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Synchronous buck controller

29 September 2010 Power Electronics / Power Management

National Semiconductor has released a new synchronous voltage-mode buck controller that drives a variety of high-current point-of-load applications in printers, telecom, networking and embedded computing applications.

A wide input voltage range of 3 V to 20 V allows the LM27402 to interface with all intermediate bus voltages, including 3,3 V, 5,0 V and 12 V rails. Integrated inductor DC resistance current sense eliminates the need for resistive power train elements to detect output current. This increases overall power conversion efficiency and allows accurate continuous current limit sensing. The current sense threshold level is programmable to accommodate a wide range of load current levels using the smallest inductor possible.

Output voltage is adjustable down to 0,6 V with a 1% voltage reference providing output voltage set-point accuracy over the full -40°C to 125°C operating temperature range. An integrated bias supply sub-regulator eliminates the external bias voltage supply to simplify PC board layout. Integrated, high-current MOSFET gate drivers with adaptive dead-time control enable efficient power conversion with load currents as high as 30 A. It also supports programmable soft-start, tracking and pre-biased startup.



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