The MAX16935/MAX16939 are 3.5A current-mode step-down converters with integrated high-side and low-side MOSFETs designed to operate with an external Schottky diode for better efficiency. The low-side MOSFET enables fixed-frequency forced-PWM (FPWM) operation under light-load applications. The devices operate with input voltages from 3.5V to 36V, while using only 28µA quiescent current at no load. The switching frequency is resistor programmable from 220kHz to 2.2MHz and can be synchronized to an external clock. The devices’ output voltage is available as 3.3V/5V fixed or adjustable from 1V to 10V. The wide input voltage range along with its ability to operate at 98% duty cycle during undervoltage transients make the devices ideal for automotive and industrial applications.Under light-load applications, the FSYNC logic input allows the devices to either operate in skip mode for reduced current consumption or fixed-frequency FPWM mode to eliminate frequency variation to minimize EMI. Fixed-frequency FPWM mode is extremely useful for power supplies designed for RF transceivers where tight emission control is necessary. Protection features include cycle-by-cycle current limit and thermal shutdown with automatic recovery. Additional features include a power-good monitor to ease power-supply sequencing and a 180° out-of-phase clock output relative to the internal oscillator at SYNCOUT to create cascaded power supplies with multiple devices. The MAX16935/MAX16939 operate over the -40°C to +125°C automotive temperature range and are available in 16-pin (5mm × 5mm) TQFN-EP and 16-pin TSSOP-EP packages.ApplicationsDistributed DC Power SystemsNavigation and Radio Head UnitsPoint-of-Load Applications

The MAX16936/MAX16938 are 2.5A current-mode step-down converters with integrated high-side and low-side MOSFETs designed to operate with an external Schottky diode for better efficiency. The low-side MOSFET enables fixed-frequency forced-PWM (FPWM) operation under light-load applications. The devices operate with input voltages from 3.5V to 36V, while using only 28µA quiescent current at no load. The switching frequency is resistor programmable from 220kHz to 2.2MHz and can be synchronized to an external clock. The devices’ output voltage is available as 5V/3.3V fixed or adjustable from 1V to 10V. The wide input voltage range along with its ability to operate at 98% duty cycle during undervoltage transients make the devices ideal for automotive and industrial applications. Under light-load applications, the FSYNC logic input allows the devices to either operate in skip mode for reduced current consumption or fixed-frequency FPWM mode to eliminate frequency variation to minimize EMI. Fixed-frequency FPWM mode is extremely useful for power supplies designed for RF transceivers where tight emission control is necessary. Protection features include cycle-by-cycle current limit and thermal shutdown with automatic recovery. Additional features include a power-good monitor to ease power-supply sequencing and a 180° out-of-phase clock output relative to the internal oscillator at SYNCOUT to create cascaded power supplies with multiple devices.The MAX16936/MAX16938 operates over the -40°C to +125°C automotive temperature range and are available in 16-pin TSSOP-EP and 5mm × 5mm, 16-pin TQFN-EP packages.ApplicationsDistributed DC Power SystemsNavigation and Radio Head UnitsPoint of Load Applications

The MAX16936/MAX16938 are 2.5A current-mode step-down converters with integrated high-side and low-side MOSFETs designed to operate with an external Schottky diode for better efficiency. The low-side MOSFET enables fixed-frequency forced-PWM (FPWM) operation under light-load applications. The devices operate with input voltages from 3.5V to 36V, while using only 28µA quiescent current at no load. The switching frequency is resistor programmable from 220kHz to 2.2MHz and can be synchronized to an external clock. The devices’ output voltage is available as 5V/3.3V fixed or adjustable from 1V to 10V. The wide input voltage range along with its ability to operate at 98% duty cycle during undervoltage transients make the devices ideal for automotive and industrial applications. Under light-load applications, the FSYNC logic input allows the devices to either operate in skip mode for reduced current consumption or fixed-frequency FPWM mode to eliminate frequency variation to minimize EMI. Fixed-frequency FPWM mode is extremely useful for power supplies designed for RF transceivers where tight emission control is necessary. Protection features include cycle-by-cycle current limit and thermal shutdown with automatic recovery. Additional features include a power-good monitor to ease power-supply sequencing and a 180° out-of-phase clock output relative to the internal oscillator at SYNCOUT to create cascaded power supplies with multiple devices.The MAX16936/MAX16938 operates over the -40°C to +125°C automotive temperature range and are available in 16-pin TSSOP-EP and 5mm × 5mm, 16-pin TQFN-EP packages.ApplicationsDistributed DC Power SystemsNavigation and Radio Head UnitsPoint of Load Applications

