MAX1636 Datasheet (Maxim) - Low-Voltage / Precision Step-Down Controller

MAX1636, Low-Voltage / Precision Step-Down Controller

The MAX1636 is a synchronous, buck, switch-mode, power-supply controller that generates the CPU supply voltage in battery-powered systems.

It achieves ±1% output voltage accuracy and offers the excellent loadtransient response needed by upcoming generations of dynamic-clock CPUs.

Up to 95% efficienc

MAX1636 Features

* o ±1% DC Accuracy (Adjustable Mode) o Output Overvoltage Crowbar Protection o Output Undervoltage Shutdown o Adjustable Switching Frequency to 340kHz o Low-Dropout Operation o Idle Mode Pulse-Skipping Operation o 1.10V to 5.5V Adjustable Output Voltage o 2.5V/3.3V Dual-Mode Fixed-Output Settings o I