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+5V to ±10V Voltage Converters
________________General Description
The MAX680/MAX681 are monolithic, CMOS, dual
charge-pump voltage converters that provide ±10V out-
puts from a +5V input voltage. The MAX680/MAX681 pro-
vide both a positive step-up charge pump to develop
+10V from +5V input and an inverting charge pump to
generate the -10V output. Both parts have an on-chip,
8kHz oscillator. The MAX681 has the capacitors internal to
the package, and the MAX680 requires four external
capacitors to produce both positive and negative voltages
from a single supply.
The output source impedances are typically 150Ω, pro-
viding useful output currents up to 10mA. The low quies-
cent current and high efficiency make this device suitable
for a variety of applications that need both positive and
negative voltages generated from a single supply.
The MAX864/MAX865 are also recommended for new
designs. The MAX864 operates at up to 200kHz and uses
smaller capacitors. The MAX865 comes in the smaller
µMAX package.
____________________________Features
o
95% Voltage-Conversion Efficiency
o
85% Power-Conversion Efficiency
o
+2V to +6V Voltage Range
o
Only Four External Capacitors Required (MAX680)
o
No Capacitors Required (MAX681)
o
500µA Supply Current
o
Monolithic CMOS Design
MAX680/MAX681
_______________Ordering Information
PART
MAX680CPA
MAX680CSA
MAX680C/D
MAX680EPA
MAX680ESA
MAX680MJA
MAX681CPD
MAX681EPD
TEMP. RANGE
0°C to +70°C
0°C to +70°C
0°C to +70°C
-40°C to +85°C
-40°C to +85°C
-55°C to +125°C
0°C to +70°C
-40°C to +85°C
PIN-PACKAGE
8 Plastic DIP
8 Narrow SO
Dice
8 Plastic DIP
8 Narrow SO
8 CERDIP
14 Plastic DIP
14 Plastic DIP
________________________Applications
The MAX680/MAX681 can be used wherever a single
positive supply is available and where positive and nega-
tive voltages are required. Common applications include
generating ±6V from a 3V battery and generating ±10V
from the standard +5V logic supply (for use with analog
circuitry). Typical applications include:
±6V from 3V Lithium Cell
Hand-Held Instruments
Data-Acquisition Systems
Panel Meters
±10V from +5V Logic
Supply
Battery-Operated
Equipment
Operational Amplifier
Power Supplies
_________Typical Operating Circuits
+5V
C1+
4.7µF
V
CC
4.7µF
+10V
_________________Pin Configurations
TOP VIEW
MAX680
V+
C1-
C1+
V-
C2- GND
4.7µF
4.7µF
C1- 1
C2+ 2
C2- 3
V- 4
8
V+
C1+
V
CC
GND
V+ 1
C1- 2
C1- 3
C2+ 4
C2- 5
C2- 6
V- 7
14 V
CC
13 V
CC
12 V
CC
-10V
GND
+5V
V
CC
FOUR PINS REQUIRED
(MAX681 ONLY)
V+
GND
MAX680
7
6
5
MAX681
11 V
CC
10 V+
9
8
GND
GND
+10V
MAX681
GND
V-
-10V
GND
DIP/SO
GND
+5V to ±10V CONVERTER
DIP
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+5V to ±10V Voltage Converters
MAX680/MAX681
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
V
CC
................................................................................... +6.2V
V+ ...................................................................................... +12V
V- ..........................................................................................-12V
V- Short-Circuit Duration ...........................................Continuous
V+ Current ..........................................................................75mA
V
CC
∆V/∆T
..........................................................................1V/µs
Continuous Power Dissipation (T
A
= +70°C)
8-Pin Plastic DIP (derate 9.09mW/°C above +70°C) . ....727mW
8-Pin Narrow SO (derate 5.88mW/°C above +70°C) .....471mW
8-Pin CERDIP (derate 8.00mW/°C above +70°C) ..........640mW
14-Pin Plastic DIP (derate 10.00mW/°C above +70°C) ...800mW
Storage Temperature Range .............................-65°C to +160°C
Lead Temperature (soldering, 10sec) .............................+300°C
Stresses beyond those listed under “Absolute Maximum Ratings” may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings only, and functional
operation of the device at these or any other conditions beyond those indicated in the operational sections of the specifications is not implied. Exposure to
absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability.
