LTC3405A 1.5MHz, 300mA Synchronous Step-Down Regulator in ThinSOT UFEATURESDESCRIPTIO ■ High Efficiency: Up to 96% The LTC®3405A is a high efficiency monolithic synchro- ■ Very Low Quiescent Current: Only 20 µ A nous buck regulator using a constant frequency, current During Operation mode architecture. Supply current during operation is ■ 300mA Output Current at VIN = 3V only 20µA and drops to <1µA in shutdown. The 2.5V to ■ 2.5V to 5.5V Input Voltage Range 5.5V input voltage range makes the LTC3405A ideally ■ 1.5MHz Constant Frequency Operation suited for single Li-Ion battery-powered applications. 100% ■ No Schottky Diode Required duty cycle provides low dropout operation, extending ■ Low Dropout Operation: 100% Duty Cycle battery life in portable systems. ■ Stable with Ceramic Capacitors Switching frequency is internally set at 1.5MHz, allowing ■ 0.8V Reference Allows Low Output Voltages the use of small surface mount inductors and capacitors. ■ Shutdown Mode Draws < 1µA Supply Current The LTC3405A is specifically designed to work well with ■ ±2% Output Voltage Accuracy ■ Current Mode Operation for Excellent Line and ceramic output capacitors, achieving very low output Load Transient Response voltage ripple and a small PCB footprint. ■ Overtemperature Protected The internal synchronous switch increases efficiency and ■ Low Profile (1mm) ThinSOTTM Package eliminates the need for an external Schottky diode. Low U output voltages are easily supported with the 0.8V feed- APPLICATIO S back reference voltage. The LTC3405A is available in a low profile (1mm) ThinSOT package. ■ Cellular Telephones ■ Personal Information Appliances For fixed 1.5V and 1.8V output versions, refer to the ■ Wireless and DSL Modems LTC3405A-1.5/LTC3405A-1.8 data sheet. ■ Digital Still Cameras , LTC and LT are registered trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation. ThinSOT is a trademark of Linear Technology Corporation. ■ MP3 Players Protected by U.S. Patents, including 6580258, 5481178. ■ Portable Instruments UTYPICAL APPLICATIO 100 95 VIN = 3.6V V 4.7µH** IN 4 3 90 V 2.7V V OUT* IN SW 3.3V TO 5.5V C 22pF IN† C 85 2.2µF LTC3405A OUT†† 1 4.7µF V CER IN = 4.2V RUN CER 80 6 5 MODE VFB 75 887k EFFICIENCY (%) GND VIN = 5.5V 280k 70 2 3405A F01a 65 *VOUT CONNECTED TO VIN FOR 2.7V < VIN < 3.3V **MURATA LQH3C4R7M34 60 †TAIYO YUDEN LMK212BJ225MG 0.1 1 10 100 1000 ††TAIYO YUDEN JMK212BJ475MG OUTPUT CURRENT (mA) 3405A F01b Figure 1a. High Efficiency Step-Down ConverterFigure 1b. Efficiency vs Load Current 3405afa 1