LTC3718EG Linear Technology, LTC3718EG Datasheet - Page 15

• Manufacturer Part Number: LTC3718EG
• Description: IC DC/DC CONTRLR DDR/QDR 24-SSOP
• Manufacturer: Linear Technology

Specifications of LTC3718EG

• Applications: Controller, DDR, QDR
• Voltage - Input: 1.5 ~ 36 V
• Number Of Outputs: 1
• Voltage - Output: 0.75 ~ 18 V
• Operating Temperature: -40°C ~ 85°C
• Mounting Type: Surface Mount
• Package / Case: 24-SSOP
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Contains lead / RoHS non-compliant

APPLICATIO S I FOR ATIO
persists until the RUN/SS pin drops to 3.5V, then the con-
troller turns off both power MOSFETs, shutting down the
converter permanently. The RUN/SS pin must be actively
pulled down to ground in order to restart operation.
The overcurrent protection timer requires that the soft-
start timing capacitor C
antee that the output is in regulation by the time C
reached the 4V threshold. In general, this will depend upon
the size of the output capacitance, output voltage and load
current characteristic. A minimum soft-start capacitor can
be estimated from:
Generally 0.1 F is more than sufficient.
Overcurrent latchoff operation is not always needed or
desired. The feature can be overridden by adding a pull-
up current greater than 5 A to the RUN/SS pin. The
additional current prevents the discharge of C
fault and also shortens the soft-start period. Using a
resistor to V
increases shutdown current. Connecting a resistor to
INTV
shutdown current, but requires a diode to isolate C
pull-up network must be able to pull RUN/SS above the
4.2V maximum threshold of the latchoff circuit and over-
come the 4 A maximum discharge current.
INTV
The 5V supply that powers the drivers and internal cir-
cuitry within the LTC3718 can be supplied by either an
internal P-channel low dropout regulator if V
than 5V or the internal boost regulator if V
The INTV
bypassed to ground with a minimum of 4.7 F tantalum or
other low ESR capacitor. Good bypassing is necessary to
supply the high transient currents required by the MOSFET
gate drivers. Applications using large MOSFETs with a
high input voltage and high frequency of operation may
cause the LTC3718 to exceed its maximum junction tem-
perature rating or RMS current rating. In continuous mode
operation, this current is I
The junction temperature can be estimated from the
equations given in Note 2 of the Electrical Characteristics.
C
SS
CC
CC
> C
Supply
as shown in Figure 6b eliminates the additional
CC
OUT
IN
pin can supply up to 50mA RMS and must be
as shown in Figure 6a is simple, but slightly
V
OUT
U
R
SENSE
SS
U
GATECHG
be made large enough to guar-
(10
– 4
[F/V s])
= f(Q
W
g(TOP)
IN
is less than 5V.
IN
SS
+ Q
U
is greater
during a
g(BOT)
SS
SS
. Any
has
).
Inductor Selection for Boost Converter
For the boost converter, the inductance should be 4.7 H
for input voltages less then 3.3V and 10 H for inputs
above 3.3V. The inductor should have a saturation current
rating of approximately 0.5A or greater. A guide for select-
ing an inductor for the boost converter is to choose a ripple
current that is 40% of the current supplied by the boost
converter. To ensure that the ripple current doesn’t exceed
a specified amount, the inductance can be chosen accord-
ing to the following equation:
Diode D3 Selection
A Schottky diode is recommended for use in the boost
converter section. The Motorola MBR0520 is a very good
choice.
Boost Converter Output Capacitor
Because the LTC3718’s boost converter is internally com-
pensated, loop stability must be carefully considered when
choosing its output capacitor. Small, low cost tantalum
capacitors have some ESR, which aids stability. However,
ceramic capacitors are becoming more popular, having
attractive characteristics such as near-zero ESR, small size
and reasonable cost. Simply replacing a tantalum output
capacitor with a ceramic unit will decrease the phase margin,
in some cases to unacceptable levels. With the addition of
a phase-lead capacitor and isolating resistor, the boost
converter portion of the LTC3718 can be used success-
fully with ceramic output capacitors.
Efficiency Considerations
The percent efficiency of a switching regulator is equal to
the output power divided by the input power times 100%.
It is often useful to analyze individual losses to determine
what is limiting the efficiency and which change would
produce the most improvement. Although all dissipative
elements in the circuit produce losses, four main sources
account for most of the losses in LTC3718 circuits:
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V
IN MIN
2
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1
–
I f
V
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OUT BOOST
V
IN MAX
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