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Application Information

The basic PAM2301 application circuit is shown

in Page 1. External component selection is

determined by the load requirement, selecting L

first and then Cin and Cout.

For most applications, the value of the inductor

will fall in the range of 1μH to 4.7μH. Its value is

chosen based on the desired ripple current.

Large value inductors lower ripple current and

small value inductors result in higher ripple

currents. Higher V

or Vout also increases the

ripple current as shown in equation 1. A

reasonable starting point for setting ripple

current is

I = 320mA (40% of 800mA).

(1)

The DC current rating of the inductor should be

at least equal to the maximum load current plus

half the ripple current to prevent core saturation.

Thus, a 1120mA rated inductor should be enough

for most applications (800mA + 320mA). For

better efficiency, choose a low DC-resis tance

inductor.

In continuous mode, the source current of the top

MOSFET is a square wave of duty cycle

Vout/Vin. To prevent large voltage transients, a

low ESR input capacitor sized for the maximum

RMS current must be used. The maximum RMS

capacitor current is given by:

This formula has a maximum at VIN =2Vout,

where I

=Iout/2. T his simple worst-case

condition is com monly used for design because

even significant deviations do not offer much

relief. Note that the capacitor manufacturer's

ripple current ratings are often based on 2000

hours of life. This makes it advisable to further

derate the capacitor, or choose a capacitor rated

at a higher temperature than required. Consult

the manufac turer if there is any question.

The selection of Cout is driven by the required

effective series resistance (ESR).

Typically, once the ESR requirement for Cout

has been met, the RMS current rating generally

far exceeds the I

(P-P) requirement. The

output ripple

Vout is determined by:

Where f = operating frequency, C

=output

capacitance and

= ripple current in the

inductor. For a fixed output voltage, the output

ripple is highest at maximum input voltage since

I increases with input voltage.

Higher values, lower cost ceramic capacitors are

now becoming available in smaller case sizes.

Their high ripple current, high voltage rating and

low ESR make them ideal for switching regulator

applications. Using ceramic capacitors can

achieve very low output ripple and small circuit

size.

When choosing the input and output ceramic

capacitors, choose the X5R or X7R dielectric

formulations. These dielectrics have the best

temperature and voltage charac teristics of all

the ceramics for a given value and size.

The internal reference is 0.6V (Typical). The

output voltage is calculated as below:

The output voltage is given by

Resistor selection for output voltage

setting

Inductor Selection

C and Cout Selection

Using Ceramic Input and Output Capacitors

Setting the Output Voltage

Table 1:

RMS

RIPPLE

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PAM2301

800mA Step-Down DC-DC Converters

09/2008 Rev 1.3

1.2V

100k

1.5V

150k

100k

1.8V

200k

100k

2.5V

380k

120k

3.3V

540k

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