The LTC3718 is a high current, high efficiency synchronous switching regulator controller for DDR and QDRTM memory termination. It operates from an input as low as 1.5V and provides a regulated output voltage equal to (0.5)VIN. The controller uses a valley current control architecture to enable high frequency operation with very low on-times without requiring a sense resistor. Operating frequency is selected by an external resistor and is compensated for variations in VIN and VOUT. The LTC3718 uses a pair of standard 5V logic level N-channel external MOSFETs, eliminating the need for expensive P-channel or low threshold devices.