SFFSAY1 October   2025 LM51261A-Q1 , LM5126A-Q1

 

  1.   1
  2.   Trademarks
  3. 1Overview
  4. 2Functional Safety Failure In Time (FIT) Rates
    1. 2.1 VQFN Package
  5. 3Failure Mode Distribution (FMD)
  6. 4Pin Failure Mode Analysis (Pin FMA)
    1. 4.1 LM5126A-Q1 (VQFN) Package
    2. 4.2 LM51261A-Q1 (VQFN) Package
  7. 5Revision History

LM5126A-Q1 (VQFN) Package

Figure 4-1 shows the LM5126A-Q1 pin diagram for the VQFN package. For a detailed description of the device pins, see the Pin Configuration and Functions section in the LM5126A-Q1 datasheet.

Figure 4-1 Pin Diagram (VQFN Package)
Table 4-2 Pin FMA for Device Pins Short-Circuited to Ground
Pin Name Pin No. Description of Potential Failure Effects Failure Effect Class
DLY 1 The average input-current loop is not activated when the average input-current loop feature is used. B
D
SS 2 The device does not start; no switching. B
COMP 3 VOUT is out of regulation; not switching. B
AGND 4 There is no effect on the device. D
CSN 5 Damage to the device is possible if the differential voltage exceeds the absolute maximum rating of 0.3V. A
CSP 6 Damage to the device is possible if the differential voltage exceeds the absolute maximum rating of 0.3V. A
VOUT 7 Damage to the external components is possible. The device potentially goes into a latch state or does not start. B
HO 8 Damage to the high-side driver is possible when the device starts switching. A
HB 9 Damage to the device is possible when BOOT charging starts. A
SW 10 No energy is transferred from the input to the output. B
LO 11 Damage to the low-side driver is possible when the device starts switching. A
VCC 12 There is a loss of VCC regulation; no switching. B
PGND 13 There is no effect on the device. D
NC 14 There is no effect on the device. D
NC 15 There is no effect on the device. D
NC 16 There is no effect on the device. D
NC 17 There is no effect on the device. D
BIAS 18 The device is not powered, and therefore, not functional. B
UVLO/EN 19 The device is disabled. B
NC 20 There is no effect on the device. D
NC 21 There is no effect on the device. D
RT 22 The device goes to the maximum switching frequency of >2.2MHz. C
GND 23 There is no effect on the device. A
D
SYNCIN 24 Clock synchronization is disabled; the device uses the internal clock. C
CFG2 25 Level 1 of the CFG2 pin is forced. C
CFG1 26 Level 1 of the CFG1 pin is forced. C
CFG0 27 Level 1 of the CFG0 pin is forced. C
PGOOD 28 The voltage of the output is correct, but there is a loss of functionality at the PGOOD pin. B
MODE 29 Diode emulation mode is activated. There is no effect if the device is configured for diode emulation mode (MODE = GND). C
D
GND 30 There is no effect on the device. D
ILIM/IMON 31 The average input-current loop is not activated; current monitoring does not work. B
ATRK/DTRK 32 There is no output voltage regulation. The device enters BYPASS mode after the soft start completes. B
Table 4-3 Pin FMA for Device Pins Open-Circuited
Pin Name Pin No. Description of Potential Failure Effects Failure Effect Class
DLY 1 Delayed programming does not work if the delay pin function is used. B
D
SS 2 There is a short soft-start time. C
COMP 3 The device is potentially unstable. B
AGND 4 Damage to the device is possible. A
CSN 5 There is a loss of the current sense signal. Peak-current limit does not work. B
CSP 6 There is a loss of the current sense signal. Peak-current limit does not work. B
VOUT 7 The internal feedback voltage for the regulation loop is pulled to GND; VOUT reaches OVPmax. B
HO 8 There is a loss of the high-side driver. B
HB 9 There is a loss of boot voltage, and hence, a loss of the high-side driver. B
SW 10 There is a loss of the high-side driver. B
LO 11 The low-side MOSFET does not switch. B
VCC 12 The VCC pin is not stable enough to sustain normal operation. B
PGND 13 Damage to the device is possible. A
NC 14 There is no effect on the device. D
NC 15 There is no effect on the device. D
NC 16 There is no effect on the device. D
NC 17 There is no effect on the device. D
BIAS 18 The device is not powered, and therefore, the device is not functional. B
UVLO/EN 19 The device is disabled. B
NC 20 There is no effect on the device. D
NC 21 There is no effect on the device. D
RT 22 The minimum frequency is set. C
GND 23 There is no effect on the device. D
SYNCIN 24 Clock synchronization does not work; the device uses the internal clock. C
CFG2 25 Level 16 of the CFG2 pin is forced. C
CFG1 26 Level 16 of the CFG1 pin is forced. C
CFG0 27 Level 16 of the CFG0 pin is forced. C
PGOOD 28 The output voltage is correct, but there is a loss of functionality at the PGOOD pin. B
MODE 29 There is no effect if DEM mode is active, otherwise, DEM mode is activated. D
C
GND 30 There is no effect on the device. D
ILIM/IMON 31 The device operates in an average input-current limit loop operation; VOUT drops, and therefore, VOUT is out of regulation. B
ATRK/DTRK 32 The device goes to OVPmax. B
Table 4-4 Pin FMA for Device Pins Short-Circuited to Adjacent Pin
Pin Name Pin No. Shorted to Description of Potential Failure Effects Failure Effect Class
DLY 1 SS There is a loss of the delay function; the average input-current loop does not function as intended. B
