1.5-A, negative linear voltage regulator

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Output options Adjustable Output, Negative Output Iout (max) (A) 1.5 Vin (max) (V) -7 Vin (min) (V) -25 Vout (max) (V) -5 Vout (min) (V) -8 Fixed output options (V) -8, -5 Noise (µVrms) 125 Iq (typ) (mA) 1.5 Thermal resistance θJA (°C/W) 19 Rating Catalog Load capacitance (min) (µF) 0.1 Regulated outputs (#) 1 Accuracy (%) 3.75 Dropout voltage (Vdo) (typ) (mV) 1100 Operating temperature range (°C) 0 to 125
Output options Adjustable Output, Negative Output Iout (max) (A) 1.5 Vin (max) (V) -7 Vin (min) (V) -25 Vout (max) (V) -5 Vout (min) (V) -8 Fixed output options (V) -8, -5 Noise (µVrms) 125 Iq (typ) (mA) 1.5 Thermal resistance θJA (°C/W) 19 Rating Catalog Load capacitance (min) (µF) 0.1 Regulated outputs (#) 1 Accuracy (%) 3.75 Dropout voltage (Vdo) (typ) (mV) 1100 Operating temperature range (°C) 0 to 125
TO-220 (KCS) 3 46.228 mm² 10.16 x 4.55 TO-263 (KTT) 3 154.8384 mm² 10.16 x 15.24
  • 3-Terminal Regulators
  • Output Current up to 1.5 A
  • No External Components
  • Internal Thermal-Overload Protection
  • High Power-Dissipation Capability
  • Internal Short-Circuit Current Limiting
  • Output Transistor Safe-Area Compensation

PowerFLEX, PowerPAD are trademarks of Texas Instruments.

  • 3-Terminal Regulators
  • Output Current up to 1.5 A
  • No External Components
  • Internal Thermal-Overload Protection
  • High Power-Dissipation Capability
  • Internal Short-Circuit Current Limiting
  • Output Transistor Safe-Area Compensation

PowerFLEX, PowerPAD are trademarks of Texas Instruments.

This series of fixed-negative-voltage integrated-circuit voltage regulators is designed to complement Series µA7900 in a wide range of applications. These applications include on-card regulation for elimination of noise and distribution problems associated with single-point regulation. Each of these regulators can deliver up to 1.5 A of output current. The internal current limiting and thermal shutdown features of these regulators essentially make them immune to overload. In addition to use as fixed-voltage regulators, these devices can be used with external components to obtain adjustable output voltages and currents and also as the power-pass element in precision regulators.

This series of fixed-negative-voltage integrated-circuit voltage regulators is designed to complement Series µA7900 in a wide range of applications. These applications include on-card regulation for elimination of noise and distribution problems associated with single-point regulation. Each of these regulators can deliver up to 1.5 A of output current. The internal current limiting and thermal shutdown features of these regulators essentially make them immune to overload. In addition to use as fixed-voltage regulators, these devices can be used with external components to obtain adjustable output voltages and currents and also as the power-pass element in precision regulators.

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* Data sheet uA7900 Series datasheet (Rev. H) 30 Nov 2006
Application note LDO Noise Demystified (Rev. B) PDF | HTML 18 Aug 2020
Application note LDO PSRR Measurement Simplified (Rev. A) PDF | HTML 09 Aug 2017
Analog Design Journal How to pick a linear regulator for noise-sensitive applications 22 Jan 2013
Application note ANY-OUT™ LDO Controlled by I2C™ IO Expander Device (Rev. A) 20 Sep 2012

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