JAJSHZ6B December 2008 – September 2019 TPS737-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA.
The low open-loop output impedance provided by the NMOS pass element in a voltage follower configuration allows operation without a 1-µF output capacitor. As with any regulator, the addition of additional capacitance from the OUT pin to ground reduces undershoot magnitude but increases its duration. In the adjustable version, the addition of a capacitor (CFB) between the OUT pin and the FB pin also improves the transient response.
The TPS737xx-Q1 does not have active pulldown when the output is overvoltage. This architecture allows for applications that connect higher voltage sources, such as alternate power supplies, to be connected to the output. This architecture also results in an output overshoot of several percent if the load current quickly drops to zero when a capacitor is connected to the output. The duration of overshoot can be reduced by adding a load resistor. The overshoot decays at a rate determined by the output capacitor (COUT) and the internal and external load resistance. The rate of decay is given by Equation 4 and Equation 5.
(Fixed voltage version)
(Adjustable voltage version)