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L6920DC
Synchronous rectifier step up converter
General features
0.8V start up input voltage
Up to 5.5V operating input voltage
Internal synchronous rectifier
Adjustable output voltage from 1.8V to 5.5V
3.3V and 5V fixed output voltages
Low battery voltage detection
Reverse battery protection
550mA minimum input current limit
Switching frequency up to 1MHz
1.23V reference voltage available
Applications
Conversion from 1 to 3 alkaline,
NiMH, NiCd battery cells or 1 lithium ION
PDA and handheld instruments
Digital cameras
Cellular phones
GPS
Distributed power
Description
The L6920DC is a high efficiency monolithic step
up switching converter IC especially designed for
battery powered application.
Package is MSOP8 in order to minimize PCB
space. It requires only three external components
to realize the conversion from the battery voltage
to the selected output voltage.
The minimum output voltage is 1.8V: suitable to
supply the most advanced ASIC and µP.
High switching frequency allows for a low profile,
small sized inductor and output capacitor to be
used.
Reference voltage, low battery detection and
Shutdown are provided together with over current,
over voltage.
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Application circuit
L6920DC
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Contents
1 Pin settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.1 Pin connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2 Pin description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 Electrical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.1 Maximum ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.2 Thermal data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 Electrical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4 Typical performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
5 Detailed description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
5.1 Principle of operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
5.2 Start-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5.3 Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5.4 Low battery detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5.5 Low battery input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5.6 Reverse polarity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5.7 Output voltage selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
6 Package mechanical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
7 Order code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
8 Revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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1 Pin settings
1.1 Pin connection
Figure 1. Pin connection (top view)
1.2 Pin description
Table 1. Pin description
Type Description
1 FB Output voltage selector. Connect FB to GND for Vout=5V or to OUT for
Vout=3.3V. Connect FB to an external resistor divider for adjustable
output voltage
2 LBI Battery low voltage detector input. The internal threshold is set to 1.23V.
A resistor divider is needed to adjust the desired low battery threshold.
3LBO
Battery low voltage detector output. If the voltage at the LBI pin drops
below the internal threshold typ. 1.23V, LBO goes low.
The LBO is an open drain output and so a pull-up resistor (about
200K) has to be added for correct output setting .
4 REF 1.23V reference voltage. Bypass this output to GND with a 100nF
capacitor for filtering high frequency noise. No capacitor is required for
stability
5 SHDN
Shutdown pin. When pin 5 is below 0.2V the device is in shutdown,
when pin 5 is above 0.6V the device is operating.
6 GND Ground pin
7 LX Step-up inductor connection
8 OUT Power OUTPUT pin

L6920DCTR

Mfr. #:
Manufacturer:
STMicroelectronics
Description:
Switching Voltage Regulators Sync Rectifier Step Up Converter
Lifecycle:
New from this manufacturer.
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