The MIC2145 is a small size boost switching regulator that
can provide over 2.5W of output power. The input voltage
range is between 2.4V to 16V, making the device suitable for
one-cell Li-Ion and 3- to 4-cell alkaline/NiCad/NiMH applications. The output voltage of the MIC2145 can be adjusted up
to 16V.
The MIC2145 is well suited for portable, space-sensitive
applications. Its typical 450kHz operation allows small surface mount external components to be used. The MIC2145
has a low quiescent current of 200µA, and a typical shutdown
current of 0.5µA. The MIC2145 is capable of high efficiencies
in a small board area.
The MIC2145 features a low-on resistance internal switch
that allows it to provide over 2.5W of output power. The peak
switch current can be programmed through an external
resistor. This allows the user to set the peak switch current at
the level where maximum efficiency occurs. It also allows the
user to further optimize for efficiency and inductor size by
setting the peak current below the level of inductor saturation.
The MIC2145 is available in an MSOP-8 and 3mm×3mm
MLF™-10L package with an ambient operating temperature
range from –40°C to +85°C.
Ordering Information
Features
• 2.4V to 16V input voltage
• Output adjustable to 16V
• Programmable peak current limit
• Soft start
• Up to 450kHz switching frequency
• 0.5µA shutdown current
• 200µA quiescent current
• Capable of 5V/ 500mA output with 3.3V input
• Achieves over 85% efficiency
• Implements low power BOOST, SEPIC, and FLYBACK
topologies
• MSOP-8 and 3mm×3mm MLF™-10L
Applications
• Flash LED driver
• LCD bias supply
• White LED driver
• DSL bias supply
• Local 3V to 5V conversion
T ypical Application
V
3.0V to 5.0V
IN
C
IN
10 F/6.3V
Adjustable Output Boost Converter with Programmable Peak Switch Current
I Limit
Part NumberVoltageAmbient Temp. RangePackage
MIC2145BMMAdj–40°C to +85°C8-lead MSOP
MIC2145BMLAdj–40°C to +85°C3×3 MLF™-10L
L1
10 H
15
ENSW
4
PGND
MIC2145BMM
3
RSET
2
SS
VDD
SGND
FB
D1
6
7
8
V
OUT
10V/150mA
C
OUT
10 F/16V
10V Output
90
85
80
75
70
EFFICIENCY (%)
65
60
101001000
Efficienc
VIN = 3.0V
OUTPUT CURRENT (mA)
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Pin Configuration
SS
RSET
PGND
1EN
2
3
4
8 SGND
FB
7
VDD
6
SW
5
8-Lead MSOP (MM)
Pin Description
Pin NumberPin NumberPin NamePin Function
MSOPMLF
11ENEnable (Input): Logic high (≥1.5V) enables regulator. Logic low (≤0.7V)
shuts down regulator. Do not float.
22SSSoft Start Capacitor (External Component): Connect external capacitor to
ground to control the rise time of the output voltage.
33RSETCurrent Limit (External Component): Sets peak current limit of the internal
power MOSFET using an external resistor.
44, 5PGNDPower Ground (Return): Internal power MOSFET source.
56, 7SWSwitch Node (Input): Internal power MOSFET drain.
68VDDSupply (Input): +2.4V to +16V for internal circuitry.
79FBFeedback (Input): Output voltage sense node.
810SGNDSmall Signal Ground (Return): Ground
EN
1
SS
2
RSET
PGND
PGNDSW
3
4
56
××
3mm
×3mm MLF-10L (ML)
××
10
9
8
7
SGND
FB
VDD
SW
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Absolute Maximum Ratings (Note 1)
Supply Voltage (V
Switch Voltage (V
Feedback Voltage (V
Switch Current (ISW) ........................................................2A
Note 1. Exceeding the absolute maximum rating may damage the device.
Note 2. The device is not guaranteed to function outside its operating rating.
Note 3. Devices are ESD sensitive. Handling precautions recommended. Human body model, 1.5KΩ in series with 100pF.
Note 4. The current is measured in a DC mode. Actual peak switching current will be higher due to internal propagation delay of the circuit.
Note 5. VEN ≤ VDD.
Note 6. Specification for packaged product only.
