LMR38020
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SNVSC40B – AUGUST 2021 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2021
5 Device Comparison Table
ORDERABLE PART NUMBER
CURRENT
FPWM
No
SPREAD SPECTRUM
LMR38020SDDAR
2 A
2 A
2 A
1 A
1 A
1 A
Yes
No
LMR38020FDDAR(1)
LMR38020FSDDAR(1)
LMR38010SDDAR(1)
LMR38010FDDAR(1)
LMR38010FSDDAR(1)
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
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6 Pin Configuration and Functions
GND
EN
1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
SW
BOOT
PG
EP
VIN
RT/SYNC
FB
Figure 6-1. 8-Pin SO PowerPAD DDA Package (Top View)
Table 6-1. Pin Functions
PIN
I/O
DESCRIPTION
NAME
GND
EN
NO.
1
Power and analog ground terminal. All electrical parameters are measured with respect to this pin.
Connect a high-quality bypass capacitor directly to this pin and VIN with short and wide traces.
G
A
P
2
Enable input to regulator. High = ON, low = OFF. Can be connected directly to VIN. Do not float.
Input supply to the regulator. Connect a high-quality bypass capacitor or capacitors directly to this pin
and GND with short and wide traces.
VIN
3
Resistor timing or external clock input. An internal amplifier holds this pin at a fixed voltage when
using an external resistor to ground to set the switching frequency. If the pin is pulled above the PLL
upper threshold, a mode change occurs and the pin becomes a synchronization input. The internal
amplifier is disabled and the pin is a high impedance clock input to the internal PLL. If clocking edges
stop, the internal amplifier is re-enabled and the operating mode returns to frequency programming
by resistor.
RT/SYNC
4
A
Feedback input to the regulator. Connect to tap point of the feedback voltage divider. Do not float. Do
not ground.
FB
5
6
A
A
Open-drain power-good flag output. Connect to a suitable voltage supply through a current limiting
resistor. High = power OK, low = power bad. The flag pulls low when EN = low. Can be left open
when not used.
PG
Bootstrap supply voltage for the internal high-side driver. Connect a high-quality 100-nF capacitor
from this pin to the SW pin.
BOOT
SW
7
8
P
P
Regulator switch node. Connect to a power inductor.
THERMAL
PAD
EP
Thermal Connect to system ground. Connect to GND and CIN with short, wide traces.
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