LTC3879
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The l denotes the specifi cations which apply over the full operating
temperature range, otherwise specifi cations are at T
A
= 25°C. V
IN
= 15V, unless otherwise noted.
SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS
Internal V
CC
Regulator
Internal V
CC
Voltage 6V < V
IN
< 38V 5.15 5.3 5.45 V
Internal V
CC
Load Regulation I
CC
= 0mA to 20mA –0.1 ±2 %
PGOOD Output
PGOOD Upper Threshold V
FB
Rising 7.8 10 12.2 %
PGOOD Lower Threshold V
FB
Falling –7.8 –10 –12.2 %
PGOOD Hysteresis V
FB
Returning 2 3.8 %
PGOOD Low Voltage I
PGOOD
= 5mA 0.15 0.4 V
PGOOD Turn-On Delay 12 μs
Note 1: Stresses beyond those listed under Absolute Maximum Ratings
may cause permanent damage to the device. Exposure to any Absolute
Maximum Rating condition for extended periods may affect device
reliability and lifetime.
Note 2: T
J
is calculated from the ambient temperature T
A
and power
dissipation P
D
, as follows:
T
J
= T
A
+ (P
D
θ
JA
)
Note 3: The LTC3879 is tested in a feedback loop that adjusts V
FB
to
achieve a specifi ed error amplifi er output voltage (I
TH
).
Note 4: The LTC3879E is guaranteed to meet specifi cations from
0°C to 85°C. Specifi cations over the – 40°C to 85°C operating temperature
range are assured by design, characterization and correlation with
statistical process controls. The LTC3879I is guaranteed to meet
specifi cations over the full –40°C to 85°C operating temperature range.
Note 5: Rise and fall time are measured using 10% and 90% levels. Delay
times are measured using 50% levels.
LTC3879
5
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TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
Transient Response FCM
(Forced Continuous Mode)
Transient Response FCM
Positive Load Step
Transient Response FCM
Negative Load Step
Transient Response DCM
(Discontinuous Mode)
Normal Start-Up, RUN Pin
Released from GND
Start-Up Into a Pre-Biased Output
RUN Pin Released from GND
Coincident Rail Tracking 1.2V
V
OUT
Tracks External 1.8V Supply
V
OUT
(AC)
50mV/DIV
I
L
10A/DIV
I
LOAD
10A/DIV
50μs/DIV
LOAD STEP 0A TO 10A TO 0A
V
IN
= 12V
V
OUT
= 1.2V
MODE = 0V
SW FREQ = 400kHz
FIGURE 10 CIRCUIT
3879 G01
V
OUT
(AC)
50mV/DIV
V
SW
20V/DIV
I
L
10A/DIV
I
LOAD
10A/DIV
5μs/DIV
LOAD STEP 0A TO 10A
V
IN
= 12V
V
OUT
= 1.2V
MODE = 0V
SW FREQ = 400kHz
FIGURE 10 CIRCUIT
3879 G02
V
OUT
(AC)
50mV/DIV
V
SW
20V/DIV
I
L
10A/DIV
I
LOAD
10A/DIV
5μs/DIV
LOAD STEP 10A TO 0A
V
IN
= 12V
V
OUT
= 1.2V
MODE = 0V
SW FREQ = 400kHz
FIGURE 10 CIRCUIT
3879 G03
V
OUT
(AC)
50mV/DIV
I
L
10A/DIV
I
LOAD
10A/DIV
50μs/DIV
LOAD STEP 1A TO 11A TO 1A
V
IN
= 12V
V
OUT
= 1.2V
MODE = INTV
CC
SW FREQ = 400kHz
FIGURE 10 CIRCUIT
