DC to DC Power Supplies (Converters)
Step-Up DC/DC Converters boost battery run times.
Press Release Summary:
Suited for portable consumer electronics, ADP1612 and ADP1613 enable designers to boost input voltages as low as 1.8 V up to output voltages as high as 20 V. Both use PWM current-mode architecture, offer adjustable output voltage, and deliver up to 93% efficiency. ADP1612 and ADP1613 support 1.8-5.5 V and 2.5-5.5 V input ranges, respectively. Pin-selectable switching frequency lets them operate at 650 kHz for max efficiency or 1.3 MHz with smaller external passive components.
Original Press Release:
Step-Up DC-to-DC Converters Increase Battery Run Times for Portable Applications
- 1.8-V input, adjustable output voltage and low-profile package delivers superior balance of performance and value for battery-powered industrial and consumer applications.
NORWOOD, Mass.-- Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal-processing applications, has expanded its portfolio of power management products with two new low-voltage, step-up dc-to-dc converters. The products feature wide input-voltage support to enable highly efficient power management for portable consumer electronics, industrial and instrumentation applications. The ADP1612 and ADP1613 dc-to-dc converters enable designers to boost input voltages as low as 1.8 V up to output voltages as high as 20 V. This performance, combined with thin-profile packaging and high switching frequency operation, make the new dc-to-dc converters ideally suited to increase battery run times for portable industrial and consumer applications, such as TFT LCDs (thin film transistor liquid crystal display) or cell phones, where low power consumption is required and board space is at a premium.
"Portable systems designers are always searching for ways to improve battery life, while cost-effectively extending usage time and adhering to stringent size requirements," said Laurence McGarry, marketing manager, Analog Devices. "Input voltage operation can have a significant impact on power consumption in portable systems. With this in mind, ADI designed the new ADP1612 and ADP1613 boost converters to manage input voltages starting at 1.8 V-compared with conventional devices that support only 2.0 V input and up-offering an excellent balance of performance and value for applications operating on 3.3-V to 12-V rails."
Flexible Design Uses PWM Current-Mode Architecture
Supporting a broad input voltage range (1.8 V to 5.5 V for the ADP1612 and 2.5 V to 5.5 V for the ADP1613), an adjustable output voltage allows the new step-up converters to extend battery life with unregulated input voltage operation. The boost converters use a PWM (pulse-width modulation) current-mode architecture to regulate the output voltage across load conditions and to help reduce the risk of inrush currents at startup. As a result, the devices are able to deliver up to 93 percent efficiency with fast transient response and stable output voltage levels for greater system reliability.
The ADP1612 and ADP1613 also feature pin-selectable switching frequency, allowing them to operate at 650 kHz (kilohertz) for maximum efficiency or at 1.3 MHz (megahertz), which enables the use of smaller external passive components. Completing this new family of boost regulators is the ability to get new designs to market quickly by using Analog Devices' SimPower design tool.
Availability and Pricing
Samples of the ADP1612 and ADP1613 boost converters are available now in low-profile, 8-lead MSOP (mini small outline package) packaging. Pricing for the ADP1612 is $1.50 per unit, and the ADP1613 is $1.20 per unit in 1,000-unit quantities. For more information, visit www.analog.com/pr/ADP1612. For more information on ADI's low-voltage switching regulator portfolio, visit www.analog.com/switching-regulators.
Product Availability Price Each Per 1,000 Packaging
ADP1612 Now $1.50 3mm x 3mm x 1.1mm
8-lead MSOP
ADP1613 Now $1.20 3mm x 3mm x 1.1mm
8-lead MSOP
ADI in Power Management
Analog Devices brings world-class signal processing prowess to a portfolio of innovative power management ICs that complement high-performance signal processing functions in a wide range of portable and fixed-power applications in consumer electronics, medical equipment, industrial and instrumentation, and communications infrastructure. By supporting signal chain design requirements, such as dynamic range, transient performance, and reliability, ADI helps customers solve complex power challenges easily and quickly, differentiate their products and get to market faster. Learn more about ADI's power management solutions at www.analog.com/power.
About Analog Devices
Innovation, performance, and excellence are the cultural pillars on which Analog Devices has built one of the longest standing, highest growth companies within the technology sector. Acknowledged industry-wide as the world leader in data conversion and signal conditioning technology, Analog Devices serves over 60,000 customers, representing virtually all types of electronic equipment. Celebrating over 40 years as a leading global manufacturer of high-performance integrated circuits used in analog and digital signal processing applications, Analog Devices is headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, with design and manufacturing facilities throughout the world. Analog Devices' common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "ADI" and is included in the S&P 500 Index. www.analog.com.
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