MIC2588/MIC2594
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MIC2588/MIC2594
Single-Channel, Negative High-
Voltage Hot Swap Power Controllers
General Description
The MIC2588 and the MIC2594 are single-channel, negative-
voltage hot swap controllers designed to address the need for safe insertion and removal of circuit boards into “live” high-
voltage system backplanes, while using very few external components.
The MIC2588 and the MIC2594 are each available in an 8-pin SOIC package and work in conjunction with an external N-Channel
MOSFET for which the gate drive is controlled to provide inrush current limiting and output
voltage slew-rate control.
Overcurrent fault protection is also provided and includes a programmable overcurr...