LinkSwitch-XT Design Guide:The LinkSwitch-XT family is designed for low power adapters and chargers (cell/cordless phones, PDAs, digital cameras, portable audio etc), as well as auxiliary supplies employed in applications such as white goods. The ICs combine a high voltage power MOSFET switch with an ON/OFF controller in one device. It is completely self-powered from the DRAIN pin, has a jittered switching frequency for low EMI and is fully fault protected. Auto-restart limits device and circuit dissipation during overload, output short circuit and open loop conditions while hysteretic over-temperature protection disables the internal MOSFET during thermal faults. EcoSmart® technology enables designs to easily attain <150 mW no-load consumption. LinkSwitch-XT is ideal for linear charger replacement circuits because of its low cost and also because it can meet the efficiency standards set forth by the California Energy Commission (CEC). LinkSwitch-XT is designed to operate without the need for a ® primary-side clamp circuit (Clampless™) for output powers below 2 W (and up to 2.5 W with a bias winding) and thus dramatically reduces component count and total system cost. Figure 1 shows a LinkSwitch-XT based 2 W power supply without a primary-side clamp.