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ML4894
Synchronous Buck Controller
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The ML4894 synchronous buck controller has been designed to provide high efficiency DC/DC conversion for portable products. The ML4894 can deliver a fixed 5V output from input voltages of 5.9V to 15V. The ML4894 drives external P- and N-channel MOSFETs in a synchronous buck topology, allowing an overall conversion efficiency of greater than 90% over an output current range exceeding three decades, with an output current capability of up to 5A. The regulator can be disabled via the SHDN pin.