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MAX680/MAX681
+5V to ±10V Voltage Converters
General Description
The MAX680/MAX681 are monolithic, CMOS, dual chargepump voltage converters that provide ±10V outputs from a
+5V input voltage. The MAX680/MAX681 provide 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, providing useful output currents up to 10mA. The low quiescent
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.
Applications
The MAX680/MAX681 can be used wherever a single
positive supply is available and where positive and negative 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:
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●●
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±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
V+
7
C1+
C2- 3
6
VCC
V- 4
5
GND
DIP/SO
●● Only Four External Capacitors Required (MAX680)
●● No Capacitors Required (MAX681)
●● 500µA Supply Current
●● Monolithic CMOS Design
Ordering Information
PART
TEMP. RANGE
MAX680CPA
0°C to +70°C
8 Plastic DIP
MAX680CSA
0°C to +70°C
8 Narrow SO
MAX680C/D
0°C to +70°C
Dice
MAX680EPA
-40°C to +85°C
8 Plastic DIP
MAX680ESA
-40°C to +85°C
8 Narrow SO
MAX680MJA
-55°C to +125°C
8 CERDIP
MAX681CPD
0°C to +70°C
14 Plastic DIP
MAX681EPD
-40°C to +85°C
14 Plastic DIP
PIN-PACKAGE
Typical Operating Circuits
+5V
V
C1+ CC
MAX680
V+
C1C2+
4.7µF
4.7µF
+10V
-10V
V4.7µF
GND
V+ 1
14 VCC
C1- 2
C1- 3
13 VCC
MAX681
GND
VCC
FOUR PINS REQUIRED
(MAX681 ONLY)
12 VCC
C2+ 4
11 VCC
C2- 5
10 V+
C2- 6
9
GND
V- 7
8
GND
DIP
19-0896; Rev 2; 7/19
●● +2V to +6V Voltage Range
+5V
8
MAX680
●● 85% Power-Conversion Efficiency
C2- GND
TOP VIEW
C2+ 2
●● 95% Voltage-Conversion Efficiency
4.7µF
Pin Configurations
C1- 1
Features
V+
+10V
V-
-10V
MAX681
GND
GND
GND
+5V to ±10V CONVERTER
MAX680/MAX681
+5V to ±10V Voltage Converters
Absolute Maximum Ratings
VCC .....................................................................................+6.2V
V+ ........................................................................................+12V
V- ......................................................................................... -12V
V- Short-Circuit Duration ...........................................Continuous
V+ Current ..........................................................................75mA
VCC ΔV/ΔT .........................................................................1V/µs
Continuous Power Dissipation (TA = +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
(VCC = +5V, test circuit Figure 1, TA = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
PARAMETER
Supply Current
Supply-Voltage Range
Positive Charge-Pump
Output Source Resistance
Negative Charge-Pump
Output Source Resistance
CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
VCC = 3V, TA = +25°C, RL = ∞
0.5
1
VCC = 5V, TA = +25°C, RL = ∞
1
2
VCC = 5V, 0°C ≤ TA ≤ +70°C, RL = ∞
2.5
VCC = 5V, -40°C ≤ TA ≤ +85°C, RL = ∞
3
VCC = 5V, -55°C ≤ TA ≤ +125°C, RL = ∞
3
MIN ≤ TA ≤ MAX, RL = 10kΩ
1.5 to 6.0
6.0
IL+ = 10mA, IL- = 0mA, VCC = 5V, TA = +25°C
150
250
IL+ = 5mA, IL- = 0mA, VCC = 2.8V, TA = +25°C
180
300
IL+ = 10mA,
IL- = 0mA,
VCC = 5V
2.0
0°C ≤ TA ≤ +70°C
325
-40°C ≤ TA ≤ +85°C
350
-55°C ≤ TA ≤ +125°C
400
IL- = 10mA, IL+ = 0mA, V+ = 10V, TA = +25°C
90
150
IL- = 5mA, IL+ = 0mA, V+ = 5.6V, TA = +25°C
110
175
IL- = 10mA,
IL+ = 0mA,
VCC = 10V
Oscillator Frequency
0°C ≤ TA ≤ +70°C
200
-40°C ≤ TA ≤ +85°C
200
-55°C ≤ TA ≤ +125°C
250
4
mA
V
Ω
Ω
8
kHz
85
%
Power Efficiency
RL = 10kΩ
Voltage-Conversion
Efficiency
V+, RL = ∞
95
99
V+, RL = ∞
90
97
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+5V to ±10V Voltage Converters
Typical Operating Characteristics
(TA = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
ROUT+
|VOUT| (V)
8
100
V+ vs. IL+
IL- = 0
7
V+ vs. ILIL+ = 0
6
ROUT50
V- vs. ILIL+ = 0
5
0
3.0
2.0
5.0
4.0
1.5
1.0
RL = ∞
0.5
0
4
6.0
MAX680/681 toc03
9
2.0
SUPPLY CURRENT (mA)
V- vs. IL+
IL- = 0
MAX680/681 toc02
200
5
0
15
10
2.0
20
3.0
5.0
4.0
VCC (V)
LOAD CURRENT (mA)
VCC (V)
OUTPUT VOLTAGE vs. OUTPUT CURRENT
(FROM V+ TO V-)
OUTPUT SOURCE RESISTANCE
vs. TEMPERATURE
OUTPUT RIPPLE vs.
