2.048V series reference with ±0.2% initial accuracy
The MAX6018AEUR21 is a precision series voltage reference from Maxim Integrated, delivering a fixed 2.048V output with ±0.2% initial tolerance — tight enough to set the full-scale range of a 12-bit ADC without external trimming, provided the reference input of the converter can accept the 2.048V level. Operating from a 2.25V to 5.5V input rail, it sources up to 1 mA output current while drawing only 6 µA quiescent supply current — a combination that suits battery-powered instrumentation where every microamp of overhead matters for the sleep-mode budget.
SOT-23-3 package and board integration
Housed in the SOT-23-3 package (TO-236-3 / SC-59 equivalent), the MAX6018AEUR21 occupies a standard three-lead footprint with 0.95 mm pitch — the same land pattern used by countless shunt and series references, so no PCB layout change is needed when swapping between compatible SOT-23 references.
