Typical Applications

The LM330 is designed specifically to operate at lower input

to output voltages. The device is designed utilizing a power

lateral PNP transistor which reduces dropout voltage from

2.0V to 0.3V when compared to IC regulators using NPN

pass transistors. Since the LM330 can operate at a much

lower input voltage, the device power dissipation is reduced,

heat sinking can be simpler and device reliability improved

through lower chip operating temperature. Also, a cost sav-

ings can be utilized through use of lower power/voltage com-

ponents. In applications utilizing battery power, the LM330

allows the battery voltage to drop to within 0.3V of output

voltage prior to the voltage regulator dropping out of regula-

tion.

Output Impedance

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Overvoltage Supply Current

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Reverse Supply Current

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Output at Reverse Supply

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Output at Overvoltage

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Output Voltage (Normalized

to 5V at T

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rated to operate at −40˚C to guarantee regulator stability to that

temperature extreme. 10 µF is the minimum value required for stability and

may be increased without bound. Locate as close as possible to the

regulation.

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Note: Compared to IC regulator with 2.0V dropout voltage and

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