SS 2 COMP The device operates in peak-current limit and the output voltage rises to OVPmax. B
COMP 3 AGND The VOUT regulation loop does not function, the internal supply potentially collapses. B
AGND 4 CSN Damage to the device is possible if the differential voltage exceeds the absolute maximum rating of 0.3V. A
CSN 5 CSP There is a loss of current sense information. The circuit is potentially unstable. B
CSP 6 VOUT The output is shorted to the input supply. There is no output regulation. B
VOUT 7 HO Damage to the device is possible as the HO pin exceeds the absolute maximum voltage rating to switch. A
HO 8 HB Damage to the device is possible when switching starts. A
HB 9 SW There is a loss of the high-side driver. B
SW 10 LO Damage to the device is possible as the absolute maximum rating is exceeded at the LO pin. A
LO 11 VCC The LO pin does not switch. Damage to the device is possible when switching starts. A
VCC 12 PGND There is no VCC rail; no switching. B
PGND 13 NC There is no effect on the device. D
NC 14 NC There is no effect on the device. D
NC 15 NC There is no effect on the device. D
NC 16 NC There is no effect on the device. D
NC 17 BIAS There is no effect on the device. D
BIAS 18 UVLO/EN There is a loss of the UVLO function; the device is always enabled. B
C
UVLO/EN 19 NC There is no effect on the device. D
NC 20 NC There is no effect on the device. D
NC 21 RT There is no effect on the device. D
RT 22 GND The device operates at the maximum switching frequency. C
GND 23 SYNCIN There is a loss of the frequency synchronization function; switching frequency is unstable. B
SYNCIN 24 CFG2 There is a loss of the frequency synchronization function or Configuration 2 is incorrect (or both—loss of function and incorrect configuration). B
CFG2 25 CFG1 Configuration 1 or Configuration 2 (or both) are incorrect for the device. B
CFG1 26 CFG0 Configuration 1 or Configuration 2 (or both) are incorrect for the device. B
CFG0 27 PGOOD The device loses the function of Configuration 0. B
PGOOD 28 MODE The MODE function of the device is effected. The device potentially functions in an operation mode that is incorrect based on the PGOOD output. C
MODE 29 GND DEM operation MODE is selected. No effect when DEM is set as default. B
D
GND 30 ILIM/IMON The function of the ILIM/IMON pin is lost. B
ILIM/IMON 31 ATRK/DTRK The voltage of the output is not regulated to target the intended value, and the function of the IMON/ILIM pin is lost. B
ATRK/DTRK 32 DLY The voltage of the output is not regulated to target the intended value. The average input-current limit does not work as intended. B
Table 4-5 Pin FMA for Device Pins Short-Circuited to VI
Pin Name Pin No. Description of Potential Failure Effects Failure Effect Class
DLY 1 Damage to the device is possible; exceeds the absolute maximum voltage rating. A
SS 2 Damage to the device is possible; exceeds the absolute maximum voltage rating. A
COMP 3 Damage to the device is possible; exceeds the absolute maximum voltage rating. A
AGND 4 Damage to the device is possible; exceeds the absolute maximum voltage rating. A
CSN 5 There is a loss of the current sense signal. The circuit is potentially unstable. B
CSP 6 The device operates as normal. D
VOUT 7 There is a loss of VOUT regulation as the output voltage is forced to VI. B
HO 8 Damage to the device is possible as the HO pin potentially exceeds the absolute maximum voltage ratings at the pin locations of HO to SW. A
HB 9 Damage to the device is possible as the HB pin exceeds the absolute maximum voltage ratings at the pin locations of HB to SW. A
SW 10 Energy is not transferred from input to output. B
LO 11 Damage to the device is possible; exceeds the absolute maximum voltage rating. A
VCC 12 Damage to the device is possible; exceeds the absolute maximum voltage rating. A
PGND 13 Damage to the device is possible. A
NC 14 There is no effect on the device. D
NC 15 There is no effect on the device. D
NC 16 There is no effect on the device. D
NC 17 There is no effect on the device. D
BIAS 18 The device operates as normal. D
UVLO/EN 19 There is no UVLO functionality, the device is enabled or disabled with VI. B
C
NC 20 There is no effect on the device. D
NC 21 There is no effect on the device. D
RT 22 Damage to the device is possible; exceeds the absolute maximum voltage rating. A
GND 23 Damage to the device is possible; exceeds the absolute maximum voltage rating. A
SYNCIN 24 Damage to the device is possible; exceeds the absolute maximum voltage rating. A
CFG2 25 Damage to the device is possible; exceeds the absolute maximum voltage rating. A
CFG1 26 Damage to the device is possible; exceeds the absolute maximum voltage rating. A
CFG0 27 Damage to the device is possible; exceeds the absolute maximum voltage rating. A
PGOOD 28 Damage to the device is possible; exceeds the absolute maximum voltage rating. A
MODE 29 Damage to the device is possible; exceeds the absolute maximum voltage rating. A
GND 30 Damage to the device is possible; exceeds the absolute maximum voltage rating. A
ILIM/IMON 31 Damage to the device is possible; exceeds the absolute maximum voltage rating. A
ATRK/DTRK 32 Damage to the device is possible; exceeds the absolute maximum voltage rating. A