SPX1581 ® 5A Ultra Low Dropout Voltage Regulator Fast Response, Adjustable & Fixed FEATURES ■ Low Dropout Voltage 500mV at 5A Full Load Current ■ Adjustable Ouput Down to 1.2V from ATX Power Supply SPX1581 ■ Fixed Output Voltages of 3.3V, 2.8V and 2.5V 5 Pin TO-263 SPX1581 1 2 3 4 5 5 Pin TO-220 ■ Extremely Tight Load and Line Regulation 1 2 3 4 5 ■ 5V to 3.5V VRE Supply ■ High efficiency "Green" Computer Systems VIN VOUT VCNTRL VIN VOUT SENSE ■ 3.3V to 2.9V for Portable PENTIUMTM Processor ADJ OR FIXED ■ 3.3V to 2.8V ATX Power Supplies VCNTRL SENSE APPLICATIONS ADJ OR FIXED ■ Standard 5-Terminal Low Cost TO-220 and TO-263 Now Available in Lead Free Packaging DESCRIPTION The SPX1581 is a 5A Low Dropout Regulator with extremely low dropout voltage. The adjustable version requires only two external resistors to set the output voltage. The fixed version has a preset output of 3.3V, 2.8V or 2.5V and does not require any external resistors. The SPX1581 features a low dropout of 400mV(Typ.) and offers fast transient response. This device is suitable for Pentium applications requiring 2.8V, 2.5V from 3.3V ATX power supplies, where a low current input voltage 1V greater than the output voltage is needed. With an external sense pin the load regulation is less than 1mV. This device is an excellent choice for the use of powering low voltage microprocessors that require a lower dropout, fast transient response to regulate from 3.3V and 5V supplies. The SPX1581 is also an excellent choice as a post regulator for switching supplies applications. The SPX1581 offers protection against over-current faults, reversed input polarity, over temperature operation and positive and negative transient voltage. The SPX1581 is offered in a 5 pin TO-220 and TO-263 compatible with industry standard 5-terminal regulators. For 7A, 3A and 1.5A ultra low dropout versions refer to SPX1580, SPX1582 and SPX1583 data sheets respectively. TYPICAL APPLICATIONS CIRCUIT 3.3V VIN 5V VCTRL VIN 5 3 VOUT 2.5V VOUT SPX1581 C1 330µF 4 VCTRL 3.3V VIN 1 2 SENSE ADJ 5V VCTRL R1 124Ω C4 2x330µF C2 10µF C3 .033µF 5 3 VOUT SPX1581 4 VCTRL 2.5V VOUT 1 2 SENSE GND C2 10µF C4 2x330µF R2 124Ω (1) VCTRL needed when VIN < 5V. (1) VCTRL needed when VIN < 5V. (2) VOUT = VREF (1+R2/R1)+IADJ R2. (3) VREF is measured across adjust to sense. Adjustable Regulator Date 5/25/04 VIN C1 330µF Typical Fixed Regulator SPX1581 5A Ultra Low Dropout Voltage Regulator 1 ©Copyright 2004 Sipex Corporation ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS Input Supply Voltage ..................................................... 6V VCTRL Input Voltage ....................................................... 13V Power Dissipation ..................................... Internally Limited Lead Temp. (Soldering, 10 Seconds) ......................... 300°C Storage Temperature Range ..................... -65°C to +150°C Operating Junction Temperature Range SPX1581 Control Section ............................. 0°C to +125°C SPX1581 Power Transistor .......................... 0°C to +150°C ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS Electrical characteristics at VOUT = VSENSE, VADJ = 0V, TA=25°C, CCTL = CPWR = COUT = 33µF tantalum cap otherwise specified. The ♦ denotes the specifications which apply over full temperature range -40°C to +85°C, unless otherwise specified. PARAMETER 2.5V Version Output Voltage MIN TYP MAX 2.450 2.400 2.5 2.550 2.600 V VCTRL = 6.0V to 12V, VIN = 3.0V to 5.0V, IO =10mA ♦ IO = 10mA to 5A 2.744 2.688 2.8 2.856 2.912 V VCTRL = 6.3V to 12V, VIN =3.3V to 12V, IO=10mA ♦ IO = 10mA to 5A 3.234 3.168 3.3 3.3 3.366 3.432 V VCTRL = 6.3V to 12V, VIN = 3.3V + 0.8V, IO=10mA ♦ IO = 10mA to 5A 1.238 1.25 1.263 V 1.0 1.0 3.0 5.0 mV VCTRL = 2.75V, VIN = 2.00V, IO = 10mA VCTRL=2.7V to 12V,VIN = 2.05V to 5.5V,IO=10mA to 5A