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Stand-Alone Switch-Mode
Lithium-Ion Battery-Charger Controller
General Description Features

MAX1737
The MAX1737 is a switch-mode lithium-ion (Li+) battery ♦ Stand-Alone Charger for Up to Four Li+ Cells
charger that charges one to four cells. It provides a
♦ ±0.8% Accurate Battery Regulation Voltage
regulated charging current and a regulated voltage
with only a ±0.8% total voltage error at the battery ter- ♦ Low Dropout: 98% Duty Cycle
minals. The external N-channel switch and synchronous ♦ Safely Precharges Near-Dead Cells
rectifier provide high efficiency over a wide input volt-
age range. A built-in safety timer automatically termi- ♦ Continuous Voltage and Temperature Monitoring
nates charging once the adjustable time limit has been ♦ <1µA Shutdown Battery Current
reached.
♦ Input Voltage Up to +28V
The MAX1737 regulates the voltage set point and charg-
ing current using two loops that work together to transi- ♦ Safety Timer Prevents Overcharging
tion smoothly between voltage and current regulation. An ♦ Input Current Limiting
additional control loop monitors the total current drawn
from the input source to prevent overload of the input ♦ Space-Saving 28-Pin QSOP
supply, allowing the use of a low-cost wall adapter. ♦ 300kHz PWM Oscillator Reduces Noise
The per-cell battery voltage regulation limit is set ♦ 90% Conversion Efficiency
between +4.0V and +4.4V and can be set from one to
four by pin strapping. Battery temperature is monitored
by an external thermistor to prevent charging if the bat- Ordering Information
tery temperature is outside the acceptable range. PART TEMP RANGE PIN-PACKAGE
The MAX1737 is available in a space-saving 28-pin MAX1737EEI -40°C to +85°C 28 QSOP
QSOP package. Use the evaluation kit (MAX1737EVKIT)
to help reduce design time.
Typical Operating Circuit
Applications
INPUT SUPPLY
Notebook Computers Li+ Battery Packs
DCIN CSSP
Hand-Held Instruments Desktop Cradle Chargers VL CSSN SYSTEM
LOAD
Pin Configuration DHI

REF MAX1737 LX
TOP VIEW
BST
VL 1 28 DCIN ISETIN
VLO
ISETOUT
ISETIN 2 27 CSSP
CELL DLO
ISETOUT 3 26 CSSN
VADJ
THM 4 25 DHI
PGND
REF 5 24 LX
MAX1737 CS
GND 6 23 BST

BATT 7 22 VLO RS
CCS
VADJ 8 21 DLO BATT

CCV 9 20 PGND Li+

BATTERY
CCV THM 1 TO 4
CCS 10 19 CS CELLS
CCI FASTCHG
CCI 11 18 SHDN
TIMER1 FULLCHG
CELL 12 17 FULLCHG
TIMER2 FAULT
TIMER1 13 16 FASTCHG
ON SHDN
TIMER2 14 15 FAULT OFF GND

QSOP

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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
MAX1737

CSSP, CSSN, DCIN to GND ...................................-0.3V to +30V BATT, CS to GND ...................................................-0.3V to +20V
BST, DHI to GND....................................................-0.3V to +36V PGND to GND, CSSP to CSSN..............................-0.3V to +0.3V
BST to LX..................................................................-0.3V to +6V VL to VLO ..............................................................-0.3V to +0.3V
DHI to LX ..........................................-0.3V to ((BST - LX) + 0.3V) VL Source Current...............................................................50mA
LX to GND ...............................................-0.3V to (CSSN + 0.3V) Continuous Power Dissipation (TA = +70°C)
FULLCHG, FASTCHG, FAULT to GND ..................-0.3V to +30V 28-Pin QSOP (derate 10.8mW/°C above +70°C)........860mW
VL, VLO, SHDN, CELL, TIMER1, TIMER2, CCI, Operating Temperature Range ...........................-40°C to +85°C
CCS, CCV, REF, ISETIN, ISETOUT, VADJ, Junction Temperature ......................................................+150°C
THM to GND ........................................................-0.3V to +6V Storage Temperature Range .............................-65°C to +150°C
DLO to GND...............................................-0.3V to (VLO + 0.3V) Lead Temperature (soldering, 10s) .................................+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
(Circuit of Figure 1, VDCIN = VCSSN = VCSSP = +18V, SHDN = VL, CELL = GND, VBATT = VCS = +4.2V, VVADJ = VREF / 2, ISETIN =
ISETOUT = REF, RTHM = 10kΩ, TA = 0°C to +85°C, unless otherwise noted. Typical values are at TA = +25°C.)
PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS
SUPPLY AND REFERENCE
DCIN Input Voltage Range 6 28 V
DCIN Quiescent Supply Current 6.0V < VDCIN < 28V 5 7 mA
DCIN to BATT Undervoltage Threshold,
0.05 0.155 V
DCIN Falling
DCIN to BATT Undervoltage Threshold,
0.19 0.40 V
DCIN Rising
VL Output Voltage 6.0V < VDCIN < 28V 5.10 5.40 5.70 V
VL Output Load Regulation IVL = 0 to 15mA 44 65 mV
REF Output Voltage 4.179 4.20 4.221 V
REF Line Regulation 6V < VDCIN < 28V 2 6 mV
REF Load Regulation IREF = 0 to 1mA 6 14 mV
SWITCHING REGULATOR
PWM Oscillator Frequency VBATT = 15V, CELL = VL 270 300 330 kHz
In dropout fOSC / 4, VCCV = 2.4V,
LX Maximum Duty Cycle 97 98 %
VBATT = 15V, CELL = VL
CSSN + CSSP Off-State Leakage VCSSN = VCSSP = VDCIN = 28V, SHDN = GND 2 10 µA
DHI, DLO On-Resistance 7 Ω
LX Leakage LX = VDCIN = 28V, SHDN = GND 0.1 10 µA
SHDN = GND, VBATT = 19V 0.1 5
BATT, CS Input Current µA
CELL = SHDN = VL, VBATT = 17V 225 500
BATT, CS Input Voltage Range 0 19 V
Battery Regulation Voltage (VBATTR) CELL = float, GND, VL, or REF (Note 1) 4.167 4.2 4.233 V/cell
Not including VADJ resistor tolerances -0.8 +0.8
Absolute Voltage Accuracy %
With 1% VADJ resistors -1 +1
Battery Regulation Voltage Adjustment VVADJ = GND 3.948 3.979 4.010
VCCV = 2V V/cell
Range VVADJ = REF 4.386 4.421 4.453

