MAX8520/MAX8521
Smallest TEC Power Drivers for Optical
Modules
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(V
DD
= V
PV
DD1
= V
PV
DD2
= V
SHDN
= 5V, 1MHz mode (Note 4). PGND1 = PGND2 = GND, CTLI = MAXV = MAXIP = MAXIN = REF,
T
A
= -40°C to +85°C, unless otherwise noted.) (Note 8)
PARAMETER SYMBOL CONDITIONS MIN MAX UNITS
Input Supply Range V
DD
3.0 5.5 V
Maximum TEC Current ±1.5 A
Reference Voltage V
REF
V
DD
= 3V to 5.5V, I
REF
= 150µA 1.480 1.515 V
Reference Load Regulation V
REF
V
DD
= 3V to 5V, I
REF
= 10µA to 1mA 5 mV
V
MAXI_
= V
REF
140 160
V
DD
= 5V
V
MAXI_
= V
REF
/3 40 60
V
MAXI_
= V
REF
143 155
MAXIP/MAXIN Threshold
Accuracy
V
DD
= 3V
V
MAXI_
= V
REF
/3 45 55
mV
V
DD
= 5V, I = 0.2A 0.14
nFET On-Resistance R
DS
(
ON-N
)
V
DD
= 3V, I = 0.2A 0.16
V
DD
= 5V, I = 0.2A 0.23
pFET On-Resistance R
DS
(
ON-P
)
V
DD
= 3V, I = 0.2A 0.30
500kHz mode 14
V
COMP
= V
REF
=
1.500V, V
DD
= 5V
1MHz mode 21
500kHz mode 11
No Load Supply Current
I
DD(NO
LOAD)
V
COMP
= V
REF
=
1.500V, V
DD
= 3.3V
1MHz mode 14
mA
Shutdown Supply Current I
DD-SD
SHDN = GND, V
DD
= 5V (Note 5) 3 mA
V
DD
Rising 2.50 2.80
UVLO Threshold V
UVLO
V
DD
Falling 2.40 2.70
V
MAX8521, FREQ = V
DD
, V
DD
= 3V to 5V 0.8 1.2
MAX8521, FREQ = GND, V
DD
= 3V to 5V 0.4 0.6
MAX8520, R
EXT
= 60k, V
DD
= 5V 0.8 1.2
MAX8520, R
EXT
= 60k, V
DD
= 3V 0.76 1.10
MAX8520, R
EXT
= 150k, V
DD
= 5V 0.4 0.6
Internal Oscillator Switching
Frequency
f
SW-INT
MAX8520, R
EXT
= 150k, V
DD
= 3V 0.36 0.56
MHz
External Sync Frequency Range 25% < duty cycle < 75% (MAX8521 only) 0.7 1.2 MHz
LX_ Duty Cycle Note 6 0 100 %
OS1, OS2, CS Input Current
I
OS1
, I
OS2
,
I
CS
0V or V
DD
-100 +100 µA
SHDN, FREQ Input Current
I
SHDN
,
I
FREQ
0V or V
DD
, FREQ applicable for the
MAX8521 only
-5 +5 µA
SHDN, FREQ Input Low Voltage V
IL
V
DD
= 3V to 5.5V, FREQ applicable for the
MAX8521 only
V
DD
x
0.25
V
SHDN, FREQ Input High Voltage V
IH
V
DD
= 3V to 5.5V, FREQ applicable for the
MAX8521 only
V
DD
x
0.75
V
MAX8520/MAX8521
Smallest TEC Power Drivers for Optical
Modules
_______________________________________________________________________________________ 5
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
(V
DD
= V
PV
DD1
= V
PV
DD2
= V
SHDN
= 5V, 1MHz mode (Note 4). PGND1 = PGND2 = GND, CTLI = MAXV = MAXIP = MAXIN = REF,
T
A
= -40°C to +85°C, unless otherwise noted.) (Note 8)
PARAMETER SYMBOL CONDITIONS MIN MAX UNITS
V
MAXV
= V
REF
x 0.67, V
OS1
to V
OS2
= ±4V,
V
DD
= 5V
-2 +2 %
MAXV Threshold Accuracy
V
MAXV
= V
REF
x 0.33, V
OS1
to V
OS2
= ±2V,
V
DD
= 3V
-3 +3 %
MAXV, MAXI_ Input Bias Current
I
MAXV-
BIAS
,
I
MAXI_-BIAS
V
MAXV
= V
MAXI_
= 0.1V or 1.5V -0.1 +0.1 µA
CTLI Gain A
CTLI
V
CTLI
= 0.5V to 2.5V (Note 7) 9.5 10.5 V/V
CTLI Input Resistance R
CTLI
1M terminated at REF 0.5 2.0 M
Error-Amp Transconductance g
m
50 160 µS
V
ITEC
Accuracy
V
OS1
to V
CS
= ±100mV
V
OS1
= V
DD
/2
-10 +10 %
Note 4: Enter 1MHz mode by connecting a 60k resistor from FREQ to ground for the MAX8520, and connecting FREQ to V
DD
for
the MAX8521.
