Datasheet

LMR61428

SNVS815A –JUNE 2012–REVISED APRIL 2013

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

OPERATING PRINCIPLE

The LMR61428 is designed to provide step-up DC-DC voltage regulation in battery-powered and low-input

voltage systems. It combines a step-up switching regulator, N-channel power MOSFET, built-in current limit,

thermal limit, and voltage reference in a single 8-pin VSSOP package. The switching DC-DC regulator boosts an

input voltage between 1.2V and 14V to a regulated output voltage between 1.24V and 14V that is limited by a

fixed maximum duty cylcle of 70%. The LMR61428 starts from a low 1.1V input and remains operational down to

0.65V.

This device is optimized for use in cellular phones and other applications requiring a small size, low profile, as

well as low quiescent current for maximum battery life during stand-by and shutdown. A high-efficiency gated-

oscillator topology offers an output of up to 1A.

Additional features include a built-in peak switch current limit, and thermal protection circuitry.

GATED OSCILLATOR CONTROL SCHEME

A unique gated oscillator control scheme enables the LMR61428 to have an ultra-low quiescent current and

provides a high efficiency over a wide load range. The switching frequency of the internal oscillator is

programmable using an external resistor and can be set between 300 kHz and 2 MHz.

This control scheme uses a hysteresis window to regulate the output voltage. When the output voltage is below

the upper threshold of the window, the LMR61428 switches continuously with a fixed duty cycle of 70% at the

switching frequency selected by the user. During the first part of each switching cycle, the internal N-channel

MOSFET switch is turned on. This causes the current to ramp up in the inductor and store energy. During the

second part of each switching cycle, the MOSFET is turned off. The voltage across the inductor reverses and

forces current through the diode to the output filter capacitor and the load. Thus when the LMR61428 switches

continuously, the output voltage starts to ramp up. When the output voltage hits the upper threshold of the

window, the LMR61428 stops switching completely. This causes the output voltage to droop because the energy

stored in the output capacitor is depleted by the load. When the output voltage hits the lower threshold of the

hysteresis window, the LMR61428 starts switching continuously again causing the output voltage to ramp up

towards the upper threshold. Figure 14 shows the switch voltage and output voltage waveforms.

Because of this type of control scheme, the quiescent current is inherently very low. At light loads the gated

oscillator control scheme offers a much higher efficiency compared to the conventional PWM control scheme.

Figure 14. Typical Step-Up Regulator Waveforms

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