Datasheet

MAX660
CMOS Monolithic Voltage Converter
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low-ESR electrolytic capacitors:
Cascading Devices
To produce larger negative multiplication of the initial
supply voltage, the MAX660 may be cascaded as
shown in Figure 3. The resulting output resistance is
approximately equal to the sum of the individual
MAX660 R
OUT
values. The output voltage, where n is
an integer representing the number of devices cascad-
ed, is defined by V
OUT
= -n (V
IN
).
Paralleling Devices
Paralleling multiple MAX660s reduces the output resis-
tance. As illustrated in Figure 4, each device requires
its own pump capacitor C1, but the reservoir capacitor
C2 serves all devices. The value of C2 should be
increased by a factor of n, where n is the number of
devices. Figure 4 shows the equation for calculating
output resistance.
3
4
2
C1n
3
4
88
2
5
C1
C2
C2n
+V
IN
V
OUT
V
OUT
= -nV
IN
5
MAX660
"n"
MAX660
"1"
Figure 3. Cascading MAX660s to Increase Output Voltage
3
4
2
C1n
3
4
8
8
2
5
C1
C2
+V
IN
MAX660
"n"
5
R
L
R
OUT
=
R
OUT
(of MAX660)
n (NUMBER OF DEVICES)
MAX660
"1"
Figure 4. Paralleling MAX660s to Reduce Output Resistance
Manufacturer/
Series
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AVX TPS Series [phone] [phone]
Low-ESR
tantalum SMT
AVX TAG Series [phone] [phone]
Low-cost
tantalum SMT
Matsuo 267 Series [phone] [phone]
Low-cost
tantalum SMT
Sprague 595
Series
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Aluminum elec-
trolytic thru-hole
Sanyo MV-GX
Series
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trolytic SMT
Sanyo CV-GX
Series
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Aluminum elec-
trolytic thru-hole
Nichicon PL
Series
[phone] [phone]
Low-ESR
tantalum SMT
United Chemi-Con
(Marcon)
[phone] [phone] Ceramic SMT
TDK [phone] [phone] Ceramic SMT