Controllers drop the BOM

Dec. 6, 2006
By integrating the boot diode, overcurrent protection, and MOSFET drivers onto one chip, Intersil believes its ISL6545 and ISL6545A single-output PWM controllers (pictured) will slash bill-of-materials (BOM) cost.

By integrating the boot diode, overcurrent protection, and MOSFET drivers onto one chip, Intersil believes its ISL6545 and ISL6545A single-output PWM controllers (pictured) will slash bill-of-materials (BOM) cost. The devices' overcurrent function protects the controllers from a shorted output by using the lower MOSFET's rDS(on) to monitor the current. This also cuts cost by eliminating the currentsensing resistor.

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