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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)

MAX1737
(Circuit of Figure 1, VDCIN = VCSSN = VCSSP = +18V, SHDN = VL, CELL = GND, VBATT = VCS = +4.2V, VVADJ = VREF / 2, ISETIN =
ISETOUT = REF, RTHM = 10kΩ, TA = 0°C to +85°C, unless otherwise noted. Typical values are at TA = +25°C.)

PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS

ERROR AMPLIFIERS
CCV Amplifier Transconductance (Note 2) 4.15V < VBATT < 4.25V, VCCV = 2V 0.39 0.584 0.80 mS
CCV Amplifier Maximum Output Current 3.5V < VBATT < 5V, VCCV = 2V ±50 µA
CS to BATT Current-Sense Voltage VISETOUT = VREF / 5 30 40 50 mV
CS to BATT Full-Scale Current-Sense
VBATT = 3V to 17V, CELL = GND or VL 185 200 215 mV
Voltage
CS to BATT Current-Sense Voltage When in
VBATT < 2.4V per cell 5 10 15 mV
Prequalification State
CS to BATT Hard Current-Limit Voltage 355 385 415 mV
6V < VCSSP < 28V, VISETIN = VREF / 5,
CSSP to CSSN Current-Sense Voltage 10 20 30 mV
VCCS = 2V
CSSP to CSSN Full-Scale
6V < VCSSP < 28V, VCCS = 2V 90 105 115 mV
Current-Sense Voltage
CCI Amplifier Transconductance VCCI = 2V 0.6 1 1.4 mS
CCI Amplifier Output Current VCS - VBATT = 0, 400mV ±100 µA
CCS Amplifier Transconductance ISET = REF, VCCS = 2V 1.2 2 2.6 mS
CCS Amplifier Output Current VCSSP - VCSSN = 0, 200mV ±100 µA
CCI, CCS Clamp Voltage with Respect
25 200 mV
to CCV
CCV Clamp Voltage with Respect
25 200 mV
to CCI, CCS
STATE MACHINE
THM low-temperature or high-temperature
THM Trip-Threshold Voltage 1.386 1.4 1.414 V
current
THM Low-Temperature Current VTHM = 1.4V 46.2 49 51.5 µA
THM High-Temperature Current VTHM = 1.4V 344 353 362 µA
Combines THM low-temperature current and
THM COLD Threshold Resistance (Note 3) 26.92 28.70 30.59 kΩ
THM rising threshold, VTRT/ITLTC
Combines THM high-temperature current and
THM HOT Threshold Resistance (Note 3) 3.819 3.964 4.115 kΩ
THM rising threshold, VTRT/ITHTC
BATT Undervoltage Threshold (Note 4) 2.4 2.5 2.6 V/cell
BATT Overvoltage Threshold (Note 5) 4.55 4.67 4.8 V/cell
BATT Charge Current Full-Charge
35 44 55 mV
Termination Threshold CS-BATT (Note 6)
% of
BATT Recharge Voltage Threshold (Note 7) 94 95 96
VBATTR
TIMER1, TIMER2 Oscillation Frequency 2.1 2.33 2.6 kHz
Prequalification Timer 6.25 7.5 8.75 min
Fast-Charge Timer 81 90 100 min
Full-Charge Timer 81 90 100 min

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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
MAX1737

(Circuit of Figure 1, VDCIN = VCSSN = VCSSP = +18V, SHDN = VL, CELL = GND, VBATT = VCS = +4.2V, VVADJ = VREF / 2, ISETIN =
ISETOUT = REF, RTHM = 10kΩ, TA = 0°C to +85°C, unless otherwise noted. Typical values are at TA = +25°C.)

PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS

Top-Off Timer 40.5 45 49.8 min
Temperature Measurement Frequency 1nF on TIMER1 and TIMER2 0.98 1.12 1.32 Hz
CONTROL INPUTS/OUTPUTS
SHDN Input Voltage High 1.4 V
SHDN Input Voltage Low (Note 8) 0.6 V
VADJ, ISETIN, ISETOUT Input Voltage
0 VREF V
Range
VADJ, ISETIN, ISETOUT
VVADJ, VISETIN, VISETOUT = 0 or 4.2V -50 50 nA
Input Bias Current
SHDN Input Bias Current SHDN = GND or VL -1 1 µA
CELL Input Bias Current -5 5 µA
ISETIN Adjustment Range VREF / 5 VREF V
ISETOUT Adjustment Range VREF / 5 VREF V
ISETOUT Voltage for ICHG = 0 150 220 300 mV
For 1 cell 0 0.5
For 2 cells 1.5 2.5
CELL Input Voltage V
For 3 cells VREF - 0.3 VREF + 0.3
For 4 cells VVL - 0.4 VVL
FASTCHG, FULLCHG, FAULT
ISINK = 5mA 0.5 V
Output Low Voltage
FASTCHG, FULLCHG, FAULT Output High FASTCHG, FULLCHG, FAULT = 28V;
1 µA
Leakage SHDN = GND

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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS

MAX1737
(Circuit of Figure 1, VDCIN = VCSSN = VCSSP = +18V, SHDN = VL, CELL = GND, VBATT = VCS = +4.2V, VVADJ = VREF / 2, ISETIN =
ISETOUT = REF, RTHM = 10kΩ, TA = -40°C to +85°C, unless otherwise noted.) (Note 9)
PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN MAX UNITS
SUPPLY AND REFERENCE
DCIN Input Voltage Range 6 28 V
VL Output Voltage 6.0V < VDCIN < 28V 5.1 5.7 V
REF Output Voltage 4.166 4.242 V
REF Line Regulation 6V < VDCIN < 28V 6 mV
SWITCHING REGULATOR
PWM Oscillator Frequency VBATT = 15V, CELL = VL 260 340 kHz
DHI, DLO On-Resistance 7 Ω
BATT, CS Input Voltage Range 0 19 V
Battery Regulation Voltage (VBATTR) CELL = float, GND, VL, or REF 4.158 4.242 V/cell
Absolute Voltage Accuracy Not including VADJ resistor tolerances -1 1 %
ERROR AMPLIFIERS
CS to BATT Current-Sense Voltage VISETOUT = VREF / 5 25 55 mV
CS to BATT Full-Scale Current-Sense
VBATT = 3V to 17V, CELL = GND or VL 180 220 mV
Voltage
CS to BATT Current-Sense Voltage When in
VBATT < 2.4V per cell 3 17 mV
Prequalification State
CS to BATT Hard Current-Limit Voltage 350 420 mV
6V < VCSSP < 28V, VISETIN = VREF / 5,
CSSP to CSSN Current-Sense Voltage 5 35 mV
VCCS = 2V
CSSP to CSSN Full-Scale Current-Sense
6V < VCSSP < 28V, VCCS = 2V 85 115 mV
Voltage
STATE MACHINE
THM Trip-Threshold Voltage THM low-temperature or high-temperature current 1.386 1.414 V
THM Low-Temperature Current VTHM = 1.4V 46.2 51.5 µA
Combines THM low-temperature current and
THM COLD Threshold Resistance (Note 3) 26.92 30.59 kΩ
THM rising threshold, VTRT/ITLTC
BATT Undervoltage Threshold (Note 4) 2.4 2.6 V/cell
BATT Overvoltage Threshold (Note 5) 4.55 4.8 V/cell
BATT Charge Current Full-Charge
35 55 mV
Termination Threshold, CS-BATT (Note 6)
Temperature Measurement Frequency 1nF on TIMER1 and TIMER2 0.93 1.37 Hz

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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
MAX1737

(Circuit of Figure 1, VDCIN = VCSSN = VCSSP = +18V, SHDN = VL, CELL = GND, VBATT = VCS = +4.2V, VVADJ = VREF / 2, ISETIN =
ISETOUT = REF, RTHM = 10kΩ, TA = -40°C to +85°C, unless otherwise noted.) (Note 9)
PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS
CONTROL INPUTS/OUTPUTS
SHDN Input Voltage High 1.4 V
SHDN Input Voltage Low (Note 8) 0.6 V
Note 1: Battery Regulation Voltage = Number of Cells × (3.979V + 0.10526 × VVADJ).
Note 2: This transconductance is for one cell. Divide by number of cells to determine actual transconductance.
Note 3: See Thermistor section.
Note 4: Below this threshold, the charger reverts to prequalification mode and ICHG is reduced to about 5% of full scale.
Note 5: Above this threshold, the charger returns to reset.
Note 6: After full-charge state is complete and peak inductor current falls below this threshold, FULLCHG output switches high.
Battery charging continues until top-off timeout occurs.
Note 7: After charging is complete, when BATT voltage falls below this threshold, a new charging cycle is initiated.
Note 8: In shutdown, charging ceases and battery drain current drops to 5µ A ( max), but internal IC bias current remains on.
Note 9: Specifications to -40°C are guaranteed by design and not production tested.

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Typical Operating Characteristics

MAX1737
(Circuit of Figure 1, VDCIN = +18V, ISETIN = ISETOUT = REF, VVADJ = VREF / 2, TA = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)

BATTERY VOLTAGE CHARGING CURRENT-SENSE VOLTAGE INPUT CURRENT-SENSE VOLTAGE

vs. CHARGING CURRENT vs. ISETOUT VOLTAGE vs. ISETIN VOLTAGE
4.5 225 120

MAX1737 toc03
MAX1737 toc02
MAX1737 toc01
R18 = 0.1Ω

CHARGING CURRENT-SENSE VOLTAGE (mV)

INPUT CURRENT-SENSE VOLTAGE (mV)

4.0 200
100
3.5 175
BATTERY VOLTAGE (V)

3.0 150 80

2.5 125
60
2.0 100

1.5 75 40

1.0 50
20
0.5 25

0 0 0
0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5
CHARGING CURRENT (A) ISETOUT VOLTAGE (V) ISETIN VOLTAGE (V)

REFERENCE VOLTAGE
VOLTAGE LIMIT vs. VADJ VOLTAGE vs. TEMPERATURE EFFICIENCY vs. INPUT VOLTAGE
4.45 4.205 100
MAX1737 toc04

MAX1737 toc05

MAX1737 toc06
4.40
4.35 4.200
90
REFERENCE VOLTAGE (V)

4.30
VOLTAGE LIMIT (V)

4.195
EFFICIENCY (%)

4.25 80
4.20 4.190
4.15 70
4.10 4.185

4.05 60
4.180 CELL = FLOAT (2 CELLS)
4.00 VBATT = 7V
R18 = 0.1Ω (IBATT = 2A)
3.95 4.175 50
0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 8 12 16 20 24 28
VADJ VOLTAGE (V) TEMPERATURE (°C) INPUT VOLTAGE (V)

FAST-CHARGE TIMEOUT
REFERENCE LOAD REGULATION TIMEOUT vs. TIMER1 CAPACITANCE vs. TIMER2 CAPACITANCE
4.210 1000 1000
MAX1737 toc08
MAX1737 toc07

MAX1737 toc09

4.208
TOP-OFF MODE
4.206 FULL-CHARGE
REFERENCE VOLTAGE (V)

100
4.204 MODE
100
TIMEOUT (MINUTES)

TIMEOUT (MINUTES)

4.202
4.200 10
4.198
4.196 10
PREQUALIFICATION MODE
1
4.194
4.192
4.190 0.1 1
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 0.1 1 10 0.1 1 10
REFERENCE CURRENT (μA) CAPACITANCE (nF) CAPACITANCE (nF)

