LDO_51
IP Library: High PSRR, Low power,
80mA Low Dropout Voltage Regulator
PRODUCT PREVIEW
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ANALOG BASEBAND REGULATOR
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VERY LOW DROPOUT VOLTAGE : 50mV
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HIGH PSRR : 60dB
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LOW QUIESCENT CURRENT : 130µA
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LOW OUTPUT VOLTAGE NOISE
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NO CURRENT IN POWER DOWN MODE
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SHORT CIRCUIT PROTECTION
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SMALL DECOUPLING CERAMIC CAPACITOR
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
– Cellular and Cordless phones supplied by 1 cell
Lithium-ion battery / 3 cells Ni-MH or Ni-Cd
battery.
– PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), Smart phone.
– Portable equipment.
– Supply for Analog and Mixed-signal devices for
cellular phone.
Figure 2 :
Typical Application Circuit
V
IN
IN
APPLICATION NOTE
An external capacitor (C
OUT
= 1µF) with an
equivalent serial resistance (ESR) in the range
0.02 to 0.6Ω is used for regulator stability.
Figure 1 :
Block Diagram
IN
?
? OUT
PWRDWN
?
V
REF
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?
?
OUT
V
OUT
Power Down Mode
PWRDWN
ON
1µF
?
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ESR
C
OUT
OFF
?
GND
June 2002
This is advance information on a new product now in development or undergoing evaluation. Details are subject to change without notice.
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
3V < V
IN
< 5.5V, -55°C < T
A
< +125°C, V
REF
= 2.8V, 0.8µF < C
OUT
< 1.2µF, 20mΩ < ESR < 0.6Ω.
100µA < I
LOAD
< 80mA.
Typical case :
V
IN
= 4V, T = 25°C, I
OUT
= 40mA.
Parameter
Input Voltage Range (Note 1)
Output Voltage
Output Voltage Accuracy
Output current
P
MOS
Output Resistance
Dropout Voltage
I
OUT
R
ON
∆V
DO
∆V
OUT
= 50mV,
I
LOAD
= 80mA
(Note 2)
Quiescent current
I
Q
I
LOAD
= 100µA
I
LOAD
= 80mA
Power down mode
quiescent current
Power Supply Rejection Ratio
PSRR
f < 10KHz
f < 100KHz
Line Regulation
Load Regulation
Line Transient
Load Transient
Lir
Ldr
Lirt
Ldtr
∆V
IN
= 300mV
t
RISE
= t
FALL
= 10µs
10% to 90%
and 90% to 10%
of 80mA in 10µs
100Hz
1KHz
100KHz
Output decoupling Capacitor
Settling time
Short Circuit Current Limit
I
SHORT
C
OUT
From power down to
active mode
180
230
1
25
300
1
mV
I
LOAD
= 80mA,
V
IN
= 3V to 5.1V
30
45
1
mV
mV
50
40
60
50
3
6
mV
dB
I
QPDM
Power down active
170
30
130
100
50
170
nA
µA
Symbol
V
IN
V
OUT
-3
0,1
Test Condition
Min
3
2,8
3
80
0,5
50
Typ
Max
5,5
Unit
V
V
%
mA
Ω
mV
Output Noise Voltage
en
1,5
550
300
µV
-----------
-
Hz
nV
-----------
-
Hz
µF
µs
mA
Notes: 1. Above characteristics are given for 3V minimum input operating range voltage, but regulator is
operational with 2.7V minimum input voltage.
2. All parameters are guaranteed with 170mV Dropout voltage.
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TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Figure 3 :
Line transient
Figure 4 :
Settling Time
Figure 5 :
Load Transient (rising edge)
Figure 6 :
Load Transient (falling edge)
Figure 7 :
PSRR vs Frequency
(I
LOAD
max - V
IN
min)
60
Figure 8 :
Noise vs Frequency
(I
LOAD
max - V
IN
min)
650
600
550
50
500
450
NOISE (nVrms)
NOISE (nVrms)
1000
10000
100000
400
350
300
250
200
40
30
150
100
50
20
100
0
100
1000
10000
100000
FREQUENCY (Hz)
FREQUENCY (Hz)
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Figure 9 :
Current Consumption vs Output Current
(V
IN
= 4V)
120
CURRENT CONSUMPTION (µA)
100
80
60
40
20
0.02
0.1
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
OUTPUT CURRENT (mA)
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