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NCP1400A
100 mA, Fixed Frequency PWM Step-Up Micropower Switching Regulator
The NCP1400A series are micropower step−up DC to DC converters that are specifically designed for powering portable equipment from one or two cell battery packs. These devices are designed to startup with a cell voltage of 0.8 V and operate down to less than 0.2 V. With only four external components, this series allows a simple means to implement highly efficient converters that are capable of up to 100 mA of output current.
Each device consists of an on−chip fixed frequency oscillator, pulse width modulation controller, phase compensated error amplifier that ensures converter stability with discontinuous mode operation, soft−start, voltage reference, driver, and power MOSFET switch with current limit protection.