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Typical operating characteristics (continued) – Rainbow Electronics MAX15038 User Manual

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MAX15038

4A, 2MHz Step-Down Regulator
with Integrated Switches

8

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Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)

(Typical values are V

IN

= V

EN

= 5V, V

OUT

= 1.8V, R

FREQ

= 49.9k

Ω, I

OUT

= 4A, T

A

= +25°C, circuit of Figure 1, unless otherwise noted.)

STARTING INTO PREBIASED OUTPUT

(MODE = V

DD

, V

OUT

= 2.5V, NO LOAD)

MAX15038 toc20

200

µs/div

V

EN

2V/div

V

OUT

1V/div

V

PWRGD

2V/div

0V

0V

0V

STARTING INTO PREBIASED OUTPUT

(MODE = V

DD

/2, V

OUT

= 2.5V, NO LOAD)

MAX15038 toc21

200

µs/div

V

EN

2V/div

V

OUT

1V/div

V

PWRGD

2V/div

0V

0V

0V

STARTING INTO PREBIASED OUTPUT

ABOVE NOMINAL SETPOINT (V

OUT

= 1.5V)

MAX15038 toc22

1ms/div

V

EN

2V/div

V

OUT

1V/div

V

PWRGD

2V/div

0V

0V

0V

V

MODE

= V

DD

,

NO LOAD

STARTING INTO PREBIASED ABOVE

NOMINAL SETPOINT (V

OUT

= 1.5V)

MAX15038 toc23

1ms/div

V

EN

2V/div

V

OUT

1V/div

V

PWRGD

2V/div

0V

0V

0V

V

MODE

= V

DD

/2,

NO LOAD

TRANSITION FROM SKIP MODE

TO FORCED PWM MODE

MAX15038 toc24

2ms/div

V

MODE

5V/div

V

LX

5V/div

V

OUT

0.5V/div

0V

TRANSITION FROM FORCED PWM

TO SKIP MODE

MAX15038 toc25

4ms/div

V

MODE

5V/div

V

LX

5V/div

V

OUT

0.5V/div

0V