Electrical Characteristics

PARAMETER SYMBOL CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS
Electrical Characteristics

(VSUP = VEN, VSUP = 14V, VSYNC = 0V, VOUT = 5V, TJ = -40°C to +150°C, unless otherwise noted.) (Notes 3, 4)

Supply Voltage Range VSUP 3.5 36 V
t < 1s 40
VSUP After soft-start 3 36
Supply Current ISUP VEN = low 1 5 µA
MAX25231ATCB/V+, no load, no switching 3.5 8
MAX25231ATCB/V+, no load, switching (Note 2) 4.5
MAX25231ATCA/V+, no load, no switching 5.6 10
MAX25231ATCA/V+, no load, switching (Note 2) 6.6
LX Leakage ILX,LEAK VSUP = 40V, LX = 0 or 40V, TA = +25°C -1 +1 µA
Undervoltage Lockout UVLO OUT rising 2.52 2.73 2.93 V
Hysteresis 0.16
BIAS Voltage VBIAS 5.5V ≤ VSUP ≤ 36V, FPWM mode 5 V
BUCK CONVERTER
Voltage Accuracy, 5V VOUT,5V MAX25231ATCA/V+ skip mode (Note 2) 4.87 5 5.08 V
MAX25231ATCA/V+ fixed-frequency PWM mode 4.93 5 5.07
Voltage Accuracy, 3.3V VOUT,3.3V MAX25231ATCB/V+, skip mode 3.18 3.3 3.37 V
MAX25231ATCB/V+, fixed-frequency PWM mode 3.25 3.3 3.35
Output Voltage Range VOUT MAX25231ATCD/V+ 3 10 V
FB Voltage Accuracy VFB MAX25231ATCD/V+ only 0.985 1 1.015 V
FB Current IFB VFB = 1V, TA = +25ºC 0.02 μA
FB Line Regulation VSUP = 6V to 36V 0.02 %/V
High-Side Switch On-Resistance RON,HS VBIAS = 5V, ILX = 1.2A 300 mΩ
Low-Side Switch On-Resistance RON,LS VBIAS = 5V, ILX= 1.2A 200 mΩ
High-Side Current-Limit Threshold MAX25231 1.67 1.9 2.13 A
Low-Side Negative Current- Limit Threshold INEG -0.6 A
Soft-Start Ramp Time ISS 2.5 5 ms
Minimum On-Time tON 66 85 ns
Maximum Duty Cycle 98 99 %
PWM Switching Frequency fSW Fixed 1.925 2.1 2.275 MHz
Spread-Spectrum Range SS VSPS = 5V ±6 %
PGOOD
PGOOD Threshold, Rising VTHR,PGD VOUT rising MAX25231ATCA/V+ 90 93.5 97 %
PGOOD Threshold, Falling VTHF,PGD VOUT falling MAX25231ATCA/V+ 89.5 93 96.5 %
PGOOD Debounce Time tDEB PWM mode, VOUT falling 65 µs
Skip mode, VOUT rising 100
PGOOD High-Leakage Current ILEAK,PGD TA = +25°C 1 µA
PGOOD Low Level VOUT,PGD Sinking 1mA 0.4 V
LOGIC LEVELS
EN Level, High VIH,EN 2.4 V
EN Level, Low VIL,EN 0.6 V
EN Input Current IIN,EN VEN = VSUP = 14V, TA = +25°C 1 µA
External Input Clock Frequency 1.7 2.6 MHz
SYNC Threshold, High VIH,SYNC 1.4 V
SYNC Threshold, Low VIL,SYNC 0.4 V
SYNC Internal Pulldown RPD,MODE 1000 kΩ
SPS Threshold, High VIH,SPS 1.4 V
SPS Threshold, Low VIL,SPS 0.4 V
SPS Internal Pulldown 1000 kΩ
THERMAL PROTECTION
Thermal Shutdown TSHDN (Note 3) 175 °C
Thermal-Shutdown Hysteresis TSHDN.HYS (Note 3) 15 °C
Note 2: Guaranteed by design; not production tested.
Note 3: Limits are 100% tested at TA + +25°C. Limits over the operating range and relevant supply voltage are guaranteed by design and characterization. Typical values are at TA = +25°C.
Note 4: The device is designed for continuous operation up to TJ = +125°C for 95,000 hours and TJ = +150°C for 5,000 hours.

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