
AAT4610B
Current Limited Load SwitchSmartSwitchTM
PRODUCT DATASHEET
4610B.2009.09.1.1 9
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AAT4610B
Current Limited Load SwitchSmartSwitchTM
PRODUCT DATASHEET
4610B.2009.09.1.1 9
www.analogictech.com
Overload Operation
0
1
2
3
4
5
-0.05 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3
Output Voltage (V)
0
0.25
0.5
0.75
1
Output Current (A)
Output Current
Output V oltage
1Ωload is turned on at time = 0
Figure 2: Overload Operation.
RSET
(kΩ)
Current
Limit Typ
(mA)
Device Will
Not Current
Limit Below
(mA)
Device Always
Current Limits
Below (mA)
40.2 225 169 281
30.9 300 225 375
24.9 350 263 438
22.1 425 319 531
19.6 450 338 563
17.8 525 394 656
16.2 600 450 750
14.7 675 506 844
13 700 525 875
10.5 1000 750 1250
8.87 1100 825 1375
7.5 1325 994 1656
6.81 1600 1200 2000
6.04 1925 1444 2406
5.49 1950 1463 2438
4.99 2100 1575 2625
4.64 2350 1763 2938
Table 1: Current Limit RSET Values
Example: A USB port requires 0.5A. 0.5A multiplied by
1.33 is 0.665A. From the chart named “RSET vs. ILIM,” RSET
should be less than 18kΩ. 17.8kΩ is a standard value
that is a little less than 18kΩ but very close. The chart
reads approximately 0.525A as a typical ILIM value for
17.8kΩ. Multiplying 0.525A by 0.75 and 1.25 shows that
the AAT4610B will limit the load current to greater than
0.394A but less than 0.656A.
Operation in Current Limit
When a heavy load is applied to the output of the
AAT4610B, the load current is limited to the value of ILIM
determined by RSET (see Figure 2). Since the load is
demanding more current than ILIM, the voltage at the
output drops. This causes the AAT4610B to dissipate a
larger than normal quantity of power, and its die tem-
perature to increase. When the die temperature exceeds
an over-temperature limit, the AAT4610B will shut down
until is has cooled sufficiently, at which point it will
startup again. The AAT4610B will continue to cycle on
and off until the load is removed, power is removed, or
until a logic high level is applied to ON.
Enable Input
In many systems, power planes are controlled by inte-
grated circuits which run at lower voltages than the
power plane itself. The enable input ON of the AAT4610B
has low and high threshold voltages that accommodate
this condition. The threshold voltages are compatible
with 5V TTL and 2.5V to 5V CMOS.
Reverse Voltage
The AAT4610B is designed to control current flowing
from IN to OUT. If a voltage is applied to OUT which is
greater than the voltage on IN, large currents may flow.
This could cause damage to the AAT4610B.