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TPS2421-1
TPS2421-2
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SLUS907G JANUARY 2009REVISED MAY 2013
3-V to 20-V Integrated FET Hot Swap
Check for Samples: TPS2421-1, TPS2421-2
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FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
The TPS2421 provides highly integrated hot swap
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Integrated Pass MOSFET
power management and superior protection in
3.3-V to 20-V Bus Operation
applications where the load is powered by voltages
Programmable Fault Current
between 3 V and 20 V. These devices are very
effective in systems where a voltage bus must be
Current Limit Proportionally Larger than Fault
protected to prevent shorts from interrupting or
Current
damaging the unit. The TPS2421 is an easy to use
Programmable Fault Timer
devices in an 8-pin PowerPad™ SO-8 package.
Internal MOSFET Power Limiting
The TPS2421 has multiple programmable protection
Latch-Off on Fault (-1) and Retry (-2) Versions
features. Load protection is accomplished by a non-
SO-8 PowerPad™ Package
current limiting fault threshold, a hard current limit,
and a fault timer. The current dual thresholds allow
–40°C to 125°C Junction Temperature Range
the system to draw short high current pulses, while
UL Listed - File Number E169910
the fault timer is running, without causing a voltage
droop at the load. An example of this is a disk drive
APPLICATIONS
startup. This technique is ideal for loads that
experience brief high demand, but benefit from
RAID Arrays
protection levels in-line with their average current
Telecommunications
draw.
Plug-In Circuit Boards
Hotswap MOSFET protection is provided by power
Disk Drive
limit circuitry which protects the internal MOSFET
against SOA related failures.
The TPS2421 is available in latch-off on fault (-1) and
retry on fault (-2).
Typical Application
A. Required only in systems with lead and/or load inductance.
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