Regulator modules target military and avionics

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Dec 5, 2007

Complete and encapsulated 10A switching DC/DC regulator system is the first device in a new family for rugged military and avionics applications.

The LTM4600HVMPV is a complete and encapsulated 10A switching DC/DC regulator system, and is the first device in a new family of uModule DC/DC regulators from Linear Technology designed for rugged military and avionics applications.

The LTM4600HVMPV is fully tested over the temperature range of -55 to +125C, and comes in a 15 x 15 x 2.8mm military plastic LGA package.

The compact LGA package has been qualified by military system designers as the preferred package for high power DC/DC solutions because of its lower thermal impedance when compared with a similar size BGA.

Comprised entirely of Linear Technology silicon and supported by rigorous in-house testing, the LTM4600HVMPV brings component-level reliability and industry-leading performance to demanding applications such as military and aerospace systems.

The LTM4600HVMPV is a synchronous switch-mode DC/DC step-down regulator with built-in inductor, supporting power components and compensation circuitry.

The device operates from an input supply range of 4.5 to 28V and regulates an output voltage from 0.6 to 5V.

This DC/DC uModule regulator can deliver 10A continuous load current (14A peak) and achieve efficiencies as high as 92%.

A DC/DC uModule regulator such as the LTM4600HVMPV simplifies power supply design and construction, requiring only input and output bulk capacitors and a resistor to set the output voltage.

The LTM4600HVMPV DC/DC uModule regulator weighs only 1.7g and is housed in a surface-mount package that can be handled and assembled like a standard integrated circuit.

Moreover, its low profile design permits the device to be soldered onto the back side of a printed circuit board, freeing valuable board space for sophisticated digital ICs.

The LTM4600HVMPV is self-protected against output overvoltage and short circuit conditions.

1000-piece pricing starts at US $36.95 each.