LM2780

Ultra-Low Ripple Switched Capacitor Voltage Inverter

General Description

The LM2780 is a charge pump that inverts an input voltage

in the range of 1.8V to 5.5V to the corresponding output

voltage of -1.8V to -5.5V. With use of three or four low-cost

external ceramic capacitors, the LM2780 can provide up to

50mA of output current.

The LM2780 operates at a 12kHz typical switching fre-

quency to minimize supply current (60µA typ.). Two charge

pumps operate 180˚ out of phase to significantly reduce the

output voltage ripple compared to that of traditional single-

phase charge pump circuits. If larger output ripple can be

tolerated, optional capacitor C2 may be omitted to reduce

the cost and size of the solution. The LM2780 is available in

an 8-pin Micro SMD chip-scale package.

See also: LM2781, a fast clock (210kHz typ) version of this

topology with even lower output voltage ripple.

Features

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Inverts Input Voltage

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Ultra-Low Voltage Ripple and 8

Ω Typical Output

Resistance with Two Flying Capacitors

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Output Resistance of 18

Ω Using One Flying Capacitor

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12kHz (typ.) Switching Frequency

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8-pin micro SMD Package (1.4mm x 1.4mm x 0.5mm)

Applications

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Cellular Phones

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Pagers

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PDAs

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Op-Amp Power Supplies

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Interface Power Supplies

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Handheld Instruments

Typical Application Circuit

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March 2003

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