IRU431L / IRU431AL
1
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02/20/02
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TYPICAL APPLICATION
DESCRIPTION
The IRU431L family are three-terminal adjustable shunt
regulators that can also be used as precision voltage
references. Its output voltage may be set to any value
between V
REF
(1.24V) and 15V with two external resis-
tors as shown in the typical application circuit. Other
applications of this device include being used as a
merged amplifier and reference in applications such as
a linear regulator or as the secondary side controller in
low voltage power supply applications. The IRU431L only
requires 80
m
A maximum quiescent current before regu-
lating, making it ideal as a voltage reference for battery
type applications. The IRU431L has
6
1% initial accu-
racy while IRU431AL provides
6
0.5% initial accuracy.
LOW -VOLTAGE ADJUSTABLE PRECISION
SHUNT REGULATOR
PACKAGE ORDER INFORMATION
T
A
(C) 5-PIN SOT-23 (L5) 3-PIN SOT-23 (L3)
0 To 70 IRU431LCL5 IRU431LCL3
0 To 70 IRU431ALCL5 IRU431ALCL3
Figure 1 - Typical application of the IRU431L as a shunt regulator / voltage reference.
Data Sheet No. PD94118
FEATURES
SOT-23 Packages
Voltage Reference Initial Accuracy
(1% for IRU431L and 0.5% for IRU431AL)
Low Operating Cathode Current
(80
m
A max)
Unconditionally Stable with only 1
m
F
Adjustable Output from 1.24V to 15V
0.25
V
Typical Output Impedance
Pin to Pin Compatible with TLV431
Precision Voltage Reference
Linear Regulator Controller
Secondary Side Controller for the low voltage
power supply applications
APPLICATIONS
R
B
R1
R2
Co
IRU431L
V
IN
V
OUT
Vo = V
REF
3
oo
1 +
pp
R1
R2
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I
K
=10mA, V
KA
=V
REF
, T
A
=25
8
C
I
K
=10mA, V
KA
=V
REF
I
K
=10mA, V
KA
=V
REF
, T
A
=25
8
C
I
K
=10mA, V
KA
=V
REF
V
KA
=V
REF
, I
K
=10mA
Note 1
I
K
=10mA,
D
V
KA
=V
REF
to 6V
I
K
=10mA, R1=10K
V
, R2=open
I
K
=10mA, R1=10K
V
, R2=open
Note 1
V
KA
=V
REF
V
KA
=6V, V
REF
=0V
V
KA
=10V, V
REF
=0V
V
KA
=15V, V
REF
=0V
V
KA
=V
REF
, f<1KHz,
I
K
=0.1 to 15mA, Note 2
Unless otherwise specified, these specifications apply over T
A
=0 to 70
8
C, Co
=1
m
F. Typical values refer to T
A
=25
8
C.
Low duty cycle pulse testing is used which keeps junction and case temperatures equal to the ambient tempera-
ture.
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Input Voltage (V
IN
) .................................................... 15V
Continuous Cathode Current Range .......................... -15mA To +15mA
Reference Current Range .......................................... -0.05mA To 1mA
Storage Temperature Range ...................................... -65
8
C To 150
8
C
Operating Junction Temperature Range ..................... 0
8
C To 150
8
C
PACKAGE INFORMATION
5-PIN SOT-23 (L5)
3-PIN SOT-23 (L3)
JA
=256
C/W
JA
=336C/W
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Note 1: The deviation parameters, V
REF(DEV)
and I
REF(DEV)
are defined as the differences between the maximum
and the minimum values obtained over the rated tem-
perature range. The average full range temperature coef-
ficient of the reference input voltage is defined as:
Where:
?a
V
REF
?
unit is ppm/
8
C
D
T
A
is the rated operating free air temperature of the
device.
a
V
REF
can be positive or negative depending on whether
minimum V
REF
or maximum V
REF
respectively occurs at
the lower temperature.
Cathode
Ref
Anode
1
2
3
TOP VIEW
Anode
Ref
NC
NC
Cathode
3
2
1
4
5
TOP VIEW
?a
V
REF
?
=
V
REF(DEV)
V
REF(25
8
C)
3
10
6
D
T
A
o p
o p
V
V
mV
mV/V
m
A
m
A
m
A
m
A
V
1.252
1.259
1.246
1.252
-6
1
80
0.75
5
10
0.4
1.240
1.240
1.240
1.240
6
-1
0.15
0.05
55
0.6
1.8
3.2
0.25
1.228
1.221
1.234
1.228
V
REF
V
REF
V
REF(DEV)
D
V
REF
/
D
V
KA
I
REF(DEV)
I
K(MIN)
Ioff
Z
KA0
Reference Voltage
IRU431L
Reference Voltage
IRU431AL
V
REF
Deviation over full
temperature range
Ratio of V
REF
change to
cathode voltage change
Reference Pin Current
I
REF
Deviation over full
temperature range
Minimum Cathode Current
Off State Cathode Current
Dynamic Impedance
PARAMETER SYM
TEST CONDITION
MIN TYP MAX UNITS
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PIN DESCRIPTIONS
BLOCK DIAGRAM
Figure 2 - Simplified block diagram of the IRU431L.
