Rainbow Electronics MAX1729 User Manual

Max1729, General description, Applications

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EVALUATION KIT

FOLLOWS DATA SHEET

ECB and LCD Display Bias Supply with Accurate

Output Voltage and Temperature Compensation

General Description

The MAX1729 micropower step-up/step-down DC-DC
converter is ideally suited for electrically controlled bire-
fringence (ECB) and liquid-crystal-display (LCD) bias-
supply generation. It provides step-up/step-down
voltage conversion and reduces output ripple by using
a step-up DC-DC converter followed by a linear regula-
tor. This architecture permits a physically smaller induc-
tor than those used in competing SEPIC and flyback
topologies. This device features low quiescent current
(67µA typical). A logic-controlled shutdown mode fur-
ther reduces quiescent current to 0.4µA typical.

The MAX1729 features an input that dynamically
adjusts the output voltage to control display color or
contrast. It offers two feedback modes: internal and
external. Internal feedback mode allows output volt-
ages between 2.5V and 16V, and is specifically
designed to hold temperature drift to ±11ppm/°C.
External feedback mode allows the MAX1729 output
voltage range to be tailored for various displays.

An on-chip temperature sensor with a positive tempera-
ture coefficient provides compensation for LCD/ECB
display temperature characteristics. In internal feed-
back mode, the buffered temperature sensor output is
read and used to adjust the output voltage via a digital
control signal. External feedback mode features an
additional compensation method in which the tempera-
ture output is summed directly into the feedback net-
work to provide first-order negative temperature
compensation of the output voltage. The MAX1729 is
available in the space-saving 10-pin µMAX package.

Applications

ECB Display Bias & Color Adjustment

LCD Display Bias & Contrast Adjustment

Cellular Phones

Personal Digital Assistants

Features

High-Accuracy Reference Voltage (±1%)

±11ppm/°C Output Voltage Drift

On-Chip Temperature Sensor Output

Accurate Voltage and Temperature Provide:

Consistent ECB Colors
Consistent LCD Gray-Scale Contrast

+2.7V to +5.5V Input Voltage Range

Output Voltage Range

+2.5V to +16V in Internal Feedback Mode
Programmable in External Feedback Mode

Dynamic Control of the Output Voltage

67µA Supply Current

0.4µA Shutdown Current

10-Pin µMAX Package (1.09mm max height)

Evaluation Kit Available (MAX1729EVKIT)

MAX1729

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Maxim Integrated Products

1

PS

OUT

FB

COMP

LX

TC

CTLIN

V

OUT

+2.5V to +16V

DIGITAL

PWM

CONTROLLER

GND

IN

V

IN

2.7V to 5.5V

MAX1729

REF

ADC

Typical Operating Circuit

19-1406; Rev 1; 1/99

PART

MAX1729EUB

-40°C to +85°C

TEMP. RANGE

PIN-PACKAGE

10 µMAX

Ordering Information

Pin Configuration

1

2

3

4

5

10

9

8

7

6

GND

LX

PS

OUT

COMP

REF

TC

IN

MAX1729

µ

MAX

TOP VIEW

CTLIN

FB

For free samples & the latest literature: http://www.maxim-ic.com, or phone 1-800-998-8800.
For small orders, phone 1-800-835-8769.

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