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Stepdown Switching Regulator ICS

An Allegro MicroSystems Europe product story
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk editorial team Feb 12, 2004

The SI-8000 Series is a family of stepdown switching regulator ICs with output voltage ratings from 1.5 to 12 V and current outputs of 1.5 and 3 A.

New from Allegro MicroSystems Europe, the SI-8000 Series is a family of stepdown switching regulator ICs with output voltage ratings from 1.5 to 12 V and current outputs of 1.5 and 3 A.

Designed to produce a regulated output voltage from a higher-voltage input ranging from 18 to 50 V, the new buck-convertor ICs are available in a variety of package styles including miniature DIP8 surface-mount types.

The family includes both fixed and adjustable output devices and single- and dual-output versions.

Operating frequencies range from 110 kHz to 400 kHz.

Features such as output enable, soft start, overcurrent protection and thermal shutdown are included as standard, while efficiency levels are between 80% and 85%.

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