OUTPUT CURRENT (IL+ OR IL-)
8
7
V+
6
V-
5
C1–C4 = 10µF
4
0
1
2
3
VCC = 5V
ROUT+
150
100
ROUT-
50
0
4
5
6
7
OUTPUT CURRENT (mA)
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8
9
10
200
VCC = 5V
MAX681
OUTPUT RIPPLE (mVp-p)
9
200
MAX680/681 toc05
MAX680, MAX681
OUTPUT SOURCE RESISTANCE (Ω)
10
MAX680/681 toc04
OUTPUT RESISTANCE (Ω)
C1-C4 = 10µF
|VOUT| (V)
10
MAX680/681 toc01
250
150
SUPPLY CURRENT
vs. SUPPLY VOLTAGE
OUTPUT VOLTAGE
vs. LOAD CURRENT
-25
0
25
50
75
TEMPERATURE (°C)
100
125
V+
V+
100
MAX680
C3, C4 = 10µF
50
MAX680
C3, C4 = 100µF
0
-50
V-
V-
150
6.0
MAX681/681-TOC6
OUTPUT RESISTANCE
vs. SUPPLY VOLTAGE
0
5
10
V+ AND V15
20
OUTPUT CURRENT (mA)
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MAX680/MAX681
+5V to ±10V Voltage Converters
Detailed Description
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.
VCC IN
C1
4.7µF
1
2
C2
4.7µF
3
4
MAX680
C1-
V+
C2+
C1+
C2-
VCC
V-
GND
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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 voltage VCC. During
the second half-cycle, S1 and S3 are open, S2 and S4
are closed, and C1 is translated upward by VCC volts.
Assuming ideal switches and no load on C3, charge is
transferred onto C3 from C1 such that the voltage on C3
will be 2VCC, generating the positive supply.
V+ OUT
7
IL+
C3
10µF
6
RL+
5
GND
I LC4
10µF
RLV- OUT
Figure 2b shows the negative converter. The switches
of the negative converter are out of phase from the
positive 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 2VCC by the positive charge pump) to GND. In the first half of the clock
Figure 1. Test Circuit
a)
b)
VCC
S1
C1+
C3
C1
GND
V+
S2
S3
S4
C1-
V+
IL +
VCC
GND
S5
RL+
C2+
S6
GND
C2
S7
S8
C2-
C4
IL -
R L-
V-
8kHz
Figure 2. Idealized Voltage Quadrupler: a) Positive Charge Pump; b) Negative Charge Pump
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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.
Efficiency Considerations
Theoretically, a charge-pump voltage multiplier can
approach 100% efficiency under the following conditions:
●● 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
capacitors 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:
+5V to ±10V Voltage Converters
Applications
Positive and Negative Converter
The most common application of the MAX680/MAX681
is as a dual charge-pump voltage converter that provides
positive and negative outputs of two times a positive
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 capacitors, 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.
LOSSTOT = LOSSPOS + LOSSNEG
= ½ C1 [(V+)2 – (V+)(VCC)] +
½ C2 [(V+)2 – (V-)2]
There will be a substantial voltage difference between
(V+ - VCC) and VCC for the positive pump, and between
V+ and V-, if the impedances of pump capacitors C1 and
C2 are high relative to their respective output loads.
Larger C3 and C4 reservoir capacitor values reduce
output ripple. Larger values of both pump and reservoir
capacitors improve efficiency.
C1
22µF
1
2
C2
22µF
3
4
MAX680
C1-
V+
C2+
C1+
C2-
VCC
V-
GND
8
7
6
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C3
22µF
VCC IN
5
Maximum Operating Limits
The MAX680/MAX681 have on-chip zener diodes that
clamp VCC to approximately 6.2V, V+ to 12.4V, and
V- to -12.4V. Never exceed the maximum supply voltage: 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.
