
COUT
RRSW
BIAS
V
= 5V, 700kHz, 210nH
= 3.3V, 700kHz, 210nH
= 2.5V, 700kHz, 210nH
= 1.8V, 700kHz, 110nH
= 1.5V, 650kHz, 110nH
= 1.2V, 600kHz, 110nH
= 1.0V, 600kHz, 110nH
= 0.7V, 500kHz, 110nH
OUT
RBIAS
48.7K
V
OUT
RSEL
AGND
84%
82%
80%
78%
V
OUT
RDES
48.7K
V
OUT
CDES
22nF
V
OUT
RSEL
V
OUT
V
OUT
V
OUT
Rf
0
2
4
6
8
10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42
Enable (3.3V)
I
(A)
OUT
Figure 1: Basic Application Circuit
Figure 2: System Efficiency vs. Output Load (V = 12V)
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Volterra Semiconductor Corp.
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