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Pin Description
MAX1737

PIN NAME FUNCTION

Chip Power Supply. Output of the 5.4V linear regulator from DCIN. Bypass VL to GND with a
1 VL
2.2µF or larger ceramic capacitor.
Input Current Limit Adjust. Use a voltage-divider to set the voltage between 0 and VREF.
2 ISETIN
See Input Current Regulator section.
Battery Charging Current Adjust. Use a voltage-divider to set the voltage between 0 and VREF.
3 ISETOUT
See Charging Current Regulator section.
Thermistor Input. Connect a thermistor from THM to GND to set a qualification temperature
4 THM
range. If unused, connect a 10kΩ resistor from THM to ground. See Thermistor section.
5 REF 4.2V Reference Voltage Output. Bypass REF to GND with a 1µF or larger ceramic capacitor.
6 GND Analog Ground
7 BATT Battery Voltage-Sense Input and Current-Sense Negative Input
Voltage Adjust. Use a voltage-divider to set the VADJ voltage between 0 and VREF to adjust the
8 VADJ
battery regulation voltage by ±5%. See Setting the Voltage Limit section.
9 CCV Voltage Regulation Loop Compensation Point
10 CCS Input Source Current Regulation Compensation Point
11 CCI Battery-Current Regulation Loop Compensation Point
12 CELL Cell-Count Programming Input. See Table 2
Timer 1 Adjustment. Connect a capacitor from TIMER1 to GND to set the prequalification,
13 TIMER1
full-charge, and top-off times. See Timers section.
Timer 2 Adjustment. Connect a capacitor from TIMER2 to GND to set the fast-charge time. See
14 TIMER2
Timers section.
Charge Fault Indicator. Open-drain output pulls low when charging terminates abnormally
15 FAULT
(Table 1).
16 FASTCHG Fast-Charge Indicator. Open-drain output pulls low when charging with constant current.
Full-Charge Indicator. Open-drain output pulls low when charging with constant voltage in
17 FULLCHG
full-charge state.
Shutdown Input. Drive SHDN low to disable charging. Connect SHDN to VL for normal
18 SHDN
operation.
19 CS Battery Current-Sense Positive Input. See Charging Current Regulator section.
20 PGND Power Ground
21 DLO Synchronous-Rectifier MOSFET Gate-Drive Output
22 VLO Synchronous-Rectifier MOSFET Gate-Drive Bias. Bypass VLO to PGND with a 0.1µF capacitor.
23 BST High-Side MOSFET Gate Drive Bias. Connect a 0.1µF or greater capacitor from BST and LX.
24 LX Power Inductor Switching Node. Connect LX to the high-side MOSFET source.
25 DHI High-Side MOSFET Gate-Drive Output
26 CSSN Source Current-Sense Negative Input. See Input Current Regulator section.
27 CSSP Source Current-Sense Positive Input. See Input Current Regulator section.
Power-Supply Input. DCIN is the input supply for the VL regulator. Bypass DCIN to GND with a
28 DCIN
0.1µF capacitor. Also used for the source undervoltage sensing.

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Detailed Description The DC-DC converter uses an external dual N-channel

MAX1737
MOSFET as a switch and a synchronous rectifier to
The MAX1737 includes all of the functions necessary to
convert the input voltage to the charging current or volt-
charge between one and four series Li+ battery cells. It
age. The typical application circuit is shown in Figure 1.
includes a high-efficiency synchronous-rectified step-
Figure 2 shows a typical charging sequence and
down DC-DC converter that controls charging voltage
Figure 3 shows the block diagram. Charging current is
and current. It also includes input source-current limit-
set by the voltage at ISETOUT and the voltage across
ing, battery temperature monitoring, battery undervolt-
R18. The battery voltage is measured at the BATT pin.
age precharging, battery fault indication, and a state
The battery regulation voltage is set to 4.2V per cell
machine with timers for charge termination.
and can be adjusted ±5% by changing the voltage at
the VADJ pin. By limiting the adjust range, the voltage
D1

D2
INPUT 28 27
DCIN CSSP
SUPPLY C7 C8
0.1μF 0.1μF
R12
1 MAX1737 26
VL CSSN
C1 C2 C9 SYSTEM
4.7μF 0.1μF 0.1μF + + LOAD
C18 C19
18 22μF 22μF
SHDN
22
VLO
C11
5 D3 0.1μF
REF
23
2 BST
ISETIN
R8 25 L1
3 DHI
ISETOUT C10 22μH R18
C3 8 0.1μF
1μF VADJ 24
12 LX C15
CELL 68μF
R9
6
GND 21
DLO
C4 R1
0.1μF 10k 20
9 PGND THERMISTOR
CCV
1nF
19
CS Li+
C5 BATTERY
47nF 0.1μF (1 TO 4 CELLS)
11
CCI
C6 7
47nF BATT
10 0.1μF
CCS

C13
1nF 4
13 THM
TIMER1

C14
1nF
14
TIMER2

16
FASTCHG
FAST CHARGE
17
FULLCHG
FULL CHARGE
15
FAULT
FAULT

Figure 1. Typical Application Circuit

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tor (CTIMER2). If the battery temperature is outside the
MAX1737

