ZHCSMW2B December 2021 – December 2022 LM5123-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA
In diode emulation (DE) mode, inductor current flow is allowed only in one direction – from the input source to the output load. The device monitors the SENSE-SW voltage during the high-side switch on time and turns off the high-side switch for the remainder of the PWM cycle when the SENSE-SW voltage falls down below the 5-mV zero current detection (ZCD) threshold (VZCD). The benefit of the diode emulation is a higher efficiency than FPWM mode efficiency at light load condition.