MAX4373TEUA+T

Product Overview

• Category: Integrated Circuit (IC)
• Use: Current Sense Amplifier
• Characteristics: High precision, low offset voltage, wide input voltage range
• Package: 8-pin µMAX® package
• Essence: Amplifies small differential voltages across a shunt resistor to measure current
• Packaging/Quantity: Tape and Reel, 2500 units per reel

Specifications

• Supply Voltage Range: 2.7V to 5.5V
• Input Common Mode Voltage Range: -0.1V to +28V
• Output Voltage Swing: 0V to VCC - 1.2V
• Gain Bandwidth Product: 500kHz
• Quiescent Current: 40µA
• Operating Temperature Range: -40°C to +125°C

Pin Configuration

The MAX4373TEUA+T has the following pin configuration:

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| | --| IN- OUT |-- Pin 1: IN- --| IN+ GND |-- Pin 2: IN+ --| REF VCC |-- Pin 3: REF --| NC NC |-- Pin 4: Not Connected --| NC NC |-- Pin 5: Not Connected --| NC NC |-- Pin 6: Not Connected --| NC SHDN |-- Pin 7: Shutdown --| NC NC |-- Pin 8: Not Connected |___________| ```

Functional Features

• High accuracy current sensing
• Low offset voltage for precise measurements
• Wide input voltage range allows for versatile applications
• Shutdown mode for power-saving operation
• Small package size for space-constrained designs

Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages: - High precision current sensing - Wide input voltage range - Low power consumption - Small package size

Disadvantages: - Limited output voltage swing - Shutdown mode may introduce additional complexity in circuit design

Working Principles

The MAX4373TEUA+T is a current sense amplifier that amplifies small differential voltages across a shunt resistor to measure current. It operates by comparing the voltage drop across the shunt resistor with a reference voltage. The amplified output voltage is proportional to the current flowing through the shunt resistor.

Detailed Application Field Plans

The MAX4373TEUA+T can be used in various applications, including:

1. Battery monitoring systems
2. Power management circuits
3. Motor control systems
4. Current measurement in industrial equipment
5. Overcurrent protection circuits

Detailed and Complete Alternative Models

1. INA219: High-side current sense amplifier with I2C interface
2. LTC6101: Precision high-side current sense amplifier
3. AD8210: Wide common-mode voltage range current shunt monitor

These alternative models offer similar functionality and can be considered as alternatives to the MAX4373TEUA+T depending on specific requirements and design constraints.

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