Micrel, Inc. MIC4680 Safe Operating Area 1.5 Minimum Current Limit 1.4 1.3 1.2 Note OUTPUT CURRENT (A) 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 VOUT = 5V TA = 60°C Demonstration board layout 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 INPUT VOLTAGE (V) 30 35 Functional Characteristics Frequency Foldback The MIC4680 folds the switching frequency back during a hard short-circuit condition to reduce the energy per cycle and protect the device. March 2008 6 M9999-032808