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(V
CC
= +5V, test circuit Figure 1, T
A
= +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
V
CC
= 3V, T
A
= +25°C, R
L
=
∞
V
CC
= 5V, T
A
= +25°C, R
L
=
∞
Supply Current
V
CC
= 5V, 0°C
≤
T
A
≤
+70°C, R
L
=
∞
V
CC
= 5V, -40°C
≤
T
A
≤
+85°C, R
L
=
∞
V
CC
= 5V, -55°C
≤
T
A
≤
+125°C, R
L
=
∞
Supply-Voltage Range
MIN
≤
T
A
≤
MAX, R
L
= 10kΩ
I
L
+ = 10mA, I
L
- = 0mA, V
CC
= 5V,
T
A
= +25°C
Positive Charge-Pump
Output Source Resistance
I
L
+ = 5mA, I
L
- = 0mA, V
CC
= 2.8V,
T
A
= +25°C
I
L
+ = 10mA,
I
L
- = 0mA,
V
CC
= 5V
0°C
≤
T
A
≤
+70°C
-40°C
≤
T
A
≤
+85°C
-55°C
≤
T
A
≤
+125°C
90
110
2.0
1.5 to 6.0
150
180
MIN
TYP
0.5
1
MAX
1
2
2.5
3
3
6.0
250
300
325
350
400
150
175
200
200
250
4
R
L
= 10kΩ
V+, R
L
=
∞
V-, R
L
=
∞
95
90
8
85
99
97
kHz
%
%
V
mA
UNITS
Ω
I
L
- = 10mA, I
L
+ = 0mA, V+ = 10V,
T
A
= +25°C
Negative Charge-Pump
Output Source Resistance
I
L
- = 5mA, I
L
+ = 0mA, V+ = 5.6V,
T
A
= +25°C
I
L
- = 10mA,
I
L
+ = 0mA,
V+ = 10V
Oscillator Frequency
Power Efficiency
Voltage-Conversion
Efficiency
0°C
≤
T
A
≤
+70°C
-40°C
≤
T
A
≤
+85°C
-55°C
≤
T
A
≤
+125°C
Ω
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+5V to ±10V Voltage Converters
__________________________________________Typical Operating Characteristics
(T
A
= +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
MAX680/MAX681
OUTPUT RESISTANCE
vs. SUPPLY VOLTAGE
MAX680/681-TOC1
OUTPUT VOLTAGE
vs. LOAD CURRENT
MAX680/681-TOC2
SUPPLY CURRENT
vs. SUPPLY VOLTAGE
MAX680/681-TOC3
250
C1-C4 = 10µF
OUTPUT RESISTANCE (Ω)
200
R
OUT
+
150
10
9
8
V- vs. I
L
+
I
L
- = 0
2.0
SUPPLY CURRENT (mA)
1.5
|
VOUT
|
(V)
7
6
5
4
V+ vs. I
L
+
I
L
- = 0
V+ vs. I
L
-
I
L
+ = 0
V- vs. I
L
-
I
L
+ = 0
1.0
100
R
OUT
-
50
0
2.0
3.0
V
4.0
(V)
5.0
6.0
R
L
=
∞
0.5
0
0
5
10
15
20
2.0
3.0
V
4.0
(V)
5.0
6.0
LOAD CURRENT ( A)
OUTPUT VOLTAGE vs. OUTPUT CURRENT
(FROM V+ TO V-)
MAX680/681-TOC4
OUTPUT SOURCE RESISTANCE
vs. TEMPERATURE
MAX680/681-TOC5
OUTPUT RIPPLE vs.
OUTPUT CURRENT (I
L
+ OR I
L
-)
V
CC
= 5V
MAX681
OUTPUT RIPPLE (mVp-p)
150
V+
100
MAX680
C3, C4 = 10µF
50
MAX680
C3, C4 = 100µF
V+ AND V-
15
20
V-
V+
V-
MAX681/681-TOC6
10
MAX680, MAX681
9
8
200
OUTPUT SOURCE RESISTANCE (Ω)
V
CC
= 5V
150
R
OUT
+
200
|
VOUT
|
(V)
7
V+
6
5
C1–C4 = 10µF
4
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
OUTPUT CURRENT (mA)
V-
100
R
OUT
-
50
0
-50
-25
0
25
50
75
100
125
TEMPERATURE (°C)
0
0
5
10
OUTPUT CURRENT (mA)
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+5V to ±10V Voltage Converters
MAX680/MAX681
_______________Detailed Description
V
CC
IN
C1
4.7µF
1
2
C2
4.7µF
3
4
C1-
C2+
C2-
V-
MAX680
V+
C1+
V
CC
GND
8
7
6
5
GND
I
L
-
C4
10µF
R
L
-
V- OUT
C3
10µF
I
L
+
R
L
+
V+ OUT
Figure 1. Test Circuit
The MAX681 contains all circuitry needed to implement
a dual charge pump. The MAX680 needs only four
capacitors. These may be inexpensive electrolytic
capacitors with values in the 1µF to 100µF range. The
MAX681 contains two 1.5µF capacitors as C1 and C2,
and two 2.2µF capacitors as C3 and C4. See
Typical
Operating Characteristics.
