Overview
Features and Benefits
- Reduces External Components and Total Cost
- Synchronous Operation
- All-Ceramic Capacitors, Compact Layout
- Internal Loop Compensation
- System Ground Referenced I/O Pins (EN/UVLO, active-low RESET)
- Flexibility to Support Multiple Rails in a System
- Adjustable Output Voltage Range from -0.9V to -36V
- Wide 4.5V to (60V-|VOUT|) Input-Voltage Range
- Up to 300mA Output Current
- 400kHz to 2.2MHz Adjustable Frequency with External Clock Synchronization
- Reduces Power Dissipation
- 88.4% Peak Efficiency
- DCM for Superior Light-Load Efficiency
- 6.2μA Shutdown Current
- Operates Reliably in Adverse Industrial Environments
- Hiccup-Mode Overload Protection
- Adjustable Soft-Start
- Monotonic Startup with Prebiased Output Voltage
- Built-in Output Voltage Monitoring with Active-Low RESET
- Programmable EN/UVLO Threshold
- Overtemperature Protection
- Wide -40°C to +125°C Ambient Operating Temperature Range / -40°C to +150°C Junction Temperature Range
Product Details
The Himalaya series of voltage regulator ICs, power modules, and chargers enable cooler, smaller, and simpler power-supply solutions. The MAX17579 and MAX17580 are high-efficiency, high-voltage, inverting, Himalaya synchronous DC-DC converters with integrated MOSFETs and internal compensation. The devices generate output voltages (VOUT) from -0.9V to -36V and can deliver up to 300mA of load current from a wide 4.5V to (60V-|VOUT|) input-voltage range.
The devices feature peak current-mode control architecture. The MAX17579 operates in continuous conduction mode (CCM) at all loads, thus, providing a constant frequency operation. The MAX17580 operates in discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) for superior efficiency at light loads. Low minimum on-time allows higher switching frequencies and small solution sizes.
The devices allow the EN/UVLO, active-low RESET and RT/SYNC pins to be driven by signals that are referenced to system ground, eliminating the need for external-level shifter circuits. The feedback-voltage regulation accuracy is ±1.3% over a wide -40°C to +125°C temperature range. The devices are available in a compact 12-pin (3mm x 3mm) TDFN-EP package. Simulation models are available.
Applications
- Industrial Control Power Supply
- General Purpose Point-of-Load
- Gate-Drive Circuits
- Motion Control
- Wall-Transformer Regulation
- High-Voltage, Single-Board System
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At least one model within this product family is in production and available for purchase. The product is appropriate for new designs but newer alternatives may exist.
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EE-Sim Power® Tools
The EE-Sim DC-DC Converter Tool uses your requirements to quickly create a complete power design including a schematic, BOM with commercially available parts, and time and frequency domain simulations. Your customized schematic can be downloaded for further analysis in the standalone EE-Sim OASIS Simulator, featuring SIMPLIS and SIMetrix SPICE engines.

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Part Number | Material Declaration | Reliability Data | Pin/Package Drawing | CAD Symbols, Footprints & 3D Models |
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MAX17579ATC+ | Material Declaration | Reliability Data | Thin Dual Flatpack No Leads | |
MAX17579ATC+T | Material Declaration | Reliability Data | Thin Dual Flatpack No Leads | |
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