FEATURES
0.7A DC output current 2.9V to 18V input voltage Output voltage adjustable from 0.6V 250kHz switching frequency, programmable up to 1MHz Internal soft-start and inhibit Low dropout operation: 100% duty cycle Voltage feed-forward Zero load current operation Over current and thermal protection VQFN3x3-8L package VFQFPN8 3x3 DESCRIPTION
Having a minimum input voltage of 2.9V, the device is suitable also for 3.3V bus. Requiring a minimum set of external components, the device includes an internal 250kHz switching frequency oscillator that can be externally adjusted up to 1MHz. APPLICATIONS
Consumer: STB, DVD, DVD recorder, car audio, LCD TV and monitors Industrial: Chargers, car battery, PLD, PLA, FPGA Networking: XDSL, modems, DC-DC modules Computer: Optical storage, hard disk drive, printers, audio/graphic cards Application circuit Figure 1. October 2007 Rev 2 1/37 37 Contents L5980 Contents 1 Pin settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .