Class D Amplifiers have 8-28 V single-supply voltage range.
Press Release Summary:
Suited for all-in-one and notebook PCs, LCD/PDP/CRT monitors and TVs, and PC speakers, MAX9736A/B amplifiers feature 67 dB PSRR, and integrated spread-spectrum, filterless modulator that eliminates need for bulky LC filters. With pin-selectable stereo/mono mode, they can drive 4 W stereo or 2 W mono load with supply voltages up to 12 V. Model MAX9736A delivers 2 x 15 W into 8 W loads, or 1 x 30 W into 4 W load, while model MAX9736B delivers 2 x 6 W into 8 W loads or 1 x 12 W into 4 W load.
Original Press Release:
Versatile Class D Amplifiers Are Industry's Lowest Solution Cost
Filterless, Low-Cost, Versatile Class D Speaker Amps
o The MAX9736A/B are highly versatile Class D speaker amplifiers that minimize the need for external components and keep costs low.
o Integrated spread-spectrum, filterless modulator eliminates the need for costly and bulky LC filters, thereby lowering EMI emissions and BOM cost.
o This part's wide single-supply voltage range (8V to 28V) allows direct battery operation in portable applications.
o Excellent clipping recovery eliminates audible Class D overload artifacts.
o The MAX9736A/B are ideal for TVs, conference phones, PCs, docking stations, or any other application that requires the lowest solution cost and high-efficiency amplification.
SUNNYVALE, CA-April 24, 2008-Maxim Integrated Products (Pink OTC Markets: MXIM) introduces the MAX9736A/B, a family of versatile single-supply, filterless Class D speaker amplifiers, which provide high-performance, thermally efficient amplifier solutions at the lowest solution cost. These amplifiers are especially targeted for all-in-one PCs, LCD/PDP/CRT monitors and TVs, conference phones, MP3 docking stations, notebook PCs, and PC speakers.
Filterless Modulation Keeps Costs Low
As IC costs continue to trend downwards, the number of external components becomes increasingly important in determining total solution cost. The MAX9736A/B feature a spread-spectrum, filterless modulation design that minimizes external components and keeps costs low. The devices pass CE EMI limits with 1m cables by using only a low-cost ferrite bead and a capacitor on each output. The MAX9736A/B do not require any external Schottky diodes, which add cost to competing solutions. The devices save further space by eliminating both output LC (inductor-capacitor) filters and input-filter operational amplifiers.
Broad Feature Set Provides Design Versatility
Several integrated features make these amplifiers more versatile than competing devices.
The MAX9736A/B provide 2W to 8W (or higher) load drive capability. The MAX9736A delivers 2 x 15W into 8W loads, or 1 x 30W into a 4W load; the MAX9736B delivers 2 x 6W into 8W loads or 1 x 12W into a 4W load. With a pin-selectable stereo/mono mode, the MAX9736A/B can drive a 4W stereo or 2W mono load with supply voltages up to 12V.
The devices are pin compatible, so a single audio design will work across a broad range of platforms. Design efforts are thus simplified and PCB inventory reduced.
Available as mid- (MAX9736B) and high-power (MAX9736A) devices, the MAX9736A/B operate from a wide, single-supply 8V to 28V power supply that allows direct battery operation in portable applications. The high 67dB PSRR eliminates the need for a costly, regulated power supply. High efficiency (up to 88% at 12V supply) eliminates the need for a heatsink.
Comprehensive click-and-pop reduction circuitry eliminates noise coming into and out of shutdown or mute.
Filtering and mixing operational amplifiers are integrated. The input op amps allow the user to create summing amplifiers, lowpass or highpass filters, and select the optimal amplifier gain. For even more design flexibility, in mono mode the right input op amp is available as a spare device.
Excellent clipping recovery eliminates audible Class D overload artifacts. Thermal and short-circuit protection assures robust operation. The MAX9736A/B are fully specified over the -40°C to +85°C extended temperature range. The devices are available in a small 7mm x 7mm, 32-pin TQFN package. Prices start at $1.49 (1000-up, FOB USA). For more information, please visit: http://www.maxim-ic.com/Versatile-ClassD
Maxim Integrated Products, a two billion dollar company, designs and manufactures ICs for analog and mixed-signal applications. The company has designed over 5400 products, more than any other analog semiconductor company, in the 25 years since its founding.
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