ME1117(Pb-Free)

1A Low Dropout Voltage Regulator

GENERAL DESCRIPTION FEATURES

The ME1117 series of adjustable and fixed voltage regulators are designed to 1. 1.8V, 2.5V, 3.3V, 5.0V, and Adjustable Output

provide 1A output current and to operate down to 1A input-to-output 2. Output Current of 1A

differential. 3. Operates Down to 1V Dropout

The dropout voltage of the device is guaranteed maximum 1.3V at maximum 4. Line Regulation : 0.2% Max

output current, decreasing at lower load currents. 5. Output Voltage Tolerance:2% max

On-Chip trimming adjusts the reference voltage to 1%. Current limit is also 6. SOT-223, TO-252 and TO-263 package available.

trimmed, minimizing the stress under overload conditions on both the APPLICATIONS

regulator and power source circuitry. 1. High Efficiency linear Regulators.

The ME1117 device are pin compatible with other three-triminal SCSI 2. Post Regulators for Switching Supplies

regulators and are offered in the low profile surface mount SOT-223 package 3. 5V to 3.3V Linear Regulator.

and in the TO-252(DPAK) and TO-263 plastic package. 4. Battery Chargers

5. Active SCSI Terminators

6. Power Management for Laptop

7. Battery Powerec Instrumentation

TYPICAL APPLICATION

Absolute Maximum Ratings (TA=25℃ Unless Otherwise Noted)

Parameter Symbol Limit Unit
Power Dissipation Pd Internally W
Input Voltage Vin 15 V
Operating Junction Temperature -40 to 125 ℃
Storage Temperature -65 to150 ℃
Soldering information Lead Temperature(10 sec) 4 Sec
SOT-223 90 ℃/W
Thermal Resistance TO-252 θJA 80 ℃/W
TO-263 ℃/W
SOT-223 15 to 20 ℃/W
Thermal Resistance θJC
TO-252 10 to 15 ℃/W

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Electrical Characteristics:Operating conditions:Ta=25°C unless specified.
Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Unit
Output Voltage ± 2% Tj=0 to+125
ME1117(Adjustable) Io=10mA to 1A, Vin-Vo=1.5V to 13.75V 1.225 1.250 1.280
ME1117-1.8 Io=0 to 1A, Vin=3.3V to 12V 1.764 1.800 1.836
ME1117-2.5 Io=0 to 1A, Vin=4.0V to 12V 2.450 2.500 2.550 V
ME1117-3.3 Io=0 to 1A, Vin=4.8V to 12V 3.240 3.300 3.360
ME1117-5.0 Io=0 to 1A, Vin=6.5V to 15V 4.900 5.00 5.100
LINE REGULATION
ME1117(Adjustable) Io=10mA to 1A, Vin-Vo=1.5V to 13.75V 0.1 0.2 %
ME1117-1.8 Io=0, Vin=3.3V to 12V 2 7 mV
ME1117-2.5 Io=0, Vin=4.0V to 12V 2 7 mV
ME1117-3.3 Io=0, Vin=4.8V to 12V 3 7 mV
ME1117-5.0 Io=0, Vin=6.5V to 15V 4 10 mV
LOAD REGULATION
ME1117(Adjustable)1 Io=10mA to 1A, Vin-Vo=1.5V to 13.75V 0.2 0.4 %
ME1117-1.8 Io=0 to 1A, Vin=3.8V 3 10 mV
ME1117-2.5 Io=0 to 1A, Vin=4.5V 3 10 mV
ME1117-3.3 Io=0 to 1A, Vin=5.3V 4 12 mV
ME1117-5.0 Io=0 to 1A, Vin=7.0V 5 15 mV
DROPOUT VOLTAGE2 Io=800mA 1.10 1..20
ALL Models Io=1A 1.20 1.30 V
Io=1A(Tj=0 to +125) 1.20 1.55
CURRENT LIMIT Vin-Vo = 5V 1000 1250 1600 mA
Quiescent Current Vin –Vo= 5V 5.2 10 mA
MINIMUM LOAD CURRENT
Adjustable Models Vin-Vo=12V 5 mA

Adjust Pin Current vs Load Current, Io=10mA, Vin-Vo=1.4V to 10V 50 120 uA

ME1117A Io=10mA to 1A, Vin-Vo=1.4V to 10V 0.5 5
TEMPERATURE DRIFT Tj=0 to +125 0.5 ppm/℃
NOTES: 1.ME1117 adjustable versions requires a minimum load for ±3% regulation.
2.Dropout voltage is the input voltage minus output voltage that produces a 1% decrease in output voltage

