Texas Instruments LM25137QRHARQ1

The LM25137-Q1 is a 42V synchronous buck DC/DC controller offered from a family with three options for functional safety: Capable, ASIL B, and ASIL D. The device uses an interleaved, stackable, peak current-mode architecture for easy loop compensation, fast transient response, excellent load and line regulation, and accurate current sharing with paralleled phases for high output current.

A high-side switch minimum on-time of 22ns facilitates large step-down ratios, enabling the direct conversion from 12V and 24V automotive inputs to low-voltage rails for reduced system design cost and complexity. The LM25137-Q1 continues to operate during input voltage dips as low as 4V, at 100% duty cycle if needed. The 9µA no-load quiescent current with the output voltage in regulation extends operating run-time in battery-powered automotive systems.

Several features are included to simplify compliance with CISPR 25 and automotive EMI requirements. Adaptively timed, high-current MOSFET gate drivers minimize body diode conduction during switching transitions, reducing switching losses and improving thermal and EMI performance at high input voltage and high switching frequency. To reduce input capacitor ripple current and EMI filter size, 180° interleaved operation is provided for two outputs. A 90° out-of-phase clock output works well for cascaded, multichannel or multiphase power stages. Resistor-adjustable switching frequency as high as 2.2MHz can be synchronized to an external clock source up to 2.5MHz to eliminate beat frequencies in noise-sensitive applications.

Additional features of the LM25137-Q1 include 150°C maximum junction temperature operation, user-selectable PFM mode for lower current consumption during light-load conditions, configurable soft-start function, open-drain PG flags for fault reporting and output monitoring, independent enable inputs, monotonic start-up into prebiased loads, integrated VCC bias supply regulator powered from VIN or VOUT1, hiccup-mode overload protection, and thermal shutdown protection with automatic recovery. Current is sensed using the inductor DCR for highest efficiency or an optional shunt resistor for high accuracy.

The LM25137-Q1 controller is qualified to AEC-Q100 grade 1 for automotive applications and comes in a 6mm × 6mm, thermally-enhanced, 36-pin VQFN package with additional pin clearance for increased reliability and wettable flank pins to facilitate optical inspection during manufacturing. The wide input voltage range, low quiescent current consumption, high-temperature operation, cycle-by-cycle current limit, low EMI signature, and small design size provide an excellent point-of-load regulator choice for applications requiring enhanced robustness and durability.