The ISL8500 is a high-performance, 24V, 2A standard buck PWM regulator that provides a simple power system for a variety of point-of-load applications.

The PWM controller in the ISL8500 drives an internal switching N-Channel power MOSFET that generates an output voltage from 0.6V to 19V when used with an external Schottky diode.

The integrated power switch is optimized for thermal performance up to 2A of output current. The ISL8500 switches at a fixed frequency of 500kHz and uses simple voltage mode with integrated input voltage feed-forward control to provide flexibility in component selection and space savings.

Protection features include overcurrent, undervoltage and thermal overload protection. Output voltage monitoring and power sequencing can be realized using the integrated PGOOD (Power OK) and Enable (EN) features of the ISL8500. The PWM regulator also includes an externally adjustable soft-start time to enable smooth, monotonic start up and in-rush current control.

The device supports an input voltage range of up to 24V, appropriate for 5V point-of-load applications, 12V power supplies and 24V battery powered systems and is available in a small, thermally enhanced 4mm x 3mm DFN package.

It is targeted at telecom and datacom designs, test and measurement systems, industrial or instrumentation applications, set top boxes and DSL modems.

The ISL8500 is in a 12-lead DFN package.

More information: http://www.intersil.com/cda/deviceinfo/0,1477,ISL8500.html