VCTRL = 2.5V to 12V, VIN = 1.75V to 5.5V, IO=10mA ♦ VADJ=0V ♦ VCTRL = 2.75V, VIN = 2.1V, IO=10mA to 5A, VADJ = 0V 1.10 1.25 V 0.40 0.50 V 5 10 A mA 0.002 80 0.02 %/W dB Control Pin Current 60 120 mA Adjustble Pin Current 50 2.8V Version Output Voltage 3.3V Version Output Voltage All Voltage Options Reference Voltage Line Regulation mV Load Regulation (Note 1) Dropout Voltage Min. VCTRL (Note 2) (VCTRL - VOUT) Dropout Voltage Min. VIN (Note 2) (VIN - VOUT) Current Limit Minimum Load Current Thermal Regulation Ripple Rejection Thermal Resistance TO-220-5 Thermal Resistance TO-263-5 UNITS ♦ CONDITIONS 5.1 60 VADJ = 0V VIN = 2.05V, IO = 1A VADJ = 0V VIN = 2.75V, IO = 5A VCTRL = 2.75V, VIN = 2.05V, ∆ VOUT = 100mV, VADJ = 0V ♦ VCTRL = 5V, VIN=3.3V, VADJ=0V µA 120 3 50 3 60 °C/W °C/W °C/W °C/W 30ms Pulse VCTRL = 3.75V, VIN = 3.75V, IO = 2.5A, VADJ=0V TJ=25, VRIPPLE=1Vpp at 120Hz ♦ VADJ = 0V VCTRL = 2.75V, VIN = 2.05V, IO = 5A VCTRL = 2.75V, VIN = 2.05V, VADJ=0V, IO = 10mA ♦ Junction to Case (θJC) Junction to Ambient (θJA) Junction to Case (θJC) Junction to Ambient (θJA) Note 1: Low duty cycle pulse testing with Kelvin connections is required to order to maintain accurate data. Note 2: Dropout voltage is defined as the minimum differential between VIN and VOUT or VCTRL and VOUT required to maintain regulation at VOUT 95% Nominal VOUT. Note 3: VREF is measured across Adjust pin to Sense pin. Date 5/25/04 SPX1581 5A Ultra Low Dropout Voltage Regulator 2 ©Copyright 2004 Sipex Corporation PIN DESCRIPTION PIN NUMBER PIN NAME DESCRIPTION 1 SENSE Allows Kelvin sense of VOUT at the load. (Positive side of the reference voltage of the device). 2 ADJ Negative side of the reference voltage for the device. Adding a small bypass capacitor from the ADJ pin to ground will improve the transient response. 3 VOUT Power output of the device. 4 VCTRL Supply pin for the control circuitry of the device. The current flow into this pin will be about 1% of the output current. VCTRL must be between 1.0V and 1.3V greater than the output voltage for the device to regulate. 5 VIN Output load current is supplied through this pin. VIN must be between 0.1V and 0.8V greater than the output voltage for this device to regulate. FUNCTIONAL DIAGRAM (4) VCTRL VIN (5) S.O.A LIMIT CURRENT LIMIT AMPLIFIER VOUT (3) SENSE THERMAL OVERLOAD SENSE (1) VOLTAGE REGULATION AMPLIFIER VREF ADJ (2) APPLICATION NOTES The SPX1581 is designed as a high performance and low cost solution for application requiring a lower dropout than traditional NPN regulators. A typical application would use 5V for VIN and 3.3V for VCTRL from a motherboard power supply to provide a nominal 2.5V output. Using the sense pin allows Kelvin measure the output, reducing resistance-associated errors. The SPX1581 uses a separate input voltage VCTRL ( VCTRL ≥ VOUT + 1.3V) to minimize the dropout voltage. This allows the 2.5V power for the load to come from a 3.3V system supply. As added benefit this will reduce the heat dissipation*, and lower heatsink and cooling fan cost. The SPX1581 can power the 2.5V core voltage for microprocessors such as a PentiumTM, P55CTM, AMD5k86TM and K6TM and the IBM PowerPCTM 603EV and 604EV processors. * The reduction of heat dissipation is a result of the increase of the regulator efficiency (efficiency = VOUT/VIN). Date 5/25/04 SPX1581 5A Ultra Low Dropout Voltage Regulator 3 ©Copyright 2004 Sipex Corporation APPLICATION NOTES: Continued Adjustable Regulator Design 1.25V reference voltage is being developed between the SENSE pin and the ADJ pin of the SPX1581. Adding two external resistors (see fig 1.) will allow setting the output voltage from 1.25V to 6V. R1 is chosen so that this current is specified minimum load current of 10mA. R2 is given by the formula: VOUT = VREF (1+ R2/R1) + IADJ (R2). The current flowing from