MAX1 6 3 7 Eva lu a t io n Kit
Evluates:MAX1637
Ge n e ra l De s c rip t io n
____________________________Fe a t u re s
♦ 4.5V to 22V Battery Voltage Range
The MAX1637 evaluation kit (EV kit) contains two sepa-
rate switching-regulator circuits. The first circuit converts
high-voltage battery power into a low-voltage supply rail
for next-generation notebook CPU cores. Its output is
fixed at 1.7V and delivers up to 7A output current with
greater than 87% efficiency. The second circuit gener-
ates a low-voltage supply for general-purpose use. Its
output is fixed at 2.5V and delivers up to 3A output cur-
rent. The battery range for both circuits is 4.5V to 22V,
and both require a separate 5V input voltage to power the
MAX1637. Output voltages can be adjusted by changing
the feedback resistor values.
♦ 4.5V to 5.5V Input Voltage Range (IC Power)
♦ Output Voltage:
Fixed 1.7V, 7A (Circuit 1)
Fixed 2.5V, 3A (Circuit 2)
♦ Circuit 1 Efficiency = 90%
(V = 7V, V
= 1.7V @ I
= 3A)
= 3A)
IN
OUT
OUT
♦ Circuit 2 Efficiency = 91%
(V = 7V, V = 2.5V @ I
IN
OUT
OUT
♦ 3µA Max IC Shutdown Current
♦ Fast MOSFETs for Low Switching Losses
♦ Tight PC Board Layout for Low Switching Losses
♦ 300kHz Switching Frequency
The MAX1637 EV kit has excellent dynamic response to
correct for fast output transients. This EV kit is a fully
assembled and tested circuit board.
♦ Surface-Mount Construction
Ord e rin g In fo rm a t io n
♦ Fully Assembled and Tested
PART
TEMP. RANGE
IC PACKAGE
MAX1637EVKIT
0°C to +70°C
16 QSOP
Co m p o n e n t Lis t
DESIGNATION
QTY
DESCRIPTION
Schottky diodes
Central Semiconductor CMPSH-3
DESIGNATION
QTY
DESCRIPTION
10µF, 25V ceramic capacitors
Tokin C34Y5U1E106Z or
United Chemi-Con/Marcon
THCR50E1E106ZT
D2, D3
2
C1, C2, C3,
C4, C22
5
2.2µH power inductor
Panasonic P1F2R0HL,
Coiltronics UP4B-2R2, or
Coilcraft DO5022P-222HC
L1
L2
N1
1
1
1
470µF, 6.3V, 30mΩ, low-ESR
tantalum capacitors
Kemet T510X477M006
C5, C6, C7,
C20
OR
C5, C6, C7,
C8, C20
4
5
10µH power inductor
Sumida CDRH125-100,
Coiltronics UP2B-100, or
Coilcraft DO3316P-103
470µF, 4V, 55mΩ, low-ESR
tantalum capacitors
Sprague 594D477X0004R2T
C9, C10, C17, C19
C11, C16
4
2
2
0.1µF ceramic capacitors
1500pF ceramic capacitors
1µF ceramic capacitors
N-channel MOSFET
Fairchild FDS6612 or FDS9412,
International Rectifier IRF7803, or
Siliconix Si9804DY
C12, C15
4.7µF, 16V tantalum capacitors
Sprague 595D475X0016A2B
C13, C18
2
N-channel MOSFET
Fairchild FDS6680 or
Siliconix Si4420DY
C14, C21,
C23, C24
N2
N3
1
1
0
2
Not installed
C25, C26
0.01µF ceramic capacitors
N-channel MOSFET
International Rectifier IRF7403 or
Siliconix Si4412DY
2A Schottky diode
SGS-Thomson STPS2L25U or
Nihon EC20QS03L
D1
1
1
N-channel MOSFET
International Rectifier IRF7413,
Fairchild NDS8410A, or
Siliconix Si4410DY
1A Schottky diode
International Rectifier 10BQ040 or
Motorola MBRS130LT3
N4
1
D4
Component List continued on next page.
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