CS3844

The CS3844/45 provides all the necessary features to implement off-line fixed frequency current-mode control with a minimum number of external components.

The CS3844 family incorporates a new precision temperature-controlled oscillator to minimize variations in frequency. An internal toggle flip-flop, which blanks the output every other clock cycle, limits the duty-cycle range to less than 50%. An undervoltage lockout ensures that VREF is stabilized before the output stage is enabled. In the CS2844/CS3844 turn on occurs at 16V and turn off at 10V. In the CS2845/CS3845 turn on is at 8.4V and turn off at 7.6V.

CS3844 Other features include low start-up current, pulse-by-pulse current limiting, and a high-current totem pole output for driving capacitive loads, such as gate of a power MOSFET. The output is low in the off state, consistent with N-channel devices.