MIC5303 Single 300mA CMOS Ultra Small ULDOTM General Description Features The MIC5303 is an ultra small, Ultra Low Dropout CMOS regulator, ULDOTM that is ideal for today's most demanding portable applications including cellular phone RF power, camera modules, imaging sensors for digital still and video cameras, PDAs, portable media players (PMP) and PC cameras where board space is limited. It offers extremely low dropout voltage, very low output noise and can operate from a 2.3V to 5.5V input while delivering up to 300mA. It offers 2% initial accuracy, low ground current (typically 85A total), thermal and current limit protection. The MIC5303 can also be put into a zero-off-mode current state, drawing no current when disabled. The MIC5303 is available in the ultra small 4-pin 1.2mm x 1.6mm Thin MLF(R) package, occupying only 1.92mm2 of PCB area, a 50% reduction in board area compared to SC-70 and 2mm x 2mm MLF(R) packages. It's operating junction temperature range is -40C to +125C and is available in fixed output voltages in lead-free (RoHS compliant) Thin MLF(R) package. Data sheets and support documentation can be found on Micrel's web site at www.micrel.com. * * * * * * * * * Ultra Small 1.2mm x 1.6mm Thin MLF(R) package Low Dropout Voltage: 100mV at 300mA Output noise 120Vrms Input voltage range: 2.3V to 5.5V 300mA guaranteed output current Stable with ceramic output capacitors Low quiescent current 85A total 35s turn-on time High output accuracy - 2% initial accuracy - 3% over temperature * Thermal shutdown and current limit protection Applications * * * * * * Mobile Phones PDAs GPS Receivers Portable Media Players Portable Electronics Digital Still & Video Cameras Typical Application MIC5303-x.xYMT 150 VIN 125 VOUT 100 EN 1F Dropout Voltage vs. Output Current GND 1F 75 50 25 RF LDO Application 0 0 VOUT = 2.8V COUT = 1F 50 100 150 200 250 300 OUTPUT CURRENT (mA) ULDO is a trademark of Micrel, Inc. MLF and MicroLeadFrame are registered trademarks of Amkor Technology, Inc. Micrel Inc. * 2180 Fortune Drive * San Jose, CA 95131 * USA * tel +1 (408) 944-0800 * fax + 1 (408) 474-1000 * http://www.micrel.com May 2008 M9999-051508-D Micrel, Inc. MIC5303 Block Diagram VIN VOUT EN VREF QuickStart Thermal Shutdown Error LDO Amp Current Limit GND MIC5303 Block Diagram May 2008 2 M9999-051508-D Micrel, Inc. MIC5303 Ordering Information(1) Part Number Marking Code MIC5303-1.5YMT 1M5 Voltage Temperature Range 1.5V Package -40C to +125C Lead Finish 4-Pin 1.2mm x 1.6mm Thin MLF (R) Pb-Free (R) Pb-Free MIC5303-1.8YMT 1M8 1.8V -40C to +125C 4-Pin 1.2mm x 1.6mm Thin MLF MIC5303-2.1YMT 2M1 2.1V -40C to +125C 4-Pin 1.2mm x 1.6mm Thin MLF(R) Pb-Free -40C to +125C 4-Pin 1.2mm x 1.6mm Thin MLF (R) Pb-Free (R) Pb-Free MIC5303-2.5YMT 2M5 2.5V MIC5303-2.6YMT 2M6 2.6V -40C to +125C 4-Pin 1.2mm x 1.6mm Thin MLF MIC5303-2.8YMT 2M8 2.8V -40C to +125C 4-Pin 1.2mm x 1.6mm Thin MLF(R) Pb-Free -40C to +125C 4-Pin 1.2mm x 1.6mm Thin MLF (R) Pb-Free (R) Pb-Free MIC5303-2.85YMT 2MN 2.85V MIC5303-2.9YMT 2M9 2.9V -40C to +125C 4-Pin 1.2mm x 1.6mm Thin MLF MIC5303-3.0YMT 3M0 3.0V -40C to +125C 4-Pin 1.2mm x 1.6mm Thin MLF(R) Pb-Free -40C to +125C (R) Pb-Free MIC5303-3.3YMT 3M3 3.3V 4-Pin 1.2mm x 1.6mm Thin MLF Note: 1. Other voltages available. Contact Micrel Marketing for details. Pin Configuration EN 1 4 VOUT GND 2 3 VIN 4-Pin 1.2mm x 1.6mm Thin MLF(R) (MT) Pin Description Pin Number Pin Name Pin Function 1 EN 2 GND Ground 3 VIN Supply Input 4 VOUT Output Voltage HS Pad EPAD Exposed heatsink pad connected to ground internally. May 2008 Enable Input. Active High. High = on, low = off. Do not leave floating. 