VA7208

Advanced Linear Charger IC

for Lithium-ion and Lithium-polymer Battery
combines high-accuracy current, voltage regulation,
FEATURES charge termination, and charge status indication in a
„ 4.5V to 12V input voltage range single 8-pin IC. It is the best suitable device to be
used in PDA, mobile phone, and other portable
„ Ideal for single (4.2V) Li-ion or Li-polymer battery devices.
packs
VA7208 monitors the battery charging status by
„ Better than ±1% voltage regulation accuracy
detecting the battery voltage. VA7208 charges the
„ Adjustable charge current during constant current battery in three phases: conditioning, constant current
charge and constant voltage.
„ Constant voltage charge
If the battery voltage (VBAT) is below the
„ Automatic battery recharge preconditioning voltage threshold (VMIN), VA7208
„ Charge status output with LED precharges the battery using a low current. When
„ Charge termination by minimum current the battery voltage reaches VMIN, VA7208 applies a
constant current to charge the battery. An external
„ Battery Short Indication sense resistor controls the current. The constant
„ Automatic low-power sleep mode when VCC is current charging continues until the battery voltage
removed or when the voltage supply is lower than reaches the voltage regulation threshold (VREG). And
the battery voltage then VA7208 enters the constant voltage charging
„ Few external components phase. The accuracy of the voltage regulation is better
„ Small package: 8-pin SOP or 8-pin MSOP than ±1% over the operating temperature and supply
voltage range. Under the condition, the charging
current gradually decreases. Charge stops when the
APPLICATIONS current tapers to the charge termination threshold,
„ Handheld devices ITERM. VA7208 monitors the battery voltage
continuously and enters a new cycle of charging if the
„ Cellular phones battery’s voltage falls below the recharge voltage
„ PDAs threshold (VRECHG).
VA7208 is available in a small 8-pin SOP package or
DESCRIPTION 8-pin MSOP package.
VA7208 is an advanced Lithium-Ion and
Lithium-Polymer linear charger IC designed for
cost-sensitive and compact portable electronics. It

FUNCTINAL BLOCK DIAGRAM

Figure 1 Functional Block Diagram

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ORDERING INFORMATION
[Table 1] Ordering Information
OUTPUT RECHARGING
MODEL PACKAGE PIN COUNT REEL OR TUBE
VOLTAGE VOLTAGE
VA7208MKR 4.2V 4.075V SOP 8 reel

VA7208MKT 4.2V 4.075V SOP 8 tube

VA7208MNR 4.2V 4.075V MSOP 8 reel

VA7208MNT 4.2V 4.075V MSOP 8 tube

PIN CONFIGURATIONS

TOP VIEW

LEDS 1 8 VCC

EN 2 7 LEDT
VA7208
VSS 3 6 CS

BAT 4 5 DRIVE

Figure 2 VA7208 Pin Configurations (Not to scale)

PIN DESCRIPTION
[Table 2] Pin Description
NAME ORDER I/O FUNCTION
Charge Status Output
During charging, this pin is pulled down to VSS. When charging is completed, this pin
LEDS 1 O appears as a high-impedance state. Under the condition of abnormal battery
operation, a 50% duty-cycle 4Hz pulse is generated. This pin can be connected to the
LED diode via a resistor.
Enable Input
EN 2 I
Turn on the IC when the voltage on this pin is “high”, and turn off when “low”.
VSS 3 PWR Connected to Ground

Battery Voltage Sense Input

BAT 4 I This pin is wired to the positive side of the battery. Apply a 10μF capacitor between
this pin and GND.
External Pass Transistor Drive Output
DRIVE 5 O This output drives an external pass-transistor (PNP or P-Channel MOSFET) for
current and voltage regulation.
Current-Sense Input
CS 6 I Battery current is sensed via the voltage developed on this pin by an external sense
resistor. The external resistor can be placed between the positive terminal of the
power supply and the emitter (PNP transistor) or source (PMOS transistor).
Charge Termination Status Output
LEDT 7 O During charging, this pin appears as a high-impedance state. After charging is
terminated, this pin is pulled down to VSS and it can be used as a charging termination
indicator.
Power Supply Input
VCC 8 PWR This pin is connected to the positive side of a power supply. Apply a 10μF capacitor
between VCC and VSS.

