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Dual DC/DC Converter with Integrated Schottkys Generates

±40V Outputs and Consumes Only 40µA Quiescent Current
Design Note 359
David Kim
Introduction
As portable devices become more sophisticated and
require higher display resolution, there is an increased
demand for accurate, high voltage bias supply solu-
tions with wide input and output voltage ranges. The
traditional methods of using arrays of capacitors to
implement a charge pump or a bulky and expensive
transformer no longer meet the accuracy and size
requirements of today’s portable devices.
The LT®3463 is both accurate and compact. It fits both
a positive output converter plus a negative output con-
verter into a tiny (3mm × 3mm)DFN package, includ-
ing Schottky diodes and switches capable of 250mA
(400mA on the negative channel of the LT3463A).
The LT3463 works in a wide range of applications due to
its 2.3V to 15V input voltage range and output capability
to ±40V. Each converter is designed to operate with a
quiescent current of only 20μA, which drops to less than
1μA in shutdown, making the LT3463 solution ideal for
battery-powered portable applications.
L1
VIN 10μH
2.7V
TO 5V C1
1μF
3 2 1 C2
VIN SW1 VOUT1
9 10
SHDN1 FB1
Dual Output ±20V Converter
Figure 1 shows a ±20V LCD bias voltage supply using
the LT3463. This circuit generates both positive and
negative 20V outputs from a Li-Ion battery. Low profile
inductors and capacitors keep the circuit under 9mm
× 9.5mm × 1.2mm, making this circuit ideal for small
wireless devices such as cellular phones or DSCs.
This design can produce ±20V at 9mA from a 2.7V input
and up to 20mA from a 5V input. The efficiency shown
in Figure 2 exceeds 70% over a wide load current range
reaching 75% at 20mA. The LT3463’s constant off-time
architecture allows 20μA quiescent current operation for
each output, making the LCD bias circuit efficient even
at 100μA load current. This circuit can accommodate
different load voltages as the LCD bias voltage varies
for different manufacturers (typically 9V ~ 25V).
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VOUT1
20V
R2 9mA 80
1M 20V OUTPUT
0.47μF
R1
66.5k –20V OUTPUT
70
EFFICIENCY (%)

LT3463 7
VREF
8 6 R3
SHDN2 FB2 61.9k
GND SW2 D2 60
11 4 5
R4
C4 1M
L2 0.1μF D1 VOUT2
10μH
–20V 50
C3 9mA 0.1 1 10 100
D1: DIODES, INC. B0540W 0.47μF LOAD CURRENT (mA)
L1, L2: MURATA LQH32CN100K53 DN359 F01
DN359 F02

Figure 1. Dual Output ±20V Converter Figure 2. Efficiency of Circuit in Figure 1 at VIN = 3.6V

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Dual Output (±40V) Converter L1
10μH
VIN VOUT1
The circuit in Figure 3 demonstrates the impressive input 2.7V 15V
10mA
TO 5V R2
and output voltage range of the LT3463. As shown, the C1
4.7μF 3 2 1 1M
C2
42V internal switches allow up to ±40V output without VIN SW1 VOUT1 R1
2.2μF
10
a transformer or an array of diodes and capacitors. The 9
SHDN1 FB1
90.9k

output voltages can be easily changed by adjusting the LT3463A VREF

7

values of R1 and R3. The circuit is designed to operate 8

SHDN2 FB2
6 R3
154k
from a Li-Ion battery or two alkaline cells (down to 2.4V). GND SW2 D2
11 4 5
C4 R4 C5
L1 L2 1M 10pF
10μH 1μF D1
VIN 10μH VOUT2
VOUT1
2.7V TO 5V +40V –8V
3 2 1 R2 C3 50mA
C1 1M C2 D1: DIODES, INC. B0540W 4.7μF
VIN SW1 VOUT1 0.22μF L1, L2: MURATA LQH32CN100K53
4.7μF DN359 F04
9 10
SHDN1 FB1 R1
32.4k
LT3463
7 Figure 4. CCD Sensor Bias Supply
VREF
R3
8 6 31.6k
SHDN2 FB2 80 240
R4 VIN = 3.6V
GND SW2 D2 15V EFFICIENCY
1M
11 4 C4 5 75 200
0.1μF D1

POWER LOSS (mW)

VOUT2 70 160

EFFICIENCY (%)
–8V EFFICIENCY
L2 –40V
10μH C3
0.22μF 65 120
D1: DIODES, INC. B0540W
L1, L2: MURATA LQH32CN100K53 DN359 F03

60 80
15V LOSS
Figure 3. 2.7V to ±40V Dual Output Converter 55 40
–8V LOSS

CCD Sensor Bias Supply 50

0.1 1 10 100
0

The circuit in Figure 4 shows a CCD sensor bias supply LOAD CURRENT (mA)

for a cellular camera phone application. The two out- DN359 F05

puts, 15V and –8V, are generated from a Li-Ion battery Figure 5. Efficiency and Power Loss
input. With a minimum input voltage of 3.3V, the circuit for the Circuit in Figure 4
is designed to output 15V at 10mA and –8V at 40mA
to accommodate the maximum current consumption Conclusion
of the CCD sensor. The low power consumption of the The LT3463/LT3463A are ideal solutions for high reso-
LT3463 and its small circuit size also make this solution lution portable display applications requiring multiple
ideal as a general-purpose TFT display bias supply for (positive and negative) high output voltages, wide input
portable devices. Figure 5 shows the efficiency and voltage range, low quiescent current, small circuit size
power loss data for the circuit. and accurate output regulation.

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