The LM5145 75-V synchronous buck controller regulates from a high input voltage source or from an input rail subject to high voltage transients, minimizing the need for external surge suppression components. A high-side switch minimum on-time of 40 ns gives large step-down ratios, enabling the direct step-down conversion from a 48-V nominal input to low-voltage rails for reduced system complexity and solution cost. The LM5145 continues to operate during input voltage dips as low as 6 V, at nearly 100% duty cycle if needed, making it an excellent choice for high-performance industrial control, robotic, datacom, and RF power applications.
Forced-PWM (FPWM) operation eliminates switching frequency variation to minimize EMI, while user-selectable diode emulation lowers current consumption at light-load conditions. The adjustable switching frequency as high as 1 MHz can be synchronized to an external clock source to eliminate beat frequencies in noise-sensitive applications.
PART NUMBER | PACKAGE(1) | BODY SIZE (NOM) |
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LM5145 | VQFN (20) | 4.50 mm × 3.50 mm |
Changes from Revision A (June 2020) to Revision B (November 2020)
Changes from Revision * (June 2017) to Revision A (June 2020)
Measuring the voltage drop across the low-side MOSFET or with an optional current sense resistor gives cycle-by-cycle overcurrent protection. The LM5145 voltage-mode controller with line feedforward drives external high-side and low-side N-channel power switches with robust 7.5-V gate drivers suitable for standard-threshold MOSFETs. Adaptively-timed gate drivers with 2.3-A source and 3.5-A sink capability minimize body diode conduction during switching transitions, reducing switching losses and improving thermal performance when driving MOSFETs at high input voltage and high frequency. The LM5145 can be powered from the output of the switching regulator or another available source, further improving efficiency.
A 180° out-of-phase clock output relative to the internal oscillator at SYNCOUT works well for cascaded or multi-channel power supplies to reduce input capacitor ripple current and EMI filter size. Additional features of the LM5145 include a configurable soft start, an open-drain power-good monitor for fault reporting and output monitoring, monotonic start-up into prebiased loads, integrated VCC bias supply regulator and bootstrap diode, external power supply tracking, precision enable input with hysteresis for adjustable line undervoltage lockout (UVLO), hiccup-mode overload protection, and thermal shutdown protection with automatic recovery.
The LM5145 controller is offered in a 4.5-mm × 3.5-mm thermally enhanced, 20-pin VQFN package with additional spacing for high-voltage pins and wettable flanks for optical inspection of solder joint fillets.