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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATING
VCC、LEDT、EN、LEDS Input Voltage Total Power Dissipation, PD（TA=25℃）
......................................................... -0.3V~18V
SOP8 ......................................................150℃/W
CS、DRIVE Input Voltage ........-0.3V~ VCC+0.3V
MSOP8 ...................................................130℃/W
BAT Input Voltage................................ -0.3V~7V
Storage Temperature Range................... -65℃~150℃
Operating Ambient Temperature Range, TA
Lead Temperature（Soldering，10 seconds）.. 260℃
........................................................ -40℃~+85℃
Junction Temperature ................................ 150℃

Note: Stresses beyond those listed under “absolute maximum ratings” may cause permanent damage to the
device. These are stress ratings only and functional operation of the device at these or any other conditions
beyond the recommended operating condition are not implied. Exposure to absolute-maximum-rated conditions
for extended periods may affect device reliability.

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(VCC = 5V, TA = 25℃ unless otherwise specified. The operating temperature with Mark “♦” is: -40℃≤TA≤85℃)
[Table 3] Electrical Specification
PARAMETER SYMBOL TEST CONDITION MIN TYP MAX UNIT

Power Supply Voltage VCC ♦ 4.5 12 V

VCC=5V ♦ 1 3 mA
Power Supply Current ICC
VCC=12V ♦ 2 mA
Under Voltage Lockout VUVLO VCC rising ♦ 2.8 3.0 3.2 V

Sleep Current ISLEEP VCC floating, VBAT=4.2V ♦ 1 μA

Voltage Regulation 4.168 4.200 4.232 V

VREG VCC=VCS=VLEDT
Threshold
♦ 4.158 4.200 4.242 V

Line Regulation VCC=5V~12V 0.05 %

Recharge Voltage
VRECHG VREG-0.175 VREG-0.125 VREG-0.070 V
Threshold
Current Regulation CS1 Relative to VCC
VCHG ♦ 135 150 165 mV
Threshold (see note 1)
Precharge Regulation
VPRECHG CS1 Relative to VCC 10 18 28 mV
threshold
Termination Regulation
VTERM CS1 Relative to VCC 8 15 22 mV
Threshold
Preconditioning Voltage
VMIN Hystersis=100mV 2.94 3.00 3.06 V
Threshold
EN High Level VENH VCC=3.0 to 12V 1.3 V
EN Low Level VENL VCC=3.0 to 12V 0.5 V
EN bias current IEN VEN=0 to 12V -1 1 uA
Sleep Mode Entry
VSLEEPENTRY VCC-VBAT 50 mV
Voltage Threshold
Sleep Mode Exit Voltage
VSLEEPEXIT VCC-VBAT 100 mV
Threshold
Drive Pin Pull-up
VBAT=4.5V 5 KΩ
Resistance
Drive Pin High Output
VCC=12V,VBAT=4.5V ♦ 11.5 V
Voltage
Drive Pin Sink Current VBAT=3.6V,VDRIVE=1V ♦ 30 mA

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PARAMETER SYMBOL TEST CONDITION MIN TYP MAX UNIT
Battery Short Indication
VBSC 0.4 0.8 1.2 V
Threshold
LEDS Output Pulse
VBAT<VBSC 2 4 6 Hz
Frequency
LEDS Output Pulse
VBAT<VBSC 50 %
Duty Cycle
LEDS Input Current VBAT>VRECHG 1 μA
LEDT Input Current VBAT<VRECHG 1 μA
LEDS,LEDT Output
VLEDS=VLEDT=0.3V 10 mA
Sink Current
BAT Input Current VBAT=0 to 4.5V 5.0 10 μA

BAT External Cap 4.7 47 μF

CS Input Current VBAT=0 to 3.6V 1 μA

Note: 1. Unless otherwise specified, all voltages are referred to VSS.

