MAX1722/MAX1723/MAX1724

10

Maxim Integrated

For most applications, the peak inductor current equals

the current limit. However, for applications using large

inductor values or low input voltages, the maximum on-

time limits the peak inductor current (see

Inductor

Selection section).

Capacitor Selection

Choose input and output capacitors to supply the input

and output peak currents with acceptable voltage rip-

rents drawn from the battery and improves efficiency.

Low equivalent series resistance (ESR) capacitors are

recommended. Ceramic capacitors have the lowest

ESR, but low ESR tantalum or polymer capacitors offer

a good balance between cost and performance.

Output voltage ripple has two components: variations

in the charge stored in the output capacitor with each

LX pulse, and the voltage drop across the capacitor’s

ESR caused by the current into and out of the capaci-

tor:

Selection section). For ceramic capacitors, the output

example, a 10µF ceramic capacitor and a 10µH induc-

tor typically provide 75mV of output ripple when step-

ping up from 3.3V to 5V at 50mA. Low input-to-output

voltage differences (i.e. two cells to 3.3V) require high-

er output capacitor values.

Capacitance and ESR variation of temperature should

be considered for best performance in applications

with wide operating temperature ranges. Table 2 lists

suggested capacitors and suppliers.

PC Board Layout Considerations

Careful PC board layout is important for minimizing

ground bounce and noise. Keep the IC’s GND pin and

the ground leads of the input and output capacitors

less than 0.2in (5mm) apart using a ground plane. In

addition,

keep

all

connections

to

FB

(MAX1722/MAX1723 only) and LX as short as possible.

VV

V

V

V

L

VV

C

I

RIPPLE

RIPPLE C

RIPPLE ESR

RIPPLE ESR

RIPPLE C

OUT

BATT

OUT

=+

≈

≈

()

⎛

⎝

⎜

⎞

⎠

⎟

()

()

( )

()

(

)

()

PEAK

ESR COUT

PEAK

OUT

I

R

-

I-

2

1

2

2

Table 2. Suggested Surface-Mount Capacitors and Manufacturers (C1 and C2)

MANUFACTURER

CAPACITOR

VALUE

DESCRIPTION

PHONE

WEBSITE

1

μF to 10μF

X7R Ceramic

AVX

10

μF to 330μF

TAJ Tantalum Series

TPS Tantalum Series

843-448-9411

www.avxcorp.com

1

μF to 22μF

X5R/X7R Ceramic

10

μF to 330μF

T494 Tantalum Series

Kemet

68

μF to 330μF

T520 Tantalum Series

864-963-6300

www.kemet.com

Sanyo

33

μF to 330μF

TPC Polymer Series

408-749-9714

www.secc.co.jp

Taiyo Yuden

33

μF to 330μF

X5R/X7R Ceramic

800-368-2496

www.t-yuden.org

TDK

1

μF to 10μF

X7R Ceramic

847-803-6100

www.tdk.com

Vishay Sprague

10

μF to 330μF

594D Tantalum Series

595D Tantalum Series

203-452-5664

www.vishay.com