19-4662; Rev 0; 6/09
Low-Noise, High PSRR,
Low-Dropout, 120mA Linear Regulator
Features
♦ Space-Saving SC70
♦ 25µVRMS Output Noise at 100Hz to 100kHz
Bandwidth
♦
♦
♦
♦
♦
65dB PSRR at 10kHz
120mV Dropout at 120mA Load
Stable with 1µF Ceramic Capacitor for Any Load
Guaranteed 120mA Output
Output Voltages: 2.8V or 3V
♦ Low 40µA Ground Current
♦ Excellent Load/Line Transient
♦ Overcurrent and Thermal Protection
Applications
Cellular and Cordless Phones
PDA and Palmtop Computers
Base Stations
Bluetooth Portable Radios and Accessories
Wireless LANs
Digital Cameras
Personal Stereos
Portable and Battery-Powered Equipment
Ordering Information
PART*
TEMP RANGE
PIN-PACKAGE
MAX8940EXKxy-T
-40°C to +85°C
5 SC70
MAX8940EXKxy+T
-40°C to +85°C
5 SC70
*xy is the output voltage code (see Output Voltage Selector
Guide).
+Denotes a lead(Pb)-free/RoHS-compliant package.
Output Voltage Selector Guide
PART
VOUT (V)
MAX8940EXK28-T
2.8
AUE
MAX8940EXK30-T
3
AUD
Pin Configuration
TOP MARK
Typical Operating Circuit
TOP VIEW
5 OUT
IN 1
GND 2
CIN = 1µF
ON
OFF
MAX8940
4 BP
SHDN 3
INPUT
2V TO 6V
IN
OUT
MAX8940
BP
SHDN
GND
PRESET OUTPUT
2.8V OR 3.0V
CBP = 10nF
COUT = 1µF
SC70
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MAX8940
General Description
The MAX8940 low-noise, low-dropout (LDO) linear regulator is designed to deliver up to 120mA continuous
output current. This regulator achieves a low 120mV
dropout for 120mA load current. The MAX8940 uses an
advanced architecture to achieve low output voltage
noise of 25µVRMS and PSRR of 45dB at 100kHz.
The MAX8940 is preset to either 2.8V or 3.0V. Designed
with a p-channel MOSFET series pass transistor, the
MAX8940 maintain very low ground current (40µA).
The regulator is designed and optimized to work with lowvalue, low-cost ceramic capacitors. The MAX8940
requires only 1µF (typ) of output capacitance for stability
with any load. When disabled, current consumption drops
to below 1µA.
Package is a 5-pin SC70.
MAX8940
Low-Noise, High PSRR,
Low-Dropout, 120mA Linear Regulator
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
IN to GND .................................................................-0.3V to +7V
Output Short-Circuit Duration ............................................Infinite
OUT, SHDN to GND ......................................-0.3V to (IN + 0.3V)
FB, BP, N.C. to GND..................................-0.3V to (OUT + 0.3V)
Continuous Power Dissipation (TA = +70°C)
5-Pin SC70 (derate 3.1mW/°C above +70°C) ..............0.247W
θJA
5-Pin SC70 ................................................................324°C/W
Operating Temperature Range ...........................-40°C to +85°C
Junction Temperature ......................................................+150°C
Storage Temperature Range .............................-65°C to +150°C
Lead Temperature (soldering, 10s) .................................+300°C
Stresses beyond those listed under “Absolute Maximum Ratings” may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings only, and functional
operation of the device at these or any other conditions beyond those indicated in the operational sections of the specifications is not implied. Exposure to
absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability.
