LM196 LM396 10 Amp Adjustable Voltage Regulator
August 1992
LM196 LM396 10 Amp Adjustable Voltage Regulator
General De...
LM196 LM396 10 Amp Adjustable Voltage
Regulator
August 1992
LM196 LM396 10 Amp Adjustable Voltage
Regulator
General Description
The LM196 is a 10 amp
regulator adjustable from 1 25V to 15V which uses a revolutionary new IC fabrication structure to combine high power discrete
transistor technology with modern monolithic linear IC processing This combination yields a high-performance single-chip
regulator capable of supplying in excess of 10 amps and operating at power levels up to 70 watts The
regulators feature on-chip trimming of reference voltage to g 0 8% and simultaneous trimming of reference temperature drift to 30 ppm C typical Thermal interaction between control circuitry and the pass
transistor which affects the output voltage has been reduced to extremely low levels by strict attention to isothermal layout This interaction called thermal regulation is 100% tested These new
regulators have all the protection features of popular lower power adjustable
regulators such as LM117 and LM138 including current limiting and thermal limiting The combination of these features makes the LM196 immune to blowout from output overloads or shorts even if the adjustment pin is accidentally disconnected All devices are ‘‘burned-in’’ in thermal shutdown to guarantee proper operation of these protective features under actual overload conditions Output voltage is continuously adjustable from 1 25V to 15V Higher output voltages are possible if the maximum input-output voltage differential...