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Product category: Power Supply ICs and Controllers
News Release from: Allegro MicroSystems Europe | Subject: A8498
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 11 July 2006

Buck regulator accepts wide-ranging
inputs

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A fixed-off-time current-mode-controlled buck switching regulator IC combines a 3A current rating with a wide input voltage range of 8 to 50V in a small surface-mount package.

The new A8498 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a fixed-off-time current-mode-controlled buck switching regulator IC that combines a 3A current rating with a wide input voltage range of 8 to 50V in a small surface-mount package The wide input voltage range makes the new device suitable for a wide range of industrial and consumer applications, including uninterruptible power supplies, 12V lighter-powered applications such as portable DVD players, automotive 12 or 24V input applications with higher voltage protection, point-of-sale equipment, and industrial systems b