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(VIN = VOUT + 0.5V, TA = -40°C to +85°C, unless otherwise noted. CIN = 1µF, COUT = 1µF, CBP = 10nF. Typical values are at +25°C;
the MAX8940 is tested with 2.45V output, unless otherwise noted.) (Note 1)
PARAMETER
Input Voltage Range
SYMBOL
CONDITIONS
MAX
UNITS
2.8
6
V
IOUT = 1mA, TA = +25°C
-1
+1
IOUT = 100µA to 80mA, TA = +25°C
-2
+2
IOUT = 100µA to 80mA
-3
+3
VIN
Output Voltage Accuracy
Maximum Output Current
IOUT
Current Limit
ILIM
Dropout Voltage (Note 2)
MIN
TYP
120
OUT = 90% of nominal value
130
mA
200
300
VOUT = 3V, IOUT = 80mA
80
170
VOUT = 3V, IOUT = 120mA
120
VOUT = 2.8V, IOUT = 80mA
90
VOUT = 2.8V, IOUT = 120mA
135
40
90
VIN = VOUT (nom) - 0.1V, IOUT = 0mA
220
500
IQ
Line Regulation
VLNR
VIN = (VOUT + 0.5V) to 6V, IOUT = 0.1mA
0.001
Load Regulation
VLDR
IOUT = 1mA to 80mA
0.003
ISHDN
Ripple Rejection
PSRR
2
200
IOUT = 0.05mA
Ground Current
Shutdown Supply Current
SHDN = 0V
%
TA = +25°C
0.003
TA = +85°C
0.05
f = 10kHz, IOUT = 10mA
65
f = 100kHz, IOUT = 10mA
45
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mA
mV
µA
%/V
%/mA
1
µA
dB
Low-Noise, High PSRR,
Low-Dropout, 120mA Linear Regulator
(VIN = VOUT + 0.5V, TA = -40°C to +85°C, unless otherwise noted. CIN = 1µF, COUT = 1µF, CBP = 10nF. Typical values are at +25°C;
the MAX8940 is tested with 2.45V output, unless otherwise noted.) (Note 1)
PARAMETER
SYMBOL
CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
Output Noise Voltage
(RMS)
f = 100Hz to 100kHz, ILOAD = 10mA
25
f = 100Hz to 100kHz, ILOAD = 80mA
13
Shutdown Exit Delay
RLOAD = 50Ω (Note 3)
SHDN Logic Low Level
VIN = 2.8V to 6V
SHDN Logic High Level
VIN = 2.8V to 6V
UNITS
µV
300
µs
0.4
V
1.5
V
TA = +25°C
VIN = 6V, SHDN = 0V or
6V
SHDN Input Bias Current
MAX
TA = +85°C
µA
0.01
Thermal Shutdown
160
°C
Thermal-Shutdown
Hysteresis
10
°C
Note 1: Limits are 100% tested at +25°C. Limits over operating temperature range are guaranteed by design.
Note 2: Dropout is defined as VIN - VOUT when VOUT is 100mV below the value of VOUT for VIN = VOUT + 0.5V.
Note 3: Time needed for VOUT to reach 90% of final value.
Typical Operating Characteristics
(VIN = VOUT + 0.5V, CIN = 1µF, COUT = 1µF, CBP = 10nF, TA = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
0.4
0.8
IOUT = 120mA
1.0
% DEVIATION (%)
% DEVIATION (%)
1.5
0.2
0
-0.2
0.5
-0.4
0.0
-0.6
IOUT = 1mA
0.6
IOUT = 0mA
2.0
MAX8940 toc03
1.0
MAX8940 toc02
2.5
OUTPUT VOLTAGE (V)
0.6
MAX8940 toc01
3.0
OUTPUT VOLTAGE ACCURACY
vs. TEMPERATURE
OUTPUT VOLTAGE ACCURACY
vs. LOAD CURRENT
OUTPUT VOLTAGE vs. INPUT VOLTAGE
0.4
0.2
0
-0.2
-0.4
-0.6
-0.8
0
1
2
3
4
INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
5
6
-1.0
0
20
40
60
80
LOAD CURRENT (mA)
100
120
-40
-15
10
35
60
85
TEMPERATURE (°C)
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MAX8940
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)
(VIN = VOUT + 0.5V, CIN = 1µF, COUT = 1µF, CBP = 10nF, TA = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
90
60
TA = -40°C
IOUT = 120mA
300
250
200
150
100
30
IOUT = 0mA
50
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
160
VIN = 3.8V
120
80
40
0
0
1
LOAD CURRENT (mA)
2
3
4
5
0
20
40
INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
MAX8940 toc08
MAX8940 toc07
90
80
70
45
PSRR (dB)
60
40
50
40
30
35
20
ILOAD = 10mA
CBP = 10nF
10
30
0
-15
10
35
60
85
0.01
0.1
1
10
100
1000
TEMPERATURE (°C)
FREQUENCY (kHz)
OUTPUT NOISE
OUTPUT NOISE SPECTRAL DENSITY
vs. FREQUENCY
MAX8940 toc09
VIN = 3.8V
ILOAD = 10mA
VNOISE = 25µVRMS
MAX8940 toc10
1.E+04
OUTPUT NOISE DENSITY (nV/√Hz)
-40
1.E+03
1.E+02
20µV/div
400µs/div
1.E+01
0.01
0.1
1
10
100
1000
FREQUENCY (kHz)
4
60
80
LOAD CURRENT (mA)
PSRR vs. FREQUENCY
GROUND PIN CURRENT vs. TEMPERATURE
50
GROUND PIN CURRENT (µA)
VIN = 5.5V
200
0
0
MAX8940 toc 06
MAX8940 toc05
240
GROUND PIN CURRENT (µA)
TA = +25°C
350
GROUND PIN CURRENT (µA)
MAX8940 toc04
TA = +85°C
120
GROUND PIN CURRENT vs. LOAD CURRENT
GROUND PIN CURRENT vs. INPUT VOLTAGE
DROPOUT VOLTAGE vs. LOAD CURRENT
