TPS54160ADGQR

TPS54160ADGQR is the MSOP-10 PowerPAD (DGQ) tape-and-reel code for the TI TPS54160A, a wide-input step-down converter rated for input voltages up to 60 V and 1.5 A of output current. That input ceiling is the selection point: the converter rides through load-dump, hot-plug and industrial-bus transients that would force a lower-voltage buck behind extra protection circuitry. Light-load Eco-mode operation helps battery-backed and always-on equipment hold efficiency at standby loads, and the adjustable soft-start together with a precision enable threshold supports sequenced start-up and divider-set undervoltage lockout. Selection advice: order the A code exactly as qualified - the TPS54160A is a distinct revision from the earlier TPS54160, so do not substitute one for the other on an approved BOM without re-checking the compensation network and start-up behaviour. The DGQ PowerPAD package also needs its exposed pad soldered to a solid ground pour for rated thermal performance, so verify the footprint and pad connection before layout release, and use the full DGQR code to fix both revision and package. Parameters verified against Texas Instruments documentation.