MP28265 – 5A, 21V, SYNCHRONOUS STEP-DOWN CONVERTER WITH INTERNAL MOSFETS
MP28265 Rev. 0.92 www.MonolithicPower.com 13
12/2/2009 MPS Proprietary Information. Unauthorized Photocopy and Duplication Prohibited.
© 2009 MPS. All Rights Reserved.
External Bootstrap Diode
An external bootstrap diode may enhance the
efficiency of the regulator, the applicable
conditions of external BST diode is:
z Duty cycle is high: D=
IN
OUT
V
V
>65%
In this case, an external BST diode is
recommended from the VCC pin to BST pin, as
shown in Figure 8
SW
BST
MP28265
C
L
BST
C
OUT
External BST Diode
VCC
IN4148
Figure 8—Add Optional External Bootstrap
Diode to Enhance Efficiency
The recommended external BST diode is
IN4148, and the BST cap is 0.1~1µF.