Since the supply voltage of many battery powered applications is moving from 3 V to 1.8 V, the AS1310 boost DC-DC converter was designed to be able to generate both; many competitive DC-DC converters are not able to do so. If the input voltage exceeds the output voltage the device goes into a feed-through mode and the input is directly connected to the output voltage.

The features and performance of the AS1310 boost DC-DC converter make it well suited for single- and dual-cell powered devices, including blood glucose meters, remote controls, hearing aids, wireless mouse or any light-load application. The AS1310 DC-DC converter is a good fit for applications in which a lot of time is spent in an idle mode and therefore draws only a small current.

In order to save power the AS1310 also features a shutdown mode in which it draws less than 100 µA. During shutdown, the battery is disconnected from the output. In addition, the AS1310 step-up DC-DC converter allows adjustable low battery detection. If the battery voltage decreases below the threshold defined by two external resistors, the output is pulled to logic low. The signal is used to indicate “low battery”, so no separate supervisory ICs are needed.

The AS1310 boost DC-DC converter is available in a TDFN 8-pin 2x2 mm package and operates over a temperature range of -40 to +85 degrees C with a wide power supply range of 0.7 to 3.6 V.

Availability and Pricing

Available in volume now, the price for the AS1310 step-up DC-DC converter is $0.66 in 1000 piece quantities.

A demonstration board is available for the AS1310 DC-DC converter. For technical information, visit www.austriamicrosystems.com/DC-DC-converter/AS1310