Integrated voltage regulator shrinks PCB size by 60%

The new device features remote differential sensing enabling 0.5% Vref accuracy between 0°C and 105°C making it well suited for high power FPGAs and ASICs requiring 1% DC or 3% DC+AC accurate power supply.

As part of the Gen3 SupIRBuck family, the IR3846 features a proprietary modulator scheme that enables jitter-free and noise-free operation to allow higher frequency/higher bandwidth operation for better transient response and fewer output capacitors, and space savings of 20% PCB space compared to alternative integrated solutions and 60% compared to discrete solutions.

The pinout of the IR3846 is optimized for easy placement of bypass capacitors and the internal thermally compensated current limit offers three settings that allow programmability without extra components and layout complications.

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“Leveraging the key attributes of IR’s Gen3 SupIRBuck technology, the IR3846 is a complete 35A solution that offers high density and superior performance in a highly compact 200mm2 footprint for today’s space constrained server, network communications and storage systems,” comments Cecilia Contenti, IR’s POL Senior Marketing Manager.

The pinout of the IR3846 is optimized for easy placement of bypass capacitors and the internal thermally compensated current limit offers three settings that allow programmability without extra components and layout complications.