16µA I , 1.2A PWM DC-DC
Q
Step-Down Converters
6/MAX157
Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)
(V = V
IN
= 3.6V, D1 = D2 = SHDN = IN, Circuits of Figures 2 and 3, T = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
A
INP
EXTERNAL FEEDBACK
SWITCHING WAVEFORMS
LIGHT-LOAD SWITCHING WAVEFORMS
SOFT-START/SHUTDOWN WAVEFORMS
MAX1556/7 toc10b
MAX1556/7 toc10
MAX1556/7 toc11
5V/div
0
V
SHDN
20mV/div
V
OUT
AC-COUPLED
V
1V/div
0
OUT
V
2V/div
0
C
R
= 470pF
LX
LX
SS
= 4Ω
LOAD
V
2V/div
LX
LX
500mA/div
0
I
LX
0
200mA/div
0
200mA/div
0
I
500mA/div
0
I
I
IN
V
= 5V, V
= 3.3V, I
= 500mA
IN
OUT
OUT
2µs/div
4µs/div
100µs/div
LOAD TRANSIENT
SOFT-START RAMP TIME vs. C
SS
MAX1556/7 toc13
10
50mV/div
AC-COUPLED
V
OUT
1
500mA/div
0
I
OUT
I
= 20mA
OUTMIN
0.1
20µs/div
0
500
1000
1500
(pF)
2000
2500
C
SS
LOAD TRANSIENT
LINE TRANSIENT
BODE PLOT
MAX1556/7 toc14
MAX1556/7 toc15
MAX1556/7 toc16
40
30
240
210
180
150
120
90
4V
V
20
IN
50mV/div
AC-COUPLED
3.5V
V
OUT
10
0
-10
-20
-30
-40
10mV/div
AC-COUPLED
V
OUT
0dB
PHASE MARGIN = 53°
60
30
500mA/div
0
200mA/div
0
0
I
I
OUT
LX
-50
C
-60
-30
-60
I
= 180mA
= 22µF, R
= 4Ω
OUTMIN
OUT
LOAD
20µs/div
40µs/div
0.1
1
10
100
1000
FREQUENCY (kHz)
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