Saturating Switch Design: 0.07鈩?/div>
Effective Supply Current: 2.5mA
Shutdown Current: 20碌A
Cycle-by-Cycle Current Limiting
The LT
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1374 is a 500kHz monolithic buck mode switching
regulator. A 4.5A switch is included on the die along with
all the necessary oscillator, control and logic circuitry. High
switching frequency allows a considerable reduction in the
size of external components. The topology is current mode
for fast transient response and good loop stability. Both
fixed output voltage and adjustable parts are available.
A special high speed bipolar process and new design tech-
niques achieve high efficiency at high switching frequency.
Efficiency is maintained over a wide output current range
by using the output to bias the circuitry and by utilizing a
supply boost capacitor to saturate the power switch.
The LT1374 fits into standard 7-pin DD, TO-220 and fused
lead SO-8 packages. Full cycle-by-cycle short-circuit
protection and thermal shutdown are provided. Standard
surface mount external parts are used, including the
inductor and capacitors. There is the optional function of
shutdown or synchronization. A shutdown signal reduces
supply current to 20碌A. Synchronization allows an exter-
nal logic level signal to increase the internal oscillator from
580kHz to 1MHz.
, LTC and LT are registered trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation.
APPLICATIO S
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Portable Computers
Battery-Powered Systems
Battery Chargers
Distributed Power
TYPICAL APPLICATIO
5V Buck Converter
D2
1N914
C2
0.27碌F
INPUT
6V TO 25V
V
IN
BOOST
V
SW
100
95
C3*
10碌F TO
50碌F
+
DEFAULT
= ON
OUTPUT**
5V, 4.25A
EFFICIENCY (%)
L1**
5碌H
90
85
80
75
70
0
0.5
1.0
1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0
LOAD CURRENT (A)
3.5
4.0
LT1374-5 BIAS
SHDN
GND
SENSE
V
C
C
C
1.5nF
D1
MBRS330T3
+
C1
100碌F, 10V
SOLID
TANTALUM
1374 TA01
* RIPPLE CURRENT RATING
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OUT
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** INCREASE L1 TO 10碌H FOR LOAD CURRENTS ABOVE 3.5A AND TO 20碌H ABOVE 4A
SEE APPLICATIONS INFORMATION
U
Efficiency vs Load Current
V
OUT
= 5V
V
IN
= 10V
L = 10碌H
1374 TA02
U
U
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