LT1977 High Voltage 1.5A, 500kHz Step-Down Switching Regulator with 100µA Quiescent Current UFEATURESDESCRIPTIO ■ Wide Input Range: 3.3V to 60V The LT®1977 is a 500kHz monolithic buck switching ■ 1.5A Peak Switch Current regulator that accepts input voltages up to 60V. A high ■ Burst Mode® Operation: 100 µ A Quiescent Current** efficiency 1.5A, 0.2Ω switch is included on the die along ■ Low Shutdown Current: IQ < 1 µ A with all the necessary oscillator, control and logic cir- ■ Power Good Flag with Programmable Threshold cuitry. Current mode topology is used for fast transient ■ Load Dump Protection to 60V response and good loop stability. ■ 500kHz Switching Frequency Innovative design techniques along with a new high volt- ■ Saturating Switch Design: 0.2Ω On-Resistance age process achieve high efficiency over a wide input ■ Peak Switch Current Maintained Over range. Efficiency is maintained over a wide output current Full Duty Cycle Range* range by employing Burst Mode operation at low currents, ■ 1.25V Feedback Reference Voltage utilizing the output to bias the internal circuitry, and by ■ Easily Synchronizable using a supply boost capacitor to fully saturate the power ■ Soft-Start Capability switch. Patented circuitry maintains peak switch current ■ Small 16-Pin Thermally Enhanced TSSOP Package over the full duty cycle range.* Shutdown reduces input supply current to less than 1µA. External synchronization U can be implemented by driving the SYNC pin with logic-level APPLICATIO S inputs. A single capacitor from the CSS pin to the output ■ High Voltage Power Conversion provides a controlled output voltage ramp (soft-start). The ■ 14V and 42V Automotive Systems device also has a power good flag with a programmable ■ Industrial Power Systems threshold and time-out and thermal shutdown protection. ■ Distributed Power Systems ■ Battery-Powered Systems The LT1977 is available in a 16-pin TSSOP package with exposed pad leadframe for low thermal resistance. The , LTC and LT are registered trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation. Burst Mode is a registered trademark of Linear Technology Corporation. LT1976, a 200kHz reduced switch frequency version of the *Protected by U.S. Patents including 6498466, 6531909. **See Burst Mode Operation section for conditions LT1977, is also available. See the Applications Information section for selection criteria between the LT1976 and LT1977. UEfficiency and Power LossTYPICAL APPLICATIOSupply Current vs Input Voltagevs Load Current14V to 3.3V Step-Down Converter with 150 100 10 V V OUT = 3.3V IN = 12V 100 µ A No Load Quiescent Current TA = 25°C VOUT = 5V 125 75 1 POWER LOSS (W) VOUT µA) 100 V V IN V OUT = 3.3V IN BOOST 3.3V 2.2µF 0.1µF 10µH 1A SHDN 1N4148 100V SW 75 50 0.1 CER LT1977 0.1µF 10MQ100N TYPICAL V C C SS 50 EFFICIENCY (%) POWER LOSS 1500pF 330pF VBIAS SUPPLY CURRENT ( 25 0.01 165k 26k FB 10pF 25 1% + 100µF CT PGFB 6.3V 1µF SYNC TANT 100k 0 0 0.001 GND PG 1% 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 INPUT VOLTAGE (V) LOAD CURRENT (A) 1977 TA01 1977 F05 1977 TA02 1977fa 1