Dual-rail power in a single 20-TSSOP package
The Texas Instruments TPS61100PWG4 integrates a synchronous step-up (boost) converter and a linear LDO regulator into one 20-pin TSSOP package, delivering two independently programmable output rails from a single input supply. The boost output handles 1.5V to 5.5V at up to 1.8A, while the LDO provides 0.9V to 3.6V at 500mA — covering the typical dual-rail needs of a battery-powered design: a main system rail and a lower-voltage analog or I/O rail.
Input range and switching frequency — inductor and cap selection
The supply range spans 0.8V to 3.3V, accepting a single Li-ion cell down to its end-of-discharge voltage or two alkaline cells in series. A fixed 500 kHz switching frequency sets the inductor ripple current and output capacitor ripple voltage — a 4.7 µH to 10 µH inductor and a 10 µF to 22 µF ceramic output cap are typical for the boost section, depending on the target output current.
