3 A low-drop, adjustable positive voltage regulator
Features
■ Typical dropout 1.3 V (at 3 A)
■ Three terminal adjustable output voltage
■ Guaranteed output current up to 3 A
■ Output tolerance ± 2 % at 25 °C and ± 3 % in
full temperature range
■ Internal power and thermal limit
■ Wide operating temperature range -40 °C to
125 °C
■ Package available: DPAK
■ Pinout compatibility with standard adjustable
VREG
Description
LD1085CXX
DPAK
The LD1085C is a low drop voltage regulator able
to provide up to 3 A of output current. Dropout is
guaranteed at a maximum of 1.5 V at the
maximum output current, decreasing at lower
loads. The LD1085C is pin to pin compatible with
the older 3-terminal adjustable regulators, but has
better performances in term of drop and output
tolerance.
A 2.85 V output version is suitable for SCSI-2
active termination. Unlike PNP regulators, where
a part of the output current is wasted as quiescent
current, the LD1085C quiescent current flows into
the load, so increase efficiency. Only a 10 µF
minimum capacitor is need for stability.
The device is supplied in DPAK. On chip trimming
allows the regulator to reach a very tight output
voltage tolerance, within ± 2 % at 25 °C.
Note:Absolute maximum ratings are those values beyond which damage to the device may occur.
Functional operation under these condition is not implied.
Table 3.Thermal data
SymbolParameterDPAKUnit
R
R
thJC
thJA
Thermal resistance junction-case3°C/W
Thermal resistance junction-ambient62.5°C/W
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Schematic applicationLD1085CXX
4 Schematic application
Figure 3.Application circuit
R
2
VOV
⎛⎞
1
⋅=
REF
⎝⎠
------ -+
R
1
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LD1085CXXElectrical characteristics
5 Electrical characteristics
Table 4.Electrical characteristics of LD1085CDT
(V
= 4.25 V, CI = CO =10 µF, TA = -40 to 125 °C, unless otherwise specified).
I
SymbolParameterTest conditionMin.Typ.Max.Unit
V
ΔV
ΔV
V
I
O(min)
Output voltage
O
Line regulation
O
Load regulation
O
Dropout voltageIO = 5A1.31.5V
d
(1)
Minimum load currentVI = 30V310mA
IO = 10mA TJ = 25°C1.2251.251.275V
I
= 10mA to 3A, VI = 2.85 to 30V
O
= 10mA, VI = 2.85 to 16.5V,
I
O
TJ = 25°C
I
= 10mA, VI = 2.85 to 16.5V0.0350.2%
O
I
= 10mA to 5A, TJ = 25°C0.10.3%
O
= 0 to 5A0.20.4%
I
O
(1)
1.2131.251.288V
0.0150.2%
VI - VO = 5V3.24.5A
I
Short circuit current
sc
Thermal regulationT
SVRSupply voltage rejection
I
ΔI
eN
Adjust pin currentVI = 4.25V, IO = 10 mA55120µA
ADJ
Adjust pin current changeIO = 10mA to 3A, VI = 2.75 to 16.5V
ADJ
RMS output noise voltage
(% of V
)
O
- VO = 25V0.20.5A
V
I
= 25°C, 30ms pulse0.003 0.015%/W
A
f = 120 Hz, C
IO = 3A, VI = 6.25 ± 3V
T
= 25°C, f =10Hz to 10kHz0.003%
A
= 25µF,C
O
= 25 µF,
ADJ
(1)
6075dB
0.25µA
STemperature stability0.5%
SLong term stabilityT
1. See short-circuit current curve for available output current at fixed dropout.
= 125°C, 1000Hrs0.5%
A
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Typical applicationLD1085CXX
6 Typical application
(Unless otherwise specified TJ = 25 °C, CI = CO = 10 µF)
Figure 4.Output voltage vs temperatureFigure 5.Output voltage vs temperature
Figure 6.Output voltage vs temperatureFigure 7.Short circuit current vs dropout
voltage
Figure 8.Line regulation vs temperatureFigure 9.Load regulation vs temperature
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LD1085CXXTypical application
Figure 10. Dropout voltage vs temperatureFigure 11. Dropout voltage vs output current
Figure 12. Adjust pin current vs temperatureFigure 13. Quiescent current vs temperature
Figure 14. Line regulation vs temperatureFigure 15. Supply voltage rejection vs output
current
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Typical applicationLD1085CXX
Figure 16. Supply voltage rejection vs
frequency
Figure 18. Minimum load current vs
temperature
Figure 17. Supply voltage rejection vs
temperature
Figure 19. Stability
Figure 20. StabilityFigure 21. Line transient
VI=12 to 13V, IO=200mA, CI = 1µF(tant), CO=10µF(tant),
C
=1µF
ADJ
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LD1085CXXTypical application
Figure 22. Line transientFigure 23. Load transient
VI=12 to 13V, IO=200mA, CI = 1µF(tant), CO=10µF(tant),
Figure 24. Load transient
VI=12V, IO=0.12 to 3A, CI = 1µF(tant), CO=10µF(tant),
=1µF
C
ADJ
C
=1µF
ADJ
VI=12V, IO=0.12 to 3A, CI = 1µF(tant), CO=10µF(tant),
=1µF
C
ADJ
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Package mechanical dataLD1085CXX
7 Package mechanical data
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