3 M9999-051508-D Micrel, Inc. MIC5303 Absolute Maximum Ratings(1) Operating Ratings(2) Supply Voltage (VIN) ............................................. 0V to +6V Enable Input (VEN) ................................................ 0V to +6V Power Dissipation(3)...................................Internally Limited Lead Temperature (soldering, 5 sec.)........................ 260C Junction Temperature (TJ) ........................-40C to +125C Storage Temperature (Ts) .........................-65C to +150C Supply voltage (VIN) ..................................... +2.3V to +5.5V Enable Input (VEN) .................................................. 0V to VIN Junction Temperature (TA) ........................ -40C to +125C Junction Thermal Resistance Thin MLF(R) -4 (JA) ...........................................173C/W Electrical Characteristics(4) VIN = VOUT + 1V; COUT = 1.0F; IOUT = 100A; TJ = 25C, bold values indicate -40C to +125C, unless noted. Parameter Condition Output Voltage Accuracy Variation from nominal VOUT Variation from nominal VOUT; -40C to +125C VIN = VOUT +1V to 5.5V; IOUT = 100A Line Regulation Load Regulation(5) Dropout Voltage(6) Ground Pin Current(7) Ground Pin Current in Shutdown Ripple Rejection Current Limit Output Voltage Noise Enable Input Enable Input Voltage Enable Input Current Turn-on Time Min Typ Max Units 0.02 +2 +3 0.3 0.6 2.0 % % %/V -2 -3 IOUT = 100A to 150mA IOUT = 100A IOUT = 50mA IOUT = 150mA IOUT = 300mA IOUT = 0 to 300mA, EN = High VEN = 0V 0.5 0.1 15 50 100 85 0.1 f = up to 1kHz; COUT = 1.0F f = 1kHz - 20kHz; COUT = 1.0F VOUT = 0V COUT =1F, 10Hz to 100kHz 65 42 350 460 120 35 100 200 120 2 850 0.2 Logic Low Logic High VIL < 0.2V VIH > 1.0V COUT = 1.0F 1.1 0.01 0.01 35 100 % mV mV mV mV A A dB dB mA VRMS V V A A s Notes: 1. Exceeding the absolute maximum rating may damage the device. 2. The device is not guaranteed to function outside its operating rating. 3. The maximum allowable power dissipation of any TA (ambient temperature) is PD(max) = (TJ(max) - TA) / JA. Exceeding the maximum allowable power dissipation will result in excessive die temperature, and the regulator will go into thermal shutdown. 4. Specification for packaged product only. 5. Regulation is measured at constant junction temperature using low duty cycle pulse testing, changes in output voltage due to heating effects are covered by the thermal regulation specification. 6. Dropout voltage is defined as the input-to-output differential at which the output voltage drops 2% below its nominal value measured at 1V differential. 7. Ground pin current is the regulator quiescent current. The total current drawn from the supply is the sum of the load current plus the ground pin current. May 2008 4 M9999-051508-D Micrel, Inc. MIC5303 Typical Characteristics Ground Pin Current vs. Output Current 100 90 90 88 86 84 80 70 60 30 VIN = VOUT + 1V VOUT = 2.8V COUT = 1F 20 10 0 0 90 50 100 150 200 250 300 OUTPUT CURRENT (mA) Power Supply Rejection Ratio 160 50mA 80 70 120 150mA -50 300mA -40 0 3.0 150 300mA 80 60 -20 40 VIN = VOUT + 1V -10 VOUT = 2.8V COUT = 1F 0 0.1 1 10 100 FREQUENCY (kHz) 150mA Output Voltage vs. Output Current 0 3.2 50mA 2.0 2.80 Output Voltage vs. Supply Voltage 3.00 1.2 2.78 2.77 0 500 VIN = VOUT + 1V VOUT = 2.8V COUT = 1F 100A 50 100 150 200 