Regulated, Adjustable -2x
Inverting Charge Pump
Pin Description
PIN NAME
FUNCTION
1
GND Analog Ground
2
OUT Charge-Pump Output
3
C1-
Negative Terminal of Flying Capacitor C1
4
PGND Power Ground
5
C1+
Positive Terminal of Flying Capacitor C1
6
C2-
Negative Terminal of Flying Capacitor C2
7
IN
Supply-Voltage Input. Input voltage range is 1.8V to 5.5V.
8
C2+
Positive Terminal of Flying Capacitor C2
9
SHDN
Active-Low Shutdown Input. Connect SHDN to GND to put the MAX868 in shutdown mode and reduce sup-
ply current to 0.1µA. Connect to IN for normal operation. OUT is actively pulled to GND in shutdown.
10
FB
Feedback Input. Connect FB to a resistor divider for a regulated output voltage. Connect to IN to generate
an unregulated -2 x VIN output voltage.
Detailed Description
The MAX868 inverting charge pump uses pulse-
frequency-modulation (PFM) control to generate a reg-
ulated negative output voltage up to -2 x VIN. PFM
operation is obtained by enabling the internal 450kHz
oscillator as needed to maintain output voltage regula-
tion. This control scheme reduces supply current at
light loads and permits the use of small capacitors.
The functional diagram shown in Figure 1 indicates the
two phases of MAX868 operation: charge phase (Φ1)
and discharge phase (Φ2). In charge phase, the
switches on the left-hand side close, and the switches
on the right-hand side open. In the discharge phase,
the inverse occurs.
Figure 2 illustrates that in charge phase, both flying
capacitors are charged in parallel. The load is serviced
entirely by the charge stored in the output capacitor.
Figure 3 demonstrates the series connection of the fly-
ing capacitors in the discharge phase. The series com-
bination of the flying capacitors, when connected to the
output capacitor, transfers charge to the output in order
to maintain output voltage regulation. In normal opera-
tion, the MAX868 operates predominantly in charge
phase, switching to discharge phase only as needed to
maintain a regulated output.
IN
SHDN
C2+
C2-
C1+
C1-
Φ1 Φ2
OSCILLATOR
Figure 1. Functional Diagram
OUT
FB
COUT
VREF
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