The MIC29710 and MIC29712 are high-current, high-accuracy, low-dropout voltage regulators featuring fast transient
recovery from input voltage surges and output load current
changes. These regulators use a PNP pass element that
features Micrel’s proprietary Super ßeta PNP™ process.
The MIC29710/2 is available in two versions: the three pin
fixed output MIC29710 and the five pin adjustable output
voltage MIC29712. All versions are fully protected against
overcurrent faults, reversed lead insertion, overtemperature
operation, and positive and negative transient voltage spikes.
A TTL compatible enable (EN) control pin supports external
on/off control. If on/off control is not required, the device may
be continuously enabled by connecting EN to IN.
The MIC29710/2 is available in the standard three and five
pin TO-220 package with an operating junction temperature
range of 0°C to +125°C.
For applications requiring even lower dropout voltage or input
voltage greater than 16V, see the MIC29750/29752.
Ordering Information
Features
• Fast transient response
• 7.5A current capability
• 700mV dropout voltage at full load
• Low ground current
• Accurate 2% guaranteed tolerance
• “Zero” current shutdown mode (MIC29712)
• No minimum load current
• Fixed voltage and adjustable versions
Applications
• Pentium™, Pentium Plus™, and Power PC™
processor supplies
• High-efficiency “green” computer systems
• High-efficiency linear power supplies
• High-efficiency switching supply post regulator
• Battery-powered equipment
T ypical Application
MIC29710
V
IN
IN
GND
Fixed Regulator Configuration
OUT
Part NumberTemp. Range*VoltageCurrentPackage
MIC29710-3.3BT0°C to +125°C3.3V7.5ATO-220-3
MIC29710-5.0BT0°C to +125°C5.0V7.5ATO-220-3
MIC29712BT0°C to +125°CAdj.7.5ATO-220-5
* Junction Temperature
MIC29712
V
OUT
On
Off
V
IN
V
EN
IN
OUT
GND
= 1.240
OUT
ADJ
R1
R2
R1
R2
1
V
Adjustable Regulator Configuration
OUT
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MIC29710/29712Micrel
Pin Configuration
1 2 3
MIC29710BT
On all devices, the Tab is grounded.
Pin Description
3-Pin TO-220 (MIC29710)
Pin NumberPin NamePin Function
1INUnregulated Input: +16V maximum supply.
2GNDGround: Internally connected to tab (ground).
3OUTRegulated Output
5-Pin TO-220 (MIC29712)
Pin NumberPin NamePin Function
1ENEnable (Input): Logic-level ON/OFF control.
2INUnregulated Input: +16V maximum supply.
3GNDGround: Internally connected to tab (ground).
4OUTRegulated Output
5ADJOutput Voltage Adjust: 1.240V feedback from external resistive divider.
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MIC29712BT
3
Absolute Maximum Ratings
Input Supply Voltage, Note 1 ...................... –0.7 V to +20V
Power Dissipation ....................................Internally Limited
Storage Temperature Range ................... –65°C to +150°C
Lead Temperature (Soldering, 5 sec.) ...................... 260°C
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Operating Ratings
Operating Junction Temperature .................0°C to +125°C
All measurements at TJ = 25°C unless otherwise noted. Bold values are guaranteed across the operating temperature range.