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PIN CONNECTIONS

ORDERING INFORMATION
OUTPUT VOLTAGE
PACKAGE QUALITY
ADJ 1.8V 2.5V 3.3V 5V

SOT-223 ME1117STA ME1117ST18 ME1117ST25 ME1117ST33 ME1117ST50 2500/REEL

TO-252 ME1117DTA ME1117DT18 ME1117DT25 ME1117DT33 ME1117DT50 2500/REEL

TO-263 ME1117D2TA ME1117D2T18 ME1117D2T25 ME1117D2T33 ME1117D2T50 1000/REEL

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APPLICATION HINTS D1
The ME1117 series of adjustable and fixed regulators
are easy to use and are protected against short circuit
and thermal overloads. Thermal protection circuitry ME1117
V IN IN OUT V OUT
will shut-down the regulators should the junction ADJ +
R1 C OUT
temperature exceed 165 at the sense point. 22uF
Pin compatible with older three terminal adjustable
regulators, these devices offer the advantage of a C ADJ
10uF R2
lower dropout voltage, more precise reference
tolerance and improved reference stability with
temperature. Figure 1.

Output Voltage
Stability The ME1117 series develops a 1.25V reference voltage
The circuit design used in the ME1117 series requires between the output and the adjust terminal. Placing a
the use of an output capacitor as part of the device resistor between these two terminals causes a constant
frequency compensation. The addition of 22uF solid current to flow through R1 and down through R2 to set the
tantalum on the output will ensure stability for all overall output voltage. This current is normally the
operating conditions. specified minimum load current of 10mA. Because IADJ is
When the adjustment terminal is bypassed with a very small and constant it represents a small error and it
capacitor to improve the ripple rejection, the can usually be ignored.
requirement for an output capacitor increases. The
value of 22uF tantalum covers all cases of bypassing
the adjustment terminal. Without bypassing the
adjustment terminal smaller capacitors can used with ME1117 V OUT
eq1ually good results. To further improve stability and V IN IN OUT
transient response of these devices larger values of
ADJ V REF R1
output capacitor can be used.
I ADJ
Protection Diodes 50uA R2
Unlike older regulators, the ME1117 family does not
need any protection diodes between the adjustment pin
and the output and form the output to the input to V OUT =V REF (1+R2/R1)+I ADJ)*R2
prevent over-stressing the die. Internal resistors are Figure 2. Basic Adjustable Regulator
limiting the internal current paths on the ME1117
Load Regulation
adjustment pin, therefore, even with capacitors on the True remote load sensing it is not possible to provide,
adjustment pin no protection diode is needed to ensure because the ME1117 is a three terminal device. The
device safety under short-circuit conditions. resistance of the wire connecting the regulator to the load
Diodes between the input and output are not usually will limit the load regulation. The data sheet specification
needed. Microsecond surge currents of 50A to 100A for load regulation is measured at the bottom of the
can be handled by the internal diode between the input package. Negative side sensing is a true Kelvin
and output pins of the device. In normal operations, it connection, with the bottom of the output divider returned
is difficult to get those values of surge currents even to the negative side of the load.
with the use of large output capacitances. If high value The best load regulation is obtained when the top of the
output capacitors are used, such as 1000uF to 5000uF resistor divider R1 is connected directly to the case not to
and the input pin is instantaneously shouted to ground, the load. If R1 were connected to the regulator and the
damage can occur. A diode from output to input is load would be:
recommended, when a crowbar circuit at the input of Rpx(R2+R1), Rp= Parasitic Line Resistance
the ME1117 is used (Figure1). R1

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APPLICATION HINTS The total thermal resistance from junction to ambient

