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LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
ADVANCE DATA
HIGH CURRENT SWITCHING REGULATOR
• 5.1V TO 40V OUTPUT • 4A OUTPUT CURRENT • UP TO 160W OUTPUT POWER • PROGRAMMABLE CURRENT LIMITER
• SOFT START • RESET OUTPUT • PRECISE (± 2%) ON-CHIP REFERENCE
r: "'• VERY FEW COMPONENTS SWITCHING FREQUENCY TO 200 kHz J VERY HIGH EFFICIENCY (UP TO 90%)
• THERMAL SHUTDOWN • REMOTE INHIBIT AND SYNC INPUT • CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR CROWBAR SCR The L296 is a monolithic power switching regulator delivering 4A at a voltage variable from 5.1V to 40V in step down configurations. Features of the device include programmable current limiting, soft start, remote inhibit, thermal protection, a reset output for microprocessors and a synchronisation input for multichip configurations.