PCA9420/1 | PMIC, Low Power | NXP Semiconductors

PMIC for Low Power Applications

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Block Diagram

PCA9420-PCA9421

PCA942X Block Diagram

Features

General Features

  • Optimized for low-power applications
  • Typical 100 nA quiescent current in ship mode
  • Small total solution size
  • Built-in “Mode” configuration to accommodate a fast mode switch supporting different MCU operation modes
  • i.MX RT MCU supported
  • Load supply voltage 2 V (Min), 6.8 V (Max)
  • I²C interface and input control
  • Output current 0.5 A

Battery Charger (Only for PCA9420)

  • Linear battery charger for charging single-cell Li-ion battery
  • 20 V tolerance on VIN pin
  • Programmable constant current (up to 315 mA) and precharge low voltage current threshold
  • Programmable constant voltage regulation
  • Built-in protection features such as input OVP, battery SCP, thermal protection
  • JEITA compliant
  • Battery attached detection

Temperature

  • Overtemperature protection
  • -40 °C ~ +85 °C ambient temperature range

DC-DC (Buck) Converters

  • Programmable output voltage
  • SW1: core buck converter, 0.5 V ~ 1.5 V output, 25 mV/step and a fixed 1.8 V, up to 250 mA
  • SW2: system buck converter, 1.5 V ~ 2.1 V/2.7 V ~ 3.3 V output, 25 mV/step, up to 500 mA
  • Low-power mode for extra power saving

LDOs

  • Programmable output voltage regulation
  • LDO1: always-on LDO, 1.70 V ~ 1.90 V output, 25 mV/step, up to 1 mA
  • LDO2: LDO system, 1.5 V ~ 2.1 V/2.7 V ~ 3.3 V output, 25 mV/step, up to 250 mA

Interface

  • 1 MHz I²C-bus target interface

Package

  • 2.09 mm x 2.09 mm, 5 x 5 bump, 0.4 mm pitch WLCSP
  • 3 mm x 3 mm, 24-pin QFN

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Budgetary Price excluding tax

MCU Supported

Supply Voltage [min] (V)

Supply Voltage [max] (V)

Output Current (A)

Number of Buck Regulators

Number of LDO

Switching Frequency LV Buck (MHz)

Number of Boost Regulators

Number of Channels

Battery Charger

Package Type

Ambient Operating Temperature (Min to Max) (℃)

Safety Level

Device Function

Interface and Input Control

Junction Temperature (Min to Max) (℃)

Active

10K @ US$1.11

i.MX RT

3.3

5.5

0.5

2

2

2

0

4

Linear up to 315mA

-40 to 85

QM

Low Power PMIC with battery charger

I2C

-40 to 125

Active

10K @ US$1.06

i.MX RT

3.3

5.5

0.5

2

2

2

0

4

Linear up to 315mA

HVQFN24

-40 to 85

QM

Low Power PMIC

I2C

-40 to 125

Active

10K @ US$1.00

i.MX RT/MCX

3.3

5.5

0.5

2

2

2

0

4

-40 to 85

QM

Low Power PMIC

I2C

-40 to 125

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None /docs/en/data-sheet/PCA9421.pdf English documents 871459 None 980000996212993340 2023-10-16 N /docs/en/data-sheet/PCA9421.pdf PCA9421, Power Management IC for Low-Power Microcontroller Applications Data Sheet /docs/en/data-sheet/PCA9421.pdf documents 980000996212993340 Data Sheet N en None Y pdf 1.0 N N PCA9421, Power Management IC for Low-Power Microcontroller Applications Data Sheet 871.5 KB PCA9421 N 1697496527931726015854 /docs/en/data-sheet/PCA9420.pdf 2019-06-03 1559584844587709345807 PSP 2 Jul 26, 2023 Data Sheet The PCA9420 is a highly-integrated Power Management IC (PMIC), targeted to provide a full power management solution for low power microcontroller applications or other similar applications. None /docs/en/data-sheet/PCA9420.pdf English documents 1200979 None 980000996212993340 2023-07-27 N /docs/en/data-sheet/PCA9420.pdf PCA9420, Power Management IC for Low-Power Microcontroller Applications Data Sheet /docs/en/data-sheet/PCA9420.pdf documents 980000996212993340 Data Sheet N en None Y pdf 4.2 N N PCA9420, Power Management IC for Low-Power Microcontroller Applications Data Sheet 1.2 MB PCA9420 N 1559584844587709345807 Fact Sheet 1 /docs/en/fact-sheet/PCA9420-21-FS.pdf 2019-07-01 1562002316235694859408 PSP 7 May 28, 2024 Fact Sheet PCA9420/21 are highly-integrated Power Management ICs (PMIC), designed to provide a full power management solution for low power applications. 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