Electrical Characteristics
VIN=V
NOM
+ 5V, (Note 4) I
OUTmax
= 500 mA for the TO-220 and TO-263 packages, I
OUTmax
=400mA for the SOT-223 pack-
age, C
OUT
= 10 µF unless otherwise indicated. Boldface limits apply over the entire operating temperature range of the
indicted device., all other specifications are for T
A=TJ
= 25˚C.
Output Voltage (V
OUT
) 12V 15V Units
Parameter Conditions Typ Limit Typ Limit
Output Voltage 5 mA ≤ I
OUT
≤ I
OUTmax
11.64 14.55 V (Min)
12.00 11.40 15.00 14.25 V(Min)
12.36 15.45 V(Max)
12.60 15.75 V(Max)
Line Regulation (V
OUT
+ 2V) ≤ VIN≤ 26V, 36 120 45 150 mV(Max)
I
OUT
=5mA
Load Regulation 5 mA ≤ I
OUT
≤ I
OUTmax
12 120 15 150 mV(Max)
Quiescent Current (V
OUT
+ 2V) ≤ VIN≤ 26V, 2 10 2 10 mA(Max)
I
OUT
=5mA
V
IN
=(V
OUT
+ 5V), 10 20 10 20 mA(Max)
I
OUT=IOUTmax
Output Noise 10 Hz–100 kHz, 360 450 µVrms
Voltage I
OUT
=5mA
Long Term Stability 1000 Hrs. 44 56 mV
Dropout Voltage I
OUT=IOUTmax
0.5 1.0 0.5 1.0 V(Max)
I
OUT
= 50 mA 110 250 110 250 mV(Max)
Short-Circuit Current 1.0 0.6 1.0 0.6 A(Min)
Peak Line Transient t
f
<
100 ms, RL= 100Ω 75 60 75 60 V(Min)
Voltage
Maximum Operational 26 26 V(Min)
Input Voltage
Reverse DC V
OUT
≥ −0.6V, RL= 100Ω −30 −15 −30 −15 V(Min)
Input Voltage
Reverse Transient t
r
<
1 ms, RL= 100Ω −75 −50 −75 −50 V(Min)
Input Voltage
Note 1: Absolute Maximum Ratings indicate limits beyond which damage to the device may occur. Electrical specifications do not apply when operating the device
outside of its rated Operating Conditions.
Note 2: The maximum allowable power dissipation at any ambient temperature is P
MAX
= (125 − TA)/θJA, where 125 is the maximum junction temperature for op-
eration, T
A
is the ambient temperature, and θJAis the junction-to-ambient thermal resistance. If this dissipation is exceeded, the die temperature will rise above 125˚C
and the electrical specifications do not apply. If the die temperature rises above 150˚C, the LM2937 will go into thermal shutdown. For the LM2937, the
junction-to-ambient thermal resistance θ
JA
is 65˚C/W, for the TO-220 package, 73˚C/W for the TO-263 package, and 174˚C/W for the SOT-223 package. When used
with a heatsink, θ
JA
is the sum of the LM2937 junction-to-case thermal resistance θJCof 3˚C/W and the heatsink case-to-ambient thermal resistance. If the TO-263
or SOT-223 packages are used, the thermal resistance can be reduced by increasing the P.C.boardcopper area thermally connected to the package (see Application
Hints for more information on heatsinking).
Note 3: ESD rating is based on the human body model, 100 pF discharged through 1.5 kΩ.
Note 4: Typicals are at T
J
= 25˚C and represent the most likely parametric norm.
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