SBVS324A June 2017 – June 2020 TPS7A90
PRODUCTION DATA.
If the input voltage is lower than the nominal output voltage plus the specified dropout voltage, but all other conditions are met for normal operation, the device operates in dropout. In this mode, the output voltage tracks the input voltage. During this mode, the transient performance of the device becomes significantly degraded because the pass device is in a triode state and no longer controls the current through the LDO. Line or load transients in dropout can result in large output-voltage deviations.
When the device is in a steady dropout state (defined as when the device is in dropout, VIN < VOUT(NOM) + VDO, right after being in a normal regulation state, but not during startup), the pass-FET is driven as hard as possible. When the input voltage returns to VIN ≥ VOUT(NOM) + VDO, VOUT can overshoot for a short period of time if the input voltage slew rate is greater than 0.1 V/µs.