JAJU299A June 2017 – January 2023
A negative voltage around –5 V is frequently required to bias the laser driver in an optical module and other communications equipment. This function requires several hundred milliamps of current and is powered from a 3.3-V source. This reference design delivers an output current up to 600 mA at the lowest 3-V input voltage, which is a good match to the required output power and input voltage.
A negative voltage is also required in numerous industrial applications to bias operational amplifiers (op amps), programmable gain amplifiers (PGAs), and data converters (ADCs or DACs). In both applications, an integrated power module shortens the design time and enables a very-small solution size, while the low-output noise has a minimal effect on the actual signal.