the ADJ pin is typicaly 50µA. This ADJ pin contributes to the final VOUT but is usually neglected. Connecting the sense pin to the top of the resistor divider will improve load regualtion. Lowering Noise Using the SENSE pin to Kelvin the load will increase accuracy of the output voltage during load regulation. For the fixed voltage device, adding a capacitor at the GND pin will improve transient response. This capacitor is chosen in the range of 1µF to 0.1µF and will depend on the amount of output capacitance in the system. Date 5/25/04 SPX1581 5A Ultra Low Dropout Voltage Regulator 4 ©Copyright 2004 Sipex Corporation PACKAGE: 5 Pin TO-220 E A B E/2 SEATING PLANE A øP Q F H1 D D1 D L1 D C C CHAMFER OPTIONAL D L A b e C1 e1 J1 5 PIN TO-220 Dimensions in (inches) MIN NOM MAX A .160 - .190 b .015 - .040 C1 .014 - .022 D .560 - .590 E e .385 - .415 .385 - .415 e1 .062 - .072 F H1 .045 - .055 .234 - .258 J1 L .090 - .115 .540 - .560 L1 - .250 ∆P .146 - .156 Q .103 - .113 U - .30 - V - .24 - Date 5/25/04 5 PIN TO-220 SPX1581 5A Ultra Low Dropout Voltage Regulator 5 ©Copyright 2004 Sipex Corporation PACKAGE: 5 Pin TO-263 SEATING PLANE A (DATUM A) C2 H E 1 2 3 5 4 c L2 (E) E L1 D1 5X b E1 4X e 5 PIN TO-263 JEDEC TO-263 (BB) Variation Dimensions in (mm) MIN NOM MAX A .160 - A1 0 - .010 b .020 - .039 c .015 - .029 c2 .045 .190 - D1 .270 - - E .380 - .420 E1 .245 - - e L3 L (b) .067 BSC WITH PLATING H .575 - .625 L .070 - .110 L1 - - .066 L2 - - .070 L3 0º-8º .023 c .010 BSC BASE METAL CONTACT AREA 5 PIN TO-263 Date 5/25/04 SPX1581 5A Ultra Low Dropout Voltage Regulator 6 ©Copyright 2004 Sipex Corporation ORDERING INFORMATION Part Number Accuracy SPX1581U5 ............................... SPX1581U5-2.5 ......................... SPX1581U5-2.8 ......................... SPX1581U5-3.3 ......................... SPX1581T5 ................................ SPX1581T5/TR .......................... SPX1581T5-2.5 .......................... SPX1581T5-2.5/TR .................... SPX1581T5-2.8 .......................... SPX1581T5-2.8/TR .................... SPX1581T5-3.3 .......................... SPX1581T5-3.3/TR .................... Output Voltage Packages 2.0% ............................. Adj .......................... 5-Pin TO-220 2.0% ............................ 2.5V ........................ 5-Pin TO-220 2.0% ............................ 2.8V ........................ 5-Pin TO-220 2.0% ............................ 3.3V ........................ 5-Pin TO-220 2.0% ............................. Adj .......................... 5-Pin TO-263 2.0% ............................. Adj .......................... 5-Pin TO-263 2.0% ............................ 2.5V ........................ 5-Pin TO-263 2.0% ............................ 2.5V ........................ 5-Pin TO-263 2.0% ............................ 2.8V ........................ 5-Pin TO-263 2.0% ............................ 2.8V ........................ 5-Pin TO-263 2.0% ............................ 3.3V ........................ 5-Pin TO-263 2.0% ............................ 3.3V ........................ 5-Pin TO-263 Available in lead free packaging. To order add "-L" suffix to part number. Example: SPX1581T5-3.3/TR = standard; SPX1581T5-L-3.3/TR = lead free /TR = Tape and Reel Pack quantity is 500 for TO-263. Corporation ANALOG EXCELLENCE Sipex Corporation Headquarters and Sales Office 233 South Hillview Drive Milpitas, CA 95035 TEL: (408) 934-7500 FAX: (408) 935-7600 Sipex Corporation reserves the right to make changes to any products described herein. Sipex does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of any product or circuit described herein; neither does it convey any license under its patent rights nor the rights of others. Date 5/25/04 SPX1581 5A Ultra Low Dropout Voltage Regulator 7 ©Copyright 2004 Sipex Corporation