Integrated surge protection eliminates the need for 4 transient voltage suppression diodes
| 1/4 power loss with an 80% efficiency 300mA DC-DC regulator
| Operates in the range of -40°C to 125°C, provided in a 28-pin QFN package

As Industry 4.0 systems become smarter, sensors and actuators must be smaller and more powerful, and have low power loss to facilitate easy integration into manufacturing environments. Consequently, designers face difficulties in developing robust solutions to meet time-to-market schedules because they must integrate multiple individual solutions.

Accordingly, Maxim Integrated Korea announced on the 3rd that it has launched the 'MAX22513', a dual-IO link device transceiver with integrated DC-DC buck regulator and surge protection functions.

The MAX22513 is suitable for industrial IO-Link sensors and actuators, enabling smart digital factories. It integrates DC-DC regulators and surge protection while providing a solution three times smaller than competing solutions. Unlike previous solutions, four TVS (transient voltage suppression) diodes are not required due to the integrated surge protection.

The MAX22513 reduces power loss by four times with a low on-resistance (typ 2Ω) driver and an 80% efficient 300mA (max load) DC-DC regulator. All four IO pins provide robust communication with reverse voltage protection, short-circuit protection, and ±1kV/500Ω surge protection.

The MAX22513 accelerates the design process by ensuring robust communication even in extreme industrial environments through integrated surge protection and reverse polarity. This solution operates over a temperature range of -40°C to +125°C and is available in 28-pin QFN packages (3.5mm x 5.5mm) and WLP (4.1mm x 2.1mm).

Timothy Leung, Director of Industry and Healthcare at Maxim Integrated, said, “Maxim is focusing on providing highly integrated solutions with smaller size and lower power consumption needed for powerful, compact IO-Link designs.”