Note 5: Includes power FET leakage.
Note 6: Duty-cycle specification is guaranteed by design and not production tested.
Note 7: CTLI Gain is defined as:
Note 8: Specifications to -40°C are guaranteed by design and not production tested.
A
V
VV
CTLI
CTLI
OS CS
=
()
1
Typical Operating Characteristics
(V
DD
= 5V, circuit of Figure 1, T
A
= +25°C unless otherwise noted.)
EFFICIENCY vs. TEC CURRENT
V
DD
= 5V, R
TEC
= 2
MAX8520/21 toc01
TEC CURENT (A)
EFFICIENCY (%)
1.41.20.8 10.4 0.60.2
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
0
0 1.6
FREQ = 500kHz
FREQ = 1MHz
EFFICIENCY vs. TEC CURRENT
V
DD
= 3.3V, R
TEC
= 1.3
MAX8520/21 toc02
TEC CURRENT (A)
EFFICIENCY (%)
1.41.20.8 10.4 0.60.2
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
0
01.6
FREQ = 500kHz
FREQ = 1MHz
MAX8520/MAX8521
Smallest TEC Power Drivers for Optical
Modules
6 _______________________________________________________________________________________
DIFFERENTIAL
OUTPUT VOLTAGE RIPPLE
MAX8520/21 toc04
400ns/div
V
OS2
- V
OS1
1mV/div
AC-COUPLED
C
2
= C
7
= 1µF
I
TEC
= 1A
V
DD
RIPPLE
MAX8520/21 toc05
400ns/div
V
DD
20mV/div
AC-COUPLED
I
TEC
= 1A
TEC CURRENT RIPPLE
MAX8520/21 toc06
400ns/div
10mA/div
AC-COUPLED
0A
1.5A
TEC CURRENT vs. CTLI VOLTAGE
MAX8520/21 toc07
20ms/div
V
CTLI
1V/div
I
TEC
1A/div
0A
0V
ZERO-CROSSING TEC CURRENT
MAX8520/21 toc08
1ms/div
V
CTLI
I00mV/div
I
TEC
100mA/div
0A
1.5V
V
ITEC
vs. TEC CURRENT
MAX8520/21 toc09
TEC CURRENT (A)
V
ITEC
(V)
1.51.00.50-0.5-1.0-1.5
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
0
-2.0 2.0
Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)
(V
DD
= 5V, circuit of Figure 1, T
A
= +25°C unless otherwise noted.)
I
TEC
vs. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
MAX8520/21 toc10
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (°C)
TEC CURRENT (A)
+60+40+200-20
0.460
0.470
0.480
0.490
0.500
0.510
0.520
0.450
-40 +80
FREQ = 1MHz
V
CTLI
= 2V
R
TEC
= 1
SWITCHING FREQUENCY
vs. TEMPERATURE
MAX8520/21 toc11
TEMPERATURE (°C)
SWITCHING FREQUENCY (kHz)
+80+60+40+200-20
500
600
700
800
900
1000
1100
400
-40
FREQ = 1MHz
V
CTLI
= 1.5V
R
TEC
= 1
FREQ = 500KHz

MAX8520ETP+T

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Manufacturer:
Maxim Integrated
Description:
Power Management Specialized - PMIC TEC Power Driver for Optical Modules
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