V+ OUT
GND
C4
22µF
V- OUT
Figure 3. Positive and Negative Converter
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MAX680/MAX681
22µF
1
2
22µF
3
4
+5V to ±10V Voltage Converters
22µF
MAX680
C1C2+
C2V-
V+
C1+
VCC
GND
8
1
7
2
6
22µF
5
3
4
MAX680
C1-
V+
C2+
C1+
C2-
VCC
V-
GND
8
7
V+ OUT
22µF
6
VCC IN
5
GND
22µF
V- OUT
Figure 4. Paralleling MAX680s For Lower Source Resistance
The MAX680/MAX681 are not voltage regulators: the
output source resistance of either charge pump is approximately 150Ω at room temperature with VCC at 5V. Under
light load with an input VCC of 5V, V+ will approach +10V
and V- will be at -10V. However both, V+ and V- will droop
toward GND as the current drawn from either V+ or Vincreases, since the negative converter draws its power
from the positive converter’s output. To predict output
voltages, treat the chips as two separate converters and
analyze them separately. First, the droop of the negative
supply (VDROP-) equals the current drawn from V- - (IL-)
times the source resistance of the negative converter
(RS-):
VDROP - = IL- x RSLikewise, the positive supply droop (VDROP+) equals the
current drawn from the positive supply (IL+) times the
positive converter’s source resistance (RS+), except that
the current drawn from the positive supply is the sum of
the current drawn by the load on the positive supply (IL+)
plus the current drawn by the negative converter (IL-):
(VDROP+) = IL+ x RS+ = (IL+ + IL-) x RS+
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The positive output voltage will be:
V+ = 2VCC – VDROP+
The negative output voltage will be:
V- = (V+ – VDROP) = - (2VCC – VDROP+ – VDROP-)
The positive and negative charge pumps are tested and
specified separately to provide the separate values of
output source resistance for use in the above formulas.
When the positive charge pump is tested, the negative
charge pump is unloaded. When the negative charge
pump is tested, the positive supply V+ is from an external
source, isolating the negative charge pump.
Calculate the ripple voltage on either output by noting
that the current drawn from the output is supplied by the
reservoir capacitor alone during one half-cycle of the
clock. This results in a ripple of:
VRIPPLE = ½ IOUT (1/fPUMP)(1/CR)
For the nominal fPUMP of 8kHz with 10µF reservoir
capacitors, the ripple will be 30mV with IOUT at 5mA.
Remember that in most applications, the positive charge
pump’s IOUT is the load current plus the current taken by
the negative charge pump.
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+5V to ±10V Voltage Converters
Paralleling Devices
Paralleling multiple MAX680/MAX681s reduces the output
resistance of both the positive and negative converters.
The effective output resistance is the output resistance
of a single device divided by the number of devices. As
Figure 4 shows, each MAX680 requires separate pump
capacitors C1 and C2, but all can share a single set of
reservoir capacitors.
±5V Regulated Supplies from
a Single 3V Battery
Figure 5 shows a complete ±5V power supply using
one 3V battery. The MAX680/MAX681 provide +6V at
V+, which is regulated to +5V by the MAX666, and -6V,
which is regulated to -5V by the MAX664. The MAX666
and MAX664 are pretrimmed at wafer sort and require
no external setting resistors, minimizing part count. The
combined quiescent current of the MAX680/MAX681,
MAX663, and MAX664 is less than 500µA, while the
output current capability is 5mA. The MAX680/MAX681
input can vary from 3V to 6V without affecting regulation
appreciably. With higher input voltage, more current can
be drawn from the MAX680/MAX681 outputs. With 5V at
VCC, 10mA can be drawn from both regulated outputs
simultaneously. Assuming 150Ω source resistance for
both converters, with (IL+ + IL-) = 20mA, the positive
charge pump will droop 3V, providing +7V for the negative charge pump. The negative charge pump will droop
another 1.5V due to its 10mA load, leaving -5.5V at Vsufficient to maintain regulation for the MAX664 at this
current.
LOW-BATTERY
WARNING AT 3.5V
LBI
100µF
6V TO 3V
100µF
C1+
MAX666
2MΩ
+12V TO +6V
VCC
1.2MΩ
MAX680
LBO
SENSE
0.1µF
VIN
+5V
VOUT
GND SDN VSET
10µF
V+
C1-
100µF
GND
C2+
VC2-
GND
0.1µF
GND SDN VSET
100µF
10µF
MAX664
-12V TO -6V
VIN
VOUT1
VOUT2
-5V
SENSE
Figure 5. Regulated +5V and -5V from a Single Battery
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+5V to ±10V Voltage Converters
Chip Topography
C1-
V+
C1+
C2+
0.116"
(2.95mm)
VCC
C2-
V-
GND
0.72"
(1.83mm)
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MAX680/MAX681
+5V to ±10V Voltage Converters
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