Datasheet

EN
V
OUT1
R
A
R
B
LM20323
External
Power Supply
V
OUT2
t
SS
=
0.8V x C
SS
I
SS
LM20323
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BOOT CAPACITOR (C
BOOT
)
The LM20323 integrates an N-channel buck switch and associated floating high voltage level shift / gate driver.
This gate driver circuit works in conjunction with an internal diode and an external bootstrap capacitor. A 0.1 µF
ceramic capacitor, connected with short traces between the BOOT pin and SW pin, is recommended. During the
off-time of the buck switch, the SW pin voltage is approximately 0V and the bootstrap capacitor is charged from
VCC through the internal bootstrap diode.
SUB-REGULATOR BYPASS CAPACITOR (C
VCC
)
The capacitor at the VCC pin provides noise filtering for the internal sub-regulator. The recommended value of
C
VCC
should be no smaller than 0.1 µF and no greater than 1 µF. The capacitor should be a good quality ceramic
X5R or X7R capacitor. In general, a 1 µF ceramic capacitor is recommended for most applications. The VCC
regulator should not be used for other functions since it isn't protected against short circuit.
SETTING THE START UP TIME (C
SS
)
The addition of a capacitor connected from the SS pin to ground sets the time at which the output voltage will
reach the final regulated value. Larger values for C
SS
will result in longer start up times. Table 3, shown below
provides a list of soft start capacitors and the corresponding typical start up times.
Table 3. Start Up Times for Different Soft-Start Capacitors
Start Up Time (ms) C
SS
(nF)
1 none
5 33
10 68
15 100
20 120
If different start up times are needed the equation shown below can be used to calculate the start up time.
(8)
As shown above, the start up time is influenced by the value of the soft-start capacitor C
SS
and the 4.5 µA soft-
start pin current I
SS
.
While the soft-start capacitor can be sized to meet many start up requirements, there are limitations to its size.
The soft-start time can never be faster than 1 ms due to the internal default 1 ms start up time. When the device
is enabled there is an approximate time interval of 50 µs when the soft-start capacitor will be discharged just
prior to the soft-start ramp. If the enable pin is rapidly pulsed or the soft-start capacitor is large there may not be
enough time for C
SS
to completely discharge resulting in start up times less than predicted. To aid in discharging
of soft-start capacitor during long disable periods an external 1MΩ resistor from SS/TRK to ground can be used
without greatly affecting the start up time.
USING PRECISION ENABLE AND POWER GOOD
The precision enable (EN) and power good (PGOOD) pins of the LM20323 can be used to address many
sequencing requirements. The turn-on of the LM20323 can be controlled with the precision enable pin by using
two external resistors as shown in Figure 27 .
Figure 27. Sequencing LM20323 with Precision Enable
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