2. Please use application circuit schematic in figure 3 and figure 5.

TYPICAL APPLICATION SCHEMATIC

Figure 3 Li-ion and Li-Polymer Charger Using a PNP

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Figure 4 Typical Charge Profile

D1
Power Supply IN5819
BAT+
R1=0.3Ω Q1 SPP9435B(SOP-8)
SPP3095(TO-252)
C1=10μF micro-bridge
DRIVE
R4=1KΩ

CS BAT

C2=10μF
Green LEDT
R2=330Ω VA7208
VCC

Red LEDS EN
R3=330Ω

VSS

Figure 5 Li-ion and Li-Polymer Charger Using a PMOS

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FUNCTION DESCRIPTION
Qualification and Precharge ITERM=VTERM/R1. And then, the battery charging
terminates and the charge current becomes zero.
A battery charge cycle is started if any of the following
situations are met: Charge Status Indication
a) The power is supplied（VCC>VUVLO）, and a VA7208 has two charge indication pins: LEDS and
battery is inserted (VBAT<VRECHG); LEDT.
b) A battery is already present (VBAT<VREG) and The LEDS pin indicates the charging status. This pin is
the power is supplied (VCC>VUVLO). connected to VCC via a red LED and a current limit
resistor. During the battery charging, the LEDS pin is
Charge qualification is based on the battery voltage. pulled low and the red LED is turned on. Under the
If the battery voltage is lower than the precharge abnormal condition (VBAT<VBSC), the LEDS pin outputs
threshold (VMIN), VA7208 conditions the battery by a 50% duty cycle 4Hz pulse and cause red LED to
using precharge current. The precharge current can blink. When the battery charging is terminated, the
be set by the following formula: LEDS pin turns to a high impedance state. The red
VPRECHG LED is turned off.
I PRECHG =
R1 The LEDT pin indicates the charge termination. This
pin is connected to VCC via a green LED and a current
The precharge current is much smaller than the limit resistor. During the battery charging, the voltage
regulation current. Because when the battery voltage at the LEDT pin is close to VCC and the green LED is
level (VBAT) is very low, a high charge current can turned off. When the battery charging is terminated,
cause a safety hazard. the LEDT pin is pulled low. The green LED is turned
on.
When there is no battery connected to BAT pin, LEDS
Note: In scenario (a), if the battery voltage (VBAT) is
and LEDT pin both in high impedance state, and the
higher than the recharge voltage threshold red LED and green LED will both off.
(VRECHG), VA7208 can not immediately get into the
charging mode until VBAT<VRECHG, the charger Low-Power Sleep Mode
indication red LED and green LED remain off. In VA7208 enters sleep mode if VCC falls below the
scenario (b), if VBAT is lower than VREG, regardless voltage of the BAT pin or VCC is removed. This feature
of VBAT is higher than VRECHG, VA7208 can prevents the battery from draining during the absence
immediately start charging, if VBAT is higher than
of VCC.
VREG, VA7208 will not get into the charging mode Recharge
and the charger indication red LED and green LED
If the charging is terminated, the battery voltage (VBAT)
will both off. should be equal to VREG. The red LED is turned off and
the green LED is turned on to indicate the charge
termination. When VBAT falls to below the recharge
Current Regulation Phase threshold voltage (VRECHG), VA7208 automatically
When the battery voltage reaches VMIN, VA7208 enters enters the recharge phase and light up the red LED
the current regulation phase. The charging current is and turn off the green LED to indicate a new charge
determined by the following formula: cycle.

VREG ENABLE/DISABLE OPERATION

I REG =
R1 The operating status of VA7208 can be set by
controlling the voltage on the EN pin. The chip turns
Voltage Regulation Phase off when the voltage on the EN pin is lower than VENL,
During the battery charging in the current regulation and turns on automatically when the voltage is higher
phase, the battery voltage (VBAT) increases gradually. than VENH. In shut down mode, the chip need
When VBAT reaches VREG, VA7208 gets into the extremely low current and the battery only draining
voltage regulation phase. In this phase, VBAT is equal extremely low current (<1uA). If this feature is not to
to VREG, and the charge current decreases gradually. be used, the EN pin should be connected to VCC to
Charge Termination keep the IC work at all times.
During the battery charging in the voltage regulation
phase, the charge current gradually decreases until