The MAX16935/MAX16939 are 3.5A current-mode step-down converters with integrated high-side and low-side MOSFETs designed to operate with an external Schottky diode for better efficiency. The low-side MOSFET enables fixed-frequency forced-PWM (FPWM) operation under light-load applications. The devices operate with input voltages from 3.5V to 36V, while using only 28µA quiescent current at no load. The switching frequency is resistor programmable from 220kHz to 2.2MHz and can be synchronized to an external clock. The devices’ output voltage is available as 3.3V/5V fixed or adjustable from 1V to 10V. The wide input voltage range along with its ability to operate at 98% duty cycle during undervoltage transients make the devices ideal for automotive and industrial applications.Under light-load applications, the FSYNC logic input allows the devices to either operate in skip mode for reduced current consumption or fixed-frequency FPWM mode to eliminate frequency variation to minimize EMI. Fixed-frequency FPWM mode is extremely useful for power supplies designed for RF transceivers where tight emission control is necessary. Protection features include cycle-by-cycle current limit and thermal shutdown with automatic recovery. Additional features include a power-good monitor to ease power-supply sequencing and a 180° out-of-phase clock output relative to the internal oscillator at SYNCOUT to create cascaded power supplies with multiple devices. The MAX16935/MAX16939 operate over the -40°C to +125°C automotive temperature range and are available in 16-pin (5mm × 5mm) TQFN-EP and 16-pin TSSOP-EP packages.ApplicationsDistributed DC Power SystemsNavigation and Radio Head UnitsPoint-of-Load Applications

The MAX16942E/MAX16943E/MAX16944E provide high ESD and short-circuit protection for the low-voltage internal USB data and USB power line in automotive radio, navigation, connectivity, and USB hub applications. The MAX16942E/MAX16943E/MAX16944E support both USB Hi-Speed (480Mbps) and USB full-speed (12Mbps) operation.The short-circuit protection features include short-to-battery on the protected HVBUS, HVD+, and HVD- outputs,as well as short to HVBUS on the protected HVD+ and HVD- outputs. The MAX16942E/MAX16943E/MAX16944E are capable of a short-to-battery condition of up to +18V. Short-to-GND protection and overcurrent protection are also provided on the protected HVBUS output to protect the internal BUS power rail from an overcurrent fault.The MAX16942E/MAX16943E/MAX16944E feature high ESD protection to ±15kV Air Gap and ±8kV Contact on all protected HVBUS, HVD+, and HVD- outputs.The MAX16942E/MAX16943E/MAX16944E feature a low on-resistance (RON), 0.14Ω(max) USB power switch, and two low on-resistance (RON) of 4Ω (typ) USB 2.0 switches. These devices also feature an enable input, a fault output, a 10ms fault-recovery time, a 1ms overcurrent blanking time, and an integrated overcurrent autoretry.The MAX16942E/MAX16943E/MAX16944E are available in a lead-free, 16-pin QSOP package and operate over the -40°C to +105°C temperature range.ApplicationsAutomotive USB Protection

The MAX16955 is a current-mode, synchronous PWM step-down controller designed to operate with input voltages from 3.5V to 36V while using only 50µA of quiescent current at no load. The switching frequency is adjustable from 220kHz to 1MHz by an external resistor and can be synchronized to an external clock up to 1.1MHz. The MAX16955 output voltage is pin programmable to be either 5V fixed or adjustable from 1V to 10V. The wide input voltage range, along with its ability to operate in dropout during undervoltage transients, makes it ideal for automotive and industrial applications. The MAX16955 operates in fixed-frequency PWM mode and low quiescent current skip mode. It features an enable logic input, which is compatible up to 42V to disable the device and reduce its shutdown current to 10µA. Protection features include overcurrent limit, overvoltage, undervoltage, and thermal shutdown with automatic recovery. The device also features a powergood monitor to ease power-supply sequencing. The MAX16955 is available in a thermally enhanced 16-pin TSSOP package with exposed pad and is specified for operation over the -40°C to +125°C automotive temperature range.ApplicationsAutomotiveIndustrialMilitaryPoint of Load

