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LTC1142/LTC1142L/LTC1142HV

FU CTIO AL DIAGRA

OPERATIO

The LTC1142 series consists of two individual regulator

blocks, each using current mode, constant off-time archi-

tectures to synchronously switch an external pair of

complementary power MOSFETs. The two regulators are

internally set to provide output voltages of 3.3V and 5V for

the LTC1142. The LTC1142HV-ADJ/LTC1142L-ADJ are

configured to provide two user selectable output voltages,

each set by external resistor dividers. Operating fre-

quency is individually set on each section by the external

The output voltage is sensed by an internal voltage divider

voltage comparator V and a gain block G compare the

divided output voltage with a reference voltage of 1.25V.

To optimize efficiency, the LTC1142 series automatically

switches between two modes of operation, Burst Mode

and continuous mode. The voltage comparator is the

primary control element when the device is in Burst Mode

operation, while the gain block controls the output voltage

in continuous mode.

During the switch “ON” cycle in continuous mode, current

comparator C monitors the voltage between Pins 1 (15)

and 28 (14) connected across an external shunt in series

with the inductor. When the voltage across the shunt

reaches its threshold value, the PDrive output is switched

capacitor connected to Pin 25 (11) is now allowed to

discharge at a rate determined by the off-time controller.

The discharge current is made proportional to the output

voltage [measured by Pin 28 (14)] to model the inductor

current, which decays at a rate that is also proportional to

the output voltage. While the timing capacitor is discharg-

MOSFET.

When the voltage on the timing capacitor has discharged

causes the NDrive output to go low (turning off the

N-channel MOSFET) and the PDrive output to also go low

(turning the P-channel MOSFET back on). The cycle then

repeats.

Refer to Functional Diagram

Only one regulator block shown. Pin numbers are for 3.3V (5V) sections for LTC1142/LTC1142HV,

–

+

–

+

REFERENCE

24(10)

23(9)

6(20)

4(18)

2(16)

PGND

NDRIVE

PDRIVE

–

+

V

–

+

C

25mV TO 150mV

+

–

1(15)

26(12)

2(16)

SHUTDOWN

1.25V

5pF

G

27(13)

Q

R

S

OFF-TIME

CONTROL

25(11)

13k

–

+

S

SLEEP

T

PIN NUMBERS FOR

LTC1142, LTC1142HV

PIN NUMBERS

FOR LTC1142L-ADJ

LTC1142HV-ADJ

LTC1142-ADJ

3(17)

LTC1142L-ADJ

LTC1142HV-ADJ

4(18)

LTC1142L-ADJ

LTC1142HV-ADJ

2(16)

LTC1142L-ADJ, LTC1142HV-ADJ: 5(19)

LTC1142L-ADJ

LTC1142HV-ADJ

3(17)

3(17)

SGND

100k

28(14)

1142 BD

NC/ADJ