PARAMETER TEST CONDITIONS
UC184xA\UC284xA UC384xA
UNITS
MIN. TYP. MAX. MIN. TYP. MAX.
Error Amp Sectio n
Input Voltage V
PIN 1 = 2.5V 2.45 2.50 2.55 2.42 2.50 2.58 V
Input Bias Current -0.3 -1 -0.3 -2 µA
A
VOL 2 ≤ VO ≤ 4V 65 90 65 90 dB
Unity Gain Bandwidth T
J = 25°C (Note 2) 0.7 1 0.7 1 MHz
PSRR 12 ≤ V
CC ≤ 25V 6070 6070 dB
Output Sink Current V
PIN 2 = 2.7V, VPIN 1 = 1.1V 2 6 2 6 mA
Output Source Current V
PIN 2 = 2.3V, VPIN 1 = 5V -0.5 -0.8 -0.5 -0.8 mA
V
OUT High VPIN 2 = 2.3V, RL = 15k to ground 5 6 5 6 V
V
OUT Low VPIN 2 = 2.7V, RL = 15k to Pin 8 0.7 1.1 0.7 1.1 V
Current Sense Section
Gain (Note 3, Note 4) 2.85 3 3.15 2.85 3 3.15 V/V
Maximum Input Signal V
PIN 1 = 5V (Note 3) 0.9 1 1.1 0.9 1 1.1 V
PSRR 12 ≤ V
CC ≤ 25V (Note 3) 70 70 dB
Input Bias Current -2 -10 -2 -10 µA
Dela y to Output V
PIN 3 = 0 to 2V (Note 2) 150 300 150 300 ns
Output Secti on
Output Low Level I
SINK = 20mA 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.4 V
I
SINK = 200mA 15 2.2 15 2.2 V
Output High Level I
SOURCE = 20mA 13 13.5 13 13.5 V
I
SOURCE = 200m A 12 13.5 12 13.5 V
Rise Time T
J = 25°C, CL = 1nF (Note 2) 50 150 50 150 ns
Fall Time T
J = 25°C, CL = 1nF (Note 2) 50 150 50 150 ns
UVLO Saturation V
CC = 5V, ISINK = 10mA 0.7 1.2 0.7 1.2 V
Under-Vol t age Lo ckou t Secti on
Start Threshold x842A/4A 15 16 17 14.5 16 17.5 V
x843A/5A 7.8 8.4 9.0 7.8 8.4 9.0 V
Min. Operat io n Voltage Af te r x842A/4A 9 10 11 8.5 10 11.5 V
Turn On x843A/5A 7.0 7.6 8.2 7.0 7.6 8.2 V
PWM Sectio n
Maximum Duty Cycle x842A/3A 94 96 100 94 96 100 %
x844A/5A 47 48 50 47 48 50 %
Minimum Duty Cycle 0 0 %
Total Standb y Current
Start-Up Cur rent 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.5 mA
Operating Supply Current V
PIN 2 = VPIN 3 = 0V 11 17 11 17 mA
V
CC Zener Voltage ICC = 25mA 30 34 30 34 V
UC1842A/3A/4A/5A
UC2842A/3A/4A/5A
UC3842A/3A/4A/5A
Note 2: These param et ers, alt hou gh gua ran teed, are not 100%
tested in production.
Note 3: Paramete r measu red at trip poin t of latch with V
PIN2
= 0.
Note 4: Gain defined as : A
=
∆
V
PIN 1
∆
V
PIN 3
; 0 ≤ V
PIN 3
≤ 0.8V.
Note 5: Adjust V
CC
above the start thresho ld before setting at
15V .
Note 6: Out put frequency equals oscillator frequency for the
UC1842A and UC1843A. Output frequency is one ha lf
oscillator freque ncy f or the UC1844A and UC1845A.
Note 7: "Temperatu re sta b i lit y, som etimes re fe rr ed to as a ve r ag e
temperature coeffic ient , is describe d by t he equ atio n:
Temp
Stability
=
V
REF
(
max
) −
V
REF
(
min
)
T
J
(
max
) −
T
J
(
min
)
.
V
REF
(max) and V
REF
(min) are the maximum & mini mum reference voltag e me asur ed ov er the ap propriate
temperature range. Note that the extr em es in volt age
do not necessarily occur at the extremes in tempera ture."
Note 8: This paramet er is measure d w ith R
T
= 10kΩ to V
REF
.
This contribut es approximat ely 300
µ
A of current to t h e
measurement. The total current flowing into t he R
T/CT
pin will be approximately 300µA higher than the meas-
ured value.
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (cont.) Unless otherwise stated, these specifications apply for -55°C ≤ TA ≤ 125°C for
the UC184xA; -40°C ≤ T
A ≤ 85°C for the UC284xA; 0 ≤ TA ≤ 70°C for the UC384xA; VCC = 15V (Note 5); RT = 10k; CT = 3.3nF; TA = TJ;
Pin numbers re fe r to DIL-8.
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