Figure 2a shows the idealized operation of the positive
voltage converter. The on-chip oscillator generates a
50% duty-cycle clock signal. During the first half of the
cycle, switches S2 and S4 are open, S1 and S3 are
closed, and capacitor C1 is charged to the input volt-
age V
CC
. During the second half-cycle, S1 and S3 are
open, S2 and S4 are closed, and C1 is translated
upward by V
CC
volts. Assuming ideal switches and no
load on C3, charge is transferred onto C3 from C1 such
that the voltage on C3 will be 2V
CC
, generating the
positive supply.
Figure 2b shows the negative converter. The switches
of the negative converter are out of phase from the pos-
itive converter. During the second half of the clock
cycle, S6 and S8 are open and S5 and S7 are closed,
charging C2 from V+ (pumped up to 2V
CC
by the posi-
tive charge pump) to GND. In the first half of the clock
a)
V+
S1
V
CC
C1
C3
C1+
S2
b)
V+
S5
C2+
S6
GND
I
L
+
R
L
+
C2
I
L
-
C4
S3
GND
C1-
S4
V
CC
GND
C2-
S7
S8
V-
R
L
-
8kHz
Figure 2. Idealized Voltage Quadrupler: a) Positive Charge Pump; b) Negative Charge Pump
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+5V to ±10V Voltage Converters
cycle, S5 and S7 are open, S6 and S8 are closed, and
the charge on C2 is transferred to C4, generating the
negative supply. The eight switches are CMOS power
MOSFETs. S1, S2, S4, and S5 are P-channel
switches, while S3, S6, S7, and S8 are N-channel
switches.
________________________Applications
Positive and Negative Converter
The most common application of the MAX680/MAX681
is as a dual charge-pump voltage converter that pro-
vides positive and negative outputs of two times a posi-
tive input voltage. For applications where PC board
space is at a premium, the MAX681, with its capacitors
internal to the package, offers the smallest footprint.
The simple circuit shown in Figure 3 performs the same
function using the MAX680 with external capacitors C1
and C3 for the positive pump and C2 and C4 for the
negative pump. In most applications, all four capacitors
are low-cost, 10µF or 22µF polarized electrolytics.
When using the MAX680 for low-current applications,
1µF can be used for C1 and C2 charge-pump capaci-
tors, and 4.7µF for C3 and C4 reservoir capacitors.
C1 and C3 must be rated at 6V or greater, and C2 and
C4 must be rated at 12V or greater.
MAX680/MAX681
__________Efficiency Considerations
Theoretically, a charge-pump voltage multiplier can
approach 100% efficiency under the following con-
ditions:
• The charge-pump switches have virtually no offset
and extremely low on-resistance
• Minimal power is consumed by the drive circuitry
• The impedances of the reservoir and pump capaci-
tors are negligible
For the MAX680/MAX681, the energy loss per clock
cycle is the sum of the energy loss in the positive and
negative converters as below:
LOSS
TOT
= LOSS
POS
+ LOSS
NEG
=
1
⁄
2
C1
[
(V+)
2
– (V+)(V
CC
)
] +
C2
[
(V+)
2
– (V-)
2
]
There will be a substantial voltage difference between
(V+ - V
CC
) and V
CC
for the positive pump, and
between V+ and V-, if the impedances of pump capaci-
tors C1 and C2 are high relative to their respective out-
put loads.
1
⁄
2
C1
22µF
1
2
C2
22µF
3
4
C1-
C2+
C2-
V-
MAX680
V+
C1+
V
CC
GND
8
7
6
5
GND
C4
22µF
V- OUT
C3
22µF
V
CC
IN
V+ OUT
Larger C3 and C4 reservoir capacitor values reduce
output ripple. Larger values of both pump and reservoir
capacitors improve efficiency.
________Maximum Operating Limits
The MAX680/MAX681 have on-chip zener diodes that
clamp V
CC
to approximately 6.2V, V+ to 12.4V, and
V- to -12.4V. Never exceed the maximum supply volt-
age: excessive current may be shunted by these
diodes, potentially damaging the chip. The MAX680/
MAX681 operate over the entire operating temperature
range with an input voltage of +2V to +6V.
Figure 3. Positive and Negative Converter
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