General Description
The AOZ1051PI is a high efficiency, easy to use, 3 A synchronous buck regulator. The AOZ1051PI works from 4.5 V to 18 V input voltage range, and provides up to 3 A of continuous output current with an output voltage adjustable down to 0.8 V.
   
Features
● 4.5 V to 18 V operating input voltage range
● Synchronous Buck: 70 mΩ internal high-side switch
    and 40 mΩ internal low-side switch (at 12 V)
● Up to 95 % efficiency
● External soft start
● Output voltage adjustable to 0.8 V
● 3 A continuous output current
● 500 kHz PWM operation
● Cycle-by-cycle current limit
● Pre-bias start-up
● Short-circuit protection
● Thermal shutdown
● Exposed pad SO-8 package
   
Applications
● Point of load DC/DC converters
● LCD TV
● Set top boxes
● DVD and Blu-ray players/recorders
● Cable modems