Buck controllers (external switch)

Achieve high reliability in high-power, thermally-demanding applications

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DC/DC step-down (buck) controllers with external FETs help you optimize your power supply for even the most challenging requirements. With buck controllers, you can reach levels of output power, operating temperature range and voltage step-down ratios with your power-supply design, that are simply not possible with converters or power modules.

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Battery, 3.3 V

Buck controllers that typically take an Input voltage from batteries, supercapacitors (2.7 V or higher) or PCI Express connectors (3.3 V).

12 V

Buck controllers commonly found in automotive, server, communication systems or a supercapacitor output found in storage and UPS applications.

19 V or 24 V

Buck controllers for industrial and automotive systems with nominal 24-V input rails or PCB systems with a nominal 19-V input rail.

48 V

Buck controllers designed for 48-V input buses found in industrial, automotive and communications applications.

Multiphase

Multiphase buck-controller applications typically involve high-output current, low-output voltage and tight voltage regulation required for ASIC, FPGA, DDR, DSP and CPU core rails.

TPS53689T
Buck controllers (external switch)

Dual-channel, 8-phase step-down digital multiphase D-CAP+™ controller with VR14 SVID and PMBus

Approx. price (USD) 1ku | 3.05

TPS536C9T
Buck controllers (external switch)

Dual-channel, 12-phase step-down digital multiphase D-CAP+™ controller with VR14 SVID and PMBus

Approx. price (USD) 1ku | 4.26

LV5144
Buck controllers (external switch)

95-V synchronous DC/DC buck controller 

Approx. price (USD) 1ku | 0.39

Power trends

Low EMI

Mitigating buck converter EMI is a major challenge for many power supply designers. Devices with built-in EMI reduction technologies save design time and headaches and help you comply with difficult standards like CISPR 25 Class-5. Take a look at our portfolio below for some of the latest and best DC/DC step-down controllers for excellent EMI performance. 

Technical article
How to reduce EMI and shrink power-supply size with an integrated active EMI filte
Learn how an active EMI filter (AEF) can reduce passive filter size by 50%, saving you PCB area and solution cost.
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Application brief
Improve DC/DC Regulator EMI for Free with Optimized Power Stage Layout
This tech note explores EMI abatement in high-current DC/DC regulator circuits that employ a controller paired with discrete high-side and low-side silicon power MOSFETs. 
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Video
Reducing filter size and cost with an active EMI filter
See how the power of integration can not only reduce your filter size and volume, but cost and EMI. This video explains our integrated active EMI filtering technology (AEF), and how it can be used to reduce power supply size.
Featured products for low EMI
LM25149-Q1 ACTIVE 42-V automotive synchronous buck DC/DC controller with ultra-low IQ and integrated active EMI filter
LM5143-Q1 ACTIVE 3.5-V to 65-V low Iq, dual, 2-phase synchronous buck DC-DC controller
LM5141 ACTIVE Low Iq, Wide Input Range Synchronous Buck Controller
Low quiescent current (IQ)

DC/DC buck switching regulators with ultra-low standby quiescent current increase light-load efficiency and extend battery life in portable and battery-operated applications. Find some of the lowest IQ devices in our buck controller portfolio below.

White paper
Demystifying Input Supply Current in DC/DC Regulators:From Shutdown to Full Load (Rev. A)
This paper sets out to clear up some of the confusion surrounding quiescent current by focusing on the current required from the input supply flowing into a buck regulator, rather than getting caught up in the terminology.
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Video
How to extend battery life with low quiescent current technologies
What is quiescent current and why does it matter? Get the answers to these questions and much more in this training series. 
Featured products for low quiescent current (IQ)
LM5143-Q1 ACTIVE 3.5-V to 65-V low Iq, dual, 2-phase synchronous buck DC-DC controller
LM25141 ACTIVE Low Iq, Wide Input Range Synchronous Buck Controller
LM25149-Q1 ACTIVE 42-V automotive synchronous buck DC/DC controller with ultra-low IQ and integrated active EMI filter

Design & development resources

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