ParameterConditionMinTypMaxUnits
Output Voltage10mA ≤ IO ≤ 7.5A, (V
Line RegulationIO = 10mA, (V
Load RegulationVIN = V
Output Voltage∆V
Reference VoltageNote 720ppm/°C
Temperature Coefficient
Adjust Pin Bias Current0.1nA/°C
Temperature Coefficient
+ 1V) ≤ VIN ≤ 8V, Note 2–22%
OUT
+ 1V) ≤ VIN ≤ 8V0.060.5%
≤ 7.5A, Notes 2, 60.21%
OUT
= 100mA80200mV
O
I
= 750mA180mV
O
= 1.5A220mV
I
O
= 3A300mV
I
O
I
= 5A450mV
O
IO = 7.5A7001000mV
= 750mA, VIN = V
O
I
= 1.5A20mA
O
= 3A36mA
I
O
= 5A100mA
I
O
IO = 7.5A250375mA
. I
OUT
= 0V, Note 41115A
OUT
= 100mA260µV
o
+ 1V ≤ VIN ≤ 8V, Note 21.2151.2401.265V
OUT
= 10mA12mA
OUT
+ 1V620mA
OUT
MAX
120nA
RMS
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MIC29710/29712Micrel
ParameterConditionsMinTypicalMaxUnits
Enable Input (MIC29712 only)
Input Logic VoltageLow (Off)0.8V
High (On)2.4V
Enable (EN) Pin Input CurrentV
Regulator Output(Note 8)10µA
Current in Shutdown20µA
General Note: Devices are ESD sensitive. Handling precautions are recommended.
Note 1: The maximum continuous supply voltage is 16V.
Note 2: For testing, MIC29712 V
Note 3: Dropout voltage is defined as the input-to-output differential when the output voltage drops to 99% of its nominal value with V
to VIN.
Note 4: For this test, VIN is the larger of 8V or V
Note 5: Ground pin current is the regulator quiescent current. The total current drawn from the source is the sum of the load current plus the ground
pin current.
Note 6: Output voltage temperature coefficient is defined as the worst case voltage change divided by the total temperature range.
Note 7: V
REF
≤ V
≤ (VIN – 1 V), 2.4V ≤ VIN ≤ 8V, 10mA < IL ≤ 7.5A, TJ ≤ T
OUT
Note 8: VEN ≤ 0.8V and VIN ≤ 16V, V
OUT
= V
EN
IN
= 0.8V–2µA
V
EN
1530µA
is programmed to 5V.
+ 3V.
OUT
J MAX.
OUT
= 0.
75µA
4µA
+ 1V applied
OUT
3
Block Diagram
EN
IN
Thermal
Shutdown
Bias
Reference
28V
16V
O.V.
I
LIMIT
Feed-
back
On/Off
OUT
ADJ
GND
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MIC29710/29712Micrel
Typical Characteristics
MIC29712 Load Transient Response
(See Test Circuit Schematic)
V
MIC29712
VIN = V
OUT
+ 1V
EN
IN
V
OUT
OUT
ADJ
GND
load (not shown):
0.1µF
93.1k
1%
49.9k
1%
Intel® Power Validator
MIC29712 Load Transient Response Test Circuit
OUT
3.525V nominal
6 × 330µF
AVX
TPSE337M006R0100
tantalum
+50mV
3.525V
–50mV
8A
6A
4A
2A
LOAD CURRENT OUTPUT VOLTAGE
200mA
0A
1ms/division
MIC29712 Line Transient Response
with 10mA Load, 10µF Output Capacitance
6.525V
4.525V
+20mV
3.525V
–20mV
OUTPUT VOLTAGE INPUT VOLTAGE
MIC29710/2 Dropout Voltage
vs. Output Current
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
DROPOUT VOLTAGE (V)
0
02468
OUTPUT CURRENT (A)
200µs/division
= 10mA
I
OUT
C
=10µF
OUT
DROPOUT VOLTAGE (V)
6.525V
4.525V
+20mV
3.525V
–20mV
OUTPUT VOLTAGE INPUT VOLTAGE
MIC29710/2 Dropout Voltage
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
vs. Temperature
I
= 7.5A
LOAD
0
-60 -30 0 30 60 90 120 150
TEMPERATURE (°C)
MIC29712 Line Transient Response
with 10mA Load, 100µF Output Capacitance
200µs/division
I
= 10mA
OUT
C
= 100µF
OUT
MIC29710-3.3
Dropout Characteristics
4
3
2
1
OUTPUT VOLTAGE (V)
0
0481216
I
= 10mA
LOAD
I
= 7.5A
LOAD
INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
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MIC29710/29712Micrel
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
02468
GROUND CURRENT (mA)
INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
-100 -50050100 150
GROUND CURRENT (mA)
TEMPERATURE (°C)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
