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FEATURES
■ Extremely Low Dropout ■ Low Cost ■ Fixed 5V Output, Trimmed to ±1% ■ 700µA Quiescent Current ■ 1mV Line ...
U U
FEATURES
■ Extremely Low Dropout ■ Low Cost ■ Fixed 5V Output, Trimmed to ±1% ■ 700µA Quiescent Current ■ 1mV Line Regulation ■ 5mV Load Regulation ■ Thermal Limit ■ 4A Output Current Guaranteed ■ Available in a 3-Pin TO-92 Package
LT1123
Low Dropout
Regulator Driver
DESCRIPTIO
The LT®1123 is a 3-pin bipolar device designed to be used in conjunction with a discrete
PNP power
transistor to form an inexpensive low dropout
regulator. The LT1123 consists of a trimmed bandgap reference, error amplifier, and a driver circuit capable of sinking up to 125mA from the base of the external
PNP pass
transistor. The LT1123 is designed to provide a fixed output voltage of 5V.
The drive pin of the device can pull down to 2V at 125mA (1.4V at 10mA). This allows a resistor to be used to reduce the base drive available to the
PNP and minimize the power dissipation in the LT1123. The drive current of the LT1123 is folded back as the feedback pin approaches ground to further lim...