Overview
Features and Benefits
- Small External Components
- 2.2MHz Operating Frequency
- Ideal for Point-of-Load Applications
- 3A Maximum Load Current
- Adjustable Output Voltage: 0.8V to 3.6V
- 2.7V to 5.5V Operating Supply Voltage
- High Efficiency at Light Load
- 26µA Skip Mode Quiescent Current
- Minimizes Electromagnetic Interference
- Programmable SYNC I/O Pin
- Operates Above AM-Radio Band
- Available Spread Spectrum
- Low Power Mode Saves Energy
- 1µA Shutdown Current
- Open-Drain Power-Good Output
- Limits Inrush Current During Startup
- Soft-Start
- Overtemperature and Short-Circuit Protections
- 16-Pin TSSOP-EP and 16-Pin (4mm x 4mm) TQFN-EP Packages
- -40°C to 125°C Operating Temperature Range
Product Details
The MAX16961 is a high-efficiency, synchronous step-down converter that operates with a 2.7V to 5.5V input voltage range and provides a 0.8V to 3.6V output voltage range. The wide input/output voltage range and the ability to provide up to 3A to load current make this device ideal for on-board point-of-load and post-regulation applications. The device achieves -3.7%/+2.6% output error over load, line, and temperature ranges.
The device features a 2.2MHz fixed-frequency PWM mode for better noise immunity and load transient response, and a pulse-frequency modulation mode (skip) for increased efficiency during light-load operation. The 2.2MHz frequency operation allows for the use of all-ceramic capacitors and minimizes external components. The optional spread-spectrum frequency modulation minimizes radiated electromagnetic emissions.
Integrated low RDSON switches improve efficiency at heavy loads and make the layout a much simpler task with respect to discrete solutions.
The device can be offered with factory-preset output voltages, or with an adjustable output voltage (contact factory for preset output-voltage options). Factory-preset output-voltage versions allow customers to achieve -3.7%/+2.6% output-voltage accuracy without using external resistors, while the adjustable output-voltage version provides the flexibility to set the output voltage to any desired value between 0.8V to 3.6V using an external resistive divider.
Additional features include 8ms soft-start, 16ms power-good output delay, overcurrent, and overtemperature protections.
The MAX16961 is available in thermally enhanced 16-pin TSSOP-EP and 16-pin (4mm x 4mm) TQFN-EP packages, and is specified for operation over the -40°C to +125°C automotive temperature range.
Applications
- Automotive Infotainment
- Industrial/Military
- Point-of-Load Applications
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Part Number | Material Declaration | Reliability Data | Pin/Package Drawing | CAD Symbols, Footprints & 3D Models |
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MAX16961RATEA/V+ | Material Declaration | Reliability Data | 16-LFCSP-4X4X0.75 | |
MAX16961RATEA/V+T | Material Declaration | Reliability Data | 16-LFCSP-4X4X0.75 | |
MAX16961SATEA/V+ | Material Declaration | Reliability Data | 16-LFCSP-4X4X0.75 | |
MAX16961SATEA/V+T | Material Declaration | Reliability Data | 16-LFCSP-4X4X0.75 | |
MAX16961SAUEA/V+ | Material Declaration | Reliability Data | 16-TSSOP_4.4_EP-4.4_MM | |
MAX16961SAUEA/V+T | Material Declaration | Reliability Data | 16-TSSOP_4.4_EP-4.4_MM | |
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