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MAX1836/MAX1837
EVALUATION KIT AVAILABLE
24V Internal Switch, 100% Duty Cycle, Step-Down Converters
General Description
The MAX1836/MAX1837 high-efficiency step-down converters provide a preset 3.3V or 5V output voltage from supply voltages as high as 24V. Using external feedback resistors, the output voltage can be adjusted from 1.25V to VIN. An internal current-limited switching MOSFET delivers load currents up to 125mA (MAX1836) or 250mA (MAX1837).
The unique current-limited control scheme, operating with duty cycles up to 100%, minimizes the dropout voltage (120mV at 100mA). Additionally, this control scheme reduces supply current under light loads to 12μA. High switching frequencies allow the use of tiny surface-mount inductors and output capacitors.