SNVSC41 November   2023 LMR36500

PRODMIX  

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  2. Features
  3. Applications
  4. Description
  5. Device Comparison Table
  6. Pin Configuration and Functions
  7. Specifications
    1. 6.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 6.2 ESD (Commercial) Ratings
    3. 6.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 6.4 Thermal Information
    5. 6.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 6.6 System Characteristics
    7. 6.7 Typical Characteristics
  8. Detailed Description
    1. 7.1 Overview
    2. 7.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 7.3 Feature Description
      1. 7.3.1 Enable, Shutdown, and Start-up
      2. 7.3.2 Adjustable Switching Frequency (with RT)
      3. 7.3.3 Power-Good Output Operation
      4. 7.3.4 Internal LDO, VCC UVLO, and VOUT/FB Input
      5. 7.3.5 Bootstrap Voltage and VBOOT-UVLO (BOOT Terminal)
      6. 7.3.6 Output Voltage Selection
      7. 7.3.7 Soft Start and Recovery from Dropout
        1. 7.3.7.1 Soft Start
        2. 7.3.7.2 Recovery from Dropout
      8. 7.3.8 Current Limit and Short Circuit
      9. 7.3.9 Thermal Shutdown
    4. 7.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 7.4.1 Shutdown Mode
      2. 7.4.2 Standby Mode
      3. 7.4.3 Active Mode
        1. 7.4.3.1 CCM Mode
        2. 7.4.3.2 AUTO Mode - Light Load Operation
          1. 7.4.3.2.1 Diode Emulation
          2. 7.4.3.2.2 Frequency Reduction
        3. 7.4.3.3 FPWM Mode - Light Load Operation
        4. 7.4.3.4 Minimum On-time Operation
        5. 7.4.3.5 Dropout
  9. Application and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
    2. 8.2 Typical Application
      1. 8.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 8.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        1. 8.2.2.1  Choosing the Switching Frequency
        2. 8.2.2.2  Setting the Output Voltage
          1. 8.2.2.2.1 VOUT / FB for Adjustable Output
        3. 8.2.2.3  Inductor Selection
        4. 8.2.2.4  Output Capacitor Selection
        5. 8.2.2.5  Input Capacitor Selection
        6. 8.2.2.6  CBOOT
        7. 8.2.2.7  VCC
        8. 8.2.2.8  CFF Selection
        9. 8.2.2.9  External UVLO
        10. 8.2.2.10 Maximum Ambient Temperature
      3. 8.2.3 Application Curves
    3. 8.3 Best Design Practices
    4. 8.4 Power Supply Recommendations
    5. 8.5 Layout
      1. 8.5.1 Layout Guidelines
        1. 8.5.1.1 Ground and Thermal Considerations
      2. 8.5.2 Layout Example
  10. Device and Documentation Support
    1. 9.1 Device Support
      1. 9.1.1 Device Nomenclature
    2. 9.2 Documentation Support
      1. 9.2.1 Related Documentation
    3. 9.3 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    4. 9.4 Support Resources
    5. 9.5 Trademarks
    6. 9.6 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    7. 9.7 Glossary
  11. 10Revision History
  12. 11Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

Package Options

Mechanical Data (Package|Pins)
Thermal pad, mechanical data (Package|Pins)
Orderable Information

CCM Mode

The following operating description of the LMR36500 refers to the Functional Block Diagram and to the waveforms in Figure 7-13. The LMR36500 has two behaviors while lightly loaded, AUTO mode and FPWM mode. Regardless of the light load operation configuration, the converter operates in CCM when the load current is greater than half the inductor ripple current.

In CCM, the LMR36500 supplies a regulated output voltage by turning on the internal high-side (HS) and low-side (LS) switches with varying duty cycle (D). During the HS switch on-time, the SW pin voltage, VSW, swings up to approximately VIN, and the inductor current, iL, increases with a linear slope. The HS switch is turned off by the control logic. During the HS switch off-time, tOFF, the LS switch is turned on. Inductor current discharges through the LS switch, which forces the VSW to swing below ground by the voltage drop across the LS switch. The converter loop adjusts the duty cycle to maintain a constant output voltage. D is defined by the on-time of the HS switch over the switching period:

Equation 3. D = TON / TSW

In an ideal buck converter where losses are ignored, D is proportional to the output voltage and inversely proportional to the input voltage:

Equation 4. D = VOUT / VIN
GUID-20220211-SS0I-FB1K-RM14-5TMPZCWMDHJZ-low.svg Figure 7-13 SW Voltage and Inductor Current Waveforms in Continuous Conduction Mode (CCM)