DESCRIPTION
The MP5026 limits the inrush current to the load when a circuit card is inserted into a live backplane power source. This limits the power supply voltage drop. The MP5026 also limits the internal MOSFET current (IFET) by controlling the gate voltage (VGATE) via a lowpower resistor connected between the ISET pin and ground as well as soft-start ramp. The MP5026 offers many features to simplify system design, such as an integrated current mirror that monitors IOUT and the integrated ondie temperature sense. This eliminates the need for an external current-sense power resistor, power MOSFET, and temperaturesense device. The maximum load at the output is currentlimited via sense MOSFET topology. The current limit is controlled by a low-power resistor connected between ISET and ground. The MP5026 provides a variety of fault protections, including over-current protection (OCP), short-circuit protection (SCP), overtemperature protection (OTP), damaged MOSFET detection, over-voltage protection (OVP), and under-voltage protection (UVP).