The MAX16956 is a small, synchronous buck converter with integrated high-side and low-side switches. The device is designed to deliver up to 300mA with input voltages from 3.5V to 36V, while using only 1.1µA quiescent current at no load (fixed-output versions). Voltage quality can be monitored by observing the active-low RESET signal. The device can operate near dropout by running at 97% duty cycle, making it ideal for automotive applications under cold-crank.The device offers fixed-output voltages of 5V and 3.3V, as well as an adjustable version. The adjustable version allows the user to program the output voltage between 1V and 15V by using a resistor-divider. Frequency is fixed at 2.1MHz, which allows for small external components, reduced output ripple, and minimized AM radio interference. The device offers both forced-PWM and skip modes of operation, with ultra-low quiescent current of 1.1µA in skip mode. The device can be ordered with spread-spectrum frequency modulation designed to minimize EMI-radiated emissions due to the switching frequency.The MAX16956 is available in a small (3mm × 3mm) 10-pin µMAX® package and operates across the full automotive temperature range of -40°C to +125°C. The device is AEC-Q100 qualified.ApplicationsAutomotive Body ECUsDistributed DC Power SystemsPoint-of-Load Applications

The MAX16956 is a small, synchronous buck converter with integrated high-side and low-side switches. The device is designed to deliver up to 300mA with input voltages from 3.5V to 36V, while using only 1.1µA quiescent current at no load (fixed-output versions). Voltage quality can be monitored by observing the active-low RESET signal. The device can operate near dropout by running at 97% duty cycle, making it ideal for automotive applications under cold-crank.The device offers fixed-output voltages of 5V and 3.3V, as well as an adjustable version. The adjustable version allows the user to program the output voltage between 1V and 15V by using a resistor-divider. Frequency is fixed at 2.1MHz, which allows for small external components, reduced output ripple, and minimized AM radio interference. The device offers both forced-PWM and skip modes of operation, with ultra-low quiescent current of 1.1µA in skip mode. The device can be ordered with spread-spectrum frequency modulation designed to minimize EMI-radiated emissions due to the switching frequency.The MAX16956 is available in a small (3mm × 3mm) 10-pin µMAX® package and operates across the full automotive temperature range of -40°C to +125°C. The device is AEC-Q100 qualified.ApplicationsAutomotive Body ECUsDistributed DC Power SystemsPoint-of-Load Applications

The MAX16956 is a small, synchronous buck converter with integrated high-side and low-side switches. The device is designed to deliver up to 300mA with input voltages from 3.5V to 36V, while using only 1.1µA quiescent current at no load (fixed-output versions). Voltage quality can be monitored by observing the active-low RESET signal. The device can operate near dropout by running at 97% duty cycle, making it ideal for automotive applications under cold-crank.The device offers fixed-output voltages of 5V and 3.3V, as well as an adjustable version. The adjustable version allows the user to program the output voltage between 1V and 15V by using a resistor-divider. Frequency is fixed at 2.1MHz, which allows for small external components, reduced output ripple, and minimized AM radio interference. The device offers both forced-PWM and skip modes of operation, with ultra-low quiescent current of 1.1µA in skip mode. The device can be ordered with spread-spectrum frequency modulation designed to minimize EMI-radiated emissions due to the switching frequency.The MAX16956 is available in a small (3mm × 3mm) 10-pin µMAX® package and operates across the full automotive temperature range of -40°C to +125°C. The device is AEC-Q100 qualified.ApplicationsAutomotive Body ECUsDistributed DC Power SystemsPoint-of-Load Applications

The MAX16956 is a small, synchronous buck converter with integrated high-side and low-side switches. The device is designed to deliver up to 300mA with input voltages from 3.5V to 36V, while using only 1.1µA quiescent current at no load (fixed-output versions). Voltage quality can be monitored by observing the active-low RESET signal. The device can operate near dropout by running at 97% duty cycle, making it ideal for automotive applications under cold-crank.The device offers fixed-output voltages of 5V and 3.3V, as well as an adjustable version. The adjustable version allows the user to program the output voltage between 1V and 15V by using a resistor-divider. Frequency is fixed at 2.1MHz, which allows for small external components, reduced output ripple, and minimized AM radio interference. The device offers both forced-PWM and skip modes of operation, with ultra-low quiescent current of 1.1µA in skip mode. The device can be ordered with spread-spectrum frequency modulation designed to minimize EMI-radiated emissions due to the switching frequency.The MAX16956 is available in a small (3mm × 3mm) 10-pin µMAX® package and operates across the full automotive temperature range of -40°C to +125°C. The device is AEC-Q100 qualified.ApplicationsAutomotive Body ECUsDistributed DC Power SystemsPoint-of-Load Applications