DIO6012

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DIO6012• Rev. 2.0

Application Information

DIO6012 is a synchronous buck regulator IC that integrates the PWM control, top and bottom switches on the

same die to minimize the switching transition loss and conduction loss. With ultra low RDS(ON) power switches

and proprietary PWM control, this regulator IC can achieve the highest efficiency and the highest switch

frequency simultaneously to minimize the external inductor and capacitor size, and thus achieving the

minimum solution footprint.

Because of the high integration in the DIO6012 IC, the application circuit based on this regulator IC is rather

simple. Only input capacitor CIN, output capacitor COUT, output inductor L and feedback resistors (R1 and R2)

need to be selected for the targeted applications specifications.

Feedback resistor dividers R1 and R2

Choose R1 and R2 to program the proper output voltage. To minimize the power consumption under light

loads, it is desirable to choose large resistance values for both R1 and R2. A value of between 10k and 1M is

highly recommended for both resistors. If VOUT is 1.8 V, R1 = 100 k is chosen, then R2 can be calculated to be

50k.

R2=

1

6

.

0

6

.

0

R

V

V

V

OUT



(1)

Input capacitor CIN

This ripple current through input capacitor is calculated as:

ICIN_RMS=IOUT

)

1

( D

D 



(2)

This formula has a maximum at VIN = 2 VOUT condition, where ICIN_RMS = IOUT/2. This simple worst-case

condition is commonly used for DC/DC design.

With the maximum load current at 1.2 A. A typical X5R or better grade ceramic capacitor with 6 V rating and

more than 1pcs 10 uF capacitor can handle this ripple current well. To minimize the potential noise problem,

place this ceramic capacitor really close to the IN and GND pins. Care should be taken to minimize the loop

area formed by CIN, and IN/GND pins.