19-3436; Rev 1; 11/04
MAX8550 Evaluation Kit
General Description
Features
♦ VDDQ Preset to 2.5V/12A
The MAX8550 evaluation kit (EV kit) is designed to evalu-
ate the MAX8550 DDR power-supply solution for note-
books, desktops, and graphics cards. The EV kit board
produces VDDQ at the output of the synchronous PWM
buck, VTT at the output of the sourcing/sinking LDO linear
regulator, and VTTR at the output of the reference buffer.
♦ VTT 1.25V Source/Sink 1.5A Continuous/3A Peak
♦ VTTR 1.25V Source/Sink 10mA
♦ VIN Range: 9V to 20V
♦ Optimized Switching Frequency: 600kHz
♦ Overvoltage/Undervoltage Protection
♦ Standby
The VDDQ output is preset to 2.5V and sources up to
12A. The VTT output is always VDDQ/2 and can
source/sink up to 3A of peak current and 1.5A of contin-
uous current. The VTTR output is also always VDDQ/2
and can source/sink up to 10mA.
♦ Independent Shutdown
The MAX8550 EV kit was conveniently designed with
jumpers to select the OVP/UVP, TON, SKIP, STBY, and
SHDN_ modes. The board’s default settings enable
OVP (overvoltage protection), 600kHz switching fre-
quency, low-noise PWM mode, VDDQ, VTT, and VTTR.
♦ Power OK
Ordering Information
PART
TEMP RANGE
IC PACKAGE
The VIN input accepts voltages from 9V to 20V and
VDD requires a 5V bias supply.
MAX8550EVKIT
0°C to +70°C
28 Thin QFN 5mm x 5mm
Note: To evaluate the MAX8550A, request a free sample of the
MAX8550AETI when ordering the MAX8550 EV kit. To evaluate
the MAX8551, request a free sample of the MAX8551ETI when
ordering the MAX8550 EV kit.
The EV kit comes with the MAX8550 installed. Contact
the factory for free samples of the MAX8550A or
MAX8551 to evaluate these parts.
Component List
DESIGNATION QTY
DESCRIPTION
DESIGNATION QTY
DESCRIPTION
Not installed
0.1µF 10%, 50V X7R ceramic
capacitor (0603)
TDK C1608X7R1H104K
470µF 20%, 25V aluminum
electrolytic capacitor (10mm x 16mm)
Sanyo 25MV470WX
C1
1
C8D
0
10µF 10%, 6.3V X5R ceramic
capacitors (1206)
TDK C3216X5R0J106K or
TDK C3216X5R0J106M
C2, C4A, C4B,
C4C, C4D,
C4E, C4F
3900pF, 50V X7R ceramic capacitor
(0603)
Kemet C0603C392K5RAC
7
C9
C11, C12
C14
1
2
1
150µF, 4V, 25mΩ low-ESR POS
capacitors (D2E)
Sanyo 4TPE150M
1µF 10%, 10V X5R ceramic
capacitors (0603)
TDK C1608X5R1A105K
C3, C6, C13
C5
3
1
2
470pF 5%, 50V COG ceramic
capacitor (0603)
4.7µF 20%, 6.3V X5R ceramic
capacitor (0805)
TDK C1608COG1H471J
TDK C2012X5R0J475M
C15, C16
D1
2
1
Not installed (0603)
0.22µF 20%, 16V X7R ceramic
capacitors (0603)
TDK C1608X7R1C224M
C7, C10
Schottky diode, 30V, 100mA (SOD-323)
Central CMDSH-3
JU1, JU2
JU3–JU6
2
4
4-pin headers
3-pin headers
10µF 20%, 25V X5R ceramic
capacitors (1210)
Taiyo Yuden TMK325BJ106MM
TDK C3225X5R1E106M
C8A, C8B, C8C
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