Step Down Converter offers over 90% efficiency.
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Model MD5001 contains control IC and main switch MOSFET on single chip, SOP-8 package. Input voltage range is 4.5-14 V and output voltage is 0.8-12 V with maximum output current of 1 A. Unit includes remote on/off, overcurrent protection, and built-in thermal protection. It is recommended for designers who have employed regulators but find thermal issues to be a problem and have insufficient space to fit cooling fan.
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Shindengen Introduces the MD5001-a 1A Step Down Converter Power IC
Shindengen America, Inc. introduces the MD5001-a 1A step down IC converter. The MD5001 is a low cost device containing a control IC and main switch MOSFET on a single chip SOP-8 package. Despite its small package the MD5001 has over 90% efficiency. The input voltage range is 4.5v to 14v and the output voltage is 0.8v to 12v with a maximum output current of 1A. The MD5001 features remote on/off, overcurrent protection and built-in thermal protection
The MD5001 is recommended for designers who have employed regulators but find thermal issues to be a serious problem and have insufficient space to fit a cooling fan. The MD5001 is particularly useful in, for example, an application that previously employed a regulator for 5V input and 1.8v output at a load of .8A but needs much higher energy efficiency. Battery operated hand-held devices are a perfect application for the MD5001.
Shindengen's MD series is a complete line of power IC converters designed to provide a wide range of input and output combinations. The flexible nature of the product line allows the designer to customize the product to fit the needs of the application with wide-range input and adjustable output.
The price for the MD5001 is $.97 in OEM quantities.
Shindengen is 50-year-old diversified Japanese company specializing in power related devices. Along with DC/DC converters Shindengen produces Telecom Power Systems AC/DC switching power supplies, power semiconductors, solenoids and automotive electronics. Shindengen has offices in Camarillo, CA (near LA), and in Bannockburn, IL (near Chicago). The main U.S. engineering and distribution center is located in Camarillo, CA.
