l6920 STMicroelectronics, l6920 Datasheet - Page 9

• Manufacturer Part Number: l6920
• Description: 1v High Efficiency Syncronous Step Up Converter
• Manufacturer: STMicroelectronics

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5.3 Inductor selection
Usually, inductors ranging between 5µH to 40µH satisfy most of the applications.
Small value inductors have smaller physical size and guarantee a faster response to load transient but in steady
state condition a bigger ripple on output voltage is generated. In fact the output ripple voltage is given by Ipeak
multiplied by ESR. Furthermore, as shown in equation (1), inductor size affects also the maximum current de-
liverable to the load. Lastly, a low series resistance is suggested if very high efficiency values are needed. Any-
way, the saturation current of the choke should be higher than the peak current limit of the device (1A).
Good surface mounting inductors are available from COILCRAFTS, COILTRONICS, MURATA and other souc-
es. In the following table are listed some suggested components.
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5.4 Layout Guidelines
The board layout is very important in order to minimize noise, high frequency resonance problems and electro-
magnetic interference.
It is essential to keep as small as possible the high switching current circulating paths to reduce radiation and
resonance problems. So, the output and input cap should be very close to the device.
The external resistor dividers, if used, should be as close as possible to the pins of the device (FB and LBI) and
as far as possible from the high current circulating paths, to avoid pick up noise.
Large traces for high current paths and an extended groundplane, help to reduce the noise and increase the
efficiency.
For an example of recommended layout see the following evaluation board.
AVX
KEMET
PANASONIC
SANYO POSCAP
SPRAGUE
Coilcraft
Coiltronics
BI
Murata
Panasonic
Sumida
Manufacturer
Manufacturer
DO1813HC
DO1608
UP1B
TP3
HM76-2
HM76-1
LQN6C
ELL6SH
ELL6RH
CR43
TPS
T510/T494/
T495
EEFCD
TPA/B/C
595D
Series
Series
22 to 33
4.7 to 15
22 to 33
4.7 to 15
22 to 33
4.7 to 10
10 to 22
10 to 22
5.1 to10
4.7 to 10
15 to 470
10 to 470
22 to 47
22 to 230
100 to 390
Cap Value (µF)
Inductor Value (uH)
6.3
6
6.3
6.3
6.3
Rated Voltage (V)
1 to 1.2
0.9 to 1.5
1 to 1.2
0.97 to 1.6
1 to 1.2
1 to 1.5
1.2 to 1.7
0.9 to 1.5
11 to 1.55
0.84 to 1.15
Saturation Current (A)
50 to 1500
30 to 1000
50 to 700
40 to 80
160 to 700
ESR (mΩ)
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