Resistors from the Ref pin to the Cathode pin and to ground form a divider
that sets the output voltage.
The output of the shunt regulator. A capacitor of 1
m
F minimum value must
be connected from this pin to Anode pin to insure unconditional stability.
Ground pin. This pin must be connected to the lowest potential in the
system and all other pins must be at higher potential with respect to this
pin.
These pins are not connected internally.
Note 2: The dynamic impedance when V
KA
=V
REF
is de-
fined as:
Cathode
1.24V
Anode
Ref
+
When the device is operating with two external resistors
(See figure 3), the total dynamic impedance of the cir-
cuit is given by:
SOT-23
5-PIN
PIN#
SOT-23
3-PIN
PIN#
PIN SYMBOL PIN DESCRIPTION
4
3
5
1, 2
1
2
3
NA
Ref
Cathode
Anode
NC
?
Z
KA0
?
=
D
V
KA
D
I
K
?
Z
KA
?
= =
?
Z
KA0
?
3
oo
1 +
pp
R1
R2
D
V
D
I
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APPLICATION INFORMATION
An example is given below on how to properly select the
biasing resistor.
Assuming:
V
MIN
= 4.5V
V
MAX
= 6V
V
KA
= 3.3V
I
L
= 10mA
The maximum value for the biasing resistor is calcu-
lated using the following equations:
Where:
V
MIN
= Minimum supply voltage
I
L(MAX)
= Maximum load current
I
B(MAX)
= Maximum bias current
I
K(MIN)
= Maximum value for the minimum
cathode current spec
I
R
= Current through R1
Assuming R1 = 2K
V
as before,
The maximum power dissipation of the resistor is
calculated under the maximum supply voltage as
follows:
Output Voltage Setting
The IRU431L can be programmed to any voltages in the
range of 1.24 to 15V with the addition of R1 and R2
external resistors according to the following formula:
The IRU431L keeps a constant voltage of 1.240V be-
tween the Ref pin and ground pin. By placing a resistor
R2 across these two pins a constant current flows
through R2, adding to the I
REF
current and into the R1
resistor producing a voltage equal to:
which will be added to the 1.240V to set the output volt-
age as shown in the above equation. Since the input
bias current of the Ref pin is 0.5
m
A max, it adds a very
small error to the output voltage and for most applica-
tions can be ignored. For example, in a typical 5V to
3.3V application where R2=1.21K
V
and R1=2K
V
the
error due to the I
ADJ
is only 1mV which is about 0.03% of
the nominal set point.
Figure 3 - Typical application of the
IRU431L for programming the output voltage.
Biasing Resistor (R
B
) Selection
The biasing resistor R
B
is selected such that it does not
limit the input current under the minimum input supply
and maximum load and biasing current.
P
R
B
(MAX)
=
Where:
V
MAX
= Maximum supply voltage
P
R
B
(MAX)
= Maximum R
B
power dissipation
P
R
B
(MAX)
= = 73mW
(6 - 3.3)
100
2
(V
MAX
- V
KA
)
R
B
2
R
B(MAX)
=
I
B(MAX)
= I
K(MIN)
+ I
R
V
MIN
- V
KA
I
B(MAX)
+ I
L(MAX)
I
R
= = 1.03mA
I
B(MAX)
= 0.08 + 1.03 = 1.11mA
R
B(MAX)
= = 108
V
Select R
B
= 100
V
3.3 - 1.24
2
4.5 - 3.3
1.11 +10
V
IN
R2
Co
R1
R
B
IRU431L
I
K
R
L
I
L
V
KA
= V
OUT
o p
o p3
R1 + I
REF
3
R1
1.240
R2
Vo = V
KA
= V
REF
3
oo
1 +
pp
+ I
REF
3
R1
R1
R2
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Thermal Design
The IRU431L is offered in the surface mount SOT-23 (L)
packages. The SOT-23 package has the maximum power
dissipation capability of 150mW at T
A
=25
C with the de-
rating factor of -1.2mW /
C.
The table below summarizes the maximum power dissi-
pation capability of each package versus ambient tem-
perature.
Ambient Temperature (T
A
) -
88
C
Pkg 25 40 50 60 70
SOT-23
150mW
132mW
120mW
108mW
96mW
In our previous example, the maximum power dissipa-
tion of the device is calculated under no load and maxi-
mum input supply condition.
The maximum power is calculated using the following
equation:
As shown in the power dissipation table, both packages
can handle this power dissipation.
P
MAX
= V
KA
3
oo
pp
Where:
P
MAX
= Maximum power dissipation of the 431L
For our example:
P
MAX
= 3.3
3
oo
pp
= 89mW
V
MAX
- V
KA
R
B
6 - 3.3
100
Stability
The IRU431L has many different domains of stability as
a function of the cathode current. As is typical of three-
terminal shunt regulators, the IRU431L has many do-
mains of stability. The actual domain in which any prac-
tical circuit operates is related to cathode current. In
general the device will be unconditionally stable for any
cathode current if a capacitor, 1
m
F or larger, is connected
between the cathode and the anode. If the cathode cur-
rent is always higher than 3mA under minimum line and
maximum load conditions, the capacitor value can be
reduced to 0.01
m
F and the system will be stable.
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