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4.1.2 Low Noise Mode

If for noise reasons, the very low frequencies of the low consumption mode are undesirable, the low noise mode

can be selected. In low noise mode, the efficiency is a little bit lower compared with the low consumption mode

in very light load conditions but for medium-high load currents the efficiency values are very similar.

Basically, the device switches with its internal free running frequency of 1.4MHz. Obviously, in very light load

conditions, the device could skip some cycles in order to keep the output voltage in regulation.

4.1.3 Synchronization

The device can also be synchronized with an external signal from 1MHz up to 2MHz.

In this case the low noise mode is automatically selected. The device will eventually skip some cycles in very

light load conditions.

The internal synchronization circuit is inhibited in shortcircuit and overvoltage conditions in order to keep the

protections effective (see relative sections).

4.2 Short Circuit Protection

During the device operation, the inductor current increases during the high side turn on phase and decrease

during the high side turn off phase based on the following equations:

and

Due to this reason a second protection that fixes the maximum inductor valley current has been introduced. This

protection doesn't allow the high side MOSFET to turn on if the current flowing through the inductor is higher

inductor current down to this threshold.

So, the maximum peak current in worst case conditions will be:

4.3 Slope Compensation

In current mode architectures, when the duty cycle of the application is higher than approximately 50%, a pulse-

by-pulse instability (the so called sub harmonic oscillation) can occur.

To allow loop stability also in these conditions a slope compensation is present. This is realized by reducing the

current flowing through the inductor necessary to trigger the COMP comparator (with a fixed value for the COMP

pin voltage).

With a given duty cycle higher than 50%, the stability problem is particularly present with an higher input voltage

(due to the increased current ripple across the inductor), so the slope compensation effect increases as the input

voltage increases.

From an application point of view, the final effect is that the peak current limit depends both on the duty cycle (if

higher than approximately 40%) and on the input voltage.

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