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)
)
)
Typical Characteristics
Efficiency-Basic
100
90
80
70
EFFICIENCY (%)
60
50
16.0
15.8
15.6
15.4
15.2
(V)
15.0
OUT
14.8
V
14.6
14.4
14.2
14.0
Configuration
VIN = 3.3V
V
OUT
L = 10µH
0
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.04
OUTPUT CURRENT (A
0.05
Line Regulation
I
= 10mA
OUT
L = 10µH
246810121416
VDD (V)
= 10V
0.06
0.07
0.08
Efficiency-Bootstrapped
100
90
80
70
EFFICIENCY (%)
60
50
Configuration
0
0.01
0.02
0.03
OUTPUT CURRENT (A
0.04
V
V
L
IN
OUT
=
0.05
Switch On-Resistance
vs. V
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
SWITCH ON-RESISTANCE (Ω)
0.0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
DD
VDD (V)
3.3V
=
=
10µH
0.06
10V
0.07
0.08
Load Regulation
9.8
9.6
9.4
9.2
0
0.01
0.02
OUTPUT CURRENT (A
0.03
0.04
VIN = 3.6V
L = 10µH
0.05
(V)
OUT
V
10.2
10.0
Switch On-Resistance
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
SWITCH ON-RESISTANCE (Ω)
0.0
vs. Temperature
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
TEMPERATURE (°C)
0.06
0.07
0.08
0.09
Quiescent Current
vs. V
0.50
0.45
0.40
0.35
0.30
0.25
0.20
0.15
0.10
0.05
QUIESCENT CURRENT (Ω)
0.00
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.8
OFF TIME (µs)
0.7
0.6
0.5
vs. Temperature
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
TEMPERATURE (°C)
DD
VDD (V)
Off Time
Feedback Voltage
1.1
1.09
1.08
1.07
1.06
FEEDBACK VOLTAGE (V)
1.05
vs. Temperature
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
TEMPERATURE (°C)
Shutdown Current
vs. Temperature
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
TEMPERATURE (°C)
SHUTDOWN CURRENT (µA)
0.50
0.45
0.40
0.35
0.30
0.25
0.20
0.15
0.10
0.05
0.00
Feedback Current
vs. Temperature
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
TEMPERATURE (°C)
FEEDBACK CURRENT (µA)
0.10
0.09
0.08
0.07
0.06
0.05
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.01
0.00
Quiescent Current
0.50
0.45
0.40
0.35
0.30
0.25
0.20
0.15
0.10
0.05
QUIESCENT CURRENT (mA)
0.00
vs. Temperature
VIN = 3.6V
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
TEMPERATURE (°C)
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400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
2000
100100010000100000
PEAK CURRENT LIMIT (mA)
RSET(Ω)
Peak Current Limit
vs. RSET
15V
5.0V
4.2V
2.4V
3.0V
3.3V
3.6V
8.0V
10V
12V
VOUT/VIN > 1.25
L = 10µH
VIN =
Soft Start Current
vs. Temperature
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
SOFT START CURRENT (µA)
0
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
TEMPERATURE (°C)
VIN = 3.6V
Peak Current Limit
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
PEAK CURRENT LIMIT (A)
0.1
vs. Temperature
R
= 200
SET
R
= 500
SET
VIN = 3.6V
V
= 10V
OUT
L = 10µH
0
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
R
SET
R
= 10k
SET
TEMPERATURE (°C)
= 1k
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Functional Diagram
R
SET
V
RSET
IN
10µH
L1
C
IN
6
VDD
3
Current Limit
Comparator
Thermal
Shutdown
One Shot
800nS
Soft
Start
POWER
MOSFET
SW
D1
5
R1
V
OUT
C
C
OUT
FF
R2
SGND
8
PGND
Feedback
Comparator
4
FB
/S
/R/Q
7
V
REF
EN
1
On(/Off)
SS
V1.08
=
OUT
2
C
SS
R1
1
+
R2
Figure 1. Block Diagram
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Functional Description
See
“Application Information”
pre-designed circuits.
Overview
The MIC2145 is a 2.5W boost regulator with programmable
peak current limit and a constant off time. Quiescent current
for the MIC2145 is typically 200µA when the switch is in the
off state. Efficiencies above 80% throughout most operating
conditions can be realized.
