LTC3556
1
3556f
TYPICAL APPLICATION
FEATURES
APPLICATIONS
DESCRIPTION
High Effi ciency USB Power
Manager with Dual Buck
and Buck-Boost DC/DCs
The LTC
®
3556 is a highly integrated power management
and battery charger IC for Li-Ion/Polymer battery applica-
tions. It includes a high effi ciency current limited switching
PowerPath manager with automatic load prioritization, a
battery charger, an ideal diode, and three synchronous
switching regulators (two bucks and one buck-boost).
Designed specifically for USB applications, the LTC3556’s
switching power manager automatically limits input cur-
rent to a maximum of either 100mA or 500mA for USB
applications or 1A for adapter-powered applications.
The LTC3556’s switching input stage transmits nearly all of
the 2.5W available from the USB port to the system load
with minimal power wasted as heat. This feature allows
the LTC3556 to provide more power to the application and
eases the constraint of thermal budgeting in small spaces.
The two buck regulators can provide up to 400mA each
and the buck-boost can deliver 1A.
The LTC3556 is available in the low profi le 28-pin (4mm
× 5mm × 0.75mm) QFN surface mount package.
High Effi ciency PowerPath Manager, Dual Buck, Buck-Boost and LDO
POWER MANAGER
n
High Effi ciency Switching PowerPath
TM
Controller
with Bat-Track
TM
Adaptive Output Control
n
Programmable USB or Wall Current Limit
(100mA/500mA/1A)
n
Full Featured Li-Ion/Polymer Battery Charger
n
Instant-On Operation with a Discharged Battery
n
1.5A Maximum Charge Current
n
Internal 180m Ideal Diode Plus External Ideal Diode
Controller Powers Load in Battery Mode
n
Low No-Load I
Q
when Powered from BAT (<30µA)
DC/DCs
n
Dual High Effi ciency Buck DC/DCs (400mA/400mA I
OUT
)
n
High Effi ciency Buck-Boost DC/DC (1A I
OUT
)
n
All Regulators Operate at 2.25MHz
n
Dynamic Voltage Scaling on Two Buck Outputs
n
I
2
C Control of Enables, Mode, Two V
OUT
Settings
n
ENALL Pin with Power-Up Sequence Control
n
Low No-Load Quiescent Current: 20µA Each
n
HDD-Based MP3 Players, PDAs, GPS, PMPs
n
Other USB-Based Handheld Products
L, LT, LTC and LTM are registered trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation. PowerPath
and Bat-Track are trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners. Protected by U.S. Patents including 6522118 and 6404251.
Li-Ion
PGOODALL
0.8V TO 3.6V/400mA
3.3V/25mA
2.5V to 3.3V/1A
0.8V TO 3.6V/400mA
OPTIONAL
0V
T
TO OTHER
LOADS
+
LTC3556
DUAL HIGH EFFICIENCY
BUCKS
HIGH EFFICIENCY
BUCK-BOOST
I
2
C PORT
ALWAYS ON LDO
MEMORY
CORE
µP
RTC/LOW
POWER LOGIC
HDD/IO
3556 TA01
USB/WALL
4.5V TO 5.5V
CHARGE
I
2
C
USB COMPLIANT
STEP-DOWN
REGULATOR
CC/CV
BATTERY
CHARGER
SEQ
ENALL
3
1
2
3
Battery Charge Current
vs Battery Voltage
BATTERY VOLTAGE (V)
2.8
0
CHARGE CURRENT (mA)
200
3.2
3.6
3.8
100
700
400
500
600
300
3
3.4
4
4.2
3556 TA01b
BATTERY CHARGE CURRENT
500mA USB CURRENT LIMIT
EXTRA CURRENT
FOR FASTER CHARGING
V
BUS
= 5V
5X MODE
BATTERY CHARGER PROGRAMMED FOR 1A