SLVS905B December 2008 – July 2024 TLV431A-Q1 , TLV431B-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA
When the cathode/output voltage or current of TLV431 is not being fed back to the reference/input pin in any form, this device is operating in open loop. With proper cathode current (Ika) applied to this device, TLV431 will have the characteristics shown in Figure 5-6. With such high gain in this configuration, TLV431 is typically used as a comparator. With the reference integrated makes TLV431 the preferred choice when users are trying to monitor a certain level of a single signal.