General Description
Micrel’s MIC2184 is a high efficiency PWM buck control IC. With its wide input voltage range of 2.9V to 14V, the MIC2184 can be used to efficiently step voltages down in 1- or 2-cell LiIon battery powered applications, as well as in fixed 3.3V, 5V, or 12V systems.
Efficiencies over 90% are achievable over a wide range of load conditions with the MIC2184’s PWM control scheme. The operating frequency can be divided by two by raising the FREQ/2 pin to VDD. This allows the user to optimize efficiency versus board space. It also allows the MIC2184 to be externally synchronized to frequencies below its nominal 400KHz.

FEATUREs
• Input voltage range: 2.9V to 14V
• >90% efficiency
• Oscillator frequency of 400kHz
• Frequency divide-by-two pin
• Frequency sync to 600kHz
• FrequOut oscillator output allows simple charge pump implementation in low voltage systems
• 1.245V reference output
• Front edge blanking
• 5Ω output driver
• Soft start
• PWM current mode control
• 1µA shutdown current
• Cycle-by-cycle current limiting
• Frequency foldback short circuit protection
• Adjustable under-voltage lockout
• 16 pin narrow-body SOIC and QSOP package options

APPLICATIONs
• 3.3V to 2.5V/1.8V/1.5V conversion
• DC power distribution systems
• Wireless Modems
• ADSL line cards
• 1-and 2-cell Li Ion battery operated equipment
• Satellite Phones