ZHCSAS0L January 2005 – December 2014 LP38691 , LP38691-Q1 , LP38693 , LP38693-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA.
| MIN | MAX | UNIT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Temp. (Soldering, 5 seconds) | 260 | °C | ||
| Power Dissipation(3) | Internally Limited | V | ||
| V(max) All pins (with respect to GND) | –0.3 | 12 | V | |
| IOUT(5) | Internally Limited | V | ||
| Junction Temperature | –40 | 150 | °C | |
| MIN | MAX | UNIT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tstg | Storage temperature range | −65 | 150 | °C | |
| V(ESD) | Electrostatic discharge | Human body model (HBM), per ANSI/ESDA/JEDEC JS-001, all pins(1) | –2 | 2 | kV |
| MIN | MAX | UNIT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tstg | Storage temperature range | −65 | 150 | °C | |
| V(ESD) | Electrostatic discharge | Human body model (HBM), per ANSI/ESDA/JEDEC JS-001, all pins(1) | –2 | 2 | kV |
| MIN | NOM | MAX | UNIT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIN Supply Voltage | 2.7 | 10 | V | ||
| Operating Junction Temperature Range | −40 | 125 | °C | ||
| THERMAL METRIC(1) | LP38691 | LP38693 | LP3869x | UNIT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TO-252 | WSON | SOT-223 | |||
| 3 PINS | 6 PINS | 5 PINS | |||
| RθJA(2) | Junction-to-ambient thermal resistance | 50.5 | 50.6 | 68.5 | °C/W |
| RθJC(top) | Junction-to-case (top) thermal resistance | 52.6 | 44.4 | 52.2 | |
| RθJB | Junction-to-board thermal resistance | 29.7 | 24.9 | 13.0 | |
| ψJT | Junction-to-top characterization parameter | 4.8 | 0.4 | 5.5 | |
| ψJB | Junction-to-board characterization parameter | 29.3 | 25.1 | 12.8 | |
| RθJC(bot) | Junction-to-case (bottom) thermal resistance | 1.5 | 5.4 | n/a | |
| PARAMETER | TEST CONDITIONS | MIN | TYP(4) | MAX | UNIT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VO | Output Voltage Tolerance | –2.0 | 2.0 | %VOUT | |||
| 100 µA < IL < 0.5 A VO + 1 V ≤ VIN ≤ 10 V Full operating temperature range |
–4.0 | 4.0 | |||||
| ΔVO/ΔVIN | Output Voltage Line Regulation(6) | VO + 0.5 V ≤ VIN ≤ 10 V IL = 25 mA |
0.03 | %/V | |||
| VO + 0.5 V ≤ VIN ≤ 10 V IL = 25 mA Full operating temperature range |
0.1 | ||||||
| ΔVO/ΔIL | Output Voltage Load Regulation(7) | 1 mA < IL < 0.5 A VIN = VO + 1 V |
1.8 | %/A | |||
| 1 mA < IL < 0.5 A VIN = VO + 1 V Full operating temperature range |
5 | ||||||
| VIN - VOUT | Dropout Voltage(8) | (VO = 2.5 V) | IL = 0.1 A | 80 | mV | ||
| IL = 0.5 A | 430 | ||||||
| (VO = 2.5 V) Full operating temperature range |
IL = 0.1 A | 145 | |||||
| IL = 0.5 A | 725 | ||||||
| (VO = 3.3 V) | IL = 0.1 A | 65 | |||||
| IL = 0.5 A | 330 | ||||||
| (VO = 3.3 V) Full operating temperature range |
IL = 0.1 A | 110 | |||||
| IL = 0.5 A | 550 | ||||||
| (VO = 5 V) | IL = 0.1 A | 45 | |||||
| IL = 0.5 A | 250 | ||||||
| (VO = 5 V) Full operating temperature range |
IL = 0.1 A | 100 | |||||
| IL = 0.5 A | 450 | ||||||
| IQ | Quiescent Current | VIN ≤ 10 V, IL =100 µA - 0.5 A | 55 | µA | |||
| VIN ≤ 10 V, IL =100 µA - 0.5 A Full operating temperature range |
100 | ||||||
| VEN ≤ 0.4 V, (LP38693 Only) | 0.001 | 1 | |||||
| IL(MIN) | Minimum Load Current | VIN - VO ≤ 4 V Full operating temperature range |
100 | ||||
| IFB | Foldback Current Limit | VIN - VO > 5 V | 350 | mA | |||
| VIN - VO < 4 V | 850 | ||||||
| PSRR | Ripple Rejection | VIN = VO + 2 V(DC), with 1 V(p-p) / 120 Hz Ripple | 55 | dB | |||
| TSD | Thermal Shutdown Activation (Junction Temp) | 160 | °C | ||||
| TSD (HYST) | Thermal Shutdown Hysteresis (Junction Temp) | 10 | |||||
| en | Output Noise | BW = 10 Hz to 10 kHz VO = 3.3 V |
0.7 | µV/√Hz | |||
| VO (LEAK) | Output Leakage Current | VO = VO(NOM) + 1 V at 10 VIN | 0.5 | 12 | µA | ||
| VEN | Enable Voltage (LP38693 Only) | Output = OFF Full operating temperature range |
0.4 | V | |||
| Output = ON, VIN = 4 V Full operating temperature range |
1.8 | ||||||
| Output = ON, VIN = 6 V Full operating temperature range |
3.0 | ||||||
| Output = ON, VIN = 10 V Full operating temperature range |
4.0 | ||||||
| IEN | Enable Pin Leakage (LP38693 Only) | VEN = 0 V or 10 V, VIN = 10 V | –1 | 0.001 | 1 | µA | |
Figure 1. Noise vs Frequency
Figure 3. Noise vs Frequency
Figure 5. Ripple Rejection
Figure 7. Line Transient Response
Figure 9. Line Transient Response

Figure 13. VOUT vs Temperature (3.3 V)
Figure 15. VOUT vs Temperature (1.8 V)
Figure 17. VOUT vs VIN, Power-Up
Figure 19. Load Regulation vs Temperature
Figure 21. MIN VIN vs IOUT
Figure 2. Noise vs Frequency
Figure 4. Ripple Rejection
Figure 6. Ripple Rejection
Figure 8. Line Transient Response
Figure 10. Load Transient Response
Figure 12. VOUT vs Temperature (5.0 V)
Figure 14. VOUT vs Temperature (2.5 V)
Figure 16. VOUT vs VIN (1.8 V)
Figure 18. Enable Voltage vs Temperature
Figure 20. Line Regulation vs Temperature
Figure 22. Dropout Voltage vs IOUT