USB Current-Limited Switches
with Fault Blanking
3/MAX1694
momentary short-circuit faults that occur when hot-
Layout and Thermal Dissipation
To optimize the switch-response time to output short-
circuit conditions, it is very important to keep all traces
as short as possible to reduce the effect of undesirable
parasitic inductance. Place input and output capacitors
as close to the device as possible (no more than 5mm).
All IN and all OUT pins must be connected with short
traces to the power bus. Wide power bus planes will
provide superior heat dissipation through the switch IN
and OUT pins. Figure 3 shows suggested pin connec-
tions for a single-layer board.
swapping a capacitive load, and also ensures that no
fault is issued during power-up. When a load transient
causes the device to enter current limit, an internal
counter starts. If the load fault persists beyond the
10ms fault-blanking timeout, the FAULT output asserts
low. Ensure that the MAX1693/MAX1694’s input is ade-
quately bypassed to prevent input glitches from trigger-
ing spurious FAULT outputs. Input voltage glitches less
than 150mV will not cause a spurious FAULT output.
Load-transient faults less than 10ms (typ) will not cause
a FAULT output assertion.
Under normal operating conditions, the package can
dissipate and channel heat away. Calculate the maxi-
mum power dissipation as follows:
Only current-limit faults are blanked. Die overtempera-
ture faults and input voltage droops below the UVLO
threshold will cause an immediate fault output.
2 · R
P = (I
)
LIMIT
ON
Fault Latching (MAX1694 Only)
The MAX1694 features a latched FAULT output.
Whenever the FAULT output is activated, it latches the
FAULT output low and also turns the switch off. To clear
the latch, either cycle the ON input or cycle the input
voltage below UVLO.
where I
ON
is the preset current limit (1.0A max) and
LIMIT
R
is the on-resistance of the switch (125mΩ max).
When the output is short-circuited, foldback-current lim-
iting activates and the voltage drop across the switch
equals the input supply. The power dissipated across
the switch increases, as does the die temperature. If the
fault condition is not removed, the thermal-overload-pro-
tection circuitry activates (see the Thermal Shutdown
section). Wide power-bus planes connected to IN and
OUT and a ground plane in contact with the device will
help dissipate additional heat.
Applications Information
Input Capacitor
To limit the input voltage drop during momentary output
short-circuit conditions, connect a capacitor from IN to
GND. A 1µF ceramic capacitor will be adequate for most
applications; however, higher capacitor values will fur-
ther reduce the voltage drop at the input. See Figure 2.
Chip Information
Output Capacitor
Connect a 0.1µF capacitor from OUT to GND. This cap-
acitor helps prevent inductive parasitics from pulling
OUT negative during turn-off.
TRANSISTOR COUNT: 715
INPUT
+2.7V TO +5.5V
IN
OUT
OUTPUT
0.1µF*
MAX1693
MAX1694
1µF
MAX1693
MAX1694
100k
1
2
IN
10
OUT
IN
FAULT
ON
OUT
9
8
OFF
3
4
5
IN
OUT
ON
GND
OUT
ON
FAULT
GND
7
6
*USB SPECIFICATIONS REQUIRE A LARGER CAPACITOR
Figure 3. IN and OUT Cross Connections for a Single-Layer
Board
Figure 2. Typical Application Circuit
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