Low I
Q
, Low Dropout 150mA Fixed Voltage Regulator
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Features
General Description
The APL5151/2/3/4 is micropower, low noise, low drop-
out linear regulator. Operate from 3V to 6V input volt-
age and deliver up to 150mA. Typical output noise is
just 60uV
RMS
with the addition of an external 0.33uF
bypass capacitor in BP pin and typical dropout volt-
age is only 220mV at 150mA loading. Designed for
use in battery-powered system, the low 50uA quies-
cent current makes it an ideal choice. Design with an
internal P-channel MOSFET pass transistor, the
APL5151/2/3/4 maintains a low supply current, inde-
pendent of the load current and dropout voltage. Other
features include reverse current protection , thermal-
shutdown protection , current limit protection to en-
sure specified output current and controlled short-cir-
cuit current . The APL5151/2/3/4 regulators come in a
miniature SOT-23-5 package.
Applications
• Notebook Computer
• PDA or Portable Equipments
• Noise-Sensitive Instrumentation Systems
••••• Low Noise : 60uV
RMS
(100Hz to 100kHz)
••••• Low Quiescent Current : 50uA
••••• Low Dropout Voltage : 300mV
(VOUT(Nominal)=3.0V Version @150mA)
••••• Very low Shutdown Current : < 0.5uA
••••• Fixed Output Voltage : 1.3V,1.4V,1.5V,1.6V,
1.7V,1.8V,1.9V, 2.0V,2.1V,2.2V,2.3V,2.4V,
2.5V,2.6V,2.7V, 2.8V, 2.85V,2.9V,3.0V,3.1V,
3.2V,3.3V,3.4V, 3.5V, 5.0V.
••••• Stable with 1uF Output Capacitor
••••• Stable with Aluminum , Tantalum or Ceramic
Capacitors .
••••• Reverse Current Protection
••••• No Protection Diodes Needed
••••• Built in Thermal Protection
••••• Built in Current Limit Protection
••••• Controlled Short Circuit Current : 50mA
••••• Fast transient Response
••••• Short Setting Time
••••• SOT-23-5 Package
Pin Configuration
V
IN
G N D
B P
V
OU T
1
2
3
5
S H D N
4
APL5151
V
IN
G N D
B P
V
OU T
1
2
3
5
S H D N
4
APL5152
V
IN
G N D
B P
V
OU T
1
2
3
5
S H D N
4
APL5153
V
IN
G N D
B P
V
OU T
1
2
3
5
S H D N
4
APL5154
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Product
Name
Marking
Product
Name
Marking
Product
Name
Marking
Product
Name
Marking
APL5151-13
1517X
APL5152-13
1527X
APL5153-13
1537X
APL5154-13
1547X
APL5151-14
1518X
APL5152-14
1528X
APL5153-14
1538X
APL5154-14
1548X
APL5151-15
1519X
APL5152-15
1529X
APL5153-15
1539X
APL5154-15
1549X
APL5151-16
151AX
APL5152-16
152AX
APL5153-16
153AX
APL5154-16
154AX
APL5151-17
151BX
APL5152-17
152BX
APL5153-17
153BX
APL5154-17
154BX
APL5151-18
151CX
APL5152-18
152CX
APL5153-18
153CX
APL5154-18
154CX
APL5151-19
151DX
APL5152-19
152DX
APL5153-19
153DX
APL5154-19
154DX
APL5151-20
151EX
APL5152-20
152EX
APL5153-20
153EX
APL5154-20
154EX
APL5151-21
151FX
APL5152-21
152FX
APL5153-21
153FX
APL5154-21
154FX
APL5151-22
151GX
APL5152-22
152GX
APL5153-22
153GX
APL5154-22
154GX
APL5151-23
151HX
APL5152-23
152HX
APL5153-23
153HX
APL5154-23
154HX
APL5151-24
151IX
APL5152-24
152IX
APL5153-24
153IX
APL5154-24
154IX
APL5151-25
151JX
APL5152-25
152JX
APL5153-25
153JX
APL5154-25
154JX
APL5151-26
151KX
APL5152-26
152KX
APL5153-26
153KX
APL5154-26
154KX
APL5151-27
151LX
APL5152-27
152LX
APL5153-27
153LX
APL5154-27
154LX
APL5151-28
151MX
APL5152-28
152MX
APL5153-28
153MX
APL5154-28
154MX
APL5151-285
1512X
APL5152-285
1522X
APL5153-285
1532X
APL5154-285
1542X
APL5151-29
151NX
APL5152-29
152NX
APL5153-29
153NX
APL5154-29
154NX
APL5151-30
151OX
APL5152-30
152OX
APL5153-30
153OX
APL5154-30
154OX
APL5151-31
151PX
APL5152-31
152PX
APL5153-31
153PX
APL5154-31
154PX
APL5151-32
151QX
APL5152-32
152QX
APL5153-32
153QX
APL5154-32
154QX
APL5151-33
151RX
APL5152-33
152RX
APL5153-33
153RX
APL5154-33
154RX
APL5151-34
151SX
APL5152-34
152SX
APL5153-34
153SX
APL5154-34
154SX
APL5151-35
151TX
APL5152-35
152TX
APL5153-35
153TX
APL5154-35
154TX
APL5151-48
151XX
APL5152-48
152XX
APL5153-48
153XX
APL5154-48
154XX
APL5151-49
151YX
APL5152-49
152YX
APL5153-49
153YX
APL5154-49
154YX
APL5151-50
151ZX
APL5152-50
152ZX
APL5153-50
153ZX
APL5154-50
154ZX
Ordering Information
Package Code
B : SOT-23-5
Temp. Range
C : 0 to 70 C I : -40 to 85 C
Handling Code
TR : Tape & Reel
Voltage Code :
13 : 1.3V ~ 50 : 5.0V(refer below for detailed)
APL5151/2/3/4 -
Handling Code
Temp. Range
Package Code
Voltage Code
°
°
Marking Information
The last character “X” in the marking is for data code.
