The MAX17579/MAX17580 in a system using negative voltage rails

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• Figure 1. Example of a simplified schematic of a system using solely positive voltage rails
• Figure 2. Example of a simplified schematic of a system using negative voltage rails
• Figure 3. The typical level shifter circuit translates the ON command from the system controller
• Figure 4. A level shifter translates the PGOOD signal from the DC/DC converter
• Figure 5. A simplified schematic of a nonsynchronous, dual-inductor inverting output DC/DC converter
• Figure 6. The power loss curve shows the efficiency of a nonsynchronous, dual-inductor inverting output DC/DC converter
• Figure 7. Highly integrated, most efficient negative output DC/DC converter
• Figure 8. MAX17579's efficiency at -15 V output
• Figure 9. The MAX17579/MAX17580 in a system using negative voltage rails