SC803

The SC803 is a fully integrated, single cell, constant-current constant-voltage Lithium-Ion battery charger management system. The SC803 has built in intelligence and extreme functionality. When the battery voltage is below 2.8V the charger operates in a pre-charge mode with a charging current of up to 125mA based on the ITERM pin resistor. This pre-charge mode is set to limit power dissipation due to an undercharged battery. When the battery voltage exceeds 2.8V, the charger enters a fast charge mode. In this mode, the SC803 delivers up to 1.5A to the battery based on the IPRGM pin resistor.

The SC803 part also features current termination, ending the charge cycle when the battery is charged and the charge current drops below the current programmed by the ITERM pin resistor. In addition, the charge current can be monitored by the voltage on the IPRGM pin allowing a microcontroller or ADC to access the current information to determine when to externally terminate the charge cycle. Once the charge cycle is complete and terminates, the device enters the charge monitor mode where the output voltage of the battery is monitored. If this voltage drops below the recharge threshold the device will enter the fast charge mode again, to bring the battery to its fully charged state. Both the shutdown and monitor modes drain no more than 1uA from the battery guaranteed.

The output voltage to the battery is controlled to within 1% of the programmed voltage for either 4.1V or 4.2V. The SC803 can also function as a general purpose current source or as a current source for charging nickelcadmium (NiCd) and nickel-metal-hydride (NiMH) batteries using external termination.