150
DROPOUT VOLTAGE (mV)
MAX8940
Low-Noise, High PSRR,
Low-Dropout, 120mA Linear Regulator
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100
120
Low-Noise, High PSRR,
Low-Dropout, 120mA Linear Regulator
(VIN = VOUT + 0.5V, CIN = 1µF, COUT = 1µF, CBP = 10nF, TA = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
MAX8940 toc13
MAX8940 toc12
MAX8940 toc11
25
20
VIN = 3.1V
ILOAD = 0 TO 50mA
VOUT = 3V
VIN = 3.5V
ILOAD = 0 TO 50mA
15
10
VOUT
10mV/div
VOUT
10mV/div
5
0
10
1ms/div
1ms/div
100
BP CAPACITANCE (nF)
LINE TRANSIENT RESPONSE
MAX8940 toc14
VIN = 3.5V TO 4V
ENTERING SHUTDOWN DELAY
EXITING SHUTDOWN WAVEFORM
MAX8940 toc16
MAX8940 toc15
CBP = 0.01µF
VOUT = 2.8V
VOUT = 2.8V
RLOAD = 47Ω
SHUTDOWN VOLTAGE
SHUTDOWN
VOLTAGE
OUTPUT VOLTAGE
2V/div
OUTPUT VOLTAGE
2V/div
VOUT
2mV/div
40µs/div
20µs/div
200µs/div
REGION OF STABLE COUT ESR
vs. LOAD CURRENT
SHUTDOWN EXIT DELAY
MAX8940 toc17
100
MAX8940 toc18
1
VOUT = 3V
CBP = 100nF
VOUT
1V/div
SHUTDOWN
VOLTAGE
10
COUT ESR (Ω)
OUTPUT NOISE (µV)
LOAD TRANSIENT
RESPONSE NEAR DROPOUT
LOAD TRANSIENT RESPONSE
OUTPUT NOISE vs. BP CAPACITANCE
1
0.1
STABLE REGION
0.01
20µs/div
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
LOAD CURRENT (mA)
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MAX8940
Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)
Low-Noise, High PSRR,
Low-Dropout, 120mA Linear Regulator
MAX8940
Pin Description
PIN
NAME
FUNCTION
1
IN
2
GND
Unregulated Input Supply
Ground
3
SHDN
Shutdown. Pull low to disable the regulator.
4
BP
Noise Bypass for Low-Noise Operation. Connect a 10nF capacitor from BP to OUT. It is short to OUT
in shutdown mode.
5
OUT
Regulated Output Voltage. Bypass with a capacitor to GND. See the Capacitor Selection and Regulator
Stability section for more details.
Detailed Description
The MAX8940 is a low-noise, low-dropout, low-quiescent current linear regulator designed for spacerestricted applications. The part is available with preset
output voltages 2.8V or 3.0V. This device can supply
loads up to 120mA. As shown in the Functional
Diagram , the MAX8940 consist of an innovative
bandgap core and noise bypass circuit, error amplifier,
p-channel pass transistor, and internal feedback voltage-divider.
The 1.225V bandgap reference is connected to the
error amplifier’s inverting input. The error amplifier compares this reference with the feedback voltage and
amplifies the difference. If the feedback voltage is
lower than the reference voltage, the pass-transistor
gate is pulled low. This allows more current to pass to
the output and increases the output voltage. If the feedback voltage is too high, the pass transistor gate is
pulled high, allowing less current to pass to the output.
The output voltage is fed back through an internal resistor voltage-divider connected to the OUT pin.
An external bypass capacitor connected to BP reduces
noise at the output. Additional blocks include a current
limiter, thermal sensor, and shutdown logic.
Internal P-Channel Pass Transistor
The MAX8940 features a 1Ω (typ) p-channel MOSFET
pass transistor. This provides seve-ral advantages over
similar designs using a PNP pass transistor, including
longer battery life. The p-channel MOSFET requires no
base drive, which considerably reduces quiescent current. PNP-based regulators waste considerable current
in dropout when the pass transistor saturates. They
also use high base-drive current under heavy loads.
The MAX8940 does not suffer from these problems and
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consume only 40µA of quiescent current in light load
and 220µA in dropout (see the Typical Operating
Characteristics).
Shutdown
The MAX8940 features a low-power shutdown mode that
reduces quiescent current less than 1µA. Driving SHDN
low disables the voltage reference, error amplifier, gatedrive circuitry, and pass transistor (see the Functional
Diagram), and the device output enters a high-impedance state. Connect SHDN to IN for normal operation.
