MIC5258 Micrel Semiconductor, MIC5258 Datasheet - Page 7

• Manufacturer Part Number: MIC5258
• Description: 150mA UCap CMOS LDO Regulator w/Power Good
• Manufacturer: Micrel Semiconductor

MIC5258
Applications Information
Enable/Shutdown
The MIC5258 comes with an active-high enable pin that
allows the regulator to be disabled. Forcing the enable pin low
disables the regulator and sends it into a “zero” off-mode-
current state. In this state, current consumed by the regulator
goes nearly to zero. Forcing the enable pin high enables the
output voltage. This part is CMOS and the enable pin cannot
be left floating; a floating enable pin may cause an indetermi-
nate state on the output.
Input Capacitor
An input capacitor is not required for stability. A 1 F input
capacitor is recommended when the bulk ac supply capaci-
tance is more than 10 inches away from the device, or when
the supply is a battery.
Output Capacitor
The MIC5258 requires an output capacitor for stability. The
design requires 1 F or greater on the output to maintain
stability. The capacitor can be a low-ESR ceramic chip
capacitor. The MIC5258 has been designed to work specifi-
cally with the low-cost, small chip capacitors. Tantalum
capacitors can also be used for improved capacitance over
temperature. The value of the capacitor can be increased
without bound.
X7R dielectric ceramic capacitors are recommended be-
cause of their temperature performance. X7R-type capaci-
tors change capacitance by 15% over their operating tem-
perature range and are the most stable type of ceramic
capacitors. Z5U and Y5V dielectric capacitors change value
by as much 50% and 60% respectively over their operating
temperature ranges. To use a ceramic chip capacitor with
Y5V dielectric, the value must be much higher than an X7R
ceramic or a tantalum capacitor to ensure the same minimum
capacitance value over the operating temperature range.
Tantalum capacitors have a very stable dielectric (10% over
their operating temperature range) and can also be used with
this device.
Power Good
The power good output is an open-drain output. It is designed
essentially to work as a power-on reset generator once the
regulated voltage was up and/or a fault condition. The output
of the power good drives low when a fault condition AND an
undervoltage detection occurs. The power good output comes
back up once the output has reached 97% of its nominal value
and a 1ms to 5ms delay has passed. See Timing Diagram .
The MIC5258’s internal circuit intelligently monitors
overcurrent, overtemperature and dropout conditions and
ORs thes outputs together ti indicate some fault condition.
this output is fed into an on-board delay circuitry that drives
the open drain transistor to indicate a fault.
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Transient Response
The MIC5258 implements a unique output stage to dramati-
cally improve transient response recovery time. The output is
a totem-pole configuration with a P-channel MOSFET pass
device and an N-channel MOSFET clamp. The N-channel
clamp is a significantly smaller device that prevents the
output voltage from overshooting when a heavy load is
removed. This feature helps to speed up the transient re-
sponse by significantly decreasing transient response recov-
ery time during the transition from heavy load (100mA) to light
load (100 A).
Active Shutdown
The MIC5258 also features an active shutdown clamp, which
is an N-channel MOSFET that turns on when the device is
disabled. This allows the output capacitor and load to dis-
charge, de-energizing the load.
Thermal Considerations
The MIC5258 is designed to provide 150mA of continuous
current in a very small package. Maximum power dissipation
can be calculated based on the output current and the voltage
drop across the part. To determine the maximum power
dissipation of the package, use the junction-to-ambient ther-
mal resistance of the device and the following basic equation:
T
125 C, and T
layout dependent; Table 1 shows examples of junction-to-
ambient thermal resistance for the MIC5258.
The actual power dissipation of the regulator circuit can be
determined using the equation:
Substituting P
conditions that are critical to the application will give the
maximum operating conditions for the regulator circuit. For
example, when operating the MIC5258-1.2BM5 at 50 C with
a minimum footprint layout, the maximum input voltage for a
set output current can be determined as follows:
The junction-to-ambient thermal resistance for the minimum
footprint is 235 C/W, from Table 1. The maximum power
dissipation must not be exceeded for proper operation. Using
the output voltage of 1.2V and an output current of 150mA,
the maximum input voltage can be determined. Because this
device is CMOS and the ground current is typically 100 A
over the load range, the power dissipation contributed by the
Package
SOT-23-5 (M5)
J(max)
P
P
P
P
D(max)
D(max)
D
D(max)
is the maximum junction temperature of the die,
Table 1. SOT-23-5 Thermal Resistance
= (V
A
IN
= 315mW
D(max)
is the ambient operating temperature.
– V
Minimum Footprint
125 C 5 C
T
JA
J(max)
235 C/W
OUT
Recommended
235 C/W
for P
JA
) I
OUT
T
0
D
A
and solving for the operating
+ V
IN
I
GND
Copper Clad
JA
185 C/W
1" Square
MIC5258
145 C/W
Micrel
JC
JA
is