Product category: Power Supply ICs and Controllers
News Release from: Maxim Integrated Products | Subject: MAX1515
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 17 December 2004
Convertor chip needs
no external Schottky diodes
The MAX1515 is a constant-off-time pulsewidth-modulated source/sink step-down DC/DC convertor
The MAX1515 is a constant-off-time pulsewidth-modulated (PWM) source/sink step-down DC/DC convertor optimised for use in low-voltage active-termination power rails or chipset power supplies in notebook and subnotebook computers. The MAX1515 features dual internal, N-channel MOSFET power switches for high efficiency and reduced component count.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 17 December 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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External Schottky diodes are not required.
The internal 40mohm NMOS power switches easily source and sink continuous load currents up to 3A.
The adjustable output range is +0.5 to +2.7V and achieves efficiencies as high as 95%.
The device can be configured as a DDR regulator, producing an output that is exactly half the memory supply rail.
The input of the power stage can be taken from the memory supply rail itself, resulting in an efficient power supply that returns the energy to the rail from which it was sourced.
The MAX1515 uses a unique current-mode, constant-off-time, PWM control scheme.
A selectable pulse-skipping mode maintains high efficiency during light-load operation, yet still sources and sinks current on demand.
The MAX1515 can also be operated in fixed-PWM mode for low output ripple.
The programmable constant-off-time architecture sets switching frequencies up to 1MHz, which allows the user to optimise performance tradeoffs among efficiency, output switching noise, component size, and cost.
The MAX1515 is available in a 24-pin thin QFN package with an exposed backside pad.
The device is screened for the extended-industrial temperature range (-40 to +85C).
Prices start at $4.35 (1000-up, FOB USA).
A pre-assembled MAX1515EVKIT is available on request.
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