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"A tightly integrated
solution with reference
designs allows for a
much smoother design
process and lessens
the chance of mistakes.
Particularly on the
receiver end, being
able to integrate more
of the circuitry into
fewer ICs gives design
engineers confidence
in component selection
and noise immunity."
Andrew Beaulieu
Robotics Engineer, Toyota
Research Institute
Power Protection ICs and Supervisors
Maxim's power protection ICs employ several design techniques to provide high levels of
safety:
• They have integrated pFET and nFET for forward/reverse voltage/current protection.
• They are highly integrated, including integrated precision current sensing.
• They have programmable UV/OV, current-limit thresholds, and fault response modes.
• They include thermal protection with warning flags.
Maxim also offers supervisory power protection circuits that protect microcontroller-based
systems from various power-related problems during power-up and power-down:
• During power-up, the supervisory power protection circuit holds the microcontroller in
reset until system power has reached the correct level and stabilized.
• During power-down, the controller is immediately reset if the power drops below a
nominal value.
Maxim components help reduce thermal noise and ensure proper APD operation:
• Temperature sensors are accurate up to ± 0.5°C.
• Fan controllers enable effective cooling solutions.
• Thermostat ICs measure temperature and provide a power switch output for
temperature-based monitoring and control applications.
Temperature Sensors
Chapter Two: Maxim Hardware At-a-Glance