Regulation
Regulation is achieved by both of the comparators, which
regulate the inductor current and the output voltage by gating
the power MOSFET. Initially, power is applied to the SW and
VDD pins. When the part is enabled, the power MOSFET
turns on and current flows. When the current exceeds the
peak current limit threshold, the current limit comparator fires
the one-shot to turn off the power MOSFET for 1000ns and
resets the SR flip-fop. The current limit comparator continues
to cycle the power MOSFET on and off until the output voltage
trips the upper threshold of the feedback comparator, which
terminates the cycle. The cycle will begin again when the
output voltage drops below the lower hysteresis threshold of
the feedback comparator. The feedback comparator has a
typical hysteresis of 18mV. Due to the gain of the feedback
resistor divider, the voltage at V
167mV of hysteresis for 10V output at 2.4V VDD. This can be
reduced by adding a feed-forward capacitor, CFF (See
“Output Voltage”
section).
for component selection and
experiences a typical
OUT
Output
The maximum output voltage is limited by the voltage capability of the output switch. Output voltages of up to 16V can be
achieved with the boost circuit. Higher output voltages require a flyback configuration.
Peak Current Limit
The peak current limit is externally set with a resistor. The
peak current range is from 420mA to 2A. There is a minimum
resistor value for R
value selections, see the
Current Limit vs. R
at lower VDD voltages. For resistor
SET
“Typical Characteristics: Peak
”
.
SET
Soft Start
The MIC2145 has a built in soft start that controls the rise time
of the output voltage and the peak current limit threshold
during start up.
V
EN
(2V/div)
V
(5V/div)
V
(5V/div)
I
INDUCTOR
(500mA/div)
OUT
SW
Time 200µs
V
C
SS
V
IN
= 10V
OUT
= 10k
R
SET
= 0.01µF
= 3V
Figure 3. Typical Soft Start Waveforms
V
OUT
AC Couple
(100mV/div)
V
SW
(5V/div)
I
INDUCTOR
(500mA/div)
Time 20µs
Figure 2. Typical Regulator Waveforms
Thermal Shutdown
Built-in thermal protection circuitry turns off the power MOSFET
when the junction temperature exceeds about 150°C.
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Time 4µs
V
OUT
AC Couple
(100mV/div)
V
SW
(5V/div)
Application Information
Pre-designed circuit information is at the end of this section.
Output Voltage
The output voltage of the regulator can be set between 2.4V
and 16V by connecting a resistor divider at the FB pin. The
resistor values are selected by the following equations:
VR
1081
R
.•
2
=
VV
AC Couple
(100mV/div)
(5V/div)
OUT
V
OUT
V
SW
108
−
.
Time 20µs
A value of 1MΩ is recommended for R1 to minimize the
quiescent current when the part is off. Then, R2 can be solved
using the above equation. A feed-forward capacitor, C
FF
ranging from 5pF to 100pF can be used in parallel with R1 to
reduce the peak-to-peak output voltage ripple, which is
shown in Figures 4 and 5.
,
Figure 4. Without Feed-Forward Capacitor
Figure 5. With Feed-Forward Capacitor (100pF)
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Bootstrap
A bootstrapped configuration is recommended for applications that require high efficiency at heavy loads (>70mA).
This is achieved by connecting the VDD pin to V
V
IN
3.6V
C1
10µF/6.3V
GRM42-6 X5R 106K 6.3
Murata
100k
R1
R2
10k
(see
OUT
L1
10µH
Sumida
CR43-100
VDDSW
EN
MIC2145
RSET
SS
C2
0.01µF
Figure 6. Basic Configuration
Figure 7). For applications that require high efficiency at light
loads (<70mA), the V
pin is connected to the input voltage
DD
(VIN); this is referred to as the basic configuration (see Figure
6).
