LTC3419EMS-1

FEATURES ■ ■ ■ LTC3419 Dual Monolithic 600mA Synchronous Step-Down Regulator DESCRIPTION The LTC®3419 is a dual, 2.25MHz, constant-frequency, synchronous step-down DC/DC converter in a tiny 3mm × 3mm DFN package. 100% duty cycle provides low dropout operation, extending battery life in portable systems. Low output voltages are supported with the 0.6V feedback reference voltage. Each regulator can supply 600mA output current. The input voltage range is 2.5V to 5.5V, making it ideal for Li-Ion and USB powered applications. Supply current during operation is only 35μA and drops to 1μF) input capacitors. The discharged input capacitors are effectively put in parallel with COUT , causing a rapid drop in VOUT. No regulator can deliver enough current to prevent this problem if the switch connecting the load has low resistance and is driven quickly. The solution is to limit the turn-on speed of the load switch driver. A Hot Swap™ controller is designed specifically for this purpose and usually incorporates current limiting, short-circuit protection, and soft-starting. 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. Percent efficiency can be expressed as: % Efficiency = 100% – (L1 + L2 + L3 + ...) where L1, L2, etc., are the individual losses as a percentage of input power. Although all dissipative elements in the circuit produce losses, four sources usually account for the losses in LTC3419 circuits: 1) VIN quiescent current, 2) switching losses, 3) I2R losses, 4) other system losses. 1. The VIN current is the DC supply current given in the Electrical Characteristics which excludes MOSFET driver and control currents. VIN current results in a small (