march 2012 doc id 17928 rev 4 1/30 30 st1s40 3 a dc step-down switching regulator features 3 a dc output current 4.0 v to 18 v input voltage output voltage adjustable from 0.8 v 850 khz switching frequency internal soft-start integrated 95 m and 69 m power mosfets all ceramic capacitor enable cycle-by-cycle current limiting current fold back short-circuit protection vfqfpn4x4-8l, hsop-8, and so-8 and packages applications p/asic/dsp/fpga core and i/o supplies point of load for: stb, tvs, dvd optical storage, hard disk drive, printers, audio/graphic cards figure 1. application circuit description the st1s40 is an internally compensated 850 khz fixed-frequency pwm synchronous step- down regulator. st1s40 operates from 4.0 v to 18 v input, while it regula tes an output voltage as low as 0.8 v and up to v in . the st1s40 integrates a 95 m high side switch and 69 m synchronous rectifier allowing very high efficiency with very low output voltages. the peak current mode control with internal compensation delivers a very compact solution with a minimum component count. the st1s40 is available in vfqfpn 4 mm x 4 mm 8 lead package, hsop-8 and standard so-8. vfqfpn 4x4 so8 9 , 1 6 : 6 : ) % 3 * 1 ' $ * 1 ' h 3 d g ( 1 3 * 6 7 6 , & |