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MFG CO.

LTC1438CG-ADJ

Dual High Efficiency, Low Noise, Synchronous Step-Down Switching Regulators

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LTC1438/LTC1439

APPLICATIONS INFORMATION

in an efficiency penalty of up to 10% at high input

voltages.

2. EXTVCC connected directly to VOUT. This is the normal

connection for a 5V regulator and provides the highest

efficiency.

3. EXTVCC connected to an output-derived boost network.

For 3.3V and other low voltage regulators, efficiency

gains can still be realized by connecting EXTVCC to an

output-derived voltage which has been boosted to

greater than 4.8V. This can be done with either the

inductive boost winding as shown in Figure 4a or the

capacitive charge pump shown in Figure 4b. The charge

pump has the advantage of simple magnetics.

4. EXTVCC connected to an external supply. If an external

supply is available in the 5V to 10V range (EXTVCC ≤ VIN)

it may be used to power EXTVCC providing it is compat-

LTC1438

LTC1439*

+

VIN

TGL1

EXTVCC

TGS1*

R6

SFB1

SW1

R5

BG1

SGND PGND

VIN

CIN

N-CH •

N-CH

N-CH

1N4148

L1

1:1

VSEC

+

RSENSE

•

+

1µF

VOUT

COUT

OPTIONAL EXTVCC

CONNECTION

5V ≤ VSEC ≤ 9V

1438 F04a

*TGS1 ONLY AVAILABLE ON THE LTC1439

Figure 4a. Secondary Output Loop and EXTVCC Connection

LTC1438

LTC1439*

+

VIN

TGL1

TGS1*

EXTVCC

SW1

BG1

PGND

VIN BAT85

CIN

N-CH

N-CH

L1

N-CH

*TGS1 ONLY AVAILABLE ON THE LTC1439

+

0.22µF

1µF

BAT85

VN2222LL

BAT85

RSENSE

+

VOUT

COUT

1438 F04b

Figure 4b. Capacitive Charge Pump for EXTVCC

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ible with the MOSFET gate drive requirements. When

driving standard threshold MOSFETs, the external sup-

ply must be always present during operation to prevent

MOSFET failure due to insufficient gate drive.

Topside MOSFET Driver Supply (CB, DB)

External bootstrap capacitors CB connected to the BOOST

1 and BOOST 2 pins supply the gate drive voltages for the

topside MOSFETs. Capacitor CB in the Functional Dia-

gram is charged through diode DB from INTVCC when the

SW1(SW2) pin is low. When one of the topside MOSFETs

is to be turned on, the driver places the CB voltage across

the gate source of the desired MOSFET. This enhances

the MOSFET and turns on the topside switch. The switch

node voltage SW1(SW2) rises to VIN and the BOOST

1(BOOST 2) pin follows. With the topside MOSFET on,

the boost voltage is above the input supply: VBOOST = VIN

+ VINTVCC. The value of the boost capacitor CB needs to

be 100 times that of the total input capacitance of the

topside MOSFET(s). The reverse breakdown on DB must

be greater than VIN(MAX).

Output Voltage Programming

The LTC1438/LTC1439 have pin selectable output voltage

programming. Controller 1 on the LTC1438-ADJ is a

dedicated adjustable controller. The output voltage is

selected by the VPROG1 (VPROG2) pin as follows on all of the

other parts:

VPROG1,2 = 0V

VPROG1,2 = INTVCC

VPROG2 = Open (DC)

VOUT1,2 = 3.3V

VOUT1,2 = 5V

VOUT2 = Adjustable

Except for the LTC1438-ADJ, the top of an internal resis-

tive divider is connected to SENSE – 1 pin in Controller 1.

For fixed output voltage applications the SENSE – 1 pin is

connected to the output voltage as shown in Figure 5a.

When using an external resistive divider for an adjustable

regulator, the VPROG2 pin is left open (VPROG1 is internally

left open on the LTC1438-ADJ) and the VOSENSE2 pin is

connected to the feedback resistors as shown in Figure 5b.

The adjustable controller will force the externally attenu-

ated output voltage to 1.19V.

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