LTC3870-1 Typical perForMance characTerisTicsStart-Up into a Pre-Biased Load2-Phase Operation LTC3887-1Current Sense Thresholdand LTC3870-1vs ITH Voltage 80 RANGE HIGH RUN RANGE LOW ALL RUN PINS 60 TIED TOGETHER 2V/DIV 40 V (mV) OUT 20 LTC3870–1 IN DCM V ISENSE 500mV/DIV VIN = 12V 0 VOUT = 1.8V 2ms/DIV 38701 G07 –20 –40 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 VITH (V) 38701 G08 DC Output Current Matching ina 4-Phase OperationINTVCC Line RegulationLTC3887-1 and LTC3870-1 6.0 30 5.0 25 4.0 20 TAGE (V) 3.0 15 VOL V CC 2.0 INT 10 CHANNEL CURRENT (A) LTC3887–1 CH0 1.0 5 LTC3887–1 CH1 LTC3870–1 CH0 0 LTC3870–1 CH1 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 INPUT VOLTAGE (V) TOTAL OUTPUT CURRENT (A) 38701 G09 38701 G10 Dynamic Current Sharing During aLoad Transient in a 4-Phase SystemQuiescent Current vs InputLTC3887-1 and LTC3870-1Voltage without EXTVCC 3.5 LTC3887–1 CH0 3.0 10A/DIV 2.5 LTC3887–1 CH1 10A/DIV 2.0 LTC3870–1 CH0 10A/DIV 1.5 Y CURRENT (mA) LTC3870–1 CH1 10A/DIV 1.0 SUPPL 50µs/DIV 38701 G11 0.5 VIN = 12V VOUT = 1.0V 0 ILOAD = 0A TO 32A TO 0A 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 INPUT VOLTAGE (V) 38701 G12 38701f For more information www.linear.com/LTC3870-1 5 Document Outline Features Applications Typical Application Description Absolute Maximum Ratings Order Information Electrical Characteristics Pin Configuration Typical Performance Characteristics Pin Functions Block Diagram Operation Applications Information Typical Applications Package Description Typical Application Related Parts