MAX38640–MAX38643
Tiny 1.8V to 5.5V Input, 330nA I , 700mA
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nanoPower Buck Converter
Detailed Description
The MAX38640–MAX38643 are ultra-low I (330nA) buck converters that step down from 1.8V to 5.5V to wide range of
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output voltages between 0.5V and 5V. The output voltage is either programmable on the MAX38640A/1A/2A/3A versions
using an external resistor or fixed for the MAX38640B/1B/2B/3B versions. The external R
programs the output voltage upon startup for the MAX38640A/1A/2A/3A versions.
resistor on the R
pin
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The buck converter automatically switches between ultra-low-power mode (ULPM), low-power mode (LPM), and high-
power mode (HPM) to better service the load, depending on the load current. The buck converter overregulates in ultra-
low-power mode to allow the output capacitor to handle the transient load currents. The device has 90% duty cycle
limitation.
Active discharge resistor in the MAX38640/MAX38641/MAX38643 pulls OUT to ground when the part is in shutdown.
Active discharge has been strategically omitted for the MAX38642 to preserve the charge on the output capacitor in
shutdown. Harvesting applications where the output is connected to a supercapacitor can take advantage of reverse-
current blocking feature to preserve the charge on the output capacitor even if the input were to fall below the output in
shutdown. Applications where two MAX38642 buck converters are connected in parallel to drive the load can have the
input of one of the buck converters to go to 0V in shutdown without dragging the output down or loading the other buck.
Voltage Configuration
The MAX38640A/1A/2A/3A includes an R
pin to configure the output voltage and input UVLO threshold on startup.
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Resistors with tolerance 1% (or better) should be chosen, with nominal values specified in Table 1.
Table 1. MAX38640A/1A/2A/3A R
Selection Table
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TARGET OUTPUT VOLTAGE (V)
R
SEL
(kΩ)
INPUT UVLO THRESHOLD, RISING (V)
2.5
2
OPEN
909
768
634
536
452
383
324
267
226
191
162
133
113
95.3
80.6
66.5
56.2
47.5
40.2
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
2.6
1.8
1.5
1.3
1.25
1.2
1.15
1.1
1.05
1
0.95
0.9
0.85
0.8
0.75
0.7
3.3
3
2.6
2.8
2.6
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