mic38150 Micrel Semiconductor, mic38150 Datasheet - Page 8

• Manufacturer Part Number: mic38150
• Description: Heldo 1.5a High Efficiency Low Dropout Regulator
• Manufacturer: Micrel Semiconductor

Application Information
Enable Input
The MIC38150 features a TTL/CMOS compatible
positive logic enable input for on/off control of the device.
High enables the regulator while low disables the
regulator. In shutdown the regulator consumes very little
current (only a few microamperes of leakage). For
simple applications the enable (EN) can be connected to
V
Input Capacitor
PVIN provides power to the MOSFETs for the switch
mode regulator section and the gate drivers. Due to the
high
recommended close to PVIN and the power ground
(PGND) pin for bypassing.
Analog V
circuitry. AVIN and PVIN must be tied together
externally. Careful layout should be considered to
ensure high frequency switching noise caused by PVIN
is reduced before reaching AVIN. A 1µF capacitor as
close to AVIN as possible is recommended.
Output Capacitor
The MIC38150 requires an output capacitor for stable
operation. As a µCap LDO, the MIC38150 can operate
with ceramic output capacitors of 10µF or greater.
Values of greater than 10µF improve transient response
and noise reduction at high frequency. X7R/X5R
dielectric-type ceramic capacitors are recommended
because of their superior temperature performance.
X7R-type capacitors change capacitance by 15% over
their operating temperature range and are the most
stable type of ceramic capacitors. Larger output
capacitances can be achieved by placing tantalum or
aluminum electrolytics in parallel with the ceramic
capacitor. For example, a 100µF electrolytic in parallel
with a 10µF ceramic can provide the transient and high
frequency noise performance of a 100µF ceramic at a
significantly lower cost. Specific undershoot/overshoot
performance will depend on both the values and
ESR/ESL of the capacitors.
For less than 5mV noise performance at higher current
loads, 20µF capacitors are recommended at LDOIN and
LDOOUT.
Low Pass Filter Pin
The MIC38150 features a Low Pass Filter (LPF) pin for
adjusting the switcher
frequency, the user can further improve output ripple.
Adjusting the frequency is accomplished by connecting a
resistor between the LPF and SW pins. A small value
resistor would increase the frequency while a larger
value resistor decreases the frequency. Recommended
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IN
LPF
(IN).
value is 25kΩ.
switching
IN
(AVIN) provides power to the analog supply
speeds,
frequency. By tuning the
a
10µF
capacitor
is
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Adjustable Regulator Design
The adjustable MIC38150 output voltage can be
programmed from 1V to 5.0V using a resistor divider
from output to the FB pin. Resistors can be quite large,
up to 100kΩ because of the very high input impedance
and low bias current of the sense amplifier. For large
value resistors (>50kΩ), R1 should be bypassed by a
small capacitor (C
instability due to phase lag at the ADJ/SNS input.
The output resistor divider values are calculated by:
Efficiency Considerations
Efficiency is defined as the amount of useful output
power, divided by the amount of power supplied.
Maintaining high efficiency serves two purposes. It
reduces power dissipation in the power supply, reducing
the
considerations and it reduces consumption of current for
battery powered applications. Reduced current draw
from a battery increases the devices operating time and
is critical in hand held devices.
There are two types of losses in switching converters;
DC losses and switching losses. DC losses are simply
the power dissipation of I
high side switch during the on cycle. Power loss is equal
to the high side MOSFET R
Current
MOSFET conducts, also dissipating power. Device
operating current also reduces efficiency. The product of
the quiescent (operating) current and the supply voltage
is another DC loss.
Over 100mA, efficiency loss is dominated by MOSFET
R
will increase the Gate-to-Source threshold on the
internal MOSFETs, reducing the internal RD
improves efficiency by reducing DC losses in the device.
As the inductors are reduced in size, the inductor losses
are mainly caused by the DC resistance (DCR).
DSON
need
and inductor losses. Higher input supply voltages
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Efficiency
. During the off cycle, the low side N-channel
V
OUT
Adjustable Regulator with Resistors
for
=
1V
(%)
FF
heat
×
= 0.1µF bypass capacitor) to avoid
(
=
R2
R1
V
sinks
+
2
OUT
R. Power is dissipated in the
V
) 1
DSON
IN
I ×
I ×
multiplied by the Switch
IN
OUT
and
×
thermal
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MIC38150
DSON
design
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