L4979D L4979MD

LOW DROP VOLTAGE REGULATOR

PRODUCT PREVIEW

FEATURES
OPERATING DC SUPPLY VOLTAGE RANGE 5.6V TO 31V LOW QUIESCENT CURRENT CONSUMPTION LESS THAN 20 A WITH ENABLE LOW HIGH PRECISION OUTPUT VOLTAGE (2%) LOW DROPOUT VOLTAGE LESS THAN 0.5V RESET CIRCUIT SENSING THE OUTPUT VOLTAGE DOWN TO 1V PROGRAMMABLE RESET PULSE DELAY WITH EXTERNAL CAPACITOR WATCHDOG PROGRAMMABLE WATCHDOG TIMER WITH EXTERNAL CAPACITOR THERMAL SHUTDOWN AND SHORT CIRCUIT PROTECTION WIDE TEMPERATURE RANGE

Figure 1. Package

SO-8

SO-20

Table 1. Order Codes

Part Number L4979D L4979MD Package SO-8 SO-20

(Tj = -40C TO 150C) ENABLE INPUT FOR ENABLING/DISABLING THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR OUTPUT

Figure 2. Block Diagram

5V, 150 mA Vi Vs Vo Co

Vcw Ctw watchdog Wi Voltage reference

gnd

En Res

Vcr Ctr

reset

June 2004
This is preliminary information on a new product now in development. Details are subject to change without notice.

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Table 2. Pin Function
SO8 N 1 SO20 N 1 Pin Name En Function Enable input If high regulator, watchdog and reset are operating. If low regulator, watchdog and reset are shut down. Ground reference Ground Connected these pins to a heat spreader ground Reset output. It is pulled down when output voltage goes below Vo_th or frequency at Wi is too low. Reset timing adjust A capacitor between Vcr pin and gnd, sets the reset delay time (trd) Watchdog timer adjust A capacitor between Vcw pin and gnd, sets the time response of the watchdog monitor. Watchdog input. If the frequency at this input pin is too low, the Reset output is activated. Voltage regulator output Block to ground with a capacitor >100nF (needed for regulator stability) Supply voltage Block to ground directly at IC pin with a ceramic capacitor not connected

4 5,6,15,16

gnd gnd Res

4 5

10 11

Vcr Vcw

6 7 8

14 17 20 2, 3, 8, 9, 12, 13, 18, 19

Wi Vo Vs N. C.

Figure 3. Pins Connection (Top view)

EN GND RES VCR

1 2 3 4
SO8

8 7

VS VO WI VCW

SO8

6 5

EN N.C. N.C. GND GND GND RES N.C. N.C. VCR

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
D00AT457

20 19 18 17 16

VS N.C. N.C. VO GND GND WI N.C. N.C. WCW

SO20

15 14 13 12 11

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Table 3. Absolute Maximum Ratings
Symbol Vvsdc Ivsdc Vvo Ivo Vwi Vod Iod Vcr Vcw Ven Tj VESD DC supply voltage Input current DC output voltage DC output current Watchdog input voltage Open drain output voltage (RES) Open drain output current (RES) Reset delay voltage Watchdog delay voltage Enable input voltage Junction temperature ESD voltage level (HBM-MIL STD 883C) Parameter Value -0.3 to 40 internally limited -0.3 to 6 internally limited -0.3 to Vvo +0.3 -0.3 to Vvo +0.3 internally limited -0.3 to Vvo +0.3 -0.3 to Vvo +0.3 -0.3 to Vvo +40 -40 to 150 2 V V V C kV V V V Unit V

Note: 1. Maximum ratings are absolute ratings; exceeding any one of these values may cause perma-nent damage to the integrated circuit.

