L4960 , 2.5A POWER SWITCHING REGULATOR,
2.5A OUTPUT CURRENT
5.1V TO 40V OPUTPUT VOLTAGE RANGE
PRECISE (± 2%) ON-CHIP REFERENCE
HIGH SWITCHING FREQUENCY
VERY HIGH EFFICIENCY (UP TO 90%)
VERY FEW EXTERNAL COMPONENTS
SOFT START
INTERNAL LIMITING CURRENT
THERMAL SHUTDOWN
DESCRIPTION
The L4960 is a monolithic power switching regulator delivering 2.5A at a voltage variable from 5V to
40V in step down configuration.
Features of the device include current limiting, soft
start, thermal protection and 0 to 100% duty cycle
for continuous operation mode.
June 2000
ORDERING NUMBERS: L4960 (Vertical)
L4960H (Horizontal)
HEPTAWATT
BLOCK DIAGRAM
TheL4960 is mountedina Heptawattplastic power
package and requires very few external components.
Efficient operation at switching frequencies up to
150KHz allows a reduction in the size and cost of
external filter components.
