UP TO 1.5A STEPDOWN CONVERTER
OPERATINGINPUT VOLTAGE FROM 8V TO
55V
PRECISE 3.3V (±1%) INTERNAL REFER-
ENCE VOLTAGE
OUTPUT VOLTAGE ADJUSTABLE FROM
3.3VTO 50V
SWITCHINGFREQUENCY ADJUSTABLE UP
TO 500KHz
VOLTAGEFEEDFORWARD
ZEROLOAD CURRENTOPERATION
INTERNAL CURRENT LIMITING (PULSE-BY-
PULSEAND HICCUPMODE)
INHIBIT FOR ZERO CURRENT CONSUMP-
TION
PROTECTION AGAINST FEEDBACK DIS-
CONNECTION
THERMAL SHUTDOWN
SOFTSTART FUNCTION
DESCRIPTION
The L4971 is a step down monolithic power
switching regulator delivering 1.5A at a voltage
between 3.3V and 50V (selected by a simple external divider). Realized in BCD mixed technology, the device uses an internal power D-MOS
transistor (with a typical Rdson of 0.25Ω)toobtainvery high efficency and high switchingspeed.
TYPICAL APPLICATIONCIRCUIT
L4971
MinidipSO16W
ORDERING NUMBERS: L4971 (Minidip)
L4971D (SO16)
A switching frequency up to 500KHz is achievable (the maximum power dissipation of the packages must be observed).
A wide input voltage range between 8V to 55V
and output voltages regulated from 3.3V to 50V
cover the majority of today’sapplications.
Features of this new generations of DC-DC converter include pulse-by-pulse current limit, hiccup
mode for short circuit protection, voltage feedforward regulation, soft-start, protection against
feedback loop disconnection, inhibit for zero current consumption and thermal shutdown.
The device is available in plastic dual in line,
MINIDIP 8 for standard assembly, and SO16W
for SMD assembly.
May 2000
Vi=8V to 55V
C1
220µF
63V
C7
220nF
R1
20K
C2
2.7nF
C5
100nF
5
3
2
L4971
7
R2
9.1K
22nF
1
C4
6
C6
100nF
D97IN748A
8
4
D1
GI
SB360
L1
126µ
H
(77120)
C
330µF
VO=3.3V/1.5A
8
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L4971
BLOCKDIAGRAM
COMP
FB
2
7
8
3.3V
SS_INH
THERMAL
SHUTDOWN
INHIBITSOFTSTART
E/A
OSCILLATOR
VOLTAGES
MONITOR
PWM
3.3V
INTERNAL
REFERENCE
R
Q
S
INTERNAL
SUPPLY
5.1V
DRIVE
VCC
5
CBOOT
CHARGE
CBOOT
CHARGE
AT LIGHT
LOADS
6
BOOT
3
OSCGNDOUT
1
4
D97IN594
PIN CONNECTIONS
GND
SS_INH
OSC
OUT
1
2
3
4VCC
D97IN595
FB8
COMP
7
BOOT
6
5
Minidip
N.C.
GND
SS_INH
OSC
OUT
OUT
N.C.
N.C.N.C.
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
D97IN596
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
SO16W
N.C.1
N.C.
FB
COMP
BOOT
VCC
N.C.
PIN FUNCTIONS
DIPSO (*)NameFunction
12GNDGround
23SS_INHA logic signal (active low) disables the device (sleep mode operation).
34OSCAn external resistor connected between the unregulated input voltage and this pin and
45, 6OUTStepdown regulator output
511 V
CCUnregulated DC input voltage
612BOOTA capacitor connected between this pin and OUT allows to drive the internal DMOS
713COMPE/A output to be used for frequency compensation
814FBStepdown feedback input. Connecting directly to this pin results in an output voltage of
(*) Pins 1, 7,8, 9, 10, 15 and 16 are not internally, electrically connected to the die.
A capacitor connected between this pin and ground determines the soft start time.
When this pin is grounded disables the device (driven by open collector/drain).
a capacitor connected from this pin to groundfix the switching frequency. (Linefeed
forward is automatically obtained)
Transistor
3.3V. An externalresistive divider is required for higher output voltages.
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THERMALDATA
SymbolParameterMinidipSO16Unit
R
th(j-amb)
(*) Package mounted on board.
Thermal Resistance Junction to ambientMax.90 (*)110 (*)°C/W
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
L4971
Symbol
MinidipS016
V
11
V5,V
I5,I
V12-V
V
12
V
13
V3Analogs input voltage (VCC = 24V)13V
V
14
P
tot
V
V
5
V
4
I
4
6-V5
V
6
V
7
V
2
V
8
Input voltage58V
Output DC voltage
6
Output peak voltage at t = 0.1µs f=200KHz
Maximum output currentint. limit.
6
11
Bootstrap voltage70V
Analogs input voltage (VCC= 24V)12V