MAX1813
Dynamically-Adjustable, Synchronous Step-Down
Controller with Integrated Voltage Positioning
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(Figure 2). This architecture relies on the output ripple
voltage to provide the PWM ramp signal. Thus, the out-
put filter capacitor’s equivalent series resistance (ESR)
acts as a feedback resistor. The control algorithm is
simple: the high-side switch on-time is determined sole-
ly by a one-shot whose period is inversely proportional
to input voltage and directly proportional to output volt-
age (see On-Time One-Shot). Another one-shot sets a
minimum off-time (400ns typ). The on-time one-shot is
triggered if the error comparator is low, the low-side
switch current is below the current-limit threshold, and
the minimum off-time one-shot has timed out.
On-Time One-Shot (TON)
The heart of the PWM core is the one-shot that sets the
high-side switch on-time. This fast, low-jitter, adjustable
one-shot includes circuitry that varies the on-time in
response to the input and output voltages. The high-
side switch on-time is inversely proportional to V+ and
directly proportional to the output voltage as set by the
DAC code. This algorithm results in a nearly constant
switching frequency despite the lack of a fixed-frequen-
cy clock generator. The benefits of a constant switch-
ing frequency are twofold: first, the frequency can be
selected to avoid noise-sensitive regions such as the
455kHz IF band; second, the inductor ripple-current
operating point remains relatively constant, resulting in
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