Ultra low-power high-efficiency DC-DC converter and evaluation module

Mouser now stocks the Texas Instruments (TI) TPS62743 ultra low-power DC-DC converter and associated TPS62743EVM-689 evaluation module. The device is a high-efficiency step-down converter with ultra low quiescent current of typical 360nA. It is optimized to operate with a 2.2µH inductor and 10µF output capacitor. The device uses DCS-Control and operates with a typical switching frequency of 1.2MHz. In Power Save Mode the device extends the light load efficiency down to a load current range of 10µA and below. TPS62743 provides an output current of 300mA. Once started the device operates down to an input voltage range of 2.0V. This allows to operate the device directly from a single Li-MnO2 coin cell. The TPS62743 is optimized to provide a low output voltage ripple and low noise using a small output capacitor. Once the input voltage comes close to the output voltage the device enters the No Ripple 100% mode. This is done to prevent an increase of output ripple voltage. In this operation mode the device stops switching and turns the high side MOSFET switch on. The TPS62743EVM-689 evaluation module is designed to help the user easily evaluate and test the operation and functionality of the TPS62743. The evaluation module converts a 2V to 5.5V input voltage to a regulated output that is set between 1.2V and 3.3V at up to 300mA. Applications include wearables, fitness, smart watches, health monitoring, BLE, RF4CE, Zigbee, high-efficiency ultra low-power systems and energy harvesting.