Micrel, Inc. MIC2026/2076
Jul y 2007 13
M9999-072707
Application Information
Supply Filtering
A 0.1µF to 1µF bypass capaci tor positi oned cl ose t o V
IN
and GND of the device is strongly recommended to
contr ol supply transient s. Wit hout a bypass capacit or, an
output short may cause sufficient ringing on the input
(fr om supply l ead induc tance) to dam age inter nal control
circuitry.
Printed Circuit Board Hot-Plug
The MIC2026/76 are ideal inrush current-limiters for hot
plug appl ications. Due to thei r i ntegrated charge pumps,
the M IC2026/76 present a hi gh im pedance when off and
slowly become a low impedance as their integrated
charge pumps tur n on. Thi s “sof t-start” f eature effectively
isolates power supplies from highly capacitive loads by
reducing inrush current. Figure 3 shows how the
MI C2076 m ay be used i n a card hot- plug appli c ati on.
In cases of extremely large capacitive loads (>400µF),
the length of the transient due to inrush current may
exceed the delay provided by the integrated filter. Since
this inrush current exceeds the current-limit delay
specification, FLG will be asserted during this time. To
prevent the logic controller from responding to FLG
being as serted, an ex ter nal RC filter , as sho wn in F i gure
4, can be used to filter out transient FLG assertion. The
value of the RC time constant should be selected to
match the length of the transient, less t
D(min)
of the
MIC2026/76.
Uni versal Serial Bus (USB) Power Di st rib ution
The MIC2026/76 are ideally suited for USB (Universal
Serial Bus) power distribution applications. The USB
specification defines power distribution for USB host
systems such as PCs and USB hubs. Hubs can either
be self-powered or bus-powered (that is, powered from
the bus). F igure 5 shows a typical USB Host appli cation
that m ay be suit ed f or mobil e PC appli cations em ploying
USB. The requirement for USB host systems is that the
port must supply a minimum of 500mA at an output
voltage of 5V ±5%. In addition, the output power
delivered must be limited to below 25VA. Upon an
overcurrent condition, the host must also be notified. To
support hot-plug events, the hub must have a minimum
of 120µF of bulk capacitance, preferably low ESR
electrolytic or tantulum. Please refer to Application Note
17 for more details on de signing compli ant US B hub and
ho st systems.
For bus-powered hubs, USB requires that each
downstream port be switched on or off under control by
the host. Up to four downstream ports each capable of
supplying 100mA at 4.4V minimum are allowed. In
addit ion, t o reduce volt age droop on the up stream V
BUS
,
soft-start is necessary. Although the hub can consume
up to 500mA from the upstream bus, the hub must
consume only 100mA max at start-up, until it
enumerates with the host prior to requesting more
power. The same requirements apply for bus-powered
peripherals that have no downstream ports. Figure 6
shows a bus-po wered hub.
ENA OUTA
FLGA
FLGB GND
OUTB
IN
18
27
36
5
USB
Controller
ENB
4
USB Peripheral
Cable
o "Hot"
Receptacle
C
BULK
GND
V
BUS
4.7
µF
USB
Function
USB
Function
C
BULK
SPN010012
Figure 3. Hot - Plug Appli cation