User guide
40V, High-Performance Synchronous 
Buck Controller
MAX15046
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
(V
IN
 = 24V, V
EN
 = 5V, V
GND
 = V
PGND
 = 0V, C
IN
 = 1FF, C
VCC
 = 4.7FF, R
RT
 = 49.9kI, T
A
 = T
J
 = -40NC to +125NC, unless otherwise 
noted. Typical values are at T
A
 = +25NC.) (Note 2)
Note 2:  All devices are 100% tested at room temperature and guaranteed by design over the specified temperature range.
Note 3:  Select R
RT
 as:
9
RT
-7 2
SW SW
17.3 10
R
f (1 x 10 )(f )
×
=
+
, where f
SW
 is in Hertz.
PARAMETER SYMBOL CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS
DL Peak Current C
LOAD
 = 10nF
Sinking, V
DRV
 = V
CC
= 5.25V
3
A
Sourcing, V
DRV
 = 
V
CC
 = 5.25V
2
DH, DL Break-Before-Make Time 
(Dead Time)
10 ns
SOFT-START
Soft-Start Duration 2048
Switching 
Cycles
Reference Voltage Steps 64 Steps
CURRENT LIMIT/HICCUP
Cycle-by-Cycle Valley Current-
Limit Threshold Adjustment 
Range
V
CSP
 - V
PGND
, 
valley limit = 
V
LIM
/10
V
LIM
 = 0.3V 30
mV
V
LIM
 = 3V 300
LIM Reference Current I
LIM
V
LIM
 = 0.3V to 3V, T
A
 = +25NC
45 50 55
FA
LIM Reference Current 
Temperature Coefficient
2300
ppm/NC
CSP Input Bias Current V
CSP
 = 40V -1 +1
FA
Number of Consecutive Current-
Limit Events to Hiccup
  7 Events
Hiccup Timeout   4096
Switching 
Cycles
Peak Low-Side Sink Current-Limit 
Threshold
V
CSP
 - V
PGND
, sink limit = V
LIM
/20, 
R
ILIM
 = 30kI, V
LIM
 = 1.5V, 
T
A
 = +25NC
75 mV
POWER-GOOD (PGOOD)
PGOOD Threshold V
FB
 rising 90 94 97.5 %V
FB
PGOOD Threshold Hysteresis V
FB
 falling 2.65 %V
FB
PGOOD Output Low Voltage V
PGOOD_L
I
PGOOD
 = 2mA, V
EN
 = 0V 0.4 V
PGOOD Output Leakage Current I
LEAK_PGOOD
V
PGOOD
 = 40V, V
EN
 = 5V, V
FB
 = 1V -1 +1
FA
THERMAL SHUTDOWN
Thermal Shutdown Threshold Temperature rising +150
NC
Thermal Shutdown Hysteresis 20
NC










