General Description

Micrel’s MIC2182 is a synchronous buck (step-down) switch ing regulator controller. An all N-channel synchronous archi tecture and powerful output drivers allow up to a 20A output current capabilty. The PWM and skip-mode control scheme allows efficiency to exceed 95% over a wide range of load current, making it ideal for battery powered applications, as well as high current distributed power supplies.

Features

• 4.5V to 32V Input voltage range

• 1.25V to 6V Output voltage range

• 95% efficiency

• 300kHz oscillator frequency

• Current sense blanking

• 5Ωimpedance MOSFET Drivers

• Drives N-channel MOSFETs

• 600µA typical quiescent current (skip-mode)

• Logic controlled micropower shutdown (IQ< 0.1µA)

• Current-mode control

• Cycle-by-cycle current limiting

• Built-in undervoltage protection

• Adjustable undervoltage lockout

• Easily synchronizable

• Precision 1.245V reference output

• 0.6% total regulation

• 16-pin SOP and SSOP packages

• Frequency foldback overcurrent protection

• Sustained short-circuit protection at any input voltage

• 20A output current capability