General Description

The MAX4410 stereo headphone driver is designed for portable equipment where board space is at a premium. The MAX4410 uses a unique, patented, DirectDrive architecture to produce a ground-referenced output from a single supply, eliminating the need for large DC-blocking capacitors, saving cost, board space, and component height.

Features

♦ No Bulky DC-Blocking Capacitors Required

♦ Ground-Referenced Outputs Eliminate DC-Bias Voltages on Headphone Ground Pin

♦ No Degradation of Low-Frequency Response Due to Output Capacitors

♦ 80mW Per Channel into 16Ω

♦ Low 0.003 THD + N

♦ High PSRR (90dB at 1kHz)

♦ Integrated Click-and-Pop Suppression

♦ 1.8V to 3.6V Single-Supply Operation

♦ Low Quiescent Current

♦ Independent Left/Right, Low-Power Shutdown Controls

♦ Short-Circuit and Thermal Overload Protection

♦ ±8kV ESD-Protected Amplifier Outputs

♦ Available in Space-Saving Packages

16-Bump UCSP (2mm x 2mm x 0.6mm)

14-Pin TSSOP

Applications

Notebooks

Cellular Phones

PDAs

MP3 Players

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Portable Audio Equipment