MIC2920A/29201/29202/29204 Micrel
January 1998 3-9
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MIC2920A/29201/29202/29204
400mA Low-Dropout Voltage Regulator
Features
• High output voltage accuracy
• Guaranteed 400mA output
• Low quiescent current
• Low dropout voltage
• Extremely tight load and line regulation
• Very low temperature coefficient
• Current and thermal limiting
• Input withstands –20V reverse battery and
60V positive transients
• Error flag warns of output dropout
• Logic-controlled electronic shutdown
• Output programmable from 1.24V to 26V
(MIC29202/MIC29204)
• Available in TO-220, TO-220-5, and surface-mount
TO-263-5, SOT-223, and SO-8 packages.
Applications
• Battery-powered equipment
• Cellular telephones
• Laptop, notebook, and palmtop computers
• PCMCIA VCC and V
PP
regulation/switching
• Bar code scanners
• Automotive electronics
• SMPS post-regulators
• Voltage reference
• High-efficiency linear power supplies
General Description
The MIC2920A family are “bulletproof,” efficient voltage
regulators with very low dropout voltage (typically 40mV at
light loads and 370mV at 250mA), and very low quiescent
current (140µA typical). The quiescent current of the MIC2920A
increases only slightly in dropout, prolonging battery life. Key
MIC2920A features include protection against reversed battery,
fold-back current limiting, and automotive “load dump”
protection (60V positive transient).
The MIC2920 is available in several configurations. The
MIC2920A-x.x devices are three pin fixed voltage regulators
available in 3.3V, 4.85V, 5V, and 12V outputs. The MIC29201
is a fixed regulator offering a logic compatible ON/OFF
(shutdown) input and an error flag output. This flag may also
be used as a power-on reset signal. A logic-compatible
shutdown input is provided on the adjustable MIC29202
which allows the regulator to be switched on and off. The
MIC29204 8-pin SOIC adjustable regulator includes both
shutdown and error flag pins and may be pin-strapped for 5V
output or programmed from 1.24V to 26V using two external
resistors.
MIC2920A-xxBT
(TO-220)
MIC29201/29202BT
(TO-220-5)
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MIC29201/29202BU
(TO-263-5)
5-Lead Package Pinouts
MIC29201 MIC29202
1) Error Adjust
2) Input Shutdown
3) Ground Ground
4) Output Input
5) Shutdown Output
Tab is Ground on SOT-223, TO-220, and TO-263 packages.
132
TAB
INPUT OUTPUT
GROUND
MIC2920A-x.xBS
(SOT-223)
Pin Configuration
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INPUT OUTPUT
GROUND
1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
INPUT
NC
NC
ERROR
OUTPUT
SENSE
SHUTDOWN
GROUND
MIC29201-3.3BM (SO-8)
1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
INPUT
ADJUST
5V TAP
ERROR
OUTPUT
SENSE
SHUTDOWN
GROUND
MIC29204BM (SO-8)