High-Efficiency, Low-IQ, PMICs with Dynamic
Voltage Management for Mobile Applications
Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)
(Circuit of Figure 3, VIN = 3.6V, TA = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
REG1 EFFICIENCY vs. LOAD CURRENT
100
FORCED-PWM
95
NORMAL
90
85
80
75
VIN = 4.2V
70
65
60
55
50
0.01
VIN = 3.6V
V1 = 3.3V
L1 = 1.2µH
(TOKO DE2812C)
0.1 1 10 100 1000 10,000
LOAD CURRENT (mA)
REG1 OUTPUT VOLTAGE vs. INPUT VOLTAGE
3.6
DROPOUT
ILOAD = 10mA
3.4
VIN
3.2
3.0
ILOAD = 1000mA
2.8
2.6
V1
2.4
3.3V OUTPUT
2.2
2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0
INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
REG1 LINE TRANSIENT
MAX8660 toc08
5.0V
1V/div
3.6V
100mV/div
600mA LOAD,
V1 = 3.3V
40µs/div
3.40
3.38
3.36
3.34
3.32
3.30
3.28
3.26
3.24
3.22
3.20
0
REG1 LOAD REGULATION
VIN = 3.8V
-1.5%/A
FORCED-PWM
NORMAL
200 400 600 800 1000 1200
LOAD CURRENT (mA)
REG1 OUTPUT VOLTAGE vs. TEMPERATURE
3.40
3.38
3.36
3.34
3.32
3.30
3.28
3.26
3.24
3.22
600mA LOAD
3.20
-40 -15
10
35
60
85
TEMPERATURE (°C)
REG1 DROPOUT VOLTAGE vs. LOAD CURRENT
300 THE NOMINAL ESR OF TOKO'S 1.2µH
DE2812C INDUCTOR IS 44mΩ. THE NOMINAL
250 p-CHANNEL RESISTANCE OF THE REG1 IS
120mΩ. THE SLOPE OF THIS LINE SHOWS THAT
THE TOTAL REG1 DROPOUT RESISTANCE OF AN
200 AVERAGE PART, BOARD, INDUCTOR
COMBINATION IS 172mΩ.
150
100
50
0
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
LOAD CURRENT (mA)
REG1 LOAD TRANSIENT
MAX8660 toc12
REG 1 HEAVY-LOAD SWITCHING WAVEFORMS
MAX8660 toc13
REG1 LIGHT-LOAD SWITCHING WAVEFORMS
MAX8660 toc14
V1 = 3.3V
3.8V INPUT
V1
100mV/div
VLX1
2V/div VLX1
2V/div
IV1
10mA
800mA
40µs/div
V1
500mA/div
IL1
2mV/div
V1
1A/div IL1
4.2V INPUT 0A
1A LOAD
400ns/div
3.8V INPUT, 20mA LOAD
2µs/div
20mV/div
200mA/div
0A
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