Overview
Features and Benefits
- VOUT as Low as 0.4V
- High Power Switching Regulator Controller for DDR Memory Termination
- VOUT Tracks 1/2 of VIN or External VREF
- No Current Sense Resistor Required
- Low VCC Supply: 3V to 8V
- Maximum Duty Cycle > 91% Over Temperature
- Drives All N-Channel External MOSFETs
- High Efficiency: Up to 95%
- Programmable Fixed Frequency Operation: 100kHz to 500kHz
- External Clock Synchronization Operation
- Programmable Soft-Start
- Low Shutdown Current: <10µA
- Overtemperature Protection
- Available in 16-Pin Narrow SSOP Package
Product Details
The LTC3831-1 is a high power, high efficiency switching regulator controller designed for DDR memory termination. The LTC3831-1 generates an output voltage equal to 1/2 of an external supply or reference voltage. The LTC3831-1 uses a synchronous switching architecture with N-channel MOSFETs. Additionally, the chip senses output current through the drain-source resistance of the upper N-channel FET, providing an adjustable current limit without a current sense resistor.
The LTC3831-1 operates with input supply voltage as low as 3V and with a maximum duty cycle of >91%. It includes a fixed frequency PWM oscillator for low output ripple operation. The 300kHz free-running clock frequency can be externally adjusted or synchronized with an external signal from 100kHz to above 500kHz. In shutdown mode, the LTC3831-1 supply current drops to <10µA.
Feedback Voltage | Accuracy Over Temp | |
LTC3831 | 1.25V | 1.5% |
LTC3831-1 | 0.75V | 1.6% |
Applications
- DDR SDRAM Termination
- SSTL_2, SSTL_3 Interface
- HSTL Interface
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R320 Reliability Data3/23/2018
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Part Number | Material Declaration | Reliability Data | Pin/Package Drawing | CAD Symbols, Footprints & 3D Models |
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LTC3831EGN-1#PBF | Material Declaration | Reliability Data | 16-Lead SSOP (Narrow 0.15 Inch) | |
LTC3831EGN-1#TRPBF | Material Declaration | Reliability Data | 16-Lead SSOP (Narrow 0.15 Inch) | |
Wafer Fabrication Data | R320 Reliability Data |
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