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DEMO MANUAL DC339-A/-B
LOW DROPOUT REGULATOR
REFERENCE
DESIGNATOR QUANTITY PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION VENDOR TELEPHONE
ADJ1 0 Optional Resistor
C1 1 0603ZG105ZAT1A 1µF 10V Y5V Chip Capacitor AVX (843) 946-0362
C2 1 0402ZG104ZAT1A 0.1µF 10V Y5V Chip Capacitor AVX (843) 946-0362
C3 1 LMK325BJ106MN 10µF 10V X7R Chip Capacitor Taiyo-Yuden (408) 573-4150
E1 to E4 4 2308-2 Pad Turret Mill-Max (516) 922-6000
JP1 0 Optional Jumper
JP2 1 6351-12G1 Connector, SMT2X6, 0.39" Gap Comm-Con (626) 301-4200
Shunts for 2 CTAIJ1MM-G Shunts for 0.39" Gap Comm-Con (626) 301-4200
JP1 and JP2
R1 1 CR05-2613FM 261k 1/16W 1% Chip Resistor AAC (800) 508-1521
R2 1 CR05-3653FM 365k 1/16W 1% Chip Resistor AAC (800) 508-1521
R3 1 CR05-4223FM 422k 1/16W 1% Chip Resistor AAC (800) 508-1521
R4 1 CR05-7683FM 768k 1/16W 1% Chip Resistor AAC (714) 255-9186
R5 1 CR05-2493FM 249k 1/16W 1% Chip Resistor AAC (714) 255-9186
U1 1 LT1762EMS8 or 8-Lead MSOP IC Version -A LTC (408) 432-1900
LT1962EMS8 8-Lead MSOP IC Version -B
PARTS LIST
OPERATIO
U
HOOK-UP
Solid turret terminals are provided for easy connection to
supplies and test equipment. Connect a 0V to 20V, 0.5A
power supply across the IN and GND terminals and the
load across the OUT and GND terminals. The SHDN pin can
be disconnected from IN via JP1 to allow for separate
shutdown control via a secondary control line. JP2 can be
used to select any of a number of common fixed output
voltages, or used in conjunction with ADJ1 to create a
custom output voltage using the formula:
ADJ1 = (V
OUT
– 1.22V)/4.93µA
OUTPUT CAPACITOR SELECTION
The output capacitor C3 is a 10µF X7R ceramic chip
capacitor. Should a different output capacitor be desired,
care must be exercised with the selection. Many ceramic
capacitor dielectrics exhibit strong temperature and
voltage characteristics that reduce their effective capaci-
tance to as low as 10% to 20% of nominal over the full
range. For further information, see Linear Technology
Application Note 83, “Performance Verification of Low
Noise, Low Dropout Regulators,” Appendix␣ B, “Capaci-
tor Selection Considerations,” reprinted below.
CAPACITOR SELECTION CONSIDERATIONS
Bypass Capacitance and Low Noise Performance
Adding a capacitor between the regulator’s V
OUT
and BYP
pins lowers output noise. A good quality, low leakage
capacitor is recommended. This capacitor bypasses the
regulator’s reference, providing a low frequency noise
pole. A 0.01µF capacitor lowers the output voltage noise
to 20µV
RMS
. Using a bypass capacitor also improves
transient response. With no bypassing and a 10µF output
capacitor, a 10mA to 500mA load step settles within 1%
of final value in under 100µs. With a 0.01µF bypass
capacitor, the output settles within 1% for the same load
step in under 10µs; total output deviation is inside 2.5%.
Regulator start-up time is inversely proportional to
bypass capacitor size, slowing to 15ms with a 0.01µF
bypass capacitor and 10µF at the output.