D1
On Semiconductor
PGND
FB
SGND
MBR0530T1
R4
1M
100pF
R3
274k
C3
V
OUT
5V/250mA
C4
10µF/6.3V
Murata
GRM42-6 X5R 106K 6.3
V
IN
3.6V
C1
10µF/6.3V
GRM42-6 X5R 106K 6.3
Murata
L1
10µH
Sumida
R2
10k
CR43-100
PGNDSW
SGND
MIC2145
RSET
SS
C2
0.01µF
VDD
EN
FB
R1
100k
D1
On Semiconductor
MBR0530T1
Figure 7. Bootstrap Configuration
R4
1M
R3
274k
C3
100pF
V
OUT
5V/350mA
C4
10µF/6.3V
Murata
GRM42-6 X5R 106K 6.3
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Inductor
The MIC2145 has a programmable peak current to allow the
usage of small surface mount inductors. A 10µH or 4.7µH
inductor is recommended for most portable applications such
as powering white LEDs and biasing LCD panels. The
V
V
)nim(NI
)V()V()()Am()V(
5.4
5.95201
4.2
5.110221
5.415151
5.4
5.90501
0.3
5.110421
5.410351
5.4
5.90701
6.3
5.110521
5.410451
5.9
0.5
5.1103121
5.410951
)xam(NI
TESRI
Ω
k01
k01
k01
k01
V
)xam(TUO
TUO
085
0515
0525
09101
inductor should have a saturation current rating higher than
the peak current during circuit operation. A low ESR (Equivalent Series Resistance) inductor is also desirable for high
efficiency. Below are tables that list the maximum output
current at minimum input voltage with efficiencies greater
than 80%.
V
V
)nim(NI
)V()V()()Am()V(
5.4
5.900101
4.2
5.110921
5.410751
5.4
5.905101
0.3
5.1102121
5.4100151
5.4
5.907101
6.3
5.1105121
5.4102151
5.9
0.5
5.1105221
5.4100251
)xam(NI
TESRI
Ω
k01
k01
k01
k01
V
)xam(TUO
TUO
0615
0525
0535
00301
Table 1. Typical Application for 10µH Inductor in
Basic Configuration
V
V
)nim(NI
)V()V()()Am()V(
5.4
)xam(NI
TESRI
Ω
V
)xam(TUO
TUO
0525
5.90801
0.3
004
5.90621
5.90551
Table 3. Typical Application for 4.7µH Inductor in
Basic Configuration
Table 2. Typical Application for 10µH Inductor in
Bootstrap Configuration
V
V
)nim(NI
)V()V()()Am()V(
5.4
)xam(NI
TESRI
Ω
V
)xam(TUO
TUO
0055
5.452201
0.3
002
5.405121
5.403151
Table 4. Typical Application for 4.7µH Inductor in
Bootstrap Configuration
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Diode
A Schottky diode should be used for the output diode. Most
of the application circuits on this data sheet specify the
Motorola MBR0530 surface mount Schottky diode. It has a
forward current of 0.5A and a low forward voltage drop. For
applications that are cost driven, the 1N4148 or equivalent
can be used but the efficiency will suffer due to higher forward
voltage drop.
Output Capacitor
Low ESR capacitors should be used at the output of the
MIC2145 to minimize the switching output ripple voltage.
Selection of the capacitor value will depend upon the peak
inductor current, inductor size, and the load. MuRata offers
the GRM43-2 series with up to 10µF at 25V, with a X5R
temperature coefficient in a 1812 surface-mount package.
For lower output voltage applications, the GRM42-2 (1210
package/10µF/16V) and GRM42-6 (1206 package/10µF/
6.3V) series can be used. Typically, values ranging from
10µF to 47µF can be used for the output capacitor.
Reducing Peak Current
If lower than 400mA peak current is required then the soft
start pin may be shorted to ground. This changes the reference of the current limit comparator. With the soft start pin
shorted to ground, the maximum current will approximately
reduce to half. The peak current should always be set at least
50% higher than the maximum load current.
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y
Pre-designed Application Circuits
L1
4.7µH
Murata
V
IN
3.0V-4.2V
C1
10µF/6.3V
GRM42-6 X5R 106K 6.3
Murata
JP1
R1
100k
R2
10k
LQH3C4R7M24
VDDSW
EN
RSET
SS
C2
0.01µF
PGND
MIC2145
SGND
FB
D1
On Semiconductor
MBR0530T1
R4
C3
1M
100pF
R3
274k
V
OUT
5V
C4
10µF/6.3V
Murata
GRM42-6 X5R 106K 6.3
LED1
LED2LEDn
RRR
VNIV
daoLegatloVelppiRycneiciffE
TUO
VV Am)kaep-kaep(Vm%
6.30.504001<58
5V Output
90
85
80
75
70
EFFICIENCY (%)
65
60
1101001000
Efficienc
VIN = 3.6V
OUTPUT CURRENT (mA)
Figure 8. White LED Driver Application (Drives 1 to 10 LEDs in Parallel)
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