SNVS775L March   2000  – January 2018 LM317L-N

PRODUCTION DATA.  

  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
    1.     Schematic Diagram
  3. 3 Description
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
    1.     Pin Functions
  6. 6 Specifications
    1. 6.1 Absolute Maximum Rating
    2. 6.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 6.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 6.4 Thermal Information
    5. 6.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 6.6 Typical Characteristics
  7. 7 Detailed Description
    1. 7.1 Overview
    2. 7.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 7.3 Feature Description
      1. 7.3.1 Load Regulation
    4. 7.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 7.4.1 External Capacitors
      2. 7.4.2 Protection Diodes
      3. 7.4.3 DSBGA Light Sensitivity
  8. 8 Application and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
    2. 8.2 Typical Applications
      1. 8.2.1  1.25-V to 25-V Adjustable Regulator
        1. 8.2.1.1 Design Requirements
        2. 8.2.1.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        3. 8.2.1.3 Application Curve
      2. 8.2.2  Digitally-Selected Outputs
      3. 8.2.3  High Gain Amplifier
      4. 8.2.4  Adjustable Current Limiter
      5. 8.2.5  Precision Current Limiter
      6. 8.2.6  Slow Turnon 15-V Regulator
      7. 8.2.7  Adjustable Regulator With Improved Ripple Rejection
      8. 8.2.8  High Stability 10-V Regulator
      9. 8.2.9  Adjustable Regulator With Current Limiter
      10. 8.2.10 0-V to 30-V Regulator
      11. 8.2.11 Regulator With 15-mA Short-Circuit Current
      12. 8.2.12 Power Follower
      13. 8.2.13 Adjusting Multiple On-Card Regulators With Single Control
      14. 8.2.14 100-mA Current Regulator
      15. 8.2.15 1.2-V to 12-V Regulator With Minimum Program Current
      16. 8.2.16 50-mA Constant Current Battery Charger for Nickel-Cadmium Batteries
      17. 8.2.17 5-V Logic Regulator With Electronic Shutdown
      18. 8.2.18 Current-Limited 6-V Charger
      19. 8.2.19 Short Circuit-Protected 80-V Supply
      20. 8.2.20 Basic High-Voltage Regulator
      21. 8.2.21 Precision High-Voltage Regulator
      22. 8.2.22 Tracking Regulator
      23. 8.2.23 Regulator With Trimmable Output Voltage
      24. 8.2.24 Precision Reference With Short-Circuit Proof Output
      25. 8.2.25 Fully-Protected (Bulletproof) Lamp Driver
      26. 8.2.26 Lamp Flasher
  9. 9 Power Supply Recommendations
  10. 10Layout
    1. 10.1 Layout Guidelines
    2. 10.2 Layout Examples
    3. 10.3 Thermal Considerations
  11. 11Device and Documentation Support
    1. 11.1 Documentation Support
      1. 11.1.1 Related Documentation
    2. 11.2 Community Resources
    3. 11.3 Trademarks
    4. 11.4 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    5. 11.5 Glossary
  12. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

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Mechanical Data (Package|Pins)
Thermal pad, mechanical data (Package|Pins)
Orderable Information

10.3 Thermal Considerations

When power is dissipated in an IC, a temperature gradient occurs across the IC chip affecting the individual IC circuit components. With an IC regulator, this gradient can be especially severe since power dissipation is large. Thermal regulation is the effect of these temperature gradients on output voltage (in percentage output change) per watt of power change in a specified time. Thermal regulation error is independent of electrical regulation or temperature coefficient, and occurs within 5 ms to 50 ms after a change in power dissipation. Thermal regulation depends on IC layout as well as electrical design. The thermal regulation of a voltage regulator is defined as the percentage change of VOUT, per watt, within the first 10 ms after a step of power is applied. The LM317L-N specification is 0.2%/W, maximum.

In Figure 12, a typical output of the LM317L-N changes only 7 mV (or 0.07% of VOUT = −10 V) when a 1-W pulse is applied for 10 ms. This performance is thus well inside the specification limit of 0.2%/W × 1 W = 0.2% maximum. When the 1-W pulse is ended, the thermal regulation again shows a 7-mV change as the gradients across the LM317L-N chip die out.

NOTE

The load regulation error of about 14 mV (0.14%) is additional to the thermal regulation error.