AAT1112
1.5A, 1.4MHz Step-Down Converter
The internal voltage loop compensation also limits
the minimum output capacitor value to 10µF. This is
due to its effect on the loop crossover frequency
(bandwidth), phase margin, and gain margin.
Increased output capacitance will reduce the
crossover frequency with greater phase margin.
Adjustable Output Resistor Selection
The output voltage on the AAT1112 is programmed
with external resistors R1 and R2. To limit the bias
current required for the external feedback resistor
string while maintaining good noise immunity, the
minimum suggested value for R2 is 59kΩ.
Although a larger value will further reduce quies-
cent current, it will also increase the impedance of
the feedback node, making it more sensitive to
external noise and interference. Table 1 summa-
rizes the resistor values for various output voltages
with R2 set to either 59kΩ for good noise immunity
or 221kΩ for reduced no load input current.
VOUT (V)
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.8
1.85
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.3
R2 = 59kΩ
R1 (kΩ)
19.6
29.4
39.2
49.9
59.0
68.1
78.7
88.7
118
124
137
187
237
267
R2 = 221kΩ
R1 (kΩ)
75
113
150
187
221
261
301
332
442
464
523
715
887
1000
Table 1: AAT1112 Resistor Values for Various
Output Voltages.
Thermal Calculations
There are three types of losses associated with
the AAT1112 step-down converter: switching loss-
es, conduction losses, and quiescent current loss-
es. Conduction losses are associated with the
RDS(ON) characteristics of the power output switch-
ing devices. Switching losses are dominated by
the gate charge of the power output switching
devices. At full load, assuming continuous conduc-
tion mode (CCM), a simplified form of the losses is
given by:
PTOTAL
=
IO2
·
(RDS(ON)H
·
VO
+ RDS(ON)L
VIN
·
[VIN
-
VO])
+ (tsw · FS · IO + IQ) · VIN
IQ is the step-down converter quiescent current.
The term tsw is used to estimate the full load step-
down converter switching losses.
For the condition where the step-down converter is
in dropout at 100% duty cycle, the total device dis-
sipation reduces to:
PTOTAL = IO2 · RDS(ON)H + IQ · VIN
Since RDS(ON), quiescent current, and switching
losses all vary with input voltage, the total losses
should be investigated over the complete input
voltage range.
Given the total losses, the maximum junction tem-
perature can be derived from the θJA for the
TDFN3-12 and TSOPJW-12 packages, which is
50°C/W and 160°C/W respectively.
TJ(MAX) = PTOTAL · ΘJA + TAMB
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