3879 G04
Effi ciency vs Load Current
RUN
5V/DIV
V
OUT
0.5V/DIV
TRACK/SS
0.5V/DIV
20ms/DIV
V
IN
= 12V
V
OUT
= 1.2V
SW FREQ = 400kHz
FIGURE 10 CIRCUIT
3879 G05
I
L
5A/DIV
V
OUT
0.5V/DIV
TRACK/SS
0.5V/DIV
20ms/DIV
V
IN
= 12V
V
OUT
= 1.2V
SW FREQ = 400kHz
FIGURE 10 CIRCUIT
3879 G06
Start-Up After Input Undervoltage
V
IN
Cycled Low to High
V
IN
10V/DIV
V
OUT
1V/DIV
TRACK/SS
5V/DIV
100ms/DIV
V
IN
= 12V
V
OUT
= 1.2V
SW FREQ = 400kHz
FIGURE 10 CIRCUIT
3879 G07
5ms/DIV
V
IN
= 12V
V
OUT
= 1.2V
SW FREQ = 400kHz
FIGURE 10 CIRCUIT
3879 G08
V
MASTER
0.5V/DIV
V
OUT
0.5V/DIV
LOAD CURRENT (A)
30
EFFICIENCY (%)
90
100
20
10
80
50
70
60
40
0.01 1 10 100
3879 G09
0
0.1
CONTINUOUS
MODE
DISCONTINUOUS
MODE
V
IN
= 12V
V
OUT
= 1.2V
SW FREQ = 400kHz
FIGURE 10 CIRCUIT
LTC3879
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TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
Effi ciency vs Input Voltage Frequency vs Input Voltage Frequency vs Load Current
Current Sense Voltage
vs I
TH
Voltage
On-Time vs I
ON
Current Current Limit Foldback
Maximum V
DS
Current Sense
Threshold vs V
RNG
Voltage
Load Regulation FCM
I
TH
Voltage vs Load Current
V
IN
(V)
4
300
FREQUENCY (kHz)
320
340
360
380
420
8
12 16 20
3879 G10
24 28
0A
15A
400
310
330
350
370
410
390
V
IN
= 15V
V
OUT
= 1.2V
FIGURE 10 CIRCUIT
I
LOAD
(A)
0
FREQUENCY (kHz)
250
330
410
2468
3879 G11
170
90
210
290
370
130
50
10
10 12
14
CONTINUOUS MODE
DISCONTINUOUS MODE
V
IN
= 15V
V
OUT
= 1.2V
FIGURE 10 CIRCUIT
I
TH
VOLTAGE (V)
0
–150
CURRENT SENSE THRESHOLD (mV)
–100
0
50
100
1
2
2.5
300
3879 G12
–50
0.5 1.5
150
200
250
V
RNG
= 0.2V
V
RNG
= 0.5V
V
RNG
= 1.0V
V
RNG
= 1.5V
V
RNG
= 2.0V
I
ON
CURRENT (A)
1
10
ON-TIME (ns)
100
1000
10000
10 100
3879 G13
FIGURE 10 CIRCUIT
V
FB
(V)
0
80
100
140
0.5
3879 G14
60
40
0.2 0.30.1 0.4 0.6
20
0
120
MAXIMUM CURRENT SENSE THRESHOLD (mV)
V
RNG
= 1V
FIGURE 10 CIRCUIT
V
RNG
VOLTAGE (V)
0.2
0
MAXIMUM CURRENT SENSE THRESOLD (mV)
50
150
200
250
0.6
1.0
1.2 2.0
3879 G15
100
0.4 0.8
1.4
1.6
1.8
300
LOAD CURRENT (A)
0
$V
OUT
(%)
–0.10
–0.08
–0.06
3879 G16
–0.12
–0.14
–0.16
510
–0.04
–0.02
0
15
V
IN
= 15V
V
OUT
= 1.2V
FIGURE 10 CIRCUIT
LOAD CURRENT (A)
0
I
TH
VOLTAGE (V)
1.7
2.1
2.5
20
3879 G17
1.3
0.9
1.5
1.9
2.3
1.1
0.7
0.5
5
10
15
25
CONTINUOUS MODE
DISCONTINUOUS MODE
V
IN
= 15V
V
OUT
= 1.2V
FIGURE 10 CIRCUIT
V
IN
(V)
4
50
EFFICIENCY (%)
60
70
80
8
12
16 20
3879 G26
24
90
100
55
65
75
85
95
28
1A CCM
15A CCM
1A DCM
V
IN
= 15V
V
OUT
= 1.2V
SW FREQ = 400kHz
FIGURE 10 CIRCUIT

LTC3879IMSE#PBF

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Switching Voltage Regulators Fast, Wide Operating Range No Rsense Step-Down Controller
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