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UC3844/45 LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT

HIGH PERFORMANCE
CURRENT MODE PWM
CONTROLLERS

 DESCRIPTION
The UTC UC3844/3845 are high performance fixed frequency
current mode controllers that specifically designed for Off-Line and
DC to DC converter applications with minimal external parts count.
The differences between UC3844 and UC3845 are the
maximum duty cycle ranges and under-voltage lockout thresholds.
The UC3844 ideally suited to off-line applications with UVLO
thresholds of 16V(ON) and 10V(OFF), and UC3845 has UVLO
thresholds of 8.5V(ON) and 7.6V(OFF) for lower voltage applications.

 FEATURES
* Operation output switching frequency up to 500 kHz
* Automatic feed forward compensation
* Latching PWM for cycle-by-cycle current limiting
* High current totem pole output
* Internally trimmed reference with under voltage lockout
* UVLO with hysteresis
* Low startup and operating current

 ORDERING INFORMATION
Ordering Number
Package Packing
Lead Free Halogen Free
UC3844L-D08-T UC3844G-D08-T DIP-8 Tube
UC3844L-S08-R UC3844G-S08-R SOP-8 Tape Reel
UC3845L-D08-T UC3845G-D08-T DIP-8 Tube
UC3845L-S08-R UC3845G-S08-R SOP-8 Tape Reel

UC3844G-D08-T
(1) T: Tube, R: Tape Reel
(1)Packing Type
(2)Package Type (2) D08: DIP-8, S08: SOP-8
(3)Green Package (3) G: Halogen Free and Lead Free, L: Lead Free

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 MARKING
PACKAGE UC3844 UC3845

DIP-8

SOP-8

 PIN CONFIGURATION

 PIN DESCRIPTION
PIN NO PIN NAME FUNCTION
1 Compensation Error amplifier output, this pin is made available for loop compensation.
Voltage Feedback, the inverting input of the Error Amplifier. It is normally connected to the
2 VFB
switching power supply output through a resistor divider.
A voltage proportional to inductor current is connected to this input. The PWM uses this
3 ISENSE
information to terminate the output switch conduction.
The Oscillator frequency and maximum output duty cycle are programmed by connecting
4 RT/CT
resistor RT to Vref and capacitor CT to ground. Operation to 1 MHz is possible.
5 GND Power ground.
This output directly drives the gate of a power MOSFET. Peak currents up to 1A are
6 Output
sourced and sunk by this pin. The output switches at one-half the oscillator frequency.
7 VCC Positive supply.
8 VREF Reference output, provides charging current for capacitor CT though resistor RT.

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 BLOCK DIAGRAM

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 ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS (TA=25°C, unless otherwise specified)

PARAMETER SYMBOL RATINGS UNIT
Current Sense and Voltage feedback Inputs VIN -0.3 ~ +5.5 V
Total Power Supply and Zener Current (ICC+IZ) 30 mA
Error Amp Output Sink Current ISINK 10 mA
Output Current, Source or Sink (Note 2) IOUT 1.0 A
Output Energy (Capacitive Load per cycle) W 5.0 μJ
DIP-8 1250 mW
Power Dissipation PD
SOP-8 800 mW
Junction Temperature TJ +150 °C
Operation Temperature TOPR -40 ~ +125 °C
Storage Temperature TSTG -65 ~ +150 °C
Note: 1. Absolute maximum ratings are those values beyond which the device could be permanently damaged.
Absolute maximum ratings are stress ratings only and functional device operation is not implied.
2. Maxmum package power dissipation limits must be observed.
 THERMAL DATA
PARAMETER SYMBOL RATINGS UNIT
SOP-8 156 °C/W
Junction to Ambient θJA
DIP-8 100 °C/W

