MAX17005, MAX17006, MAX17015 - 1.2MHz, high-performance battery-charger ICs minimize solution cost and size

• The MAX17005/MAX17006/MAX17015 are high-frequency, multichemistry battery-charger ICs.
• These devices minimize the overall cost and size of charger solutions.
• By utilizing a proprietary, high-frequency, current-mode architecture, these ICs significantly reduce the cost and size of external components.
• The MAX17005/MAX17006/MAX17015 are ideal for multichemistry battery packs such as those used in notebook computers.

The MAX17005 charges three to four cells with a cell voltage of 4.2V to 4.4V; the MAX17006 charges two to three cells with a cell voltage of 4.2V to 4.4V; and the MAX17015 adjusts the charge-voltage setting and number of cells through a feedback resistor-divider at the output. In addition, these devices provide a high-accuracy analog output that is proportional to the adapter current. In the MAX17015, current monitoring remains active to monitor the battery's discharge current when the adapter is absent. All devices provide at least 4A of charge current with a 20mΩ sense resistor and overvoltage protection.

The MAX17005/MAX17006/MAX17015 are available in a small, 4mm x 4mm x 0.8mm, lead-free, 20-pin TQFN package and are fully specified over the -40°C to +85°C extended-industrial temperature range. Prices start at $5.66 (1000-up, FOB USA).

Maxim Integrated Products is a publicly traded company that designs, manufactures, and sells over $2 billion of high-performance semiconductor products annually. It was founded over 25 years ago with the mission to deliver innovative analog and mixed-signal engineering solutions that add value to its customers' products. To date, Maxim has developed over 5600 products serving the industrial, communications, consumer, and computing markets. For more information, go to www.maxim-ic.com.

*Patent pending.

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