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STATE CONVERSION DIAGRAM

Sleep Mode
Any State VCC<VBAT Red LED ‘Off’
Green LED ‘Off’

VBAT <VCC<VUVLO VUVLO>VCC>VBAT

VCC>VBAT,
Low Supply Voltage and VCC>VUVLO
Red LED ‘Off’
Green LED ‘Off’

VCC>VUVLO

Precharge
Red LED ‘On’ (VBAT>VBSC)
Red LED ‘Blink’ (VBAT<VBSC)
Green LED ‘Off’ (VBAT>VBSC)

VBAT>VMIN

Current Regulation Charge VBAT<VMIN

Red LED ‘On’，Green LED ‘Off’

ICHG=IREG ICHG<IREG

Voltage Regulation Charge VBAT<VMIN

Red LED ‘On’，Green LED ‘Off’

ICHG<ITERM

Charge Termination VBAT<VRECHG

Red LED ‘Off’，Green LED ‘On’
(Recharge Detection)

Figure 6 State Conversion Diagram

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APPLICATION NOTES
Selection of PNP transistor e) Selection of β
To select a PNP bipolar transistor, we consider the We can use the maximum collector current ICMAX and
maximum allowed current ICM, maximum allowed its corresponding base current IB to determine the
power dissipation PD, Collector-Emitter breakdown value of β. In this example, ICMAX= IREG and IB are the
voltage BVCEO, β and theta θJA etc. The following transistor’s forcing current. If choose IB =30mA, β can
example shows the method of determining each be calculated:
parameter.
β=ICMAX/IB............................................................ （4）
Assuming there is no blocking diode D1, VCC=6V and
R1=0.3Ω, then the constant-current charging current is: =0.5/0.03=17
IREG=VCSREG/R1=150mV/0.3Ω=0.5A。 β is normally larger than 17, so it is easy to find a
transistor that meets the condition.
a) Selection of BVCEO
From the a-e steps above, we can select the transistor
At the beginning of charging, the voltage drop across
8850 with TO-92 package.
the collector-emitter is the largest, and VCE=VCS-VBAT.
At the beginning, VBAT is very small, even smaller than Selection of P-channel MOSFET
VBSC, so VCS is very close to VCC. To prevent the
transistor from being damaged, a small margin is used To select a PMOS, some parameters such as
on breakdown voltage. It is generally required to have maximum allowed drain current ID, maximum allowed
BVCEO larger than VCC. In this example, we choose power dissipation PD, theta θJA, source-drain
BVCEO>15V. breakdown voltage VDS and gate-source driving
voltage VGS are considered. The following example
b) Selection of PD shows how to determine these parameters.
The voltage drop across collector-emitter is the largest In this example, assuming the blocking diode D1
at the beginning of charging, but the power dissipation exists, VCC=6.5V, R1=0.3Ω and the constant-current
isn’t large that much because the precharging current charging current is IREG =0.5A
is very small. When the battery gets into the
constant-current charging, the power dissipation a) Selection of VDS
reaches the maximum. At this moment, the voltage At the beginning of the charging, the voltage drop
drop across the collector-emitter is: across PMOS source-drain is the largest and
VCE=VCS-VBAT=6-0.15-3.0=2.85V； VDS=VCC-VD1-VR1-VBAT （ VD1 is forward voltage drop
across the blocking diode D1, the value is about 0.7V;
Collector current IC=IREG=0.5A。 VR1 is the voltage drop across the resistor R1 and the
value is very small as well）. VDS should be larger than
Therefore the power dissipation PD is:
VCC, so we can select VDS>15V.
PD=VCE×IC ........................................................... （1）
b) Selection of PD
=2.85×0.5=1.425W
When VA7208 enters the constant-current charging
c) Selection of theta θJA state, the PMOS has the largest power dissipation.
The source-drain voltage is:
Theta θJA is related to the package size of the
transistor. Properly selecting θJA will keep the junction VDS=VCC-VD1-VR1-VBAT
temperature below manufacturer’s recommended
=6.5-0.7-0.15-3.0=2.65V；
value TJMAX when the power dissipation is the
maximum. Assuming the maximum junction Drain current ID=IREG=0.5A
temperature is TJMAX=150℃, at the room temperature
TA=40℃, theta θJAMAX is: The power dissipation PD is:

