Rev. 10/30/00
SPX1584
8A Low Dropout Voltage Regulator
Adjustable & Fixed 3.3V
FEATURES
APPLICATIONS
• Adjustable Output Down to 1.2V or Fixed 3.3V & 5V
• Powering Intel Pentium µP from +5V Supplies
• Output Current of 8A
• Power PCSupplies
• Low Dropout Voltage
• SMPS Post-Regulator
• Extremely Tight Load and Line Regulation
• High Efficiency “Green” Computer Systems
• Current & Thermal Limiting
• High Efficiency Linear Power Supplies
• Standard 3-Terminal Low Cost TO-220
• Portable Instrumentation
• Similar to Industry Standard LT1083/LT1584
• Constant Current Regulators
• Adjustable Power Supplies
• Battery Charger
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
The SPX1584 is a low power 8A Adjustable Voltage Regulator that is very easy to use. It requires only 2 external resistors to set the
output voltage. This device is an excellent choice when using Powering Intel
Microprocessor to convert from +5V to 3.3V supplies,
and as a post regulator for switching supplies applications. The SPX1584 features low dropout of a maximum 1.5 volts.
The SPX1584 offers full protection against over-current faults, reversed input polarity, reversed load insertion, over temperature
operation, and positive and negative transient voltage. On-Chip trimming adjusts the reference voltage to 1%. The I
Q
of this device
flows into the load, which increases efficiency.
The SPX1584 is offered in a 3-pin TO-220 package compatible with older 3-terminal regulators. For a 5A low dropout regulator refer
to the SPX1585 datasheet.
Front View
TO-220-3 (U)
SPX1584
1
2
3
ADJ/GND V
OUT
V
IN
PIN CONNECTIONS
Rev. 10/30/00
SPX1584
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Power Dissipation..........................................Internally Limited
Input Supply Voltage .................................................... +10V
Lead Temp. (Soldering, 10 Seconds) .............................. 300°C
Input to Output Voltage Differential .............................. 8.8V
Storage Temperature Range ............................ -65° to +150°C
Operating Junction Temperature Range
SPX1584 Control Section..........................0C° to +125°C
SPX1584 Power Transistor........................0C° to +150°C
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(Note 1) at I
OUT
= 10mA, T
A
= 25
°C, unless otherwise specified.
Parameter
Conditions SPX1584A
SPX1584 Units
Typ Min Max Min Max
3.3V Version
Output Voltage (Note 2)
SPX1584-3.3V, 0
≤I
OUT
1.5A,
4.75V
≤V
IN
≤7V
3.3
3.3
3.270
3.240
3.330
3.360
3.230
3.201
3.370
3.399
V
5.0V Version
Output Voltage (Note 2)
SPX1584-3.3V, 0
≤I
OUT
1.5A,
6.5V
≤V
IN
≤7V
5.0
5.0
4.950
4.900
5.050
5.100
4.900
4.650
5.100
5.150
All Voltage Options
Reference Voltage
10mA
≤ I
OUT
≤ I
FULLLOAD
3.3V
≤(V
IN
- V
OUT
)
≤ V
IN
MAX
– V
OUT MAX
1.250
1.250
1.238
1.225
1.262
1.270
1.238
1.225
1.262
1.270
V
Mid Load Current
(V
IN
- V
OUT
) = V
IN
MAX
– V
OUT
MAX
5
10
10
mA
Line Regulation
1.5V
≤V
IN
- V
OUT
≤ V
IN
MAX
– V
OUT MAX
I
LOAD
= 10mA
0.015
0.05
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.5
%
Load Regulation
10mA
≤ I
OUT
≤ I
FULLLOAD
(VI
N
- V
OUT
)=3V
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.4
%
Dropout Voltage
I
OUT
=I
FULLLOAD
,
∆V
REF
=1%
1.1 1.2 1.2 V
Current Limit
V
IN
- V
OUT
=5V
9.5 8.0 8.0
A
Long Term Stability
T
A
=125
°C, 1000Hrs.
0.3 1
1 %
Adjust Pin Current
T
A
=25
°C
55
90 90
µA
Adjust Pin Current
Change
0.2 5
5
µA
Thermal Regulation
30ms pulse
0.003
0.01
0.01
%/W
Temperature Stability
0.5
%
Ripple Rejection Ratio
V
IN
- V
OUT
=3V
I
OUT
=3A, C
OUT
= 25
µF, C
ADJ
= 25
µF,
f= 120Hz
75 60
60
dB
Output Noise, RMS
10Hz to 10kHz
0.003
% V
O
Thermal Resistance
Junction-to-Case
TO-220
Junction to Tab
Junction to Ambient
2.7
0.65
2.7
0.65
°C/W
The Bold specifications apply to the full operating temperature range.
Note 1: Changes in output voltage due to heating effects are covered under the specification for thermal regulation.
Note 2: A 10
µF output capacitor is required on SPX1584
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SPX1584
ORDERING INFORMATION
Ordering No.
Precision
Output Voltage
Packages
SPX1584U
2%
Adj
3 Lead TO-220
SPX1584U-3.3
2%
3.3V
3 Lead TO-220
SPX1584U-5.0
2%
5.0V
3 Lead TO-220
SPX1584AU
1%
Adj
3 Lead TO-220
SPX1584AU-3.3
1%
3.3V
3 Lead TO-220
SPX1584AT-5.0
1%
5.0V
3 Lead TO-263
SIGNAL PROCESSING EXCELLENCE
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