 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(TA=25°C, VCC=15V, RT=10k, CT=3.3nF, 0°C ≤ TA ≤ 70°C, unless otherwise specified)
PARAMETER SYMBOL TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNIT
REFERENCE SECTION
Reference Output Voltage VREF IOUT=1.0mA,TJ=25°C 4.9 5.0 5.1 V
Line Regulation △VOUT VCC=12V ~ 25V 2.0 20 mV
Load Regulation △VOUT IOUT=1.0mA ~ 20mA 15 30 mV
Temperature Stability tS 0.2 mV/°C
Total Output Variation over Line,
VREF 4.82 5.18 V
Load, Temperature
Output Noise Voltage eN f=10Hz ~ kHz, TJ=25°C 50 μV
Long Term Stability S TA=125°C for 1000 Hours 5 mV
Output Short Circuit Current ISC -50 -155 -280 mA
OSCILLATOR SECTION
Oscillator Voltage Swing VOSC 1.6 V
Discharge Current IDSG VOSC=2.0V, TJ=25°C 10.8 mA
TJ=25°C 47 52 57
Frequency fOSC kHz
0°C ≤ TA ≤ 70°C 46 60
Frequency Change with Voltage fOSC/V VCC=12V ~ 25V 0.2 1.0 %
Frequency Change with Temperature fOSC/T 0°C ≤ TA ≤ 70°C 5.0 %
ERROR AMPLIFIER SECTION
Voltage Feedback Input VFB VOUT=2.5V 2.42 2.50 2.58 V
High VOH RL=15k to ground, VFB=2.3V 5.0 6.2
Output Voltage Swing V
Low VOL RL=15k to VREF, VFB=2.7V 0.8 1.1
Sink ISINK VOUT=1.6V, VFB=2.7V 2.0 12
Output Current mA
Source ISOURCE VOUT=5.0V, VFB=2.3V -0.5 -1.0
Input Bias Current II(BIAS) VFB=2.7V -0.1 -2.0 μA
Open Loop Voltage Gain GVO VOUT=2.0V ~ 4.0V 65 90 dB
Power Supply Rejection Ratio PSRR VCC=12V ~ 25V 60 70 dB
Unity Gain Bandwidth GBW TJ=25°C 0.7 1.0 MHz

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 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Cont.)

PARAMETER SYMBOL TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNIT
CURRENT SENSE SECTION
Current Sense Input Voltage Gain
GV 2.85 3.0 3.15 V/V
(Note 2, 3)
Maximum Current Sense Input
VI(THR) 0.9 1.0 1.1 V
Threshold (Note 2)
Input Bias Current II(BIAS) -2.0 -10 μA
Power Supply Rejection Ratio PSRR VCC=12V ~ 25V (Note 4) 70 dB
Propagation Delay tPLH(IN/OUT) 150 300 ns
OUTPUT SECTION
ISINK=20mA 0.2 0.8 V
Low VOL
ISINK=200mA 1.6 2.2 V
Output Voltage
ISINK=20mA 11 13.5 V
High VOH
ISINK=200mA 11 13.4 V
Output Voltage with UVLO Activated VOL(UVLO) VCC=6.0V, ISINK=1.0mA 0.7 1.2 V
Output Voltage Rise Time tR CL=1.0nF,TJ=25°C 50 150 ns
Output Voltage Fall Time tF CL=1.0nF,TJ=25°C 50 150 ns
UNDERVOLTAGE LOCKOUT SECTION
UC3844 14.5 16.0 17.5 V
Startup Threshold VTHR
UC3845 7.8 8.4 9.0 V
Minimum Operating UC3844 8.5 10.0 11.5 V
VCC(MIN)
Voltage After Turn-On UC3845 7.0 7.6 8.2 V
PWM SECTION
MAX DCMAX 47 48 50 %
Duty Cycle
MIN DCMIN 0 %
TOTAL DEVICE
Power Supply Zener Voltage VZ ICC=25mA 30 36 V
Power Supply Current Start Up 0.25 0.5 mA
ICC
(Note 4) Operating 12 17 mA
Startup Current ISTART-UP VCC=14V, UVLO Active 0.3 0.5 mA
Notes: 1. Low duty cycle pulse techniques are used during test to maintain junction temperature as close to ambient
as possible.
2. This parameter is measured at the latch trip point with VFB=0V.
3. Comparator gain is defined as: V Output Compensation
AV=
V Current Sense Input
4. Adjust VCC above the startup threshold before setting to 15V.

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 TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Current Sense Input Threshold, VIN(THR) (V)

Open Loop Voltage Gain, GV (dB)

Excess Phase Degrees, φ

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 TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Cont.)

Output Saturation Voltage, VO(SAT) (V)

Supply Current, ICC (mA)

UCX845

UCX844

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