Typical operating characteristics – Rainbow Electronics MAX1709 User Manual
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MAX1709
4A, Low-Noise, High-Frequency,
Step-Up DC-DC Converter
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Typical Operating Characteristics
(T
A
= +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
100
0
0.001
0.1
1
0.01
10
EFFICIENCY vs.
OUTPUT CURRENT (V
OUT
= 3.3V)
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OUTPUT CURRENT (A)
EFFICIENCY (%)
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
V
IN
= 2.5V
V
IN
= 1.2V
100
0
0.001
0.1
1
0.01
10
EFFICIENCY vs.
OUTPUT CURRENT (V
OUT
= 5V)
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OUTPUT CURRENT (A)
EFFICIENCY (%)
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
V
IN
= 3.3V
V
IN
= 2.5V
83.0
84.0
83.5
85.0
84.5
86.0
85.5
0.4
0.6
0.7
0.5
0.8
0.9
1.0
EFFICIENCY vs. SWITCHING FREQUENCY
(V
IN
= 3.3V, V
OUT
= 5V, I
OUT
= 2A)
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OPERATING FREQUENCY (MHz)
EFFICIENCY (%)
2
1
0
-1
-2
0
2
1
3
4
5
LOAD REGULATION
(V
IN
= 3.3V, V
OUT
= 5V)
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OUTPUT CURRENT (A)
V
OUT
REGULATION (%)
-0.8
-0.6
-0.4
-0.2
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
LINE REGULATION
(V
OUT
= 5V, I
OUT
= 1A)
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INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
V
OUT
REGULATION (%)
1000
0.1
0
1.0
0.5
2.0
3.5
NO-LOAD INPUT CURRENT
vs. INPUT VOLTAGE
1
10
100
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INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
INPUT CURRENT (mA)
1.5
2.5
3.0
V
OUT
= 3.3V
V
OUT
= 5V
INPUT VOLTAGE
INCREASING
INPUT VOLTAGE
DECREASING
2.8
0.6
0.001
0.1
1
0.01
10
STARTUP VOLTAGE
vs. LOAD CURRENT
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LOAD CURRENT (A)
STARTUP VOLTAGE (V)
1.0
0.8
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2.0
2.2
2.4
2.6
T
A
= -40
°C
T
A
= +25
°C
T
A
= +85
°C
V
OUT
= 3.3V
V
OUT
= 5V
-2.0
-1.0
-1.5
0
-0.5
0.5
1.0
-40
10
35
-15
60
85
SWITCHING FREQUENCY
vs. TEMPERATURE
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TEMPERATURE (
°C)
FREQUENCY CHANGE (%)
V
OUT
= 3.3V
-5
0.1
1
10
NOISE vs. FREQUENCY
5
0
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FREQUENCY (MHz)
NOISE (mV
RMS
)
15
10
20
25
30
-10