AD Silent Switcher 3. Game changing switchers!

[keantoken]

Amplifier, low noise power supply for a computer server/streamer. Or maybe you want to have a single 15-18v supply feeding a few of these with some set at 3-5v output without them burning to a crisp like what would happen with an LDO dropping 12-15v. It’s not essential to use all 16A of current capability to use this regulator.

Why not just use a galvanically isolated DAC which won't need a 16A regulator, and will also do something about ground noise?

 

[5th element]

Most QFNs have exposed metal on the sides of the package that make soldering reasonably easy for the DIYer. I used a silent switcher part a few years back, I don't remember the generation, but I was quite dismayed to find that it didn't have exposed metal up the sides, just on the bottom. That really does make them a pain to solder.