SLVSCJ5C December 2015 – September 2024 TPS7H3301-SP
PRODUCTION DATA
The minimum input (VLDOIN) to output voltage (VTT/VO) difference (headroom) decides the lowest usable supply voltage Gm-driven to drive a certain load. For TPS7H3301-SP, a minimum of 300 mV (VLDOINMIN – VTT/VOMAX) is needed in order to support a Gm driven sourcing current of 3 A based on a design of VLDOIN = 3.3 V and COUT = 470 μF. Because the TPS7H3301-SP is essentially a Gm-driven LDO, its impedance characteristics are both a function of the 1/Gm and RDS(on) of the sourcing MOSFET (see Figure 8-9). The current inflection point of the design is between 3 A and 4 A. When ISRC is less than the inflection point, the LDO is considered to be operating in the Gm region; when ISRC is greater than the inflection point but less than the overcurrent limit point, the LDO is operating in the RDS(on) region. The typical sourcing RDS(on) is 154 mΩ with VIN = 3 V and TJ = 125°C.