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ORing MOSFET Controllers with Fastest
Fault Isolation for Redundant Power Supplies
General Description
Features
Critical loads often employ parallel-connected power
supplies with redundancy in order to enhance system
reliability. The MAX8535/MAX8536 are highly integrated
but inexpensive MOSFET controllers that provide isolation
and redundant power capability in high-reliability
systems. The MAX8535 is used in 12V systems, and has
an internal charge pump to drive the gates of the N-
ꢀ Simple, Integrated, and Inexpensive ORing
MOSFET Controller
ꢀ ORing MOSFET Drive for 12V (MAX8535) and 3.3V
or 5V (MAX8536) Bus
ꢀ Eliminates ORing Diode Power Dissipation and
Reverse Leakage Current
channel pass elements to V
+ 10V. The MAX8536 is
CC
ꢀ Provides N + 1 Redundant Supply Capability for
used in 3.3V and 5V systems, with a charge-pump output
of V + 5V.
CC
Highly Reliable Systems
During startup, the MAX8535/MAX8536 monitor the
ꢀ Isolates Failed Supply from Output Bus in <1µs
ꢀ Reverse-Current Flow Detection
ꢀ Programmable Soft-Start
voltage drop across external MOSFETs. Once V
CC
approaches or exceeds the bus voltage, the MOSFETs
are turned on. The MAX8535/MAX8536 feature a dual-
purpose TIMER input. A single external resistor from
TIMER to ground sets the turn-on speed of the external
MOSFETs. Optionally, the TIMER input can be used as
a logic-enable pin. Once the device is turned on, the
MAX8535/MAX8536 monitor the load, protecting
against overvoltage, undervoltage, and reverse-current
conditions.
ꢀ Logic-Enable Input
ꢀ Adjustable Overvoltage and Undervoltage Trip
Points
ꢀ Fault-Indicator Output
ꢀ Space-Saving 8-Pin µMAX Package
Overvoltage and undervoltage fault thresholds are
adjustable and can be disabled. The current-limit trip
points are set by the external MOSFETs’ R
,
DS(ON)
Ordering Information
reducing component count. An open-drain logic-low
fault output indicates if an overvoltage, undervoltage, or
reverse-current fault occurs.
PART
MAX8535EUA
MAX8536EUA
TEMP RANGE
-40°C to +85°C
-40°C to +85°C
PIN-PACKAGE
8 µMAX
Both devices come in a space-saving 8-pin µMAX
package and are specified over the extended -40°C to
+85°C temperature range.
8 µMAX
Applications
Typical Operating Circuit
Silver Box Supplies for Servers
OUTPUT:
3.3V/5V
(MAX8536),
12V
+V -V
O O
On-Board Redundant Power Supplies in Blade
Servers
(MAX8535)
OUT+
Network/Telecom Power Supplies
Rectifiers
Redundant Power Supplies in High-Availability
Systems
SILVER BOX
OR
RECTIFIERS
GATE
CS
V
FAULT
CC
MAX8535
MAX8536
N.C.
UVP
OVP
TIMER
GND
Pin Configuration, Functional Diagrams, and Typical
Application Circuits appear at end of data sheet.
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