Fairchild Semiconductor’s Industry-First 2.8V to 36V Integrated Load Switches Provide Robust Protection & Simplify Power Ma...
November 10 2010 - 11:01AM
Business Wire
Design, system and platform engineers of consumer, industrial
and computing applications need a drop-in, integrated solution that
provide power load switching and advanced protection, while also
saving board space and lowering overall costs. To address this
need, Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS) developed the AccuPower™
load switch series, the industry’s first 2.8V to 36V integrated
load switches, intended to address the designer’s mid-voltage
needs.
Fairchild Semiconductor’s Industry-First
2.8V to 36V Integrated Load Switches Provide Robust Protection and
Simplify Power Management Design (Photo: Business Wire)
Devices in the AccuPower series of load switches include the
FPF2700, FPF2701 and FPF2702. Unlike current solutions that require
discrete MOSFETs plus external protection circuitry, devices in the
AccuPower series of load switches feature built-in protection to
eliminate as many as four additional devices, saving over 70
percent board space.
The AccuPower series is a family of current limiting load
switches that provide full protection to systems and loads that may
encounter large current conditions. The series contains a slew rate
controlled N-Channel MOSFET which limits the amount of in-rush
current. This protects from abnormalities on the main power supply
rails.
The input voltage range operates from 2.8V to 36V. Devices in
the series offer low RDS(ON) (90mΩ typical) to optimize power
losses across the switch and over the entire input voltage range.
Additionally, to address the emerging concern of current surges in
these applications, AccuPower load switches feature Safe Operation
Area (SOA) current limit protection, which guards against
instantaneous short circuit events and protects the system from
failure.
Leveraging technological and process IP gained during the
development of the IntelliMAX™ series of load switches, devices in
the AccuPower load switch series are ideal for motor drives,
portable power, digital cameras, industrial and computing
applications.
Additionally, devices in the AccuPower load switch series
feature under-voltage lock-out (UVLO) protection and thermal
shutdown protection. Switch control is completed by a logic input
(ON) capable of interfacing directly with the low voltage control
signal. When the switch current reaches the current limit, the
device operates in a constant-current mode to prohibit excessive
currents from causing damage.
All of these switches are part of a comprehensive portfolio of
solutions that help industrial and portable electronic designers to
differentiate their designs and maintain a competitive advantage.
Fairchild continues to combine its unique combination of
functional, process and packaging technologies with its years of
insight and system-level expertise to differentiate electronic
designs.
Price: (US$ in 1,000 piece quantities): $00.92
Availability: Samples available now
Delivery: 8-10 weeks
Contact Information:
To contact Fairchild Semiconductor about this product, please go
to: http://www.fairchildsemi.com/cf/sales_contacts/.
For information on other products, design tools and sales
contacts, please visit: http://www.fairchildsemi.com.
Note to Editor: For a datasheet in PDF format, please go
to: http://www.fairchildsemi.com/ds/FP/FPF2700.pdf.
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