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MAX98307/MAX98308
3.3W Mono Class DG Multilevel Audio Amplifier
General Description
Benefits and Features
● High Efficiency Combined with High Output Power
• Class DG Multilevel Modulation Ensures Maximum
Efficiency Over Wide Output Power Range
The MAX98307/MAX98308 fully differential mono Class
DG multilevel power amplifiers with integrated inverting
charge pumps offer highly efficient, high-power audio
solutions for portable applications.
● Improves Battery Life
• Low 1.85mA Quiescent Current
Class DG multilevel modulation extends the dynamic
range of the output signal by employing a charge-pump-
generated negative rail as needed to extend the supply
range. This scheme results in high efficiency over a wide
output power range.
● High Output Power at 1% THD+N
• 1.54W at V
• 2.85W at V
= 3.6V, 8Ω + 68μH Load
= 5V, 8Ω + 68μH Load
PVDD
PVDD
● High Output Power at 10% THD+N
• 1.77W at V = 3.6V, 8Ω + 68μH Load
The ICs combine Maxim’s active emissions limiting edge
rate and overshoot control circuitry with multilevel output
modulation to greatly reduce EMI. These features elimi-
nate the need for output filtering as compared to tradition-
al Class D devices, reducing component count and cost.
PVDD
• 3.3W at V
= 5V, 8Ω + 68μH Load
PVDD
● 84% Efficiency (V
= 3.6V, at 500mW Output)
PVDD
● Active Emissions Limiting and Class DG Multilevel
Output Modulation Eliminates EMI Output Filtering
Requirement
The MAX98307’s 16-pin TQFN package features an
adjustable gain set by external resistors. The MAX98308’s
space-saving 12-bump WLP package features an inter-
nally fixed gain of 8.5dB, 11.5dB, 14.5dB, 17.5dB, and
20.5dB set by a single gain input. Both devices operate
over the extended -40°C to +85°C temperature range.
● Integrated Charge Pump and High Efficiency Results
in Small Solution Size
● Excellent RF Immunity
● Click-and-Pop Suppression
● Thermal and Overcurrent Protection
● Low-Current Shutdown Mode
Applications
● Cellular Phones
● Smartphones
● Notebook Computers
● VoIP Phones
● Portable Audio
● Tablet PCs
Ordering Information appears at end of data sheet.
Simplified Block Diagrams
V
CC
SHDN
PVDD PVSS SVSS
CHARGE PUMP
GAIN
SHDN
PVDD
PVSS
C1P
C1N
FB+
C1P
C1N
MAX98308
CHARGE PUMP
MAX98307
OUT+
OUT-
IN+
IN-
OUT+
OUT-
IN+
IN-
CLASS DG
AMPLIFIER
CLASS DG
AMPLIFIER
FB-
GND PGND
GND PGND
19-5848; Rev 7; 4/20