
Micrel
General Description
The MIC4574 is a series of easy to use fixed and adjustable BiCMOS step-down (buck) switch-mode voltage regulators. The 200kHz MIC4574 duplicates the pinout and function of the 52kHz LM2574. The higher switching frequency may allow up to a 2:1 reduction in output filter inductor size.
FEATUREs
• Fixed 200kHz operation
• 3.3V, 5V, and adjustable output versions
• Voltage over specified line and load conditions:
Fixed version: ±3% max. output voltage
Adjustable version: ±2% max. feedback voltage
• Guaranteed 0.5A switch current
• Wide 4V to 24V input voltage range
• Wide 1.23V to 20V output voltage range
• Requires minimum external components
• < 200µA typical shutdown mode
• 75% efficiency (adjustable version > 75% typ.)
• Standard inductors and capacitors are 25% of typical LM2574 values
• Thermal shutdown
• Overcurrent protection
• 100% electrical thermal limit burn-in
APPLICATIONs
• Simple high-efficiency step-down (buck) regulator
• Efficient preregulator for linear regulators
• On-card switching regulators
• Positive-to-negative converter (inverting buck-boost)
• Isolated flyback converter using minimum external components
• Negative boost converter