OUT

IN

GND

LP38512

EN

10 k:

ERROR

10 PF

Ceramic

10 PF

Ceramic

GND

GND

ON

OFF

LP38512

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LP38512-1.8 1.5A Fast-Transient Response Low-Dropout Linear Voltage Regulator with

Error Flag

Check for Samples: LP38512

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FEATURES

DESCRIPTION

The LP38512-1.8 Fast-Transient Response Low-

2

•

2.25V to 5.5V Input Voltage Range

Dropout

Voltage

Regulator

offers

the

highest-

•

1.8V Fixed Output Voltage

performance in meeting AC and DC accuracy

•

1.5A Output Load Current

requirements

for

powering

Digital

Cores.

The

LP38512-1.8 uses a proprietary control loop that

•

±2.5% Accuracy Over Line, Load, and Full-

enables extremely fast response to change in line

Temperature Range from -40°C to +125°C

conditions and load demands. Output Voltage DC

•

Stable with Tiny 10 µF Ceramic Capacitors

accuracy is specified at 2.5% over line, load and full

•

0.20% Output Voltage Load Regulation from 10

temperature range from -40°C to +125°C. The

mA to 1.5A

LP38512-1.8 is designed for inputs from the 2.5V,

3.3V, and 5.0V rail, is stable with 10

μF ceramic

•

Enable Pin

capacitors, and has a fixed 1.8V output. An Error Flag

•

Error Flag Indicates Status of Output Voltage

feature monitors the output voltage and notifies the

•

1uA of Quiescent Current in Shutdown

system processor when the output voltage falls more

than 15% below the nominal value. The LP38512-1.8

•

40dB of PSRR at 100 kHz

provides excellent transient performance to meet the

•

Over-Temperature and Over-Current

demand of high performance digital core ASICs,

Protection

DSPs,

and

FPGAs

found

in

highly-intensive

•

DDPAK/TO-263 and PFM Surface Mount

applications such as servers, routers/switches, and

base stations.

Packages

APPLICATIONS

•

Digital Core ASICs, FPGAs, and DSPs

•

Servers

•

Routers and Switches

•

Base Stations

•

Storage Area Networks

•

DDR2 Memory

Typical Application Circuit

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