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

LM51261A-Q1 (VQFN) Package

Figure 4-2 shows the LM51261A-Q1 pin diagram for the VQFN package. For a detailed description of the device pins, see the Pin Configuration and Functions section in the LM51261A-Q1 datasheet.

Figure 4-2 Pin Diagram (VQFN Package)
Table 4-6 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, 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 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
SDA 25 I2C communication does not work. B
SCL 26 I2C communication does not work. B
CFG 27 Level 1 of the CFG pin is forced. C
nFAULT 28 The voltage of the output is correct, but there is a loss of functionality at the nFAULT 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 4-7 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 The device is potentially damaged. 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
SDA 25 I2C communication does not work. B
SCL 26 I2C communication does not work. B
CFG 27 Level 16 of the CFG 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 4-8 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 SDA I2C communication does not work when an external clock is used or the SYNCIN pin is connected to GND. I2C operates normally when the SYNCIN pin is left floating. The device potentially synchronizes to the SDA signal when clock synchronization is enabled. There is a loss of the frequency synchronization function. B
SDA 25 SCL I2C communication does not work. B
SCL 26 CFG I2C communication does not work for the device if the resistance of the CFG pin is strong enough to pull down the I2C clock. The device configuration for the CFG pin is incorrect. B
CFG 27 nFAULT The device loses the function of the configuration. B
nFAULT 28 MODE The MODE function of the device is effected. The device potentially functions in an operation mode that is incorrect based on the nFAULT 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 4-9 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
SDA 25 Damage to the device is possible; exceeds the absolute maximum voltage rating. A
SCL 26 Damage to the device is possible; exceeds the absolute maximum voltage rating. A
CFG 27 Damage to the device is possible; exceeds the absolute maximum voltage rating. A
nFAULT 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