250 300 OUTPUT CURRENT (mA) Current Limit vs. Input Voltage 300mA 0.4 10 50 100 150 200 250 300 OUTPUT CURRENT (mA) Output Voltage vs. Temperature 2.80 2.75 2.70 2.65 2.60 0.8 0 0 VOUT = 2.8V COUT = 1F 2.95 2.90 2.85 1.6 2.79 75 0 0 20 40 60 80 TEMPERATURE (C) 2.4 2.81 Dropout Voltage vs. Output Current 125 25 100A 2.8 2.82 5.5 50 20 1,000 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 SUPPLY VOLTAGE (V) 100 100 -30 2.83 10 Dropout Voltage vs. Temperature -60 100A 30 20 20 40 60 80 TEMPERATURE (C) VOUT = 2.8V 140 COUT = 1F 300mA 50 40 VIN = VOUT + 1V VOUT = 2.8V COUT = 1F -70 Ground Pin Current vs. Supply Voltage 60 100A 78 76 74 72 70 100 300mA 82 80 50 40 -80 Ground Pin Current vs. Temperature COUT = 1F 1 2 3 4 5 SUPPLY VOLTAGE (V) 6 2.55 2.50 VIN = VOUT + 1V VOUT = 2.8V COUT = 1F IOUT = 100A 20 40 60 80 TEMPERATURE (C) Output Noise Spectral Density 490 480 470 1 460 0.1 450 440 430 420 410 400 3.0 May 2008 VOUT = 2.8V COUT = 1F 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 INPUT VOLTAGE (V) 5.5 0.01 VIN = VOUT + 1V VOUT = 2.8V COUT = 1F 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1,000 FREQUENCY (kHz) 5 M9999-051508-D Micrel, Inc. MIC5303 Functional Characteristics Load Transient Response Enable (1V/div) Output Voltage (50mV/div) Enable Turn-On 300mA VIN = VOUT + 1V VOUT = 2.8V Output Current (100mA/div) Output Voltage (1V/div) COUT = 1F VIN = VOUT + 1V VOUT = 2.8V COUT = 1F Time (10s/div) Time (40s/div) Line Transient Response 5V Input Voltage (2V/div) 4V VIN = VOUT + 1V VOUT = 2.8V COUT = 1F Output Voltage (50mV/div) IOUT = 10mA Time (40s/div) May 2008 6 M9999-051508-D Micrel, Inc. MIC5303 The actual power dissipation of the regulator circuit can be determined using the equation: Application Information Enable/Shutdown The MIC5303 comes with an active-high enable pin that allows the regulator to be disabled. Forcing the enable pin low disables the regulator and sends it into a "zero" off-mode-current state. In this state, current consumed by the regulator goes nearly to zero. Forcing the enable pin high enables the output voltage. The active-high enable pin uses CMOS technology and the enable pin cannot be left floating; a floating enable pin may cause an indeterminate state on the output. PD = (VIN - VOUT) IOUT + VIN IGND Because this device is CMOS and the ground current is typically <100A over the load range, the power dissipation contributed by the ground current is < 1% and can be ignored for this calculation. PD = (3.6V - 2.8V) x 300mA PD = 0.24W To determine the maximum ambient operating temperature of the package, use the junction-to-ambient thermal resistance of the device and the following basic equation: Input Capacitor The MIC5303 is a high-performance, high bandwidth device. Therefore, it requires a well-bypassed input supply for optimal performance. A 1F capacitor is required from the input-to-ground to provide stability. Low-ESR ceramic capacitors provide optimal performance at a minimum of space. Additional high-frequency capacitors, such as small-valued NPO dielectric-type capacitors, help filter out high-frequency noise and are good practice in any RF-based circuit. PD(MAX) = TJ(MAX) - TA JA TJ(max) = 125C, the maximum junction temperature of the die JA thermal resistance = 173C/W. The table below shows junction-to-ambient thermal resistance for the MIC5303 in the 4-pin 1.2mm x 1.6mm MLF(R) package. Output Capacitor The MIC5303 requires an output capacitor of 1F or