LP3997

VIN

Enable

DELAY

VOUT

Error/POR

VIN

SD

SENSE

VOUT

CBYP

ERROR

2.2 PF

2.2 PF

470k

GND

1

7

6

5

4

8

2

3

0.1 PF

0.1 PF

LP3997

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SNVS272B – MAY 2004 – REVISED MAY 2013

Micropower 250-mA CMOS LDO Regulator With Error Flag and Power-On-Reset

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FEATURES

DESCRIPTION

The LP3997 regulator is designed to meet the

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Low 140-mV Dropout at 250-mA Load

requirements of portable, battery-powered systems,

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Stable With Ceramic Capacitor.

providing accurate output voltage, low noise, and low

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Low Noise With Bypass Capacitor

quiescent current. The LP3997 provides 3.3V output

at up to 250mA load current. The chip architecture is

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Less Than 80 µA Typical IQ at 250 mA

capable of providing output voltages as low as 0.8V.

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Virtually Zero IQ (Disabled)

When switched in shutdown mode, the power

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Thermal and Short Circuit Protection

consumption is virtually zero.

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3.3-V Output (1)

The LP3997 is designed to be stable with space

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8-Lead VSSOP Package (2)

saving ceramic output capacitor as small as 1µF.

The LP3997 also includes an out-of-regulation error

APPLICATIONS

flag. When the output is more than 5% below its

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Portable Consumer Electronics

nominal voltage, the error flag sets to low. If a

capacitor is connected to device’s delay pin, a

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Cellular Handsets

delayed power-on reset signal will be generated.

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Laptop and Palm Computers

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PDAs

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Digital Cameras

(1)

For other voltage options, contact your TI sales office

(2)

For other package options, contact your TI sales office.

Typical Application Circuit

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