High-Efficiency PWM, Step-Down
P-Channel DC-DC Controller
LBI
LOW-BATTERY
COMPARATOR
LBO
+2V
N
REFERENCE
REF
OUT
60k
CC
40k
FB
DUAL-MODE
COMPARATOR
EXT
V+
100kHz
OSCILLATOR
ERROR
AMPLIFIER
EXT
CONTROL
PWM
COMPARATOR
SHDN
100mV
AV+
CS
SS
SOFT-START
CIRCUITRY
CURRENT-SENSE
AMPLIFIER
Σ
SLOPE
VRAMP
COMPENSATION
RAMP
CURRENT-LIMIT
COMPARATOR
50mV
IDLE-MODE
COMPARATOR
AGND
Figure 2. Block Diagram
The Oscillator and EXT Control
The switching frequency is nominally 100kHz and the
duty cycle varies from 5% to 96%, depending on the
input/output voltage ratio. EXT, which provides the gate
drive for the external P-FET, is switched between V+
and GND at the switching frequency. EXT is controlled
by a unique two-comparator control scheme composed
of a PWM comparator and an idle-mode comparator
GND
(Figure 2). The PWM comparator determines the cycle-
by-cycle peak current with heavy loads, and the
light-load comparator sets the light-load peak current.
As VOUT begins to drop, EXT goes low and remains low
until both comparators trip. With heavy loads, the idle-
mode comparator trips quickly, and the PWM control
comparator determines the EXT on-time; with light
loads, the idle-mode comparator sets the EXT on-time.
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