Connected as shown, Rp is not multiplied by the divider ratio can be as low as 45 /W. This requires a reasonable
sized PC board with at least on layer of copper to
spread the heat across the board and couple it into the
surrounding air.Experiments have shown that the heat
spreading copper layer does not need to be electrically
Rp
PARASITIC connected to the tab of the device. The PC material can
LINE RESISTANCE be very effective at transmitting heat between the pad
ME1117
area, attached to the pad of the device, and a ground
V IN IN OUT
plane layer either inside or on the opposite side of the
ADJ board. Although the actual thermal resistance fo the PC
RL material is high, the Length/Area ratio of the thermal
R1*
resistance between layers is small. For each
application the thermal resistance will be affected by
R2* thermal interactions with other components on the
b o a r d . To d e t e r m i n e t h e a c t u a l v a l u e s o m e
experimentation will be necessary.
The power dissipation of the ME1117 is equal to :
P D =(V IN -V OUT )(I OUT )
Maximum junction temperature will be equal to:
*CONNECT R1 TO CASE TJ=TA(MAX)+PD(Thermal Resistance(Junction-to-
CONNECT R2 TO CASE ambient))
Maximum junction temperature must not exceed 125 .
Figure3. Connections for Best Load Regulation
In the case of fixed voltage devices the top of R1 is
Ripple Rejection
connected Kelvin internally, and the ground pin can be
The ripple rejection values are measured with the
used for negative side sensing.
adjustment pin bypassed. The impedance of the adjust
pin capacitor at the ripple frequency should be less
than the value of R1(normally 100 to 200 for a
Thermal Considerations proper bypassing and ripple rejection approaching the
The ME1117 series have internal power and thermal values shown. The size of the required adjust pin
limiting circuitry designed to protect the device under capacitor is a function of the input ripple frequency. If
overload conditions. However maximum junction R1=100 at 120Hz,the adjust pin capacitor should
temperature ratings of 125 should not be exceeded be>13uF. At 10kHz only 0.16uF is needed.
under continuous normal load conditions. The ripple rejection will be a function of output voltage,
Careful consideration must be given to all sources of in circuits without an adjust pin bypass capacitor. The
thermal resistance from junction to ambient. For the output ripple will increase directly as a ratio of the
surface mount package SOT-223 additional heat output voltage to the reference voltage (V OUT /V REF ).
sources mounted near the device must be considered.
The heat dissipation capability of the PC board and its
copper traces is used as a heat sink for the device. The
thermal resistance from the junction to the tab for the
ME1117 is 15 /W. Thermal resistance from tab to
ambient can be as low as 30 /W.

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TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS

Minimum Operating Current(Adjustable Device) Short-Circuit Current
12 1.25
Minimum Operating Current (mA)

SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT (A)

T J =125 °C 1.00
9
T J =125 °C
T J =25 °C 0.75 T J =25 °C
6
0.50

3
0.25

0 0
0 5 10 15 20 0 5 10 15
INPUT/OUTPUT DIFFERENTIAL (V) INPUT/OUTPUT DIFFERENTIAL

Load Regulation Ripple Rejection vs. Current

UTPUT VOLTAGE DEVIATION (%)

0.10 100
90 F RIPPLE =120Hz
RIPPLE REJECTION (dB)

0.05 I LOAD =1A

80

0 70 V RIPPLE < 3V p-p

60
-0.05 50 F RIPPLE =20Hz

40
-0.10 V RIPPLE < 0.5V p-p
30
V OUT =5V
-0.15 20 C ADJ =25uF
10 C OUT =25uF
-0.20
-50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 0
0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1.0
TEMPERATURE ( °C ) OUTPUT CURRENT (A)

Temperature Stability Adjust Pin Current

OUTPUT VOLTAGE CHANGE (%)

2.0 100
ADJUST PIN CURRENT (uA)

90
80
1.0
70
60
0 50
40
30
-1.0
20
10
-2.0 0
-50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 -50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150
TEMPERATURE ( °C )

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Physical Dimensions inches(millimeters) unless otherwise noted

SOT-223

6.50 0.2
13 3
3.00 0.1
3.50 0.2

7.00 0.3

0.30 0.046
0 ~10

13 3

0.70 0.1
(3 PLCS)
1.80 Max

13 3

0.90 Min
0.039

2.30 2.30
0.06

BSC BSC

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Physical Dimensions inches(millimeters) unless otherwise noted

TO-252

A
E2 L C

D D2
H

A1
L2

b1

L3
L1

MILLIMETE RS INCHES
SYMBOL
MIN MAX MIN MAX
A 2.250 2.350 0.089 0.093
E A1 0.950 1.050 0.037 0.041
C 0.490 0.530 0.019 0.021
E 6.400 6.600 0.252 0.260
E2 5.300 5.450 0.209 0.215
D 6.000 6.200 0.236 0.244
D2 7.100 7.300 0.280 0.287
H 9.700 10.10 0 0.382 0.398
L 0.600 Ref 0.024 Ref
P
L1 1.425 1.625 0.056 0.064
L2 0.650 0.850 0.026 0.033
L3 0.020 0.120 0.001 0.005
b 0.770 0.850 0.030 0.033
b1 0.840 0.940 0.033 0.037
P 2.290 BSC 0.090 BSC

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Physical Dimensions inches(millimeters) unless otherwise noted

TO-263

0.6005±0.0075
(15.25±0.2)
0.032±0.004
(0.81±0.1)
0.4±0.006

(2.540)
(10.16±0.15)

0.2±0.004
(5.08±0.1)
0.100
0.059±0.008
(1.5±0.2)

0.059±0.008
0.05±0.004 (1.5±0.2)
(1.27±0.1)
0.3425±0.0075 0.208±0.008
(8.7±0.2) (5.25±0.2)
0.18±0.004
(4.57±0.1)

0.05±0.004
0.006 (1.27±0.1)
(0.150)
0.05±0.004 0.1±0.008
(1.27±0.1) (2.54±0.2)

0.220
(5.600)

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