AAT1147
High Efficiency, Low Noise, Fast Transient
400mA Step-Down Converter
The AAT1147, combined with an external feedfor-
ward capacitor (C4 in Figure 1), delivers enhanced
transient response for extreme pulsed load appli-
cations. The addition of the feedforward capacitor
typically requires a larger output capacitor C1 for
stability.
VOUT (V)
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.8
1.85
2.0
2.5
3.3
R2 = 59kΩ
R1 (kΩ)
19.6
29.4
39.2
49.9
59.0
68.1
78.7
88.7
118
124
137
187
267
R2 = 221kΩ
R1 (kΩ)
75
113
150
187
221
261
301
332
442
464
523
715
1000
Table 2: Resistor Values For Use With 0.6V
Step-Down Converter.
Thermal Calculations
There are three types of losses associated with the
AAT1147 step-down converter: switching losses,
conduction losses, and quiescent current losses.
Conduction losses are associated with the RDS(ON)
characteristics of the power output switching
devices. Switching losses are dominated by the
gate charge of the power output switching devices.
At full load, assuming continuous conduction mode
(CCM), a simplified form of the losses is given by:
PTOTAL
=
IO2
·
(RDSON(H)
·
VO
+ RDSON(L)
VIN
·
[VIN
-
VO])
+ (tsw · FS · IO + IQ) · VIN
IQ is the step-down converter quiescent current.
The term tsw is used to estimate the full load step-
down converter switching losses.
VIN
VOUT
C1
10μF
GND
1
2
3
Enable
R1
118k
L1
4.7μH
R2
59k
U1
AAT1147
1 EN PGND 8
2 OUT PGND 7
3 VIN PGND 6
4 LX AGND 5
C2
4.7μF
GND2
LX
U1 AAT1147 SC70JW-8
L1 CDRH3D16-4R7
C1 10μF 10V 0805 X5R
C2 4.7μF 10V 0805 X5R
Figure 5: AAT1147 Evaluation Board Schematic.
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