Product category: Power Supply ICs and Controllers
News Release from: Linear Technology Corp | Subject: LTC3444
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 05 April 2006
Regulator aims for WCDMA handsets
A synchronous buck-boost regulator is optimised for use in 3G WCDMA handset applications.
Linear Technology has announced the LTC3444, a synchronous buck-boost regulator, which has been optimised for use in 3G WCDMA handset applications The LTC3444 can deliver up to 400mA of continuous output current to outputs between 0.5 and 5V from a single cell Li-ion input
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 28 Jul 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Its boost function is particularly important for the 3G WCDMA high speed data (HSDPA) mode in which the RF Power amplifier requires a nominal 4.2V from a Li-ion input.
The LTC3444's unique buck-boost design enables it to operate from input voltages above, below and equal to the output voltage.
The topology incorporated in the IC provides a continuous high efficiency transfer function through all operating modes, making the device ideal for single cell Li-ion 3G WCDMA applications where the output voltage can vary over a wide range.
Its1.5MHz switching frequency allows the utilisation of tiny, low cost ceramic capacitors and inductors.
Combined with a 3 x 3mm DFN package, it offers a very compact solution footprint for cellular applications.
The LTC3444's buck-boost design yields efficiencies of up to 92%.
High efficiency is also attained at very low output voltages while also eliminating external components.
Its high speed error amplifier and current mode architecture provide the fast transient response required to slew the RF power amplifier from standby to transmit in less than 25us.
Other features include output disconnect in shutdown, overvoltage protection, internal soft-start and thermal shutdown.
The LTC3444EDD is available from stock in a 3 x 3mm DFN-8 package.
Pricing starts at $2.40 each in 1000-piece quantities. Request a free brochure from Linear Technology Corp ...
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