500mA Low-Dropout
Linear Regulator in µMAX
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SHUTDOWN WAVEFORM
MAX1792-15
20μs/div
V
SHDN
1V/div
V
OUT
1V/div
0V
0V
2V
3V
R
OUT
= 6.6Ω (500mA)
RST WAVEFORM
MAX1792-16
20ms/div
V
IN
2.5V/div
V
OUT
2V/div
0V
5V
0V
0V
R
OUT
= 66Ω (50mA)
V
RST
2V/div
LINE-TRANSIENT RESPONSE
MAX1792-14
100μs/div
V
IN
1V/div
V
OUT
10mV/div
6V
3V
LOAD-TRANSIENT RESPONSE
NEAR DROPOUT
MAX1792-13
20μs/div
I
OUT
500mA/div
V
OUT
50mV/div
V
IN
= V
OUT
+ 100mV
C
IN
= 10μF
R
OUT
= 660Ω TO 6.6Ω (5mA TO 500mA)
Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)
(MAX1792EUA33, V
IN
= V
OUT
+ 500mV, SHDN = IN, C
IN
= 1µF, C
OUT
= 3.3µF, T
A
= +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
PIN NAME FUNCTION
1, 2 IN
Regulator Input. Supply voltage can range from +2.5V to +5.5V. Bypass with a 1µF capacitor to GND (see
Capacitor Selection and Regulator Stability). Connect both input pins together externally.
3
RST
Open-Drain Active-Low Reset Output. RST remains low while the output voltage (V
OUT
) is below the reset
threshold and for at least 4ms after V
OUT
rises above the reset threshold. Connect a 100kΩ pullup resistor
to OUT to obtain an output voltage.
4 SHDN
Active-Low Shutdown Input. A logic low reduces supply current to 0.1µA. In shutdown, the RST output is
low and OUT is pulled low through an internal 5kΩ resistor. Connect to IN for normal operation.
5 GND
Ground. This pin and the exposed pad also function as a heatsink. Solder both to a large pad or to the
circuit-board ground plane to maximize power dissipation.
6 SET
Voltage-Setting Input. Connect to GND for preset output. Connect to a resistive divider between OUT and
GND to set the output voltage between 1.25V and 5.0V.
7, 8
OUT
Regulator Output. Sources up to 500mA. Bypass with a 3.3µF low-ESR capacitor to GND. Use a 4.7µF
capacitor for output voltages below 2V. Connect both output pins together externally.
—EP
Exposed Pad. Solder to ground plane to maximize thermal performance. Not internally connected to
ground.