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MAX15066/MAX15166
High-Efficiency, 4A, Step-Down DC-DC
Regulators with Internal Power Switches
General Description
Benefits and Features
● Feature Integration Shrinks Solution Size
The MAX15066/MAX15166 current-mode, synchronous,
DC-DC buck converters deliver an output current up
to 4A with high efficiency. The devices operate from
an input voltage of 4.5V to 16V and provides an
adjustable output voltage from 0.606V to 90% of the
input voltage. The devices are ideal for distributed power
systems, notebook computers, nonportable consumer
applications, and preregulation applications.
• Integrated 40mΩ (High-Side) and 18.5mΩ (Low-
Side) R
Power MOSFETs
DS-ON
• Stable with Low-ESR Ceramic Output Capacitors
• Enable Input and Power-Good Output
• Cycle-by-Cycle Overcurrent Protection
• Fully Protected Against Overcurrent
(Hiccup Protection) and Overtemperature
● High Efficiency Conserves Power
The devices feature a PWM mode operation with
an internally fixed switching frequency of 500kHz
(MAX15066) and 350kHz (MAX15166) capable of 90%
maximum duty cycle. The devices automatically enter
skip mode at light loads. The current-mode control
architecture simplifies compensation design and ensures
a cycle-by-cycle current limit and fast response to line
and load transients. A high gain transconductance
error amplifier allows flexibility in setting the external
compensation, simplifying the design and allowing for an
all-ceramic design.
• Up to 96% Efficiency (5V Input and 3.3V Output)
• Up to 93% Efficiency (12V Input and 3.3V Output)
• Automatic Skip Mode During Light Loads
● Safe, Reliable, Accurate Operation
• Continuous 4A Output Current
• ±1% Output Accuracy Over Load, Line, and
Temperature
• Safe Startup Into Prebiased Output
• Programmable Soft-Start
• V
LDO Undervoltage Lockout
DD
● Well Suited to Distributed Power, Networking, and
The synchronous buck regulators feature inter-
nal MOSFETs that provide better efficiency than
asynchronous solutions, while simplifying the design
relative to discrete controller solutions. In addition to
simplifying the design, the integrated MOSFETs mini-
mize EMI, reduce board space, and provide higher reli-
ability by minimizing the number of external components.
Computing Applications
• 4.5V to 16V Input Voltage Range
• Adjustable Output Voltage Range from 0.606V
to (0.9 x V )
IN
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● Available in EE-Sim Design and Simulation Tool to
Slash Design Time
Additional features include an externally adjustable
soft-start, independent enable input and power-good
output for power sequencing, and thermal shutdown
protection. The devices offer overcurrent protection
(high-side sourcing) with hiccup mode during an output
short-circuit condition. The devices ensure safe startup
when powering into a prebiased output.
Ordering Information appears at end of data sheet.
Typical Application Circuit
INPUT
4.5V TO 16V
IN
BST
LX
1.8V/4A
OUTPUT
The MAX15066/MAX15166 are available in a 2mm x
2mm, 16-bump (4 x 4 array), 0.5mm pitch wafer-level
package (WLP) and are fully specified from -40NC to
+85NC.
EN
MAX15066
MAX15166
V
DD
FB
Applications
● Distributed Power Systems
● Preregulators for Linear Regulators
● Home Entertainment (TV and Set-Top Boxes)
● Network and Datacom
COMP
PGOOD
SS
GND
● Servers, Workstations, and Storage
EE-Sim is a registered trademark of Maxim Integrated
Products, Inc.
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