Current Limit
The MAX8940 includes a current limiter, which monitors
and controls the pass transistor’s gate voltage, limiting
the output current to 200mA. For design purposes, consider the current limit to be 130mA (min) to 300mA (max).
The output can be shorted to ground for an indefinite
amount of time without damaging the part.
Thermal-Overload Protection
Thermal-overload protection limits total power dissipation
in the MAX8940. When the junction temperature exceeds
TJ = +160°C, the thermal sensor signals the shutdown
logic, turning off the pass transistor and allowing the IC
to cool down. The thermal sensor turns the pass transistor on again after the IC’s junction temperature drops by
10°C, resulting in a pulsed output during continuous
thermal-overload conditions.
Thermal-overload protection is designed to protect the
MAX8940 in the event of a fault condition. For continual
operation, do not exceed the absolute maximum junction temperature rating of TJ = +150°C.
Operating Region and Power Dissipation
The MAX8940 maximum power dissipation depends on
the thermal resistance of the case and circuit board,
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Low-Noise, High PSRR,
Low-Dropout, 120mA Linear Regulator
where TJ - TA is the temperature difference between
the MAX8940 die junction and the surrounding air, θJC
is the thermal resistance of the package, and θCA is the
thermal resistance through the PC board, copper
traces, and other materials to the surrounding air.
The GND pin of the MAX8940 performs the dual function of providing an electrical connection to ground and
channeling heat away. Connect the GND pin to ground
using a large pad or ground plane.
ESR variation with temperature. With dielectrics such as
Z5U and Y5V, it may be necessary to use a 2.2µF or
larger output capacitor to ensure stability at temperatures below -10°C. With X7R or X5R dielectrics, 1µF is
sufficient at all operating temperatures. A graph of the
region of stable COUT ESR vs. load current is shown in
the Typical Operating Characteristics.
Use a 0.01µF bypass capacitor at BP for low-output voltage noise. The leakage current going into the BP pin
should be less than 10nA. Increasing the capacitance
slightly decreases the output noise. Values above 0.1µF
and below 0.001µF are not recommended.
Noise, PSRR, and Transient Response
Noise Reduction
The MAX8940 is designed to deliver low noise and high
PSRR, as well as low dropout and low quiescent currents in battery-powered systems. The MAX8940
power-supply rejection is 65dB at 1kHz.
For the MAX8940, an external 0.01µF bypass capacitor
between BP and OUT with innovative noise bypass
scheme reduces output noises dramatically, exhibiting
25µVRMS of output voltage noise with CBP = 0.01µF
and COUT = 1µF. Startup time is minimized by a poweron circuit that precharges the bypass capacitor.
When operating from sources other than batteries,
improved supply-noise rejection and transient response
can be achieved by increasing the values of the input
and output bypass capacitors, and through passive filtering techniques. The Typical Operating Characteristics
show the MAX8940 line- and load-transient responses.
Applications Information
Capacitor Selection
and Regulator Stability
Use a 1µF capacitor on the MAX8940 input and a 1µF
capacitor on the output. Larger input capacitor values
and lower ESRs provide better noise rejection and linetransient response. Reduce output noise and improve
load-transient response, stability, and power-supply
rejection by using large output capacitors. Note that
some ceramic dielectrics exhibit large capacitance and
Dropout Voltage
A regulator’s minimum dropout voltage determines the
lowest usable supply voltage. In battery-powered systems, this determines the useful end-of-life battery voltage. Because the MAX8940 uses a p-channel MOSFET
pass transistor, the dropout voltage is a function of drainto-source on-resistance (RDS(ON)) multiplied by the
load current (see the Typical Operating Characteristics).
Chip Information
TRANSISTOR COUNT: 284
PROCESS: BiCMOS
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MAX8940
the temperature difference between the die junction
and ambient, and the rate of airflow. The power dissipation across the device is:
P = IOUT (VIN - VOUT)
The maximum power dissipation is:
PMAX = (TJ - TA)/(θJC + θCA)
Low-Noise, High PSRR,
Low-Dropout, 120mA Linear Regulator
MAX8940
Functional Diagram
IN
SHDN
SHUTDOWN AND
POWER-ON CONTROL
MAX8940
ERROR
AMP
MOS DRIVER
WITH ILIMIT
P
OUT
THERMAL
SENSOR
1.225V REFERENCE
AND NOISE BYPASS
GND
BP
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Low-Noise, High PSRR,
Low-Dropout, 120mA Linear Regulator
PACKAGE CODE
DOCUMENT NO.
5 SC70
X5-1
21-0076
SC70, 5L.EPS
PACKAGE TYPE
PACKAGE OUTLINE, 5L SC70
21-0076
E
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MAX8940
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