General Description
The MAX6100–MAX6107 are low-cost, low-dropout
(LDO), micropower voltage references. These three-ter-
minal references are available with output voltage options
of 1.25V, 1.8V, 2.048V, 2.5V, 3V, 4.096V, 4.5V, and 5V.
They feature a proprietary curvature-correction circuit
and laser-trimmed, thin-film resistors that result in a low
temperature coefficient of 75ppm/°C (max) and an initial
accuracy of ±0.4% (max). These devices are specified
over the extended temperature range (-40°C to +85°C).
These series-mode voltage references draw only 90µA of
supply current and can source 5mA and sink 2mA of load
current. Unlike conventional shunt-mode (two-terminal)
references that waste supply current and require an
external resistor, these devices offer a supply current that
is virtually independent of the supply voltage (with only a
4µA/V variation with supply voltage) and do not require
an external resistor. Additionally, these internally compen-
sated devices do not require an external compensation
capacitor and are stable with load capacitance.
Eliminating the external compensation capacitor saves
valuable board area in space-critical applications. Low-
dropout voltage and supply independent, ultra-low sup-
ply current make these devices ideal for battery-operat-
ed, high-performance, low-voltage systems.
The MAX6100–MAX6107 are available in tiny 3-pin
SOT23 packages.
Applications
Portable Battery-Powered Systems
Notebook Computers
PDAs, GPSs, DMMs
Cellular Phones
Hard-Disk Drives
Features
♦ Ultra-Small 3-Pin SOT23 Package
♦ Low Cost
♦ No Output Capacitor Required
♦ Stable with Capacitive Loads
♦ Load Regulation (2mA Sink): 8mV/mA (max)
Load Regulation (5mA Source): 0.9mV/mA (max)
♦ ±0.4% (max) Initial Accuracy
♦ Low 75ppm/°C Temperature Coefficient
♦ 125µA (max) Quiescent Supply Current
♦ 50mV Dropout at 1mA Load Current
MAX6100–MAX6107
Low-Cost, Micropower, Low-Dropout,
High-Output-Current, SOT23 Voltage References
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Ordering Information
Selector Guide
Note: There is a minimum order increment of 2500 pieces for
SOT23 packages.