MAX8597/MAX8598/MAX8599
Low-Dropout, Wide-Input-Voltage,
Step-Down Controllers
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
(V
V+
= V
VL
= V
AVL
= V
EN
= V
REFIN
= 5V, V
BST
= 6V, V
LX
= 1V, C
VL
= 4.7µF, C
REFOUT
= 1µF, V
AIN-
= V
AOUT
, V
AIN+
= 2.5V, V
ILIM
=
V
LX
- 0.2V, V
FB
= 0.65V, GND = PGND = 0V, C
SS
= 0.01µF, R
FREQ
= 20kΩ, T
A
= 0°C to +85°C, typical values are at T
A
= +25°C,
unless otherwise noted.)
PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS
REFIN INPUT (MAX8597 only)
REFIN Input Voltage Range 0 2.75 V
REFIN Dual Mode™ Threshold
V
AVL
-
1.0
V
AVL
-
0.5
V
REFIN Input Bias Current V
REFIN
= 1.25V or 2.5V -250 +250 nA
OV AND UV FAULT COMPARATORS
Upper FB Fault Threshold (OV) Rising edge, hysteresis = 15mV (MAX8599 only) 115 117 120 %
Lower FB Fault Threshold (UV) Falling edge, hysteresis = 15mV 67 70 73 %
POWER-OK OUTPUT (POK) (MAX8598/MAX8599 only)
POK Delay For both FB rising and falling edges 8
Clock
cycles
Lower FB POK Threshold FB falling, hysteresis = 20mV 85 88 90 %
POK Output Low Level I
SINK
= 2mA 0.4 V
POK Output High Leakage V
POK
= 5.5V 5 µA
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(V
V+
= V
VL
= V
AVL
= V
EN
= V
REFIN
= 5V, V
BST
= 6V, V
LX
= 1V, C
VL
= 4.7µF, C
REFOUT
= 1µF, V
AIN-
= V
AOUT
, V
AIN+
= 2.5V, V
ILIM
=
V
LX
- 0.2V, V
FB
= 0.65V, GND = PGND = 0V, C
SS
= 0.01µF, R
FREQ
= 20kΩ, T
A
= -40°C to +85°C, typical values are at T
A
= +25°C,
unless otherwise noted.) (Note 1)
PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS
GENERAL
V+ Operating Range 5.5 28.0 V
V+/VL Operating Range V+ = VL 4.5 5.5 V
V+ Operating Supply Current V
V+
= 12V, VL unloaded, no MOSFETs connected, V
FB
= 0V 5.0 mA
VL REGULATOR
Output Voltage 5.5V < V
V+
< 28V, 1mA < I
LOAD
< 35mA 4.7 5.3 V
VL Undervoltage-Lockout Trip
Level
Rising edge, typical hysteresis = 460mV 4.05 4.35 V
REFERENCE (MAX8597 only)
REFOUT Output Voltage I
REFOUT
= 150µA, V
V+
= V
VL
= 4.5V or 5.5V 2.47 2.51 V
REFOUT Load Regulation I
REFOUT
= 10µA to 1mA 10 mV
CURRENT-LIMIT COMPARATOR (all current limits are tested at V
V+
= V
VL
= 4.5V and 5.5V)
ILIM Sink Current V
ILIM
= V
LX
- 0.2V, 1.8V < V
LX
< 28V, V
BST
= V
LX
+ 5V
180 220 µA
Comparator Input Offset Voltage
Error
-10 +10 mV
SOFT-START
Soft-Start Source Current V
SS
= 100mV 3 7 µA
Soft-Start Sink Current V
SS
= (0.6V or V
REFIN
) 3 7 µA
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