FAST- FULL-
CHARGE CHARGE TOP-OFF
STATE STATE STATE DONE limits, charging pauses and the timers are suspended
until the temperature returns to within the limits.
BATTERY
CURRENT
CHARGE I = 1C In the full-charge state, the FULLCHG output goes low
and the batteries charge at a constant voltage (see the
Voltage Regulator section). When the charging current
drops below 10% of the charging current limit, or if the
full-charge timer expires, the state machine enters the
BATTERY
VOLTAGE top-off state. In the top-off state, the batteries continue
FASTCHG OPEN- to charge at a constant voltage until the top-off timer
OUTPUT DRAIN
LOW
expires, at which time it enters the done state. In the
done state, charging stops until the battery voltage
FULLCHG OPEN-
OUTPUT DRAIN drops below the recharge-voltage threshold. It then
LOW enters the reset state to start the charging process
TOP-OFF TIMER
BATTERY
INSERTION TIMES OUT, END OF ALL
again. In the full-charge or the top-off state, if the bat-
OR SHDN HIGH CHARGE FUNCTIONS tery temperature is outside the limits, charging pauses
TRANSITION TO FULL-CHARGE TIMER
and the timers are suspended until the battery temper-
VOLTAGE MODE TIMES OUT OR ature returns to within limits.
(APPROX 85% CHARGE) BATTERY CURRENT
DROPS TO C/10
(APPROX 95% CHARGE) Voltage Regulator
Li+ batteries require a high-accuracy voltage limit while
Figure 2. Charge State and Indicator Output Timing for a charging. The MAX1737 uses a high-accuracy voltage
Typical Charging Sequence regulator (±0.8%) to limit the charging voltage. The bat-
accuracy is better than 1% while using 1% setting tery regulation voltage is nominally set to 4.2V per cell
resistors. and can be adjusted ±5% by setting the voltage at the
VADJ pin between reference voltage and ground. By
The MAX1737 includes a state machine that controls limiting the adjust range of the regulation voltage, an
the charging algorithm. Figure 4 shows the state dia- overall voltage accuracy of better than 1% is main-
gram. Table 1 lists the charging state conditions. When tained while using 1% resistors. CELL sets the cell
power is applied or SHDN is driven high, the part goes count from one to four series cells (see Setting the
into the reset state where the timers are reset to zero to Battery Regulation Voltage section).
prepare for charging. From the reset state, it enters the
prequalification state. In this state, 1/20 of the fast- An internal error amplifier (GMV) maintains voltage reg-
charge current charges the battery, and the battery ulation (Figure 3). The GMV amplifier is compensated
temperature and voltage are measured. If the voltage is at CCV. The component values shown in Figure 1 pro-
above the undervoltage threshold and the temperature vide suitable performance for most applications.
is within the limits, then it will enter the fast-charge Individual compensation of the voltage regulation and
state. If the battery voltage does not rise above the current regulation loops allows for optimal compensa-
undervoltage threshold before the prequalification timer tion of each.
expires, the charging terminates and the FAULT output Charging Current Regulator
goes low. The prequalification time is set by the The charging current-limit regulator limits the charging
TIMER1 capacitor (CTIMER1). If the battery is outside current. The current is sensed by measuring the volt-
the temperature limits, charging and the timer are sus- age across the current-sense resistor (R18, Figure 1)
pended. Once the temperature is back within limits, placed between the BATT and CS pins. The voltage on
charging and the timer resume. the ISETOUT pin also controls the charging current.
In the fast-charge state, the FASTCHG output goes low, Full-scale charging current is achieved by connecting
and the batteries charge with a constant current (see ISETOUT to REF. In this case, the full-scale current-
the Charging Current Regulator section). If the battery sense voltage is 200mV from CS to BATT.
voltage reaches the voltage limit before the fast timer When choosing the charging current-sense resistor,
expires, the part enters the full-charge state. If the fast- note that the voltage drop across this resistor causes
charge timer expires before the voltage limit is further power loss, reducing efficiency. However,
reached, charging terminates with a fault indication. adjusting ISETOUT to reduce the voltage across the
The fast-charge time limit is set by the TIMER2 capaci-

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MAX1737
SHDN
160ns

SLOPE
BATT COMP
STOP
CS SAW MAX1737
REF/42 BATT

5x
CSI CCI
GMI
3R

ISETOUT

R/9 R
SW+
PREQ GND GATE BST
SW- CONTROL
DHI
GND CS+ ON DHI
CSSP
PWMCOMP PWMCMP LX
10x CS- ILIMIT
CSSN CSS DLO
CCI GND LOWILIM
LVC EA+
OSC VLO
3R GMS CCS LO DLO
REF/2.6
EA- PGND
ISETIN CCV
R
R
REF/2
GND
REF/42

R R/2 R/2 R/2

ONE 160ns

CELL TWO PWMOSC

CELL
THREE
FOUR

REF

GND
R
CCV
VADJ 9R GMV
CCS

GND

Figure 3. PWM Controller Block Diagram

current-sense resistor may degrade accuracy due to Input Current Regulator

the input offset of the current-sense amplifier. The total input current (from a wall cube or other DC
The charging-current error amplifier (GMI) is compen- source) is the sum of system supply current plus the
sated at CCI. A 47nF capacitor at CCI provides suit- battery-charging current. The input current regulator
able performance for most applications. limits the source current by reducing charging current
when input current exceeds the set input current limit.
System current normally fluctuates as portions of the
system are powered up or put to sleep. Without input

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MAX1737

SHUTDOWN SHUTDOWN IS
FASTCHG = HIGH
ENTERED FROM ALL STATES
FULLCHG = HIGH
VDCIN < BATT WHEN SHDN IS LOW.
FAULT = HIGH

SHDN HIGH
VBATT < UNDERVOLTAGE RESET
THRESHOLD FASTCHG = HIGH
FULLCHG = HIGH
VDCIN > VBATT FAULT = HIGH

PREQUAL PREQUAL FAULT

FASTCHG = LOW TIMEOUT FASTCHG = HIGH
FULLCHG = HIGH FULLCHG = HIGH
FAULT = HIGH FAULT = LOW

VBATT > 2.5V

FAST-CHARGE
TEMP TIMEOUT
NOT OK TEMP FAST CHARGE
OK
FASTCHG = LOW
FULLCHG = HIGH
ONCE PER FAULT = HIGH VBATT < 0.95 × VBATTR
SECOND
TEMP VBATT = BATTERY
OK REGULATION VOLTAGE (VBATTR)
ONCE PER
SECOND FULL CHARGE
TEMP FASTCHG = HIGH VBATT < 0.95 × VBATTR
QUAL FULLCHG = LOW
TEMP FAULT = HIGH
OK
TEMP ICHARGE < IMIN OR
NOT OK TEMP FULL-CHARGE
NOT OK TIMEOUT
TEMP
OK TOP-OFF DONE
FASTCHG = HIGH FASTCHG = HIGH
FULLCHG = HIGH FULLCHG = HIGH
TOP-OFF
FAULT = HIGH FAULT = HIGH
TIMEOUT

