LTC4012-3

LTC4012-3 High Efficiency, Multi-Chemistry Battery Charger with PowerPath Control Features Description n General Purpose Battery Charger Controller n Efficient 550kHz Synchronous Buck PWM Topology n ±0.5% Output Float Voltage Accuracy n Programmable Charge Current: 4% Accuracy n Programmable AC Adapter Current Limit: 3% Accuracy n No Audible Noise with Ceramic Capacitors n INFET Low Loss Ideal Diode PowerPath™ Control n Wide Input Voltage Range: 6V to 28V n Wide Output Voltage Range: 2V to 28V n Indicator Outputs for Charging, C/10 Current Detection and Input Current Limiting n Analog Charge Current Monitor n Micropower Shutdown n 20-Pin 4mm × 4mm × 0.75mm QFN Package Applications n Notebook Computers n Portable Instruments n Battery Backup Systems L, LT, LTC, LTM, Linear Technology and the Linear logo are registered trademarks and PowerPath and ThinSOT are trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Protected by U.S. Patents including 5723970. The LTC®4012-3 is a constant-current/constant-voltage battery charger controller. It uses a synchronous quasiconstant frequency PWM control architecture that will not generate audible noise with ceramic bulk capacitors. Charge current is set by external resistors and can be monitored as an output voltage across the programming resistor. With no built-in termination, the LTC4012-3 charges a wide range of batteries under external control. The LTC4012-3 features fully...