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UC3842BD1

STMicroelectronics · AC-DC Controllers And Regulators · SO-8

UC3842BD1 from STMicroelectronics, in a SO-8. Pinout and pin descriptions extracted from the manufacturer datasheet (extract_pins, cross-checked by a second model); symbol, footprint, and 3D from KiCad-official CAD.

Pinout

Pin Name Type Function
1 COMP output Error amplifier output for loop compensation control circuits.
2 VFB input Inverting input of error amplifier; connect switching power supply feedback through resistor divider network (−0.3 to 5.5 V absolute maximum).
3 ISENSE input Current sense input; voltage proportional to inductor current used by PWM to terminate output switch conduction (maximum input signal 0.9-1.1 V).
4 RT/CT passive Oscillator timing node; connect resistor RT to VREF and capacitor CT to ground; programs frequency from 49 kHz to 500 kHz maximum.
5 GROUND power_in Combined control circuitry and power ground; primary return for all logic circuits and bypass capacitors.
6 OUTPUT output PWM output stage directly drives N-channel MOSFET gates; sources and sinks ±1 A peak current with 50-150 ns rise and fall times.
7 VCC power_in Positive supply voltage input; 8.5-17.5 V operating range for UC3842B with 16 V start threshold and 10 V stop threshold.
8 VREF power_in Reference voltage output at 5.0 V nominal; supplies 50 mA charging current for RT/CT timing network capacitor.

Key specifications

Parameter Value
Manufacturer STMicroelectronics
Package SO-8
Category Power Management (PMIC)
Pins 8

CAD (KiCad official)

  • Symbol: UC3842BD1
  • Footprint: Package_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mm
  • 3D model: SO-8 (KiCad packages3D, STEP)
  • 3D model files: uc3842bd1-etched.step / uc3842bd1-etched.glb carry the MPN laser-etched on the die in a toggleable Adom.LaserEtch group (Fusion-ready); uc3842bd1.step / uc3842bd1.glb are the bare package body.

Provenance

Data extracted from the manufacturer datasheet, not a distributor listing:

  • Datasheet: STMicroelectronics datasheet (15 pp, sha256 fedfd7362400f8b3, retrieved 2026-09-26, tier: lcsc)
  • Extractor: parts-factory 2.0.0 / extract_pins 0.2, primary claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 (text), consensus claude-sonnet-4-6 (agreed), guards: pin_guards 0.1: passed. Pins are checked against the footprint pad set and their cited datasheet pages before publish.
  • CAD: KiCad official libraries (CC-BY-SA 4.0).

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