Figure 4. State Diagram

current regulation, the input source must be able to across the current-sense resistor may degrade input
supply the maximum system current plus the maximum current limit accuracy due to the input offset of the
charger input current. By using the input current limiter, input current-sense amplifier.
the current capability of the AC wall adapter may be The input current error amplifier (GMS) is compensated
lowered, reducing system cost. at CCS. A 47nF capacitor at CCS provides suitable per-
Input current is measured through an external sense formance for most applications.
resistor at CSSP and CSSN. The voltage at ISETIN also
adjusts the input current limit. Full-scale input current is PWM Controller
achieved when ISETIN is connected to REF, setting the The PWM controller drives the external MOSFETs to
full-scale current-sense voltage to 100mV. control the charging current or voltage. The input to the
PWM controller is the lowest of CCI, CCV, or CCS. An
When choosing the input current-sense resistor, note internal clamp limits the noncontrolling signals to within
that the voltage drop across this resistor adds to the 200mV of the controlling signal to prevent delay when
power loss, reducing efficiency. Reducing the voltage switching between regulation loops.

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Table 1. Charging State Conditions
STATE ENTRY CONDITIONS STATE CONDITIONS

From initial power on

or
From done state if battery voltage < Timers reset, charging current = 0,
Reset recharge voltage threshold FASTCHG = high, FULLCHG = high,
or FAULT = high
VDCIN - VBATT < 100mV or VBATT > bat-
tery overvoltage threshold

From reset state if input power, Battery voltage ≤ undervoltage threshold, charging
Prequalification reference, and internal bias are within current = C/20, timeout = 7.5min typ (CTIMER1 = 1nF),
limits FASTCHG = low, FULLCHG = high, FAULT = high

Undervoltage threshold ≤ battery voltage ≤ battery regu-

Fast Charge From prequalification state if battery lation voltage, charging current = current limit,
(Constant Current) voltage > undervoltage threshold timeout = 90min typ (CTIMER2 = 1nF),
FASTCHG = low, FULLCHG = high, FAULT = high

Battery voltage = battery regulation voltage, charging

Full Charge From fast-charge state if battery current ≤ current limit,
(Constant Voltage) voltage = battery regulation voltage timeout = 90min typ (CTIMER1 = 1nF),
FASTCHG = high, FULLCHG = low, FAULT = high

Battery voltage = battery regulation voltage, charging

From full-charge state if full-charge timer
Top-Off current ≤ 10% of current limit, timeout = 45min typ
expires or charging current ≤ 10% of
(Constant Voltage) (CTIMER1 = 1nF), FASTCHG = high, FULLCHG = high,
current limit
FAULT = high

Recharge voltage threshold ≤ battery voltage ≤ battery

Done From top-off state if top-off timer expires regulation voltage, charging current = 0, FASTCHG =
high, FULLCHG = high, FAULT = high

From fast-charge state or full-charge Charge current = 0, timers suspended,

Over/Under Temperature state if battery temperature is outside of FASTCHG = no change, FULLCHG = no change,
limits FAULT = no change

From prequalification state if prequalifi-

cation timer expires Charging current = 0,
Fault or FASTCHG = high, FULLCHG = high,
From fast-charge state if fast-charge FAULT = low
timer expires

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The current-mode PWM controller uses the inductor cycle (approximately 85% charge) and is operating in
MAX1737

current to regulate the output voltage or current, simpli- voltage mode. The FASTCHG and FULLCHG outputs
fying stabilization of the regulation loops. Separate can be tied together to indicate charging (see Figure 2).
compensation of the regulation circuits allows each to FAULT indicates the charger has detected a charging
be optimally stabilized. Internal slope compensation is fault and that charging has terminated. The charger can
included, ensuring stable operation over a wide range be brought out of the FAULT condition by removing and
of duty cycles. reapplying the input power, or by pulling SHDN low.
The controller drives an external N-channel MOSFET Thermistor
switch and a synchronous rectifier to step the input The intent of THM is to inhibit fast-charging the cell
voltage down to the battery voltage. A bootstrap when it is too cold or too hot (+2.5°C ≤ TOK ≤ +47.5°C),
capacitor drives the high-side MOSFET gate to a volt- using an external thermistor. THM time multiplexes two
age higher than the input source voltage. This capaci- sense currents to test for both hot and cold qualification.
tor (between BST and LX) is charged through a diode The thermistor should be 10kΩ at +25°C and have a
from VLO when the synchronous rectifier is on. The negative temperature coefficient (NTC); the THM pin
high-side MOSFET gate is driven from BST, supplying expects 3.97kΩ at +47.5°C and 28.7kΩ at +2.5°C.
sufficient voltage to fully drive the MOSFET gate even Connect the thermistor between THM and GND. If no
when its source is near the input voltage. The synchro- temperature qualification is desired, replace the ther-
nous rectifier is driven from DLO to behave like a diode, mistor with a 10kΩ resistor. Thermistors by
but with a smaller voltage drop for improved efficiency. Philips/BCcomponents (2322-640-63103), Cornerstone
A built-in dead time (50ns typ) between switch and syn- Sensors (T101D103-CA), and Fenwal Electronics (140-
chronous rectifier turn-on and turn-off prevents crowbar 103LAG-RB1) work well.
currents (currents that flow from the input voltage to
ground due to both the MOSFET switch and synchro- Shutdown
nous rectifier being on simultaneously). This dead time When SHDN is pulled low, the MAX1737 enters the
may allow the body diode of the synchronous rectifier shutdown mode and charging is stopped. In shutdown,
to conduct. If this happens, the resulting forward volt- the internal resistive voltage-divider is removed from
age and diode recovery time will cause a small loss of BATT to reduce the current drain on the battery to less
efficiency and increased power dissipation in the syn- than 1µA. DHI and DLO are low. However, the internal
chronous rectifier. To prevent the body diode from con- linear regulator (VLO) and the reference (REF) remain
ducting, place an optional Schottky rectifier in parallel on. The status outputs FASTCHG, FULLCHG, and
with the drain and source of the synchronous rectifier. FAULT are high impedance. When exiting shutdown
The internal current-sense circuit turns off the synchro- mode, the MAX1737 goes back to the power-on reset
nous rectifier when the inductor current drops to zero. state, which resets the timers and begins a new charge
cycle.
Timers
The MAX1737 includes safety timers to terminate Source Undervoltage Shutdown
charging and to ensure that faulty batteries are not (Dropout)
charged indefinitely. TIMER1 and TIMER2 set the time- If the voltage on DCIN drops within 100mV of the volt-
out periods. age on BATT, the charger resets.
TIMER1 controls the maximum prequalification time,
maximum full-charge time, and the top-off time. TIMER2
controls the maximum fast-charge time. The timers are Table 2. Cell-Count Programming
set by external capacitors. The typical times of 7.5 min-
utes for prequalification, 90 minutes for full charge, 45 CELL CELL COUNT (N)
minutes for top-off, and 90 minutes for fast charge are GND 1
set by using a 1nF capacitor on TIMER1 and TIMER2
(Figure 1). The timers cannot be disabled. Float 2

