MAX5059 - Parallelable, Secondary-Side Synchronous Rectifier Driver and Feedback-Generator Controller ICs

Parallelable, Secondary-Side Synchronous Rectifier Driver and Feedback-Generator Controller ICs. The MAX5058/MAX5059 enable secondary-side synchronous rectification in isolated power supplies using widely available power MOSFETs. These devices facilitate the commutation of the secondary-side MOSFETs by providing a clean gate-drive signal that is synchronized to the power MOSFET switching in the primary side of the isolation transformer. The MAX5058/MAX5059 complement the MAX5051 and MAX5042/MAX5043 primary-side PWM ICs and enable the design of high-efficiency, synchronously rectified, isolated power supplies. Simultaneous conduction of the primary side and the freewheeling synchronous rectifier MOSFET is avoided by having a look-ahead signal (before the primary-side MOSFETs turn ON), thus eliminating large current spikes resulting from a shorted transformer secondary.