Detailed Description
The HWD20011/HWD2001/HWD20012 compact, step-up
DC-DC converters start up with voltages as low as 0.9V
and operate with an input voltage down to 0.7V.
Consuming only 16µA of quiescent current, these
devices offer a built-in synchronous rectifier that
reduces cost by eliminating the need for an external
diode and improves overall efficiency by minimizing
losses in the circuit (see Synchronous Rectification sec-
tion for details). The internal MOSFET resistance is typi-
cally 0.3
Ω, which minimizes losses. The current limit of
the HWD20011 and HWD2001 are 1A and 0.5A, respec-
tively. The HWD2001's lower current limit allows the use
of a physically smaller inductor in space-sensitive
applications. The HWD20012 features a circuit that elimi-
nates noise due to inductor ringing. In addition, the
HWD20012 offers a selectable current limit (0.5A or 1A)
for design flexibility.
PFM Control Scheme
A unique minimum-off-time, current-limited, pulse-fre-
quency-modulation (PFM) control scheme is a key fea-
ture of the HWD20011/HWD2001/HWD20012. This scheme
combines the high output power and efficiency of a
pulse-width-modulation (PWM) device with the ultra-low
quiescent current of a traditional PFM (Figure 1). There
is no oscillator; a constant-peak-current limit in the
switch allows the inductor current to vary between this
peak limit and some lesser value. At light loads, the
switching frequency is governed by a pair of one-shots
that set a typical minimum off-time (1µs) and a typical
maximum on-time (4µs). The switching frequency
depends upon the load and the input voltage, and can
range up to 500kHz. The peak current of the internal N-
channel MOSFET power switch is fixed at 1A
(HWD20011), at 0.5A (HWD2001), or is selectable
(HWD20012). Unlike conventional pulse-skipping DC-DC
converters (where ripple amplitude varies with input
voltage), ripple in these devices does not exceed the
product of the switch current limit and the filter-capaci-
tor equivalent series resistance (ESR).
Synchronous Rectification
The internal synchronous rectifier eliminates the need
for an external Schottky diode, thus reducing cost and
board space. During the cycle off-time, the P-channel
MOSFET turns on and shunts the MOSFET body diode.
High-Efficiency, Low-Supply-Current,
Compact, Step-Up DC-DC Converters
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HWD20011
HWD2001
HWD20012
ONE-SHOT
TRIG
Q
F/F
R
S
Q
ONE-SHOT
TRIG
Q
CURRENT-LIMIT
AMPLIFIER
ERROR
AMPLIFIER
LOW-BATTERY
COMPARATOR
REFERENCE
REF
FB
VIN
47
µF
47
µF
R1
200
Ω
R5
R6
DAMPING
SWITCH
22
µH
BATT
(HWD20012)
GND
LX
OUT
0.1
µF
0.1
µF
VOUT
R4
LBI
LBO
R2
100k
R3
VIN
VOUT
CLSEL
(HWD20012)
SHDN
MINIMUM
OFF-TIME
ONE-SHOT
ZERO
CROSSING
AMPLIFIER
EN
MAXIMUM
ON-TIME
ONE-SHOT
P
N
Figure 1. Simplified Functional Diagram
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