AP3842CMTR-E1

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        "description": "Error Amplifier output, made available for external loop compensation (typically an R-C network to VFB)."
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        "description": "Current-sense input. A voltage proportional to inductor/switch current is applied here; PWM uses this to terminate output switch conduction on a cycle-by-cycle basis (internal 1 V current-limit threshold)."
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        "description": "Totem-pole gate-drive output for an external power MOSFET. Peak sink/source currents up to ±1 A."
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