TPS73616

Product Folder Sample & Buy Technical Documents Tools & Software Support & Community TPS736 SBVS038U – SEPTEMBER 2003 – REVISED JANUARY 2015 TPS736xx Cap-Free, NMOS, 400-mA Low-Dropout Regulator with Reverse Current Protection 1 Features 1 Stable with No Output Capacitor or Any Value or Type of Capacitor Input Voltage Range of 1.7 V to 5.5 V Ultra-Low Dropout Voltage: 75 mV typ Excellent Load Transient Response—with or without Optional Output Capacitor New NMOS Topology Delivers Low Reverse Leakage Current Low Noise: 30 μVRMS typ (10 Hz to 100 kHz) 0.5% Initial Accuracy 1% Overall Accuracy Over Line, Load, and Temperature Less Than 1 μA max IQ in Shutdown Mode Thermal Shutdown and Specified Min/Max Current Limit Protection Available in Multiple Output Voltage Versions – Fixed Outputs of 1.20 V to 5.0 V – Adjustable Output from 1.20 V to 5.5 V – Custom Outputs Available 2 Applications Portable/Battery-Powered Equipment Post-Regulation for Switching Supplies Noise-Sensitive Circuitry such as VCOs Point of Load Regulation for DSPs, FPGAs, ASICs, and Microprocessors 3 Description The TPS736xx family of low-dropout (LDO) linear voltage regulators uses a new topology: an NMOS pass element in a voltage-follower configuration. This topology is stable using output capacitors with low ESR, and even allows operation without a capacitor. It also provides high reverse blockage (low reverse current) and ground pin current that is nearly constant over all...