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practical approach is to start with one of the circuits in

this data sheet that is similar to your application and tune

the compensation network to optimize the performance.

Stability should then be checked across all operating

conditions, including load current, input voltage and

temperature. The LT1375 data sheet contains a more

thorough discussion of loop compensation and describes

how to test the stability using a transient load. Figure 2

shows an equivalent circuit for the LT1912 control loop.

The error ampliﬁer is a transconductance ampliﬁer with

ﬁnite output impedance. The power section, consisting of

the modulator, power switch and inductor, is modeled as

a transconductance ampliﬁer generating an output cur-

rent proportional to the voltage at the VC pin. Note that

the output capacitor integrates this current, and that the

capacitor on the VC pin (CC) integrates the error ampli-

ﬁer output current, resulting in two poles in the loop. In

most cases a zero is required and comes from either the

output capacitor ESR or from a resistor RC in series with

CC. This simple model works well as long as the value

of the inductor is not too high and the loop crossover

frequency is much lower than the switching frequency.

A phase lead capacitor (CPL) across the feedback divider

may improve the transient response. Figure 3 shows the

transient response when the load current is stepped from

500mA to 1500mA and back to 500mA.

BOOST and BIAS Pin Considerations

Capacitor C3 and the internal boost Schottky diode (see

the Block Diagram) are used to generate a boost volt-

age that is higher than the input voltage. In most cases

a 0.22μF capacitor will work well. Figure 2 shows three

ways to arrange the boost circuit. The BOOST pin must be

more than 2.3V above the SW pin for best efﬁciency. For

outputs of 3V and above, the standard circuit (Figure 4a)

is best. For outputs between 2.8V and 3V, use a 1μF boost

capacitor. A 2.5V output presents a special case because it

is marginally adequate to support the boosted drive stage

while using the internal boost diode. For reliable BOOST pin

operation with 2.5V outputs use a good external Schottky

diode (such as the ON Semi MBR0540), and a 1μF boost

capacitor (see Figure 4b). For lower output voltages the

boost diode can be tied to the input (Figure 4c), or to

another supply greater than 2.8V. Tying BD to VIN reduces

the maximum input voltage to 30V. The circuit in Figure 4a

is more efﬁcient because the BOOST pin current and BD

pin quiescent current comes from a lower voltage source.

You must also be sure that the maximum voltage ratings

of the BOOST and BD pins are not exceeded.

The minimum operating voltage of an LT1912 application

is limited by the minimum input voltage (3.6V) and by the

maximum duty cycle as outlined in a previous section. For

proper startup, the minimum input voltage is also limited

by the boost circuit. If the input voltage is ramped slowly,

0.8V

gm =

420μmho

GND

3Meg

LT1912

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OUTPUT

ESR

ERROR

AMPLIFIER

CURRENT MODE

POWER STAGE

gm = 3.5mho

POLYMER

TANTALUM

CERAMIC

CPL

Figure 2. Model for Loop Response

APPLICATIONS INFORMATION

Figure 3. Transient Load Response of the LT1912 Front Page

Application as the Load Current is Stepped from 500mA to

1500mA. VOUT = 3.3V

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0.5A/DIV

VOUT

100mV/DIV

10μs/DIV

VIN = 12V; FRONT PAGE APPLICATION

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