θJAMAX=(TJMAX-TA)/ PD ......................................... （2） PD=VDS×ID........................................................... （5）

=(150℃-40℃)/1.425W=77.2℃/W =2.65×0.5=1.325W

Likewise, we need to select the transistor whose θJA is c) Selection of θJA

smaller than θJAMAX with 10% margin. In this example, The maximum allowed theta θJAMAX is:
we choose a PNP transistor with theta θJA= 60℃/W in
SOT223 package. θJAMAX=(TJMAX-TA)/ PD
d) Selection of maximum allowed current IC =(150℃-40℃)/1.325W=83℃/W
In the constant current charging state, the maximum Therefore, it’s ample to select a PMOS transistor with
current conducts through the transistor. To leave 50% TSSOP-8 package that has a theta θJA of 70℃/W.
margin, we can select the following value:
d) Selection of maximum allowed current ID
IC=IREG×150% ..................................................... （3） The maximum allowed current is the same with the
=0.5×150%=0.75A current when using PNP transistor: ID= 0.75A

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e) Gate-source driving voltage VGS Normally, the power supply will have very huge
reversing resistance, so the battery discharge current
The voltage across gate-source of the PMOS is: cause by power supply is very small even if VCC is zero.
VGS=VCC=(VD1+VR1+VDRIVE) But if there is another load at VCC terminal, the
blocking diode D1 will become necessary to prevent
When DRIVE terminal of VA7208 outputs low voltage the battery to draining current to the load.
VOL（~ 1.0V）, the PMOS transistor is turned on. In the
constant-current charging state, VR1 is at the Therefore, we can decide whether to use the blocking
maximum value and VGS is at the minimum: diode based on the actual application circuit and its
specific requirement.
VGSMIN=VCC-(VD1+VR1+VOL) ................................. （6）
PCB layout
=6.5-(0.7+0.1+1.0)=4.65V
When layout PCB, R1 should be put between VCC and
When we select a PMOS, VGS at IREG should be VA7208’s CS pin and the connection line to R1 from
smaller than VGSMIN and the threshold voltage must be both sides should be as short as possible. C1 should
smaller than VGSMIN. be placed tightly with R1 and C2 should be placed
tightly with VA7208. Every effort should be made to
Likewise, from the above steps a-e, we can select the
ensure the lines between C1, R1, Q1, C2 and VA7208
PMOS needed.
as short and wide as possible.
Blocking Diode D1 For best performance, it is suggested to minimize the
A blocking diode D1 is used to prevent the battery area of PCB. Of course, this is also required for small
reverse discharging, when the power supply voltage, form factor, reducing manufacturing cost.
VCC, is lower than the battery voltage VBAT. In the
actual application, first determine if the diode D1 is
required or not.

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PACKAGE DIMENSION

Figure 7 VA7208 8-Pin SOP Package

[Table 4] Physical dimensions in figure 7 (Unit:mm)

SYMBOL MIN MAX
A 1.350 1.750
A1 0.100 0.250
A2 1.360 1.650
B 0.330 0.510
C 0.190 0.250
D 4.780 5.000
E 3.800 4.000
E1 5.800 6.300
e 1.270 (TYP)
L 0.400 1.270
θ 0º 8º

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Figure 8 VA7208 8-Pin MSOP Package

[Table 5] Physical dimensions in figure 8 (Unit:mm)

SYMBOL MIN MAX
A 2.950 3.050
A1 2.890 2.990
b 0.300 (TYP)
c 0.152 (TYP)
c1 0.800 0.900
c2 0.324 0.374
C 0.250 (TYP)
D Φ0.650 (TYP)
e 0.500 (TYP)
E1 4.800 5.000
F 0.050 0.150
F1 0.750 (TYP)
F2 0.750 (TYP)
L1 2.950 3.050
L2 2.890 2.990
W1 0.523 0.623
W2 0.200 0.250

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