LTC3703-5
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MODE/SYNC
(Pin 1/Pin 6):
Pulse Skip Mode Enable/Sync
Pin. This multifunction pin provides Pulse Skip Mode en-
able/disable control and an external clock input for synchro-
nization of the internal oscillator. Pulling this pin below 0.8V
or to an external logic-level synchronization signal disables
Pulse Skip Mode operation and forces continuous opera-
tion. Pulling the pin above 0.8V enables Pulse Skip Mode
operation. This pin can also be connected to a feedback
resistor divider from a secondary winding on the inductor
to regulate a second output voltage.
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SET
(Pin 2/Pin 7):
Frequency Set. A resistor connected to
this pin sets the free running frequency of the internal os-
cillator. See applications section for resistor value selec-
tion details.
COMP (Pin 3/Pin 8):
Loop Compensation. This pin is con-
nected directly to the output of the internal error amplifier.
An RC network is used at the COMP pin to compensate the
feedback loop for optimal transient response.
FB (Pin 4/Pin 9):
Feedback Input. Connect FB through a
resistor divider network to V
OUT
to set the output voltage.
Also connect the loop compensation network from COMP
to FB.
I
MAX
(Pin 5/Pin 10):
Current Limit Set. The I
MAX
pin sets
the current limit comparator threshold. If the voltage drop
across the bottom MOSFET exceeds the magnitude of the
voltage at I
MAX
, the controller goes into current limit. The
I
MAX
pin has an internal 12
µ
A current source, allowing the
current threshold to be set with a single external resistor
to ground. See the Current Limit Programming section for
more information on choosing R
IMAX
.
INV (Pin 6/Pin 11):
Top/Bottom Gate Invert. Pulling this pin
above 2V sets the controller to operate in step-up (boost)
mode with the TG output driving the synchronous MOSFET
and the BG output driving the main switch. Below 1V, the
controller will operate in step-down (buck) mode.
RUN/SS (Pin 7/Pin 13):
Run/Soft-Start. Pulling RUN/SS be-
low 0.9V will shut down the LTC3703-5, turn off both of the
external MOSFET switches and reduce the quiescent sup-
ply current to 25
µ
A. A capacitor from RUN/SS to ground
will control the turn-on time and rate of rise of the output
voltage at power-up. An internal 4
µ
A current source pull-
up at the RUN/SS pin sets the turn-on time at approximately
750ms/
µ
F.
GND (Pin 8/Pin 14):
Ground Pin.
BGRTN (Pin 9/Pin 15):
Bottom Gate Return. This pin con-
nects to the source of the pull-down MOSFET in the BG
driver and is normally connected to ground. Connecting a
negative supply to this pin allows the synchronous
MOSFET’s gate to be pulled below ground to help prevent
false turn-on during high dV/dt transitions on the SW node.
See the Applications Information section for more details.
BG (Pin 10/Pin 19):
Bottom Gate Drive. The BG pin drives
the gate of the bottom N-channel synchronous switch
MOSFET. This pin swings from BGRTN to DRV
CC
.
DRV
CC
(Pin 11/Pin 20):
Driver Power Supply Pin. DRV
CC
provides power to the BG output driver. This pin should be
connected to a voltage high enough to fully turn on the
external MOSFETs, normally 4.5V to 15V for logic level
threshold MOSFETs. DRV
CC
should be bypassed to BGRTN
with a 10
µ
F, low ESR (X5R or better) ceramic capacitor.
V
CC
(Pin 12/Pin 21) :
Main Supply Pin. All internal circuits
except the output drivers are powered from this pin. V
CC
should be connected to a low noise power supply voltage
between 4.5V and 15V and should be bypassed to GND
(Pin 8) with at least a 0.1
µ
F capacitor in close proximity to
the LTC3703-5.
SW (Pin 13/Pin 26):
Switch Node Connection to Inductor
and Bootstrap Capacitor. Voltage swing at this pin is from
a Schottky diode (external) voltage drop below ground to
V
IN
.
TG (Pin 14/Pin 27):
Top Gate Drive. The TG pin drives the
gate of the top N-channel synchronous switch MOSFET. The
TG driver draws power from the BOOST pin and returns to
the SW pin, providing true floating drive to the top MOSFET.
BOOST (Pin 15/Pin 28):
Top Gate Driver Supply. The BOOST
pin supplies power to the floating TG driver. The BOOST pin
should be bypassed to SW with a low ESR (X5R or better)
0.1
µ
F ceramic capacitor. An additional fast recovery Schot-
tky diode from DRV
CC
to BOOST will create a complete float-
ing charge-pumped supply at BOOST.
V
IN
(Pin 16/Pin 1):
Input Voltage Sense Pin. This pin is con-
nected to the high voltage input of the regulator and is used
by the internal feedforward compensation circuitry to im-
prove line regulation.
This is not a supply pin
.
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