TDK's FS1406 µPOL™ DC-DC converter, supplying 15W in a 3.3x3.3x1.5mm package

The small and powerful solution for powering your FPGAs

The FS1406 is an easy-to-use, fully integrated and highly efficient micro-point-of-load (µPOL™) voltage regulator. The on-chip pulse-width modulation (PWM) controller and integrated MOSFETs, plus incorporated inductor and capacitors, result in an extremely compact and accurate regulator. The compact, low-profile package measures in at a tiny 3.3mm x 3.3mm x 1.5mm and is suitable for automated assembly using standard surface-mount equipment.

Developed by a cross-functional engineering team, the design exemplifies best practice and uses class-leading technologies. From early in the integrated circuit design phase, designers worked with application and packaging engineers to select compatible technologies and implement them in ways that reduce compromise. The ability to program aspects of the FS1406’s operation using the Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) protocol is unique in this class of product. Developing and optimizing all of these elements together has yielded the smallest, most efficient and fully featured 6A µPOL™ currently available.

The built-in protection features include pre-biased start-up, soft-start protection, over-voltage protection, thermally compensated over-current protection with hiccup mode, thermal shut-down with auto-recovery.