The ISL8274M control loop architecture not only provides flexibility in selecting the operating switching frequency, it also provides for an extremely fast control loop response to any output current load steps. The absence of any compensation components reduces the feedback loop response to a minimum and the ISL8274M is capable of reacting to an output load step within one single clock cycle. Additionally, digital knobs, the ASCR gain and residual, addressable through the PMBus or through an external pin-strap resistor, allow for fine customization of the control loop performance and therefore of the transient response. This is a key benefit for the power designer. The ISL8274M does not require additional output capacitance to reduce the output voltage variations following a load step. Hence, the external capacitor's footprint is kept to a minimum.