The MIC2526 is a dual integrated high-side power switch with
independent enable and flag functions, optimized for selfpowered and bus-powered Universal Serial Bus (USB) applications. Few external components are necessary to satisfy
USB requirements.
The MIC2526 satisfies the following USB requirements: each
switch channel supplies up to 500mA as required by USB
downstream devices; the switch’s low on-resistance meets
USB voltage drop requirements; fault current is limited to
typically 750mA, well below the UL 25VA safety requirements; and a flag output is available to indicate fault conditions to the local USB controller. Soft start eliminates the
momentary voltage drop on the upstream port that may occur
when the switch is enabled in bus-powered applications.
Additional features include thermal shutdown to prevent
catastrophic switch failure from high-current loads,
undervoltage lockout (UVLO) to ensure that the device remains off unless there is a valid input voltage present, and
3.3V and 5V logic compatible enable inputs.
The MIC2526 is available in active-high and active-low ver-
sions in 8-pin DIP and SOIC packages.
Features
• Compliant to USB specifications
• UL Recognized Component
• 2 independent switches
• 3V to 5.5V input
• 500mA minimum continuous load current per port
• 140mΩ maximum on-resistance
• 1.25A maximum short circuit current limit
• Individual open-drain fault flag pins
• 110µA typical on-state supply current
• 1µA typical off-state supply current
• Output can be forced higher than input (off-state)
• Thermal shutdown
• 2.4V typical undervoltage lockout (UVLO)
• 1ms turn-on (soft-start) and fast turnoff
• Active-high or active-low enable versions
• 8-pin SOIC and DIP packages
Applications
• USB host and self-powered hubs
• USB bus-powered hubs
• Hot plug-in power supplies
• Battery-charger circuits
Typical Application
UL Recognized Component
Micrel, Inc. • 1849 Fortune Drive • San Jose, CA 95131 • USA • tel + 1 (408) 944-0800 • fax + 1 (408) 944-0970 • http://www.micrel.com
2-Port USB Self-Powered Hub
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Ordering Information
Part NumberEnableTemperature RangePackage
MIC2526-1BMActive High–40°C to +85°C8-Pin SOIC
MIC2526-2BMActive Low–40°C to +85°C8-Pin SOIC
MIC2526-1BNActive High–40°C to +85°C8-pin DIP
MIC2526-2BNActive Low–40°C to +85°C8-pin DIP
high-to-low transition, Note 40.81.9V
Enable Input CurrentVEN = 0V to 5.5V–1±0.011µA
Enable Input Capacitance1pF
Switch ResistanceVIN = 5V, I
VIN = 3.3V, I
Output Turn-On DelayRL = 10Ω each output0.5ms
Output Turn-On Rise TimeRL = 10Ω each output1ms
Output Turnoff DelayRL = 10Ω each output120µs
Output Turnoff Fall TimeRL = 10Ω each output120µs
Output Leakage Currenteach output (output disabled)10µA
Continuous Load Currenteach output0.5A
Short-Circuit Current Limiteach output (enable into load), V
Current-Limit Thresholdramped load applied to enabled output, V
Overtemperature ShutdownTJ increasing135°C
Threshold
Error Flag Output ResistanceVIN = 5V, IL = 10mA1025Ω
Error Flag Off CurrentV
UVLO ThresholdVIN = increasing2.5V
TJ decreasing125°C
VIN = 3.3V, IL = 10mA1540Ω
= 5V0.011µA
FLAG
VIN = decreasing2.3V
= 500mA, each switch100140mΩ
OUT
= 500mA, each switch140180mΩ
OUT
= 4.0V0.50.751.25A
OUT
≤ 4.0V, Note 51.62.2A
OUT
Note 1. Exceeding the absolute maximum rating may damage the device.
Note 2. The device is not guaranteed to function outside its operating rating.
Note 3. Devices are ESD sensitive. Handling precautions recommended. Human body model, 1.5k in series with 100pF.
Note 4. Off is ≤ 0.8V and on is ≥ 2.4V for the MIC2526-1. Off is ≥ 2.4V and on is ≤ 0.8V for the MIC2526-2. The enable input has approximately
Note 5. See “Functional Characteristics: Current-Limit Response” photo.
200mV of hysteresis. See control threshold charts.
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Typical Characteristics
VIN = 5V; TA = 25°C; one switch section; unless noted.
