JAJSAY1E March 2008 – October 2017 LM2854
PRODUCTION DATA.
The LM2854 is in a pre-biased state when the device starts up with an output voltage greater than zero. This often occurs in many multi-rail applications such as when powering an FPGA, ASIC, or DSP. The output can be pre-biased in these applications through parasitic conduction paths from one supply rail to another. Even though the LM2854 is a synchronous converter, it will not pull the output low when a pre-bias condition exists. The LM2854 will not sink current during start up until the soft-start voltage exceeds the voltage on the FB pin. Since the device can not sink current it protects the load from damage that might otherwise occur if current is conducted through the parasitic paths of the load.