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PIN
No.
Name
I/O
Description
1
V
IN
I
Supply voltage input.
2
GND
Ground pins of the circuitry, and all ground pins must be soldered to
PCB with proper power dissipation.
3
SHDN
I
Shutdown control pin, low = off , high = normal .
4
BP
O
Bypass signal pin in fixed output type device
5
V
OUT
O
Output pin of the regulator.
Pin Description
Absolute Maximum Ratings
Symbol
Parameter
Rating
Unit
V
IN
, V
OUT
Input Voltage or Out Voltage
6
V
SHDN
Shutdown Control Pin
6
V
R
TH,JA
Thermal Resistance – Junction to Ambient
357
°C/W
P
D
Power Dissipation
Internally Limited
W
T
J
Operating Junction Temperature
°C
Control Section
0 to 125
Power Transistor
0 to 150
T
STG
Storage Temperature Range
-65 to +150
°C
T
L
Lead Temperature (Soldering, 10 second)
260
°C
Electrical Characteristics
Unless otherwise noted these specifications apply over full temperature , V
IN
=3.6V, C
IN
=C
OUT
=1uF, SHDN=V
IN
,
T
J
=0 to 125
°C . Typical values refer to T
J
=25
°C .
APL5151/2/3/4
Symbol
Parameter
Test Conditions
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Unit
V
IN
Input Voltage
2.7
6
V
V
OUT
Output Voltage
V
OUT
+1.0V< V
CC
<6.0V, 0mA< I
OUT
< I
MAX
V
OUT
-2
%
V
OUT
V
OUT
+2
%
V
I
LIMIT
Circuit Current Limit
V
IN
=V
OUT
+1V
250
300
350
mA
I
SHORT
Short Current
V
OUT
=0V
40
50
60
mA
I
OUT
Load Current
150
mA
REG
LINE
Line Regulation
V
OUT
+0.5V< V
CC
<6.0V, 0mA< I
OUT
< I
MAX
4
10
mV
REG
LOAD
Load Regulation
V
IN
=V
OUT
+1.0V, 0mA< I
OUT
< I
MAX
1
6
mV
Load Transient
V
IN
= V
OUT
+1V , I
OUT
=1mA-150mA in 1
µs
70
150
mV
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Electrical Characteristics (Cont.)
Unless otherwise noted these specifications apply over full temperature , V
IN
=3.6V, C
IN
=C
OUT
=1uF, SHDN=V
IN
,
T
J
=0 to 125
°C . Typical values refer to T
J
=25
°C .
APL5151/2/3/4
Symbol
Parameter
Test Conditions
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Unit
PSRR Ripple Rejection
F
≤1kHz, 1Vpp at V
IN
= V
OUT
+1.0V
C
BP
=0.1
µF, C
OUT
= 1
µF
45
55
dB
1.3V
≤V
OUT
<1.5V
1.2
1.4
1.5V
≤V
OUT
<2.0
1
1.2
2.0V
≤V
OUT
<2.5
0.7
0.8
2.5V
≤V
OUT
<3
0.3
0.4
V
DROP
Dropout Voltage
(Note)
I
OUT
=150mA
3V
≤V
OUT
≤5
0.2
0.3
V
No load
50
80
I
Q
Quiescent Current
I
OUT
=150mA
135
170
µA
Shutdown Supply
Current
Shutdown = low
I
OUT
=0, V
CC
=6.0V
0.01
1
µA
100Hz<f<100kHz, typical load,
C
BP
=0.1
µF, C
OUT
= 1
µF
80
Noise
100Hz<f<100kHz, typical load,
C
BP
=0.33
µF, C
OUT
= 1
µF
60
µVrms
C
BP
=0.1
µF,C
OUT
=1
µF, no load
4
Shutdown Recovery
Delay
C
BP
=0.33
µF,C
OUT
=1
µF, no load
13.2
ms
OTS
Over Temperature
Shutdown
150
°C
Over Temperature
Shutdown Hysteresis
Hysteresis
10
°C
TC
Output Voltage
Temperature
Coefficient
50
ppm/
°C
C
OUT
Output Capacitor
0.8
1.0
2.6
µF
ESR
0.02
0.1
1
Ohm
Shutdown Input
Threshold
V
OUT
+1.0V< V
IN
<6.0V
0.4
1.6
2.5
V
I
SHDN
Shutdown Input Bias
Current
V
SHDN
=V
IN
0.01
100
nA
Input Reverse Leakage
Current
V
OUT
-V
IN
=0.1V
0.1
0.5
µA
Reverse Protection
Threshold
11
50
mV
Note: Dropout voltage definition : V
IN
-V
OUT
when V
OUT
is 2% below the value of V
OUT
for V
IN
= V
OUT
+ 0.5V
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Application Circuit
BP
V
O U T
V
IN
G N D
SH D N
VO U T
C
IN
1
µ
F
off
on
AP L5151/2/3/4
IN P U T
3V to 6V
0.33
µ
F
C
BP
C
O U T
1
µ
F
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Typical Characteristics
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
3.8
4.3
4.8
5.3
5.8
6.3
Current Limit vs. Input Voltage
Input Voltage (V)
Current Limit (mA)
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
0
50
100
150
Ground Pin Current vs. Load Current
Ground Pin Current vs. Load Current (uA)
Load Current (mA)
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Ground Pin Current vs. Input Voltage
Input Voltage (V)
Ground Pin Current vs. Load Current (uA)
I
OUT
=50mA
NO LOAD
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Input Voltage vs. Output Voltage
Input Voltage (V)
Output V
oltage (V)
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0
50
100
150
200
0
30
60
90
120
150
Typical Characteristics (Cont.)