Output On-Resistance
vs. Supply Voltage
110
100
90
OUTPUT RESISTANCE (mΩ)
80
3.03.54.04.555.5
Awaiting Full
Characterization
Data
RL = 44Ω
T = 25°C
SUPPLY VOLTAGE (V)
On-State Supply Current
vs. Supply Voltage
250
200
150
100
50
SUPPLY CURRENT (µA)
0
0246
SWITCH ON
SUPPLY VOLTAGE (V)
Output On-Resistance
140
120
100
ON-RESISTANCE (mΩ)
vs. Temperature
80
60
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
TEMPERATURE (°C)
RL = 44Ω
VIN = 5V
Off-State Supply Current
vs. Supply Voltage
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
SUPPLY CURRENT (µA)
0
SWITCH OFF
23456
SUPPLY VOLTAGE (V)
UVLO Threshold Voltage
3.0
2.5
2.0
THRESHOLD VOLTAGE (V)
1.5
vs. Temperature
RISING
FALLING
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
TEMPERATURE (°C)
Control Threshold
vs. Supply Voltage
2.5
2.0
1.5
THRESHOLD VOLTAGE (V)
1.0
2345
V
RISING
CTL
V
FALLING
CTL
SUPPLY VOLTAGE (V)
On-State Supply Current
200
175
150
125
100
SUPPLY CURRENT (µA)
vs. Temperature
75
50
25
0
BOTH SWITCHES ON
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
TEMPERATURE (°C)
Output Rise Time
vs. Temperature
5
4
3
2
TIME (µs)
1
0
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Awaiting Full
Characterization
Data
TEMPERATURE (°C)
Off-State Supply Current
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
SUPPLY CURRENT (µA)
vs. Temperature
BOTH SWITCHES OFF
0
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
TEMPERATURE (°C)
Output Fall Time
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
TIME (ms)
0.2
vs. Temperature
Awaiting Full
Characterization
Data
0
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
TEMPERATURE (°C)
Control Threshold
2.5
2.0
1.5
ENABLE VOLTAGE (V)
1.0
vs. Temperature
VEN RISING
VEN FALLING
VIN = 5V
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
TEMPERATURE (°C)
Current-Limit Threshold
2.0
1.8
1.6
1.4
CURRENT (A)
1.2
1.0
vs. Temperature
CURRENT LIMIT
THRESHOLD
SHORT CIRCUIT
CURRENT LIMIT
-250255075100
TEMPERATURE (°C)
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Functional Characteristics
V
V
V
I
V
V
IN
OUT
FLG
OUT
EN
FLG
Input V oltage
Response
EN
V
(5V/div.)
2.6V (UVLO) Threshold
(2V/div.)
V
V
FLG
(5V/div.)
OUT
(2V/div.)
T urn-On, T urnoff
Characteristics
(2V/div.)
VEN = V
(5V/div.)
(200mA/div.)
TIME (100ns/div.)
T urn-On, T urnoff
Characteristics
RL = 35Ω
= 15µF
C
L
IN
OUT
I
(100mA/div.)
TIME (2.5ms/div.)
Short Circuit Response
(Short Applied to Output)
144mA
RL = 35Ω
C
L
= 10µF
(5V/div.)
FLG
(5V/div.)
V
(5V/div.)
V
I
OUT
OUT
(2V/div.)
V
OUT
(2V/div.)
144mA
Thermal Shutdown
RL = 35Ω
= 150µF
C
L
(100mA/div.)
TIME (2.5ms/div.)
I
OUT
(1A/div.)
0.95A Short
Circuit Limiting
TIME (250ms/div.)
Short Circuit Response
(Enable into Short Circuit)
EN
V
(5V/div.)
FLG
V
(5V/div.)
OUT
V
I
OUT
(2V/div.)
0.95A Short
(1A/div.)
Circuit Limiting
TIME (250ms/div.)
Thermal Shutdown
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OUT
V
(5V/div.)
FLG
V
(5V/div.)
OUT
I
(1A/div.)
Test Circuit
Short Circuit Transient Response
(Short Applied to Output)
2.76A
1A Current Limit
TIME (500µs/div.)
5V
0.1µF
10k
ENAOUTA
FLGA
FLGB
ENB
MIC2526
OUTB
IN
GND
I
OUT
Ferrite
Bead
C
L
FLG
V
(5V/div.)
OUT
V
(2V/div.)
Current Limit
Threshold
OUT
I
(1A/div.)
(1 output shown)
R
L
Current-Limit Response
(Ramped Load)
TIME (1ms/div.)
