18 V, 12 A Step-Down Regulator with
Programmable Current Limit
Data Sheet
ADP2389/ADP2390
FEATURES
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS CIRCUIT
Input voltage: 4.5 V to 18 V
Continuous output current: 12 A
Integrated MOSFETs: 17 mΩ high-side/4.5 mΩ low-side
0.6 V 0.5% reference voltage
Programmable switching frequency range: 200 kHz to 2200 kHz
Enhanced transient response
VIN
PVIN
EN
BST
V
C
IN
BST
C
IN
V
SW
OUT
L
PGOOD
C
OUT
ADP2389/
ADP2390
R
R
TOP
BOT
FTW
FB
COMP
SS
ILIM
RT
Programmable current limit with 10% accuracy
Precision enable and power good
VREG
R
C
R
R
R
T
FTW
ILIM
GND PGND
External compensation and soft start
PFM mode (ADP2390 only)
C
C
C
C
VREG
SS
Start up into a precharged output
Supported by the ADIsimPower design tool
Figure 1.
APPLICATIONS
Communication infrastructure
Networking and servers
Industrial and instrumentation
Healthcare and medical
Intermediate power rail conversions
DC-to-DC point of load applications
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The ADP2389/ADP2390 are current mode control, synchronous
step-down, dc-to-dc regulators. They integrate a 17 mΩ high-side
power MOSFET and a 4.5 mΩ synchronous rectifier MOSFET to
provide a high efficiency solution. The ADP2390 operates in pulse
frequency modulation (PFM) mode to improve the system
efficiency at light load. The ADP2389/ADP2390 run from an
input voltage of 4.5 V to 18 V and can deliver up to 12 A of output
current. The output voltage can be adjusted to 0.6 V and the
switching frequency can be programmed between 200 kHz to
2200 kHz.
The ADP2389/ADP2390 operates over a −40°C to +125°C
junction temperature range and is available in 32-lead, 5 mm ×
5 mm LFCSP package.
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95
90
85
80
75
70
The ADP2389/ADP2390 target high performance applications
that require high efficiency and design flexibility. External
compensation and soft start provide design flexibility. The power-
good output and precision enable input provide simple and reliable
power sequencing. An enhanced transient response feature
improves the load transient performance, which reduces the
output capacitance. Programmable current limit allows the user
to optimized the inductor design and provide a compact solution.
V
V
V
V
= 1.2V
= 1.8V
= 3.3V
= 5.0V
OUT
OUT
OUT
OUT
65
60
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 11 12
OUTPUT CURRENT (A)
Figure 2. ADP2389 Efficiency vs. Output Current, VIN = 12 V, fSW = 300 kHz
Other key features include undervoltage lockout (UVLO),
overvoltage protection (OVP), overcurrent protection (OCP),
and thermal shutdown (TSD).
Rev. 0
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