The MAX8654 high-efficiency switching regulator delivers
up to 8A of load current at output voltages from 0.6V to
0.85 x VIN. The IC operates from 4.5V to 14V, making it
ideal for on-board point-of-load and postregulation appli-
cations, with total output error less than ±1% over load,
line, and temperature ranges.
The MAX8654 is a fixed-frequency PWM mode regulator
with a switching frequency range of 250kHz to 1.2MHz
set by an external resistor or SYNC input. High-frequency
operation allows for an all-ceramic-capacitor solution. A
SYNCOUT output is provided to synchronize a second
regulator switching 180∞ out-of-phase with the first to
reduce the input ripple current and consequently reduce
the required input capacitance. The high operating fre-
quency minimizes the size of external components.
The on-board low RDS(ON) dual-nMOS design keeps
the board cooler at heavy loads while minimizing the
critical inductances, making the layout a much simpler
task with respect to the discrete solutions.
The MAX8654 comes with a high-bandwidth (20MHz)
voltage-error amplifier. The voltage-mode control archi-
tecture and the op-amp voltage-error amplifier permit a
type 3 compensation scheme to be utilized to achieve
maximum loop bandwidth, up to 20% of the switching
frequency. High loop bandwidth achieves fast transient
response resulting in less output capacitance required.
The MAX8654 offers programmable soft-start to accom-
modate different types of output capacitors and reduce
input inrush current. The MAX8654 is available in a 36-
lead thin QFN package.
Applications
POL Power Supplies
Servers
DDR Memory
RAID Power Supplies
Network Power Supplies
Graphic Cards