I
LOAD
(for Current
Limit Response)
1A Current
Limit
Functional Characteristics Test Circuit
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Block Diagrams
FLGA
OUTA
ENA
CHARGE
PUMP
GATE
CONTROL
CURRENT
LIMIT
ENB
MIC2526
OSC.
CHARGE
PUMP
THERMAL
SHUTDOWN
GND
UVLO
REFERENCE
GATE
CONTROL
1.2V
CURRENT
LIMIT
IN
OUTB
FLGB
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Functional Description
The MIC2526-1 and MIC2526-2 are dual high-side switches
with active-high and active-low enable inputs, respectively.
Fault conditions turn off or inhibit turn-on of one or more of the
output transistors, depending upon the type of fault, and
activate the open-drain error flag transistors making them
sink current to ground.
Input and Output
IN (input) is the power supply connection to the logic circuitry
and the drain of the output MOSFET. OUTx (output) is the
source of its respective MOSFET. In a typical circuit, current
flows through the switch from IN to OUT toward the load. If
V
is greater than VIN when a switch is enabled, current will
OUT
flow from OUT to IN since the MOSFET is bidirectional when
on.
The output MOSFET and driver circuitry are also designed to
allow the MOSFET source to be externally forced to a higher
voltage than the drain (V
this situation, the MIC2526 avoids undesirable current flow
from OUT to IN. If VIN < 2.5V, UVLO disables both switches.
Thermal Shutdown
Thermal shutdown shuts off the affected output MOSFETs
and signals all fault flags if the die temperature exceeds
135°C. 10°C of hysteresis prevents the switch from turning on
until the die temperature drops to 125°C. Overtemperature
detection functions only when at least one switch is enabled.
Current Limit Induced Thermal Shutdown
Internal circuitry increases the output MOSFET on-resistance until the series combination of the MOSFET on-resistance and the load impedance limit current to typically 850mA.
The increase in power dissipation, in most cases, will cause
the MIC2526 to go into thermal shutdown, disabling affected
channels. When this is undesirable, thermal shutdown can be
avoided by externally responding to the fault and disabling
the current limited channel before the shutdown temperature
is reached. The delay between the flag indication of a current
limit fault and thermal shutdown will vary with ambient temperature, board layout, and load impedance, but is typically
several hundred milliseconds. The USB controller must therefore recognize a fault and disable the appropriate channel
within this time. If the fault is not removed or the switch is not
disabled within this time, then the device will enter into a
thermal oscillation of about 2Hz. This does not cause any
damage to the device. Refer to “Functional Characteristics:
Thermal Shutdown Response.”
> VIN) when the output is off. In
OUT
Undervoltage Lockout
UVLO (undervoltage lockout) prevents the output MOSFET
from turning on until VIN exceeds approximately 2.5V. In the
undervoltage state, the FLAG will be low. After the switch
turns on, if the voltage drops below approximately 2.3V,
UVLO shuts off the output MOSFET and signals fault flag.
Undervoltage detection functions only when at least one
switch is enabled.
Current Sensing and Limiting
The current-limit threshold is preset internally. The preset
level prevents damage to the output MOSFET and external
load but allows a minimum current of 0.5A through the output
MOSFET of each channel.
The current-limit circuit senses a portion of the output FET
switch current. The current sense resistor shown in the block
diagram is virtual and has no voltage drop. The reaction to an
overcurrent condition varies with three scenarios:
Switch Enabled into Short Circuit
If a switch is powered on or enabled into a heavy load or shortcircuit, the switch immediately goes into a constant-current
mode, reducing the output voltage. The fault flag goes low
until the load is reduced. See the “Functional Characteristics:
Short Circuit Response, Enabled into Short Circuit” photo.
Short Circuit Applied to Output
When a heavy load is applied, a large transient current may
flow until the current limit circuitry will respond. Once this
occurs, the device limits current to less than the short-circuit
current limit specification. See the “Short Circuit Transient
Response, Short Applied to Output” graph.
Current-Limit Response
The MIC2526 current-limit profile exhibits a small foldback
effect of approximately 500mA. Once this current-limit threshold is exceeded the device enters constant-current mode.
This constant current is specified as the short circuit current
limit in the “Electrical Characteristics” table. It is important to
note that the MIC2526 will deliver load current up to the
current-limit threshold which is typically 1.6A. Refer to “Func-
tional Characteristics: Current-Limit Response” photo for
details.
Fault Flag
FLG is an N-channel, open-drain MOSFET output. The faultflag is active (low) for one or more of the following conditions:
undervoltage (while 2V < VIN < 2.7), current limit, or thermal
shutdown. The flag output MOSFET is capable of sinking a
10mA load to typically 100mV above ground. Multiple FLG
pins may be “wire NORed” to a common pull-up resistor.
