ON Semiconductor Introduces NIS6201, the Industry's Only Floating Regulated Charge Pump for Low Power Applications. Designed to deliver 20 milliamps (mA) of current and voltages from 8 V to 15 V. The NIS6201 is a cost-effective replacement for small, isolated switching power supplies. The most suitable application areas for this device include the ORing diode drive voltage, the floating detection circuit, and the LED driver. Most charge pump output voltages are usually referenced to ground, but the NIS6201's output voltage can be referenced to any bus voltage or added to the bus voltage, Floating or floating above any bus voltage. The designer can easily generate any bias voltage with minimal external components. The NIS6201 includes a linear regulator and a versatile charge pump to convert the bias voltage from a ground reference to a higher voltage. Because the high-voltage components are external to the charge pump and sized accordingly, the NIS6201 can handle any required isolation voltage - up to a few hundred volts. The device has adjustable voltage output and thermal protection. With the NIS6201, designers can use a small number of external components and easily design the bias voltage without the use of inductors, reducing size, weight, and cost. Sue Nee, marketing manager for integrated semiconductor products at ON Semiconductor, said: "The NIS6201 is a step forward in designing an economy-wide general-purpose power supply, or an auxiliary power supply that powers the main PWM control IC or functions that are not often powered by an integrated circuit. If you still need to add an output voltage later in the design phase, the NIS6201 is a fast and easy solution. "The key features of the NIS6201 are as follows: Integrated Linear Regulator and Charge Pump Thermal Protection Adjustable Voltage Output High Voltage Isolation Applications Available in ORing diodes, floating detection circuits and LED drivers. The NI6201 is available in a lead-free SO-8 package, priced at $ 0.53 per 10,000 piece quantities.