this is information on a product in full production. october 2013 docid17928 rev 5 1/29 ST1S40 3 a dc step-down s witching regulator datasheet - production data features ? 3 a dc output current ? 4.0 v to 18 v input voltage ? output voltage adjustable from 0.8 v ? 850 khz switching frequency ? internal soft-start ? integrated 95 m ? and 69 m ? power mosfets ? all ceramic capacitor ? enable ? cycle-by-cycle current limiting ? current fold back short-circuit protection ? available in hsop-8, vfqfpn4x4-8l, and so8 packages applications ?? p/asic/dsp/fpga core and i/o supplies ? point of load for: stb, tvs, dvd ? optical storage, hard disk drive, printers, audio/graphic cards description the ST1S40 device is an internally compensated 850 khz fixed-frequency pwm synchronous step- down regulator. the ST1S40 operates from 4.0 v to 18 v input, while it re gulates an output voltage as low as 0.8 v and up to v in . the ST1S40 integrates a 95 m ? high side switch and 69 m ? synchronous rectifier allowing very high efficiency with very low output voltages. the peak current mode control with internal compensation delivers a very compact solution with a minimum component count. the ST1S40 is available in hsop-8, vfqfpn 4 mm x 4 mm - 8 lead, and standard so8 package. figure 1. application circuit vfqfpn 4 x 4 so8 hsop-8 9 , 1 6 : 6 : ) % 3 * 1 ' $ * 1 ' h 3 d g ( 1 3 * 6 7 6 , & |