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RT2872GSP

Richtek Tech · DC-DC Converters · SOP-8-EP

RT2872GSP from Richtek Tech, in a SOP-8-EP. Pinout and pin descriptions extracted from the manufacturer datasheet by ds2sf; symbol, footprint, and 3D from KiCad-official CAD.

Pinout

Pin Name Type Function
1 SW power_out Switch node. Drain of the high-side and low-side internal N-MOSFETs. Connect to the external inductor and to the boot capacitor return.
2 BOOT power_in Bootstrap supply for the high-side N-MOSFET gate driver. Connect a ceramic capacitor (typ. 0.1µF) from BOOT to SW to develop the floating gate-drive rail.
3 EN input Chip enable. Drive high (>2.0V) to enable the converter, low (<0.4V) to disable. On the EVB, EN is pulled to VIN via a 100kΩ resistor (R4) for auto-enable operation.
4 GND power_in Device ground. Also tied to the exposed thermal pad on the underside of the SOP-8 package; solder the exposed pad to a ground copper plane for thermal dissipation.
5 COMP output Error-amplifier output / loop compensation node. Connect an external RC network (typ. series R + C to GND) to set the loop bandwidth and phase margin of the current-mode control loop.
6 FB input Feedback input to the internal error amplifier. Connect to the midpoint of the R1/R2 divider between VOUT and GND. Reference voltage is 0.8V; VOUT = 0.8V x (1 + R1/R2).
7 RT input Oscillator frequency programming pin. Connect a resistor from RT to GND to set switching frequency between 300kHz and 1MHz (EVB uses 137kΩ / 113kΩ resistor on this pin).
8 VIN power_in Main input supply, 4.5V to 36V. Bypass to GND with low-ESR ceramic capacitors (EVB uses 2x 10µF/50V X5R plus 0.1µF) placed close to the pin.
9 EP (GND) power_in Exposed thermal pad on the bottom of the package. Electrically tied to GND (pin 4). Must be soldered to a GND copper pour for proper thermal performance.

Key specifications

Parameter Value
Manufacturer Richtek Tech
Package SOP-8-EP
Category PMIC
Pins 9

Ordering variants

Same part, different packaging or reel option.

  • RT2872GSP

CAD (KiCad official)

  • Symbol: RT2872GSP
  • Footprint: Package_SO:SOIC-8-1EP_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mm_EP2.41x3.3mm
  • 3D model: SOP-8-EP (KiCad packages3D, STEP)

3D model downloads

Two STEP files. Same geometry, different body top:

File Size Use it when
rt2872gsp.step 193 KB You want the bare part, or you mark your own boards.
rt2872gsp-etched.step 1.8 MB You want the part with RT2872GSP already on it.

The marking in the etched file is real recessed geometry cut into the solid, not a texture or a decal: 450 faces against 63 in the bare model. It survives export, section views, and rendering in any CAD tool, and it drops straight into KiCad or Fusion with no extra setup.

Provenance

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

  • Datasheet: Richtek Tech datasheet (11 pp, sha256 c32ddb3a6bfb0393, retrieved 2026-08-17, tier: lcsc)
  • Extractor: ds2sf (Claude). Every pin and dimension is cited to a datasheet page; it refuses to fabricate.
  • CAD: KiCad official libraries (CC-BY-SA 4.0).

Datasheet PDF