General Description

The RT9618/A are high frequency, dual MOSFET drivers specifically designed to drive two power N-MOSFETs in a synchronous-rectified buck converter topology. The drivers combined with Richtek’s series of Multi-Phase Buck PWM controller form a complete core-voltage regulator solution for advanced micro-processors.

Features

Drives Two N-MOSFETs

Adaptive Shoot-Through Protection

Embedded Boot Strapped Diode

Support High Switching Frequency

Fast Output Rise Time

Small SOP-8 and 8-Lead WDFN Package

Tri-State Input for Bridge Shutdown

Supply Under Voltage Protection

Upper MOSFET Direct Shorted Protection

RoHS Compliant and 100% Lead (Pb)-Free

Applications

Core Voltage Supplies for Desktop, Motherboard CPU

High Frequency Low Profile DC-DC Converters

High Current Low Voltage DC-DC Converters