A5973AD
Up to 1.5 A step down switching regulator
for automotive applications
Features
■ Qualified following the AEC-Q100
requirements (temperature grade 3),
see PPAP for more details
■ Temperature range -40 °C to 85 °C
■ 1.5 A DC output current
HSOP8 exposed pad
■ Operating input voltage from 4 V to 36 V
■ 3.3 V / ( 2 %) reference voltage
■ Output voltage adjustable from 1.235 V to 35 V
■ Low dropout operation: 100 % duty cycle
■ 500 kHz Internally fixed frequency
■ Voltage feedforward
Description
The A5973AD is a step down monolithic power
switching regulator with a minimum switch current
limit of 1.8 A so it is able to deliver more than
1.5 A DC current to the load depending on the
application conditions. The output voltage can be
set from 1.235 V to 35 V. The high current level is
also achieved thanks to an HSOP8 package with
exposed frame, that allows to reduce the R
down to approximately 40 °C/W. The device uses
an internal P-channel D-MOS transistor (with a
■ Zero load current operation
th(JA)
■ Internal current limiting
■ Inhibit for zero current consumption
■ Synchronization
typical R
of 250 mΩ) as switching element
DS(on)
to minimize the size of the external components.
An internal oscillator fixes the switching frequency
at 500 kHz. Having a minimum input voltage of
4 V only, it is particularly suitable for 5 V bus.
Pulse by pulse current limit with the internal
frequency modulation offers an effective constant
current short circuit protection. Pulse by pulse
current limit with the internal frequency
■ Protection against feedback disconnection
■ Thermal shutdown
Applications
■ Dedicated to automotive applications
modulation offers an effective constant current
short circuit protection.
Figure 1.
Typical application
L1 15uH
Vout=3.3V
VIN=4V to 35V
OUT
1
VCC
8
4
SYNCH
COMP
2
5
R1
D1
C4
A5973AD
5k6
STPS340U
C1
10uF
22nF
C2
330uF
6.3V
FB
6
7
3
35V
C3
VREF
3.3V
R3
CERAMIC
R2
INH
GND
220pF
4k7
3k3
May 2008
Rev 4
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