-60 -30 0 30 60 90 120 150
ENABLE CURRENT (µA)
TEMPERATURE (°C)
0.001
0.01
0.1
1
10
10x10
0
100x10
0
1x10
3
10x10
3
100x10
3
1x10
6
OUTPUT IMPEDANCE (Ω)
FREQUENCY (Hz)
MIC29710/2 Ground Current
vs. Input Voltage
10
I
= 10mA
8
6
4
2
GROUND CURRENT (mA)
0
02468
OUT
INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
MIC29710/2 Ground Current
vs. Temperature
50
40
30
I
= 3.75A
20
10
GROUND CURRENT (mA)
OUT
V
= V
+ 1
IN
OUT
0
-60 -30 0 30 60 90 120 150
TEMPERATURE (°C)
MIC29710/2 Ground Current
vs. Input Voltage
I
= 7.5A
OUT
MIC29710/2 Ground Current
vs. Temperature
I
= 7.5A
OUT
V
= V
+ 1
IN
OUT
MIC29710/2 Ground Current
vs. Temperature
12
10
8
I
6
4
2
GROUND CURRENT (mA)
0
-60 -30 0 30 60 90 120 150
= 750mA
OUT
V
= V
+ 1
IN
OUT
TEMPERATURE (°C)
MIC29710/2 Ground Current
vs. Output Current
250
200
150
100
50
GROUND CURRENT (mA)
VIN = V
0
02468
OUTPUT CURRENT (A)
OUT
+ 1
3
MIC29710-3.3 Output Voltage
3.40
3.38
3.36
3.34
3.32
3.30
3.28
3.26
3.24
OUTPUT VOLTAGE (V)
3.22
3.20
-60 -30 0 30 60 90 120 150
MIC29712 Adjust Pin Current
50
40
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30
20
10
ADJUST PIN CURRENT (nA)
0
-60 -30 0 30 60 90 120 150
vs. Temperature
3 DEVICES
TEMPERATURE (°C)
vs. Temperature
TEMPERATURE (°C)
MIC29710/2 Short Circuit
Current vs. Temperature
12
10
8
6
4
CURRENT (A)
2
0
-60 -30 0 30 60 90 120 150
V
= 0V
OUT
TEMPERATURE (°C)
MIC29710/2 Output Impedance
vs. Frequency
MIC29712 Enable Current
vs. Temperaure
VEN = 5V
VEN = 2V
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MIC29710/29712Micrel
Applications Information
The MIC29710 and MIC29712 are high performance lowdropout voltage regulators suitable for all moderate to highcurrent voltage regulator applications. Their 700mV of dropout voltage at full load make them especially valuable in
battery powered systems and as high efficiency noise filters
in “post-regulator” applications. Unlike older NPN-pass transistor designs, where the minimum dropout voltage is limited
by the base-emitter voltage drop and collector-emitter saturation voltage, dropout performance of the PNP output of
these devices is limited merely by the low VCE saturation
voltage. Output regulation is excellent across the input voltage, output current, and temperature ranges. The MIC29710/
712 does not have a minimum load current limitation.
A trade-off for the low dropout voltage is a varying base drive
requirement. But Micrel’s Super ßeta PNP™ process reduces this drive requirement to merely 2 to 5% of the load
current.
MIC29710/712 regulators are fully protected from damage
due to fault conditions. Current limiting is provided. The
output current under overload conditions is limited to a
constant value. Thermal shutdown disables the device when
the die temperature exceeds the maximum safe operating
temperature. Transient protection allows device (and load)
survival even when the input voltage spike above and below
nominal. The MIC29712 version offers a logic level ON/OFF
control: when disabled, the devices draw nearly zero current.
An additional feature of this regulator family is a common
pinout: a design’s current requirement may change up or
down yet use the same board layout, as all of Micrel’s highcurrent Super ßeta PNP™ regulators have identical pinouts.
V
IN
Figure 3. The MIC29710 requires only two capacitors
for operation.
Thermal Design
Linear regulators are simple to use. The most complicated
design parameters to consider are thermal characteristics.