1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
3.5
4
4.5
5
5.5
6
SHDN Threshold Voltage vs. Input Voltage
SHDN Threshold V
oltage (V)
Input Voltage (V)
-80
+0
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
10
200k
20
50 100 200
500 1k
2k
5k 10k 20k
50k
PSRR vs. Frequency
Frequency (H
Z
)
PSRR (dB)
V
IN
=4.3V
I
OUT
=50mA
C
OUT
=1uF
C
BP
=0.1uF
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0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Reverse Leakage Current vs. Output Voltage
Reverse Leakage Current (uA)
Output Voltage (V)
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Load Current (mA)
Dropout V
oltage (mV)
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Dropout Voltage vs. Load Current
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Typical Characteristics (Cont.)
Output Noise
Time (s)
V
OUT
(50uV/div)
-300u
300u
-250u
-200u
-150u
-100u
-50u
0
50u
100u
150u
200u
250u
0
10m
2m
4m
6m
8m
V
IN=4.3V
f=100H
Z
-80KH
Z
I
OUT
=50mA C
OUT
=1uF
C
BP
=0.33uF
0
50
100
150
200
250
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
Output Noise vs. Bypass Capacitor
Output Noise (uV)
Bypass Capacitor (uF)
V
IN
=4.3V f=100H
Z
-80KH
Z
I
OUT
=50mA C
OUT
=1uF
1mA
50mA
Load-Transient Response
Output V
oltage (20mV/div)
Time (100us)
V
OUT
I
OUT
4V
5V
Time (500us/div)
V
OUT
V
IN
I
OUT
=50mA
Line-Transient Response
V
IN
=4.3V
Output V
oltage (50mV/div)
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Typical Characteristics (Cont.)
Entering Shutdown
2.5V
0V
0V
Time (2ms/div)
V
OUT
v
SHDN
c
BP
=0.33uF
2.5V
0V
0V
Shutdown Exit Delay
Time (1ms/div)
V
OUT
v
SHDN
C
BP
=0.1uF
2.5V
0V
0V
Time (0.1ms/div)
V
OUT
V
SHDN
0.01
0.1
1
10
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
Region of Stable ESR vs. Load Current
Load Current (mA)
C
OUT
ESR (
Ω
)
Stable
Region
C
OUT
=1uF
Shutdown Exit Delay
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Typical Characteristics (Cont.)
3.28
3.29
3.3
3.31
3.32
-40
-15
10
35
60
85
Output Voltage vs. Temperature
Temperature (°C )
Output V
oltage (V)
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The minimum input-output voltage difference (dropout)
determines the lowest usable supply voltage. In bat-
tery-powered systems, this will determine the useful
end-of-life battery voltage. Because the APL5151/2/
3/4 use a p-channel MOSFET pass transistor, the drop-
out voltage is a function of drain-to-source on-resis-
tance (R
DS(ON)
) multiplied by the load current.
The APL5151/2/3/4 load-transient response graphs in
typical characteristics show the transient response.
A step change in the load current from 1mA to 50mA
at 1us will cause a 60mV transient spike. Larger out-
put capacitor and lower ESR can reduce transient
spike.
Application Information
Capacitor Selection and Regulator
Stability
The APL5151/2/3/4 use at least a 1uF capacitor on
the input, and this capacitor can be Aluminum, Tanta-
lum or Ceramic capacitor. The input capacitor with
larger value and lower ESR provides better PSRR and
line-transient response. The output capacitor also can
use Aluminum, Tantalum or Ceramic capacitor, and a
minimum value of 1uF and ESR above 0.06
Ω is
recommended. The curve of the stable region in typi-
cal characteristics shows the appropriate output ca-
pacitor ESR for different load current stable operation.
A larger output capacitor can reduce noise and im-