The MAX6469–MAX6484 are low-dropout linear regulators
with a fully integrated microprocessor reset circuit.
Each is available with preset output voltages from +1.5V
to +3.3V in 100mV increments and delivers up to 300mA
of load current. These devices consume only 82µA of
supply current. The low supply current, low dropout voltage,
and integrated reset functionality make these
devices ideal for battery-powered portable equipment.
The MAX6469–MAX6484 include a reset output that indicates
when the regulator output drops below standard
microprocessor supply tolerances (-7.5% or -12.5% of
nominal output voltage). This eliminates the need for an
external microprocessor supervisor, while ensuring that
supply voltages and clock oscillators have stabilized
before processor activity is enabled. Push-pull and open-drain
active-low reset outputs are available, with reset
timeout periods of 2.5ms, 20ms, 150ms, or 1200ms (min).
The MAX6469/MAX6470/MAX6473–MAX6478/MAX6481–MAX6484 also have a shutdown feature that reduces the supply current to 0.1µA (typ). The MAX6471-MAX6474/MAX6479–MAX6482 offer a manual reset input to assert a
microprocessor reset while the regulator output is within specification. The MAX6475/MAX6476/MAX6483/MAX6484 feature a remote feedback sense pin for use
with an external NPN transistor for higher-current applications. The MAX6469–MAX6476 are available in 6-pin SOT23 and 8-pin TDFN packages. The MAX6477–MAX6484 are available in a 3 × 3 chip-scale package (UCSP™). All devices are specified for operation from -40°C to +85°C.