DC/DC buck converter in TSMC 40ULP supporting 1.8 to 5.5 V input voltage with low quiescent current and high efficiency at light load.

Key Benefits

  • Low quiescent current suitable for standby modes
  • High efficiency at light load extending battery lifetime
  • Low ripple level compatible with noise sensitive loads
  • Low BoM cost: 1 µH inductor
  • Optimized silicon area

Key Features

PARAMETERS CONDITION
Minimum value
Typical value
Maximum value
Input Voltage
- 1.8 V 5.5 V
Output Voltage
- 0.6 V 3.3 V
Output current configuration
- - 1000 mA;200 mA;400 mA;600 mA;800 mA -

Applications

  • Bluetooth
  • Cellular IoT
  • GNSS
  • Hearing aids
  • NB-IoT
  • Smart Headset
  • Smart Speaker
  • TWS Earpods
  • ULP MCU
  • Voice-controlled devices
  • Voice Assistant
  • WiFi

Key Performances

  • 350 nA quiescent current (for 200 mA load configuration)
  • 150 nA shutdown current (for 200 mA load configuration)
  • Up to 85% peak efficiency (for Vin=3.3 V and Vout=1.8 V)
  • Up to 81% peak efficiency (for Vin=3.3 V and Vout=0.8 V)
  • 80% efficiency down to 0.1% of Imax (for 200 mA load configuration)
  • 70% efficiency for Iload=10 µA (for 200 mA load configuration)
  • 3% output voltage DC accuracy

Technical information

  • Technology: TSMC 40 uLP
  • Add-ons:
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