Thermal design requires the following application-specific
parameters:
• Maximum ambient temperature, T
• Output Current, I
• Output Voltage, V
• Input Voltage, V
OUT
OUT
IN
V
OUT
A
First, we calculate the power dissipation of the regulator from
these numbers and the device parameters from this datasheet.
PD = I
Where the ground current is approximated by 3% of I
× (1.03VIN – V
OUT
OUT
)
OUT
Then the heat sink thermal resistance is determined with this
formula:
T
– T
J MAX
A
θSA = —————— – (θJC + θCS)
P
D
Where T
≤ 125°C and θCS is between 0 and 2°C/W.
J MAX
The heat sink may be significantly reduced in applications
where the minimum input voltage is known and is large
compared with the dropout voltage. Use a series input
resistor to drop excessive voltage and distribute the heat
between this resistor and the regulator. The low dropout
properties of Micrel Super ßeta PNP regulators allow very
significant reductions in regulator power dissipation and the
associated heat sink without compromising performance.
When this technique is employed, a capacitor of at least
0.1µF is needed directly between the input and regulator
ground.
Please refer to Application Note 9 for further details and
examples on thermal design and heat sink specification.
Capacitor Requirements
For stability and minimum output noise, a capacitor on the
regulator output is necessary. The value of this capacitor is
dependent upon the output current; lower currents allow
smaller capacitors. MIC29710/2 regulators are stable with a
minimum capacitor value of 47µF at full load.
This capacitor need not be an expensive low ESR type:
aluminum electrolytics are adequate. In fact, extremely low
ESR capacitors may contribute to instability. Tantalum capacitors are recommended for systems where fast load
transient response is important.
Where the regulator is powered from a source with a high AC
impedance, a 0.1µF capacitor connected between Input and
GND is recommended. This capacitor should have good
characteristics to above 250kHz.
Transient Response and 5V to 3.3V Conversion
The MIC29710/2 have excellent response to variations in
input voltage and load current. By virtue of their low dropout
voltage, these devices do not saturate into dropout as readily
as similar NPN-based designs. A 3.3V output Micrel LDO will
maintain full speed and performance with an input supply as
low as 4.2V, and will still provide some regulation with
supplies down to 3.8V, unlike NPN devices that require 5.1V
or more for good performance and become nothing more
than a resistor under 4.6V of input. Micrel’s PNP regulators
provide superior performance in “5V to 3.3V” conversion
applications, especially when all tolerances are considered.
.
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MIC29710/29712Micrel
Adjustable Regulator Design
The adjustable regulator version, MIC29712, allows programming the output voltage anywhere between 1.25V and
the 16V maximum operating rating of the family. Two resistors are used. Resistors can be quite large, up to 100kΩ,
because of the very high input impedance and low bias
current of the sense comparator. The resistor values are
calculated by:
V
OUT
R1 = R2 × ( ——— – 1)
1.240
Where VO is the desired output voltage. Figure 4 shows
component definition.
MIC29712BT
V
IN
4.75 to 5.25
10µF
R1
100k
R2
56.2k
33µF
V
OUT
3.45V
Enable Input
The MIC29712 versions features an enable (EN) input that
allows ON/OFF control of the device. Special design allows
“zero” current drain when the device is disabled—only microamperes of leakage current flows. The EN input has TTL/
CMOS compatible thresholds for simple interfacing with
logic, or may be directly tied to VIN. Enabling the regulator
requires approximately 20µA of current into the EN pin.
VoltageStandard (Ω)
R1R2
2.85100k76.8k
2.9100k75.0k
3.0100k69.8k
3.1100k66.5k
3.15100k64.9k
3.3100k60.4k
3.45100k56.2k
3.52593.1k51.1k
3.6100k52.3k
3.8100k48.7k
4.0100k45.3k
4.1100k43.2k
Figure 5. MIC29712 Resistor Table
3
V
= 1.240V × [1 + (R1 / R2)]
OUT
Figure 4. Adjustable Regulator with Resistors
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