Datasheet
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Efficiency (%)
Output Current (A)
PVIN = 3.3 V, VIN = 5 V
PVIN = VIN = 5 V
PVIN = VIN = 12 V
C001
Vout = 1.8 V
Fsw = 500 kHz
VOUT
AGND
SENSE+
LMZ31520
FREQ_SEL
SS_SEL
V5V
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VIN
VIN
VOUT
PGND
VADJ
R
SET
ILIM
INH
PWRGD
PVIN
LMZ31520
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SLVSBM9B –OCTOBER 2013–REVISED DECEMBER 2013
20A SIMPLE SWITCHER® Power Module with 3.0V-14.5V Input in QFN Package
Check for Samples: LMZ31520
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FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
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• Complete Integrated Power Solution;
The LMZ31520 SIMPLE SWITCHER® power module
Smaller than a Discrete Design
is an easy-to-use integrated power solution that
• 15 mm × 16 mm × 5.8 mm Package Size
combines a 20-A DC/DC converter with power
- Pin Compatible with LMZ31530
MOSFETs, a shielded inductor, and passives into a
• Ultra-Fast Load Step Response
low profile, QFN package. This total power solution
allows as few as three external components and
• Efficiencies Up To 96%
eliminates the loop compensation and magnetics part
• Wide-Output Voltage Adjust
selection process.
0.6 V to 3.6 V, with 1% Reference Accuracy
The 15x16x5.8 mm QFN package is easy to solder
• Optional Split Power Rails Allows
onto a printed circuit board and allows a compact
Input Voltage Down to 3.0 V
point-of-load design. Achieves greater than 95%
• Selectable Switching Frequency
efficiency, has ultra-fast load step response and
(300 kHz to 850 kHz)
excellent power dissipation capability with a thermal
impedance of 8.6°C/W. The LMZ31520 offers the
• Selectable Slow-Start
flexibility and the feature-set of a discrete point-of-
• Adjustable Overcurrent Limit
load design and is ideal for powering a wide range of
• Power Good Output
ICs and systems. Advanced packaging technology
affords a robust and reliable power solution
• Output Voltage Sequencing
compatible with standard QFN mounting and testing
• Over Temperature Protection
techniques.
• Pre-bias Output Start-up
SIMPLIFIED APPLICATION
• Operating Temperature Range: –40°C to 85°C
• Enhanced Thermal Performance: 8.6°C/W
• Meets EN55022 Class A Emissions
- Integrated Shielded Inductor
APPLICATIONS
• Broadband and Communications
Infrastructure
• DSP and FPGA Point of Load Applications
• High Density Power Systems
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