> I've got a tube of DIP left over from a job a while back so I'm just usin=
g them
> up. For other projects - LEDs, single-cell boost etc - I've been trying M=
icrochip
> and ST TSSOP ICs as they typically operate at > 500kHz and need only a sm=
all
> (10uH) inductor
>=20
> Made a note to look for the SimpleSwitcher range next time I do a Mouser
> order

Don't forget to check out the Linear technology range, they have some singl=
e chip solutions that take 42V input (designed for automotive?) and will su=
pply down to 3.3V in the amps output current. The one I am thinking of (don=
't have data handy) also has internal synchronous rectifier.=20

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