DirectDrive Video Amplifier With Short-to-Battery Protection

The MAX9532 DirectDrive® Video Filter Amplifier is specifically designed to work in harsh environments such as automobiles. The MAX9532 provides integrat- ed short-to-battery protection, allowing the output of the device to survive shorts up to 18V. Maxim’s DirectDrive technology eliminates large output coupling capacitors and sets the output Video black level near ground. DirectDrive requires an integrated Charge Pump and an internal linear Regulator to create a clean negative power supply so that the Amplifier CAN pull the sync below ground. The Charge Pump injects so little noise into the Video output that the picture is visibly flawless. The MAX9532 features an internal reconstruction Filter that smoothes the steps and reduces the spikes on the Video signal from the Video digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The reconstruction Filter typically provides ±1dB passband flatness of 9.5MHz and 42dB attenuation at 27MHz. By Maxim Integrated Products