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Applications Information
Supply Filtering
A 0.1µF to 1µF bypass capacitor from IN to GND, located at
the device, is strongly recommended to control supply transients. Without a bypass capacitor, an output short may
cause sufficient ringing on the input (from supply lead inductance) to damage internal control circuitry.
Input or output transients must not exceed the absolute
maximum supply voltage (V
duration.
3.0V to 5.5V
MIC2526
ENAOUTA
FLGA
FLGBGND
ENBOUTB
IN
Figure 1. Supply Bypassing
Enable Input
EN must be driven logic high or logic low for a clearly defined
input. Floating the input may cause unpredictable operation.
EN should not be allowed to go negative with respect to GND.
= 6V) even for a short
IN max
0.1µF to 1µF
Soft Start
The MIC2526 presents a high impedance when off, and
slowly becomes a low impedance as it turns on. This reduces
inrush current and related voltage drop that results from
charging a capacitive load, satisfying the USB voltage droop
requirements for bus-powered applications as shown in
Figure 2.
The soft start circuit shown in Figure 3 can be utilized to meet
USB transient regulation specifications with large load capacitances (C
> 10uF). The MIC2526 will provide inrush
BULK
current limiting for these applications.
Transient Overcurrent Filter
When the MIC2526 is enabled, large values of capacitance
at the output of the device will cause inrush current to exceed
the short circuit current-limit threshold of the device and
assert the flag. The duration of this time will depend on the
size of the output capacitance. Refer to the “Functional
Characteristics” turn-on and turnoff behaviors for details.
During the capacitance charging time, the device enters into
constant-current mode. As the capacitance is charged, the
current decreases below the short circuit current-limit threshold, and the flag will then be deasserted.
V
BUS
USB Host
GND
Cable
V
BUS
USB Hub
GND
USB
0.1µF
Controller
C
BULK
MIC2526-xBM
18
ENAOUTA
27
FLGA
36
FLGBGND
4.7
4
µF
ENB
Bus Powered Hub
OUTB
IN
5
Figure 2. Soft Start (Single Channel)
MIC2526-2BM
18
ENAOUTA
27
Cable
FLGA
4.7
µF
36
FLGBGND
4
ENB
USB Peripheral
OUTB
IN
5
Capacitive
Load
Downstream USB DeviceCable
USB
Controller
USB
Function
C
BULK
USB
Function
C
BULK
Figure 3. Inrush Current-Limit Application
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In USB applications, it is required that output bulk capacitance is utilized to support hot-plug events. When the MIC2526
is enabled, the flag may go active for about 1ms due to inrush
current exceeding the current-limit setpoint. Additionally,
during hot-plug events, inrush currents may also cause the
flag to go active for 30µs. Since these conditions are not valid
overcurrent faults, the USB controller must ignore the flag
during these events. To prevent this erroneous overcurrent
reporting, a 1ms RC filter as shown in Figure 4 may be used.
Alternatively, a 1ms debounce routine may be programmed
into the USB logic controller, eliminating the need for the RC
filter.
V+
0.1
10k
10k
µF
USB Controller
OVERCURRENT
Figure 4. Transient Filter
MIC2526
18
ENAOUTA
27
FLGA
36
FLGBGND
45
ENBOUTB
IN
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Package Information
0.026 (0.65)
MAX)
PIN 1
0.157 (3.99)
0.150 (3.81)
0.050 (1.27)
0.064 (1.63)
0.045 (1.14)
TYP
0.197 (5.0)
0.189 (4.8)
0.380 (9.65)
0.370 (9.40)
DIMENSIONS:
INCHES (MM)
0.020 (0.51)
0.013 (0.33)
0.0098 (0.249)
0.0040 (0.102)
0°–8°
SEATING
PLANE
8-Pin SOP (M)
PIN 1
0.135 (3.43)
0.125 (3.18)
45°
0.050 (1.27)
0.016 (0.40)
0.244 (6.20)
0.228 (5.79)
DIMENSIONS:
INCH (MM)
0.010 (0.25)
0.007 (0.18)
0.255 (6.48)
0.245 (6.22)
0.300 (7.62)
0.018 (0.57)
0.100 (2.54)
0.130 (3.30)
0.0375 (0.952)
0.380 (9.65)
0.320 (8.13)
8-Pin Plastic DIP (N)
0.013 (0.330)
0.010 (0.254)
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