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SINGLECHANNEL HIGHSPEED MOSFET DRIVER

SLVS160C – FEBRUARY 1997 – REVISED OCTOBER 2002

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APPLICATION INFORMATION

The efficiency for various output currents, with a 5.25-V input, is shown in Figure 26. For a 3.3-V output, the

efficiency is greater than 90% for loads up to 2 A – exceptional for a simple, inexpensive design.

80

75

70

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

85

90

Load Current – A

95

3.5

4

4.5

5

VO = 3.3 V

VO = 2.5 V

VI = 5.25 V

TA = 25°C

Figure 26. Converter Efficiency