greater to maintain stability. The design is optimized for use with low-ESR ceramic chip capacitors. High ESR capacitors may cause high frequency oscillation. The output capacitor can be increased, but performance has been optimized for a 1F ceramic output capacitor and does not improve significantly with larger capacitance. X7R/X5R dielectric-type ceramic capacitors are recommended because of their temperature performance. X7R-type capacitors change capacitance by 15% over their operating temperature range and are the most stable type of ceramic capacitors. Z5U and Y5V dielectric capacitors change value by as much as 50% and 60%, respectively, over their operating temperature ranges. To use a ceramic chip capacitor with Y5V dielectric, the value must be much higher than an X7R ceramic capacitor to ensure the same minimum capacitance over the equivalent operating temperature range. Package JA Recommended Minimum Footprint 4-Pin 1.2x1.6 MLF(R) 173C/W Thermal Resistance Substituting PD for PD(max) and solving for the ambient operating temperature will give the maximum operating conditions for the regulator circuit. The junction-toambient thermal resistance for the minimum footprint is 173C/W. The maximum power dissipation must not be exceeded for proper operation. For example, when operating the MIC5303-2.8YML at an input voltage of 3.6V and 300mA load with a minimum footprint layout, the maximum ambient operating temperature TA can be determined as follows: 0.24W = (125C - TA)/(173C/W) No-Load Stability Unlike many other voltage regulators, the MIC5303 will remain stable and in regulation with no load. This is especially important in CMOS RAM keep-alive applications. Thermal Considerations The MIC5303 is designed to provide 300mA of continuous current. Maximum ambient operating temperature can be calculated based on the output current and the voltage drop across the part. Given that the input voltage is 3.6V, the output voltage is 2.8V and the output current = 300mA. May 2008 TA=83C Therefore, a 2.8V application with 300mA of output current can accept an ambient operating temperature of 83C in a 1.2mm x 1.6mm MLF(R) package. For a full discussion of heat sinking and thermal effects on voltage regulators, refer to the "Regulator Thermals" section of Micrel's Designing with Low-Dropout Voltage Regulators handbook. This information can be found on Micrel's website at: http://www.micrel.com/_PDF/other/LDOBk_ds.pdf 7 M9999-051508-D Micrel, Inc. MIC5303 Package Information 4-Pin 1.2mm x 1.6mm Thin MLF(R) (MT) MICREL, INC. 2180 FORTUNE DRIVE SAN JOSE, CA 95131 USA TEL +1 (408) 944-0800 FAX +1 (408) 474-1000 WEB http:/www.micrel.com The information furnished by Micrel in this data sheet is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by Micrel for its use. Micrel reserves the right to change circuitry and specifications at any time without notification to the customer. Micrel Products are not designed or authorized for use as components in life support appliances, devices or systems where malfunction of a product can reasonably be expected to result in personal injury. Life support devices or systems are devices or systems that (a) are intended for surgical implant into the body or (b) support or sustain life, and whose failure to perform can be reasonably expected to result in a significant injury to the user. A Purchaser's use or sale of Micrel Products for use in life support appliances, devices or systems is a