LT1375/LT1376
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
Maximum Load Current
at V
OUT
= 10V
1.50
V
OUT
= 10V
1.25
1.00
0.75
0.50
0.25
0
L = 20µH
L = 10µH
1.50
L = 20µH
1.25
1.00
0.75
0.50
0.25
V
OUT
= 3.3V
0
5
10
15
INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
20
25
1375/76 G13
CURRENT (A)
CURRENT (A)
CURRENT (A)
BOOST Pin Current
12
T
J
= 25°C
10
BOOST PIN CURRENT (mA)
THRESHOLD VOLTAGE (V)
1.2
1.4
8
6
4
2
0
1.0
SWITCH VOLTAGE (V)
0
0.25
0.50
0.75
1.00
SWITCH CURRENT (A)
PIN FUNCTIONS
BOOST:
The BOOST pin is used to provide a drive voltage,
higher than the input voltage, to the internal bipolar NPN
power switch. Without this added voltage, the typical
switch voltage loss would be about 1.5V. The additional
boost voltage allows the switch to saturate and voltage
loss approximates that of a 0.3Ω FET structure, but with
much smaller die area. Efficiency improves from 75% for
conventional bipolar designs to > 87% for these new parts.
V
SW
:
The switch pin is the emitter of the on-chip power
NPN switch. It is driven up to the input pin voltage during
switch on time. Inductor current drives the switch pin
negative during switch off time. Negative voltage is clamped
with the external catch diode. Maximum negative switch
voltage allowed is – 0.8V.
SHDN:
The shutdown pin is used to turn off the regulator
and to reduce input drain current to a few microamperes.
Actually, this pin has two separate thresholds, one at
2.38V to disable switching, and a second at 0.4V to force
complete micropower shutdown. The 2.38V threshold
functions as an accurate undervoltage lockout (UVLO).
This is sometimes used to prevent the regulator from
operating until the input voltage has reached a predeter-
mined level.
6
U W
L = 5µH
1375/76 G16
Maximum Load Current
at V
OUT
= 3.3V
1.50
L = 10µH
Maximum Load Current
at V
OUT
= 5V
L = 20µH
1.25
L = 10µH
1.00
0.75
0.50
0.25
V
OUT
= 5V
0
20
25
1375/76 G14
L = 5µH
L = 5µH
0
0
5
10
15
INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
0
5
10
15
INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
20
25
1375/76 G15
V
C
Pin Shutdown Threshold
0.8
SHUTDOWN
Switch Voltage Drop
T
J
= 25°C
0.6
0.4
0.8
0.6
0.2
1.25
0.4
–50
–25
100
JUNCTION TEMPERATURE (°C)
0
25
50
75
125
0
0
0.25
0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25
SWITCH CURRENT (A)
1.50
1375/76 G11
1375/76 G18
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