Table 4. Thermal DatA

Symbol Rth j-amb Parameter Thermal resistance Junction to Ambient SO8 130-180 SO12+4+4 50 Unit C/W

(*) with 6 sq. cm on board heat sink

Table 5. Electrical Characteristcs (Vs = 5.6V to 31V, Tj = -40C to +150C unless otherwise specified)
Pin GENERAL Vs, Vo Iq Quiescent current Vs = 13.5V, Io=150mA, enable high all I/O currents=0 Vs = 13.5V, Io = 0mA, enable high all I/O currents = 0 Vs = 13.5V, Io = 0mA, enable low all I/O currents = 0 150 10 1.5 3 mA Symbol Parameter Test Condition Min. Typ. Max. Unit

Vs, Vo

Iq

Quiescent current

100

200

Vs, Vo

Iq

Quiescent current

20

Tw Tw_hy

Thermal protection temperature Thermal protection temperature hysteresis

190

C C

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Table 5: Electrical Characteristics (continued)
Pin Symbol Parameter Test Condition Min. Typ. Max. Unit

5V VOLTAGE REGULATOR Vo Vo Vo Vs, Vo Vo Vs, Vo Vs, Vo RESET Res Res Res Res Vres_l Ires_h R_p_u Vo_th Reset output low voltage Reset output high leakage current Internal Pull up resistance Reset threshold voltage Rext = 5k to Vo, Vo > 1V Vres = 5V with respect to Vo Vs = 6 to 31V Io = 1 to 150mA Vs = 13.5V Vs = 13.5V Vs = 13.5V Vs = 13.5V Vo = Vo_th -100mV Vs = 13.5V, Ctr = 1nF 12 6% below Vo_ref 44% Vo_ref 10% Vo_ref 8 8 100 65 25 8% below Vo_ref 47% Vo_ref 13% Vo_ref 17.6 17.6 250 0.4 1 50 10% below Vo_ref 50% Vo_ref 16% Vo_ref 30 30 700 150 A A s ms V A k Vo_ref Ishort Ilim Vline Vload Vdp SVR Output voltage Vs = 6 to 31V Io = 1 to 150mA Vs = 13.5V Vs = 13.5V Vs = 6 to 31V Io = 1 to 150mA Io = 1 to 150mA Io = 150mA fr = 100 Hz 55 200 4.90 5.00 5.10 V

Output circuit current (1) Output current limitation (1) Line regulation voltage

150 150

210 250

250 350 25

mA mA mV

Load regulation voltage Drop voltage Ripple rejection (2)

25 400

mV mV dB

Vcr Vcr Vcr Vcr Res Res WATCHDOG Wi Wi Wi Wi Vcw Vcw

Vrhth Vrlth Icr Idr trr_2 trd

Reset timing high threshold Reset timing low threshold Charge current Discharge current Reset delay time (3) Reset pulse delay

Vih Vil Vih Ii Vwhth Vwlth

Input high voltage (*) Input low voltage (*) Input hysteresis (*) Pull down current High threshold Low threshold

Vs = 13.5V Vs = 13.5V Vs = 13.5V Vs = 13.5V Vs = 13.5V Vs = 13.5V

3.5 1.5 300 10 2.20 0.50 2.35 0.65 20 2.50 0.80

V V mV A V V

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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
Pin Vcw Vcw Vcw Res ENABLE En En En En Ven_l Ven_h Ven_hy I_leak Enable input low voltage Enable input high voltage Enable input hysteresis Pull down current En = 5V 3 500 2 800 8 1100 20 1 V V mV A Symbol Icwc Icwd Twop twol Parameter Charge current Discharge current Watchdog period Watchdog output low time Test Condition Vs = 13.5V, Vcw = 0.1V Vs = 13.5V, Vcw = 2.5V Vs = 13.5V, Ctw = 47nF Vs = 13.5V, Ctw = 47nF Min. 4 1.0 25 6 Typ. 8 2.13 50 10.5 Max. 14 4.5 90 22 Unit A A ms ms

Note: 1. see fig1 (behavior of output current versus regulated voltage Vo) 2. guaranteed by design 3. When Vo becomes lower than 4V, the reset reaction time decreases down to 2 s assuring a faster reset condi-tion in this particular case.

