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Absolute Maximum Supply Voltage

5.5V

Power Dissipation

(Note 2)

ESD Susceptibility (Note 3)

1.5 kV

Sense Current (peak, for 200 msec) (Note 4)

10A

Sink Current for PWM pin

1 mA

Voltage on Pin 5

5.25V

Maximum Junction Temperature

150˚C

Storage Temperature

−65˚C to +150˚C

Lead Temperature (Soldering, 10 sec)

260˚C

Input Voltage

2.0V to 5.25V

Sense Current (continuous) (Note 4)

7A

Junction Temperature Range

−40˚C to +125˚C

Electrical Characteristics

LM3814-1.0, LM3815-1.0

V

Symbol

Parameter

Conditions

Typ

(Note 5)

Limit

(Note 6)

Units

I

ACC

Average Current Accuracy

(Note 7)

at 0.9A current

0.9

A

0.868 / 0.850

A (min)

0.932 / 0.950

A (max)

e

n

Effective Output Noise (rms)

12

mA

LM3814-7.0, LM3815-7.0

V

Symbol

Parameter

Conditions

Typ

(Note 5)

Limit

(Note 6)

Units

I

ACC

Average Current Accuracy

(Note 7)

at 2.5A current (Note 8)

2.5

A

2.350 / 2.288

A (min)

2.650 / 2.712

A (max)

e

n

Effective Output Noise (rms)

120

mA

Common Device Parameters

Unless otherwise specified, V

0.1µF.

Symbol

Parameter

Conditions

Typ

(Note 5)

Limit

(Note 6)

Units

I

Q1

Quiescent Current

Normal Mode, SD = high

100

µA

160

µA (max)

I

Q2

Quiescent Current

Shutdown Mode, SD = low

2.5

µA

10

µA (max)

D

RES

PWM Resolution

0.8

%

t

S

Sampling Time

6

ms

4

ms (min)

10

ms (max)

f

P

Frequency of PWM Waveform

160

Hz

100

Hz (min)

250

Hz (max)

V

TH

Threshold High Level for SD

1.2

V

1.8

V (min)

V

TL

Threshold Low Level for SD

1.3

V

0.7

V (max)

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