LTC3716 Datasheet, PDF (8/28 Pages) Linear Technology – 2-Phase, 5-Bit VID, Current Mode, High Efficiency, Synchronous Step-Down Switching Regulator

LTC3716
PI FU CTIO S
RUN/SS (Pin 1): Combination of Soft-Start, Run Control
Input and Short-Circuit Detection Timer. A capacitor to
ground at this pin sets the ramp time to full current output.
Forcing this pin below 0.8V causes the IC to shut down all
internal circuitry. All functions are disabled in shutdown.
SENSE1⁺, SENSE2⁺ (Pins 2,14): The (+) Input to Each
Differential Current Comparator. The I_TH pin voltage and
built-in offsets between SENSE^– and SENSE⁺ pins in
conjunction with R_SENSE set the current trip threshold.
SENSE1^–, SENSE2^– (Pins 3,13): The (–) Input to the
Differential Current Comparators.
EAIN (Pin 4): Input to the error amplifier that compares the
feedback voltage to the internal 0.6V reference voltage.
This pin is normally connected to a resistive divider from
the output of the differential amplifier (DIFFOUT).
PLLFLTR (Pin 5): The phase-locked loop’s lowpass filter
is tied to this pin. Alternatively, this pin can be driven with
an AC or DC voltage source to vary the frequency of the
internal oscillator. Do not apply voltage to this pin prior to
application of V_IN.
PLLIN (Pin 6): External Synchronization Input to Phase
Detector. This pin is internally terminated to SGND with
50kΩ. The phase-locked loop will force the rising top gate
signal of controller 1 to be synchronized with the rising
edge of the PLLIN signal.
FCB (Pin 7): Forced Continuous Control Input. This input
acts on both output stages and can be used to regulate a
secondary winding. Pulling this pin below 0.6V will force
continuous synchronous operation. Do not leave this pin
floating without a decoupling capacitor.
I_TH (Pin 8): Error Amplifier Output and Switching Regula-
tor Compensation Point. Both current comparator’s thresh-
olds increase with this control voltage. The normal voltage
range of this pin is from 0V to 2.4V
SGND (Pin 9): Signal Ground. This pin is common to both
controllers. Route separately to the PGND pin.
V_DIFFOUT (Pin 10): Output of a Differential Amplifier. This
pin provides true remote output voltage sensing. V_DIFFOUT
normally drives an external resistive divider that sets the
output voltage.
V_OS–, V_OS+ (Pins 11, 12): Inputs to an Operational Ampli-
fier. Internal precision resistors configure it as a differen-
tial amplifier whose output is V_DIFFOUT.
ATTENOUT (Pin 15): Voltage Feedback Signal Resistively
Divided According to the VID Programming Code.
ATTENIN (Pin 16): The Input to the VID Controlled Resis-
tive Divider.
VID0–VID4 (Pins 17,18, 19, 20, 21): VID Control Logic
Input Pins.
V_BIAS (Pin 22): Supply Pin for the VID Control Circuit.
AMPMD (Pin 23): This Logic Input pin controls the con-
nections of internal precision resistors that configure the
operational amplifier as a unity-gain differential amplifier.
TG2, TG1 (Pins 24, 35): High Current Gate Drives for Top
N-Channel MOSFETS. These are the outputs of floating
drivers with a voltage swing equal to INTV_CC superim-
posed on the switch node voltage SW.
SW2, SW1 (Pins 25, 34): Switch Node Connections to
Inductors. Voltage swing at these pins is from a Schottky
diode (external) voltage drop below ground to V_IN.
BOOST2, BOOST1 (Pins 26, 33): Bootstrapped Supplies
to the Topside Floating Drivers. External capacitors are con-
nected between the BOOST and SW pins, and Schottky
diodes are connected between the BOOST and INTV_CC pins.
BG2, BG1 (Pins 27, 31): High Current Gate Drives for
Bottom N-Channel MOSFETS. Voltage swing at these pins
is from ground to INTV_CC.
PGND (Pin 28): Driver Power Ground. Connect to sources
of bottom N-channel MOSFETS and the (–) terminals of C_IN.
INTV_CC (Pin 29): Output of the Internal 5V Linear Low
Dropout Regulator and the EXTV_CC Switch. The driver and
control circuits are powered from this voltage source.
Decouple to power ground with a 1µF ceramic capacitor
placed directly adjacent to the IC and minimum of 4.7µF
additional tantalum or other low ESR capacitor.
EXTV_CC (Pin 30): External Power Input to an Internal
Switch. This switch closes and supplies INTV_CC, bypass-
ing the internal low dropout regulator whenever EXTV_CC is
higher than 4.7V. See EXTV_CC Connection in the Applica-
tions Information section. Do not exceed 7V on this pin
and ensure V_EXTVCC ≤ V_INTVCC.
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