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MAX20073/MAX20074
Single 2A/3A 2.2MHz Low-Voltage
Step-Down DC-DC Converters
General Description
Benefits and Features
● High-Feature Set in Ultra-Small Footprint
The MAX20073/MAX20074 high-efficiency switching
regulator family delivers up to 3A load current from 0.5V to
3.8V. The devices operate from an input voltage range of
2.7V to 5.5V, making them ideal for on-board point-of-load
and post-regulation applications. Total output error is less
than ±1.5% over load, line, and temperature.
• High-Efficiency DC-DC Converter
• Up to 3A Output Current
• 2.7V to 5.5V Operating Supply Voltage
• Resistor-Adjustable or Factory-Preset
Output Voltage
• Synchronizable, 2.2MHz Switching-Frequency
Enable Input
• RESET Output
The devices feature fixed-frequency PWM mode of opera-
tion, with a 2.2MHz switching frequency. High-frequency
operation enables an all-ceramic capacitor design and
small external components.
• Spread-Spectrum Enable Input
• Forced-PWM and Skip Modes
• Current-Mode Architecture
• 3mm x 3mm x 0.85mm 10-Pin TDFN
● High Precision
The low-resistance on-chip switches ensure high efficiency
at heavy loads while minimizing critical inductances,
making the layout a much simpler task with respect to
discrete solutions. Following a simple layout and footprint
ensures first-pass success in new designs.
• 107% Overvoltage Monitor
• 93% Undervoltage Monitor
• ±1.5% Output-Voltage Accuracy
• Excellent Load Transient Performance
• Overtemperature and Short-Circuit Protection
• -40°C to +125°C Operating Temperature Range
The devices provide an enable input, spread-spectrum
enable input, and RESET output. The output voltage can
be preset at the factory to allow customers to achieve
±1.5% output-voltage accuracy without using expensive
0.1% external resistors. In addition, the output voltage
can be set to any customer value by using two external
resistors at the feedback with 0.5V internal reference. The
device offers a fixed 0.85ms soft-start time.
The 10-pin TDFN exposed pad devices include
overtemperature shutdown and overcurrent limiting. All
devices are designed to operate over the -40°C to +125°C
ambient temperature range.
Ordering Information appears at end of data sheet.
Typical Operating Circuit
Applications
● Automotive
V
PV
PV
1µH
4.7µF
PV
3.3V
EN
PGND
LX
● Point-of-Load
V
MAX20073
MAX20074
56.2kΩ
10Ω
10pF
22µF
AV
OUT
1µF
10kΩ
GND
V
PV
20KΩ
SYNC
SSEN
RESET
EP
19-8556; Rev 1; 7/18