Datasheet
LP38851
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SNVS492C –JUNE 2007–REVISED APRIL 2013
LP38851 800 mA Fast-Response High-Accuracy Adjustable LDO Linear Regulator with
Enable and Soft-Start
Check for Samples: LP38851
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FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
The LP38851-ADJ is a high current, fast response
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• Adjustable V
OUT
Range of 0.80V to 1.8V
regulator which can maintain output voltage
• Wide V
BIAS
Supply Operating Range of 3.0V to
regulation with extremely low input to output voltage
5.5V
drop. Fabricated on a CMOS process, the device
• Stable with 10µF Ceramic Capacitors
operates from two input voltages: V
BIAS
provides
voltage to drive the gate of the N-MOS power
• Dropout Voltage of 115 mV (Typical) at 800 mA
transistor, while V
IN
is the input voltage which
Load Current
supplies power to the load. The use of an external
• Precision V
ADJ
across All Line and Load
bias rail allows the part to operate from ultra low V
IN
Conditions:
voltages. Unlike bipolar regulators, the CMOS
architecture consumes extremely low quiescent
– ±1.5% V
ADJ
for T
J
= 25°C
current at any output load current. The use of an N-
– ±2.0% V
ADJ
for 0°C ≤ T
J
≤ +125°C
MOS power transistor results in wide bandwidth, yet
– ±3.0% V
ADJ
for -40°C ≤ T
J
≤ +125°C
minimum external capacitance is required to maintain
• Over-Temperature and Over-Current loop stability.
Protection
The fast transient response of this device makes it
• Available in 8-Lead SO PowerPad,
suitable for use in powering DSP, Microcontroller
7-Lead SFM and 7-Lead PFM Packages
Core voltages and Switch Mode Power Supply post
regulators. The part is available in PSOP 8–pin, SFM
• −40°C to +125°C Operating Junction
7–pin, and TO-263 7-pin packages.
Temperature Range
• Dropout Voltage: 115 mV (typical) at 800 mA
load current
APPLICATIONS
• Low Ground Pin Current: 10 mA (typical) at 800
• ASIC Power Supplies in:
mA load current
– Desktops, Notebooks, and Graphics Cards,
• Soft-Start: Programmable Soft-Start time
Servers
• Precision ADJ Voltage: ±1.5% for T
J
= 25°C,
– Gaming Set Top Boxes, Printers and
and ±2.0% for 0°C ≤ T
J
≤ +125°C, across all line
Copiers
and load conditions
• Server Core and I/O Supplies
• DSP and FPGA Power Supplies
• SMPS Post-Regulator
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