Charge Monitoring Outputs REF 3

FASTCHG, FULLCHG, and FAULT are open-drain out- VL 4
puts that can be used as LED drivers. FASTCHG indi-
cates the battery is being fast charged. FULLCHG
indicates the charger has completed the fast-charge

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Design Procedure Figure 1) between CSSP and CSSN. The full-scale

MAX1737
source current is IFSS = 0.1V / R12.
Setting the Battery Regulation Voltage The input current limit (IIN) is therefore:
VADJ sets the per-cell voltage limit. To set the VADJ
voltage, use a resistor-divider from REF to GND. A V
GND-to-VREF change at VADJ results in a ±5% change IIN = I FSS ISETIN
VREF
in the battery limit voltage. Since the full VADJ range
results in only a 10% change on the battery regulation Set ISETIN to REF to get the full-scale current limit.
voltage, the resistor-divider’s accuracy need not be as Short CSSP and CSSN to DCIN if the input source cur-
high as the output voltage accuracy. Using 1% resis- rent limit is not used.
tors for the voltage-dividers results in no more than
In choosing the current-sense resistor, note that the
0.1% degradation in output voltage accuracy. VADJ is
drop across this resistor causes further power loss,
internally buffered so that high-value resistors can be
reducing efficiency. However, too low a resistor value
used. Set VVADJ by choosing a value less than 100kΩ
may degrade input current limit accuracy.
for R8 and R9 (Figure 1) from VADJ to GND. The per-
cell battery termination voltage is a function of the bat- Inductor Selection
tery chemistry and construction; thus, consult the The inductor value may be changed to achieve more or
battery manufacturer to determine this voltage. Once less ripple current. The higher the inductance, the
the per-cell voltage limit battery regulation voltage is lower the ripple current will be; however, as the physi-
determined, the VADJ voltage is calculated by the cal size is kept the same, higher inductance typically
equation: will result in higher series resistance and lower satura-
⎛ 9.5 × V ⎞ tion current. A good trade-off is to choose the inductor
VADJ = ⎜ BATTR − (9.0 × V
⎟ REF ) so that the ripple current is approximately 30% to 50%
⎝ N ⎠ of the DC average charging current. The ratio of ripple
where VBATTR is N x the cell voltage. CELL is the pro- current to DC charging current (LIR) can be used to
gramming input for selecting cell count N. Table 2 calculate the optimal inductor value:
shows how CELL is connected to charge one to four VBATT (VDCIN(MAX) − VBATT )
cells. L=
VDCIN(MAX) × f × I CHG × LIR
Setting the Charging Current Limit
A resistor-divider from REF to GND sets the voltage at where f is the switching frequency (300kHz).
ISETOUT (V ISETOUT ). This voltage determines the The peak inductor current is given by:
charging current during the current-regulation fast-
charge mode. The full-scale charging current (IFSI) is ⎛ LIR ⎞
I PEAK = I CHG ⎜1 + ⎟
set by the current-sense resistor (R18, Figure 1) ⎝ 2 ⎠
between CS and BATT. The full-scale current is IFSI =
0.2V / R18. Capacitor Selection
The charging current ICHG is therefore: The input capacitor absorbs the switching current from
the charger input and prevents that current from circu-
V lating through the source, typically an AC wall cube.
I CHG = I FSI ISETOUT
VREF Thus, the input capacitor must be able to handle the
input RMS current. Typically, at high charging currents,
In choosing the current-sense resistor, note that the drop the converter will operate in continuous conduction (the
across this resistor causes further power loss, reducing inductor current does not go to 0). In this case, the
efficiency. However, too low a value may degrade the RMS current of the input capacitor may be approximat-
accuracy of the charging current. ed by the equation:

Setting the Input Current Limit

A resistor-divider from REF to GND can set the voltage I CIN ≈ I CHG D − D2
at ISETIN (VISETIN). This sets the maximum source cur-
rent allowed at any time during charging. The source where I CIN = the input capacitor RMS current, D =
current (IFSS) is set by the current-sense resistor (R12, PWM converter duty ratio (typically VBATT / VDCIN), and
ICHG = battery charging current.

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The maximum RMS input current occurs at 50% timeout. The typical timeouts for a 1C charge rate are
MAX1737

duty cycle, so the worst-case input ripple current is set to 7.5 minutes for the prequalification timer, 90 min-
0.5 × ICHG. If the input to output voltage ratio is such utes for the fast-charge timer, 90 minutes for the full-
that the PWM controller will never work at 50% duty charge timer, and 45 minutes for the top-off timer by
cycle, then the worst-case capacitor current will occur connecting a 1nF capacitor to TIMER1 and TIMER2.
where the duty cycle is nearest 50%. Each timer period is directly proportional to the capaci-
The impedance of the input capacitor is critical to pre- tance at the corresponding pin. See the Typical
venting AC currents from flowing back into the wall cube. Operating Characteristics.
This requirement varies depending on the wall cube’s Compensation
impedance and the requirements of any conducted or Each of the three regulation loops—the input current
radiated EMI specifications that must be met. Aluminum limit, the charging current limit, and the charging volt-
electrolytic capacitors are generally the least costly, but age limit—can be compensated separately using the
are usually a poor choice for portable devices due to CCS, CCI, and CCV pins, respectively.
their large size and low equivalent series resistance
(ESR). Tantalum capacitors are better in most cases, as The charge-current loop error amp output is brought
are high-value ceramic capacitors. For equivalent size out at CCI. Likewise, the source-current error amplifier
and voltage rating, tantalum capacitors will have higher output is brought out at CCS; 47nF capacitors to
capacitance and ESR than ceramic capacitors. This ground at CCI and CCS compensate the current loops
makes it more critical to consider RMS current and in most charger designs. Raising the value of these
power dissipation when using tantalum capacitors. capacitors reduces the bandwidth of these loops.
The output filter capacitor is used to absorb the induc- The voltage-regulating loop error amp output is brought
tor ripple current. The output capacitor impedance out at CCV. Compensate this loop by connecting a
must be significantly less than that of the battery to capacitor in parallel with a series resistor-capacitor
ensure that it will absorb the ripple current. Both the (RC) from CCV to GND. Recommended values are
capacitance and ESR rating of the capacitor are impor- shown in Figure 1.
tant for its effectiveness as a filter and to ensure stabili- Applications Information
ty of the PWM circuit. The minimum output capacitance
for stability is: MOSFET Selection
The MAX1737 uses a dual N-channel external power
⎛ VBATT ⎞ MOSFET switch to convert the input voltage to the
VREF ⎜1 + ⎟
⎝ VDCIN(MIN) ⎠ charging current or voltage. The MOSFET must be
COUT > selected to meet the efficiency and power-dissipation
VBATT × f × RCS requirements of the charging circuit, as well as the tem-
where COUT is the total output capacitance, VREF is the perature rise of the MOSFETs. The MOSFET character-
reference voltage (4.2V), VBATT is the maximum battery istics that affect the power dissipation are the
voltage (typically 4.2V per cell), and VDCIN(MIN) is the drain-source on-resistance (R DS(ON) ) and the gate
minimum source input voltage. charge. In general, these are inversely proportional.
The maximum output capacitor ESR allowed for stability To determine the MOSFET power dissipation, the oper-
is: ating duty cycle must first be calculated. When the
charger is operating at higher currents, the inductor
RCS × VBATT current will be continuous (the inductor current will not
RESR <
VREF drop to 0A) and, in this case, the high-side MOSFET
duty cycle (D) can be approximated by the equation:
where RESR is the output capacitor ESR and RCS is the
current-sense resistor from CS to BATT. VBATT
D≈
Setting the Timers VDCIN
The MAX1737 contains four timers: a prequalification and the synchronous-rectifier MOSFET duty cycle (D′)
timer, fast-charge timer, full-charge timer, and top-off will be 1 - D or:
timer. Connecting a capacitor from TIMER1 to GND
V −V
and TIMER2 to GND sets the timer periods. The D′ ≈ DCIN BATT
TIMER1 input controls the prequalification, full-charge, VDCIN
and top-off times, while TIMER2 controls fast-charge

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For the high-side switch, the worst-case power dissipa- connect a Schottky rectifier across the drain source of

MAX1737
tion due to on-resistance occurs at the minimum source the synchronous rectifier to stop the body diode from
voltage VDCIN(MIN) and the maximum battery voltage conducting. The Schottky rectifier may be omitted, typi-
VBATT(MAX), and can be approximated by the equation: cally degrading the efficiency by approximately 1% to
2%, causing a corresponding increase in the low-side
VBATT(MAX) synchronous-rectifier power dissipation.
PR ≈ × RDS(ON) × ICHG 2
VDCIN(MIN)
VL and REF Bypassing
The transition loss can be approximated by the equation: The MAX1737 uses an internal linear regulator to drop
the input voltage down to 5.4V, which powers the inter-
nal circuitry. The output of the linear regulator is the VL
V × ICHG × f × t TR
PT ≈ DCIN pin. The internal linear regulator may also be used to
3 power external circuitry as long as the maximum current
where tTR is the MOSFET transition time. So the total and power dissipation of the linear regulator are not
power dissipation of the high-side switch is PTOT = PR exceeded. The synchronous-rectifier MOSFET gate dri-
+ PT. ver (DLO) is powered from VLO. An internal 12Ω resistor
from VL to VLO provides the DC current to power the
The worst-case synchronous-rectifier power occurs at gate driver. Bypass VLO to PGND with a 0.1µF or
the minimum battery voltage VBATT(MIN) and the maxi- greater capacitor.
mum source voltage VDC(MAX), and can be approxi- A 4.7µF bypass capacitor is required at VL to ensure
mated by: that the regulator is stable. A 1µF bypass capacitor is
also required between REF and GND to ensure that the
VDCIN(MAX) − VBATT(MIN) internal 4.2V reference is stable. In both cases use a
PDL ≈ × RDS(ON) × ICHG 2 low-ESR ceramic capacitor.
VDCIN(MAX)
There is a brief dead time where both the high-side Chip Information
switch and synchronous rectifier are off. This prevents TRANSISTOR COUNT: 5978
crowbar currents that flow directly from the source volt-
age to ground. During the dead time, the inductor cur-
rent will turn on the synchronous-rectifier MOSFET body
diode, which may degrade efficiency. To prevent this,

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Package Information
MAX1737

(The package drawing(s) in this data sheet may not reflect the most current specifications. For the latest package outline information
go to www.maxim-ic.com/packages.)

QSOP.EPS
PACKAGE OUTLINE, QSOP .150", .025" LEAD PITCH
1
21-0055 F 1

Note: The MAX1737EEI is a 28-pin QSOP and does not have a heat slug.

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