Wide-Input 0.6V Shunt Regulators for
Isolated DC-to-DC Converters
VCC
1.2V TO
2.5V
Q1
FZT1049A
IO
2A (MAX)
VREG
1V
VIN
C1
0.1µF
R1
IN
OUT
MAX8515A
MAX8515
GND
FB
C2
1.0µF
R2
6.65kΩ
R3
10kΩ
VIN (V) R1 (Ω)
2.5 22.1
3.3 40.2
5 82.5
Figure 5. MAX8515A/MAX8515 Typical Application Circuit,
Linear Regulator
LINEAR-REGULATOR
LOAD REGULATION
0
-0.5
-1.0
VCC = 2.5V
-1.5
-2.0
-2.5
-3.0
VCC = 1.2V
-3.5
-4.0
-4.5 CVCC = 220µF
-5.0
0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
LOAD CURRENT (A)
Figure 6. Load Regulation of Linear-Regulator Circuit
Functional Diagram
IN
0.6V
REFERENCE
OUT
MAX8515A
MAX8515
FB
GND
PGND
Selector Guide
PART
MAX8515AEXK-T
MAX8515AEZK-T
MAX8515EXK-T
MAX8515EZK-T
INITIAL ACCURACY
0.6V, 0.5% feedback
0.6V, 0.5% feedback
0.6V, 1% feedback
0.6V, 1% feedback
TOP MARKS
ADX
ADRK
ADY
ADRL
Chip Information
TRANSISTOR COUNT: 50
PROCESS: BiCMOS
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