VOLTAGE REGULATOR

The voltage regulator uses a p-channel mos transistor as a regulating element. With this structure a very low dropout voltage at current up to 150mA is obtained. The output voltage is regulated up to transient input supply voltage of 40V. No functional interruption due to over-voltage pulses is generated. The high precision of the output voltage is obtained with a pre-trimmed reference voltage. A short circuit protection to GND is provided. Figure 4. Behavior of output current versus regulated voltage Vo
Vo Vo_ref

Ishort Ilim

Iout

RESET

The reset circuit monitors the output voltage Vo. If the output voltage becomes lower than Vo_th then Res goes low with a delay time trr. If the output voltage becomes lower than 2.0V (typ) than Res goes immediately low. The reset low signal is guaranteed for an output voltage Vo greater than 1V. When the output voltage becomes higher than Vo_th then Res goes high with a delay trd. This delay is obtained by 512 periods of oscillator. The oscillator period is given by:

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[ ( V rhth V rlth ) C tr ] [ ( V rhth V rlth ) C tr ] T osc = ----------------------------------------------------- + ----------------------------------------------------I cr I dr and reset pulse delay trd is given by: trd = 512 x Tosc where: Icr = 17.6A is an internally generated charge current, Idr = 17.6A is an internally generated discharge current, Vrhth =2.35V (typ) and Vrlth = 0.65V (typ) are two voltage thresholds, Ctr is an external capacitance. Figure 5. Reset Time Diagram.

Wi V out_th trr T osc Vrhth Vrlth

Vo Vcr

< trr

trd = 512 T osc R es

WATCHDOG

The watchdog input Wi monitors a connected microcontroller. If pulses are missing, the reset output Res is set to low. The pulse sequence time can be set within a wide range with the external capacitor Ctw. The watchdog circuit discharges the capacitor Ctw with the con-stant current Icwd. If the lower threshold Vwlth is reached, a watchdog reset is generated. To prevent thisreset, the microcontroller must generate a positive edge during the discharge of the capacitor before the voltage has reached the threshold Vwlth. In order to calculate the minimum time Tdis during which the microcontroller must output the positive edge the fol-lowing equation can be used: (Vwhth - Vwlth) x Ctw = Icwd x Tdis Every Wi positive edge switches the current source from discharging to charging, the same happens when the lower threshold is reached. When the voltage reaches the upper threshold Vwhth the current switches from charging to discharging. The result is a saw tooth voltage at the watchdog timer capacitor Ctw. Figure 6. Watchdog time diagram

Wi
Twop

Vwhth Vcw
Tdis twol

Vwlth

Res

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Figure 7. SO-8 Mechanical Data & Package Dimensions
mm DIM. MIN. A A1 A2 B C D (1) E e H h L k ddd 5.80 0.25 0.40 1.35 0.10 1.10 0.33 0.19 4.80 3.80 1.27 6.20 0.50 1.27 0.228 0.010 0.016 TYP. MAX. 1.75 0.25 1.65 0.51 0.25 5.00 4.00 MIN. 0.053 0.004 0.043 0.013 0.007 0.189 0.15 0.050 0.244 0.020 0.050 TYP. MAX. 0.069 0.010 0.065 0.020 0.010 0.197 0.157 inch

OUTLINE AND MECHANICAL DATA

0 (min.), 8 (max.) 0.10 0.004

Note: (1) Dimensions D does not include mold flash, protrusions or gate burrs. Mold flash, potrusions or gate burrs shall not exceed 0.15mm (.006inch) in total (both side).

SO-8

0016023 C

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Figure 8. SO-20 Mechanical Data & Package Dimensions
mm DIM. MIN. A A1 B C D (1) E e H h L k ddd 10.0 0.25 0.40 2.35 0.10 0.33 0.23 12.60 7.40 1.27 10.65 0.75 1.27 0.394 0.010 0.016 TYP. MAX. 2.65 0.30 0.51 0.32 13.00 7.60 MIN. 0.093 0.004 0.013 0.009 0.496 0.291 0.050 0.419 0.030 0.050 TYP. MAX. 0.104 0.012 0.200 0.013 0.512 0.299 inch

OUTLINE AND MECHANICAL DATA

0 (min.), 8 (max.) 0.10 0.004

(1) D dimension does not include mold flash, protusions or gate burrs. Mold flash, protusions or gate burrs shall not exceed 0.15mm per side.

SO20

0016022 D

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Table 6. Revision History
Date June 2004 Revision 3 Description of Changes Changed the values of the parameter Reset timing high/low threshold.

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