40V SYNCHRONOUS BUCK CONVERTERS FROM DIODES DELIVER HIGH EFFICIENCY WITH LOW EMI

Diodes Incorporated announces the AP64350Q/AP64351Q/AP64352Q series of automotive-compliant, 3.5A, synchronous buck converters for point of load (POL) applications.

Diodes Incorporated today announced the AP64350Q/AP64351Q/AP64352Q series of automotive-compliant, 3.5A, synchronous buck converters for point of load (POL) applications. The AP6435xQ combines a low quiescent current with a wide input voltage range of 3.8V to 40V. The devices have been developed for use in automotive applications including infotainment systems, instrument clusters, telematics, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), and forward lighting.

With a fully integrated 75mĪ© high-side power MOSFET and 45mĪ© low-side power MOSFET, AP6435xQ provides high-efficiency step-down DC-DC conversion. The design of the AP6435xQā€™s gate drive/bootstrap enables the devices to operate in low drop out (LDO) mode, allowing near 100% duty cycle.

To increase efficiency as the load current approaches zero, the devices enter pulse frequency modulation (PFM), resulting in a quiescent current of just 22Ī¼A. They also feature frequency spread spectrum (FSS) with a switching frequency jitter of Ā±6% and a proprietary gate driver scheme, which reduces high frequency radiated EMI noise caused by MOSFET switching.

TheĀ AP64350Q, AP64351Q,Ā andĀ AP64352QĀ have distinct additional feature sets that optimize performance in slightly different ways. The AP64350Q and AP64352Q have an adjustable switching frequency (100kHz ā€“ 2.2MHz) and can also be synchronized to an external clock. This provides the design flexibility to deliver a choice of low frequency with extremely high efficiency, or high frequency for small form factor solutions whose switching frequency is outside the AM band. The AP64351Q and AP64352Q have programmable soft-start, which reduces in-rush currents, while the AP64350Q and AP64351Q have external compensation to optimize loop response.

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