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efficiency or allowable thermal dissipation. A typical high

efficiency circuit designed for Pentium II with a 5V input

and a 2.8V, 11.2A output might allow no more than 4%

efficiency loss at full load for each MOSFET. Assuming

roughly 90% efficiency at this current level, this gives a

[(2.8)(11.2A/0.9)(0.04)] = 1.39W per FET

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large MOSFETs, the dissipation numbers are only 1.39W

per device or less––large TO-220 packages and heat sinks

are not necessarily required in high efficiency applica-

tions. Siliconix Si4410DY or International Rectifier IRF7413

(both in SO-8) or Siliconix SUD50N03 or Motorola

MTD20N03HDL (both in D PAK) are small footprint sur-

of gate drive that work well in LTC1553L circuits. With

significantly lower than that for Q2. These conditions can

often be met by paralleling two MOSFETs for Q1 and using

cost and circuit efficiency while increasing MOSFET heat

sink requirements.

Q1

G1

Q2

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µF

1553L F07

1N5243B

13V

1N5817

G2

LTC1553L

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Figure 7. Doubling Charge Pump

If the OUTEN pin is low, G1 and G2 are both held low to

power up from a 0V condition, an internal undervoltage

lockup circuit prevents G1 and G2 from going high until

ground potential, the SS is forced to ground potential

internally. SS clamps the COMP pin low and prevents the

drivers from turning on. On power-up or recovery from

thermal shutdown, the drivers are designed such that G2

is held low until G1 first goes high.

Power MOSFETs

Two N-channel power MOSFETs are required for most

LTC1553L circuits. Logic level MOSFETs should be used

and they should be selected based on on-resistance con-

output voltage, allowable power dissipation and maxi-

mum required output current. In a typical LTC1553L buck

converter circuit the average inductor current is equal to

the output load current. This current is always flowing

through either Q1 or Q2 with the power dissipation split up

according to the duty cycle:

DC Q

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