LT1375/LT1376 1.5A, 500kHz Step-Down Switching Regulators FEATURES ■ Constant 500kHz Switching Frequency is current mode for fast transient response and good loop ■ Uses All Surface Mount Components stability. Both fixed output voltage and adjustable parts are ■ Inductor Size Reduced to 5 µ H available. ■ Easily Synchronizable A special high speed bipolar process and new design ■ Saturating Switch Design: 0.4Ω techniques achieve high efficiency at high switching fre- ■ Effective Supply Current: 2.5mA quency. Efficiency is maintained over a wide output cur- ■ Shutdown Current: 20µA rent range by using the output to bias the circuitry and by ■ Cycle-by-Cycle Current Limiting utilizing a supply boost capacitor to saturate the power U switch. A shutdown signal will reduce supply current to APPLICATIO S 20µA on both parts. The LT1375 can be externally syn- chronized from 580kHz to 900kHz with logic level inputs. ■ Portable Computers ■ Battery-Powered Systems The LT1375/LT1376 fit into standard 8-pin PDIP and SO ■ Battery Charger packages, as well as a fused lead 16-pin SO with much ■ Distributed Power lower thermal resistance. Full cycle-by-cycle short-cir- U cuit protection and thermal shutdown are provided. DESCRIPTIO Standard surface mount external parts are used, includ- ing the inductor and capacitors. The LT®1375/LT1376 are 500kHz monolithic buck mode For low input voltage applications with 3.3V output, see switching regulators. A 1.5A switch is included on the die LT1507. This is a functionally identical part that can along with all the necessary oscillator, control and logic operate with input voltages between 4.5V and 12V. circuitry. High switching frequency allows a considerable , LT, LTC and LTM are registered trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation. reduction in the size of external components. The topology All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. UTYPICAL APPLICATIO5V Buck ConverterEfficiency vs Load Current D2 100 1N914 VOUT = 5V VIN = 10V C2 90 L = 10µH 0.1µF BOOST INPUT OUTPUT** V V IN 6V† TO 25V SW 5V, 1.25A 80 C3* L1** + LT1376-5 BIAS 10µF TO 5µH 50µF DEFAULT SHDN FB = ON 70 GND VC C1 + EFFICIENCY (%) D2 100µF, 10V CC 1N5818 SOLID 3.3nF 60 TANTALUM 50 * RIPPLE CURRENT ≥ IOUT/2 0 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 ** INCREASE L1 TO 10µH FOR LOAD CURRENTS ABOVE 0.6A AND TO 20µH ABOVE 1A † LOAD CURRENT (A) FOR INPUT VOLTAGE BELOW 7.5V, SOME RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY. SEE APPLICATIONS INFORMATION. 1375/76 TA01 1375/76 TA02 13756fd 1