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MAX9850
Stereo Audio DAC with DirectDrive
Headphone Amplifier
General Description
Features
● 1.8V to 3.6V Single-Supply Operation
The MAX9850 is a low-power, high-performance stereo
audio DAC with an integrated DirectDrive headphone
amplifier. The MAX9850 is designed to meet the board
space and performance requirements of portable devices
such as cell phones and MP3 and portable DVD players.
● 30mW Stereo Headphone Output Power with
1.8V Supply
● DirectDrive Outputs Eliminate DC-Blocking
Capacitors
The MAX9850 uses Maxim’s DirectDrive headphone
technology that produces a ground-biased analog audio
output from a single supply, which allows for driving the
headphones directly from the amplifier outputs without large
DC-blocking capacitors. This feature saves board space,
provides higher click/pop suppression, and improves
low-frequency (bass) response. The architecture does not
require the headphone jack to be biased to a DC voltage
and thus allows for a conventional, grounded chassis
design.
● 91dB PSRR at 1kHz
● Any Master Clock Up to 40MHz
2
● Flexible I S-Compatible Digital Audio Interface
2
● I C Headphone Volume and Mute Control
● Stereo Line Inputs and Outputs
● Clickless/Popless Operation
2
● 2-Wire (I C)-Compatible Control Interface
● Available in 28-Pin Thin QFN Package
The MAX9850’s flexible clocking circuitry utilizes any available
system clock up to 40MHz, eliminating the need for an
external PLL and multiple crystal oscillators. The DAC
supports a wide range of sample rates from 8kHz to 48kHz
in both master and slave modes, making the MAX9850 the
easiest to use and most versatile audio DAC available. It
can also be operated like traditional synchronous DACs, at
any integer-oversampling ratio.
Ordering Information
PIN-
PACKAGE
PKG
CODE
PART
TEMP RANGE
MAX9850ETI+ -40°C to +85°C 28 TQFN-EP** T2855+
**EP = Exposed pad.
+Denotes lead-free package.
The audio DAC receives input data over a flexible
3-wire interface that supports left-justified, right-
justified audio data, or I S-compatible audio data. Stereo
Pin Configuration appears at end of data sheet.
2
audio line inputs are provided to either mix analog audio
with the digital input stream, or to drive the headphone
outputs directly. Mode settings, headphone amplifier
volume controls, and shutdown for both the headphone
and line outputs are programmed through a 2-wire,
Block Diagram
MCLK
1.8V TO 3.6V
INR
2
I C-compatible interface.
DIGITAL
PLL
OUTR
HPR
LINE
OUT
MAX9850
The MAX9850 is fully specified over the -40°C to +85°C
extended temperature range and is available in a low-
profile, 28-pin thin QFN package (5mm x 5mm x 0.8mm).
DAC
SDIN
BCLK
LRCLK
DIGITAL
AUDIO
HPL
Applications
DAC
●ꢀ MP3/Portable Multimedia Players
●ꢀ Cell Phones/Smart Phones
●ꢀ Portable DVD Players
SDA
SCL
ADD
GPIO
OUTL
LINE
OUT
2
I C
INL
19-3454; Rev 4; 8/19