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PIN FUNCTIONS
BST:
This pin is used to provide a drive voltage, higher
than the input voltage, to the topside power switch. Place
a 0.1µF boost capacitor as close as possible to the IC. Do
not place a resistor in series with this pin.
SW:
The SW pin is the output of the internal power
switches. Connect this pin to the inductor and boost
capacitor. This node should be kept small on the PCB for
good performance.
INTV
CC
:
Internal 3.5V Regulator Bypass Pin. The internal
power drivers and control circuits are powered from this
voltage. INTV
CC
max output current is 20mA. Voltage on
INTV
CC
will vary between 2.8V and 3.5V. Decouple this
pin to power ground with at least a 1µF low ESR ceramic
capacitor. Do not load the INTV
CC
pin with external circuitry.
RT:
A resistor is tied between RT and ground to set the
switching frequency. When synchronizing, the R
T
resistor
should be chosen to set the LT8607 switching frequency
to equal or below the lowest synchronization input.
SYNC (MSOP Only):
External Clock Synchronization
Input. Ground this pin for low ripple Burst Mode operation
at low output loads. Tie to a clock source for synchroni-
zation to an external frequency. Leave floating for pulse-
skipping mode with no spread spectrum modulation. Tie
to INTV
CC
or tie to a voltage between 3.2V and 5.0V for
pulse-skipping mode with spread spectrum modulation.
When in pulse-skipping mode, the I
Q
regulating no load
will increase to several mA. There is no SYNC pin on
the LT8607 DFN package. The LT8607 DFN internally
ties SYNC to ground. The LT8607B package internally
floats SYNC.
FB:
The LT8607 regulates the FB pin to 0.778V. Connect
the feedback resistor divider tap to this pin.
TR/SS (MSOP Only):
Output Tracking and Soft-Start Pin.
This pin allows user control of output voltage ramp rate
during start-up. A TR/SS voltage below 0.778V forces the
LT8607 to regulate the FB pin to equal the TR/SS pin volt-
age. When TR/SS is above 0.778V, the tracking function
is disabled and the internal reference resumes control of
the error amplifier. An internal 2µA pull-up current from
INTV
CC
on this pin allows a capacitor to program out-
put voltage slew rate. This pin is pulled to ground with a
300Ω MOSFET during shutdown and fault conditions; use
a series resistor if driving from a low impedance output.
There is no TR/SS pin on the LT8607 or LT8607B DFN
and the node is internally floated.
PG:
The PG pin is the open-drain output of an internal
comparator. PG remains low until the FB pin is within
±8.5% of the final regulation voltage, and there are no
fault conditions. PG is valid when V
IN
is above 3.2V and
when EN/UV is high. PG is pulled low when V
IN
is above
3.2V and EN/UV is low. If V
IN
is near zero, PG will be high
impedance.
V
IN
:
The V
IN
pin supplies current to the LT8607 internal
circuitry and to the internal topside power switch. This pin
must be locally bypassed. Be sure to place the positive
terminal of the input capacitor as close as possible to the
V
IN
pins, and the negative capacitor terminal as close as
possible to the GND pins.
EN/UV:
The LT8607 is shut down when this pin is low and
active when this pin is high. The hysteretic threshold volt-
age is 1.05V going up and 1.00V going down. Tie to V
IN
if the shutdown feature is not used. An external resistor
divider from V
IN
can be used to program a V
IN
threshold
below which the LT8607 will shut down.
GND:
Exposed Pad Pin. The exposed pad must be con-
nected to the negative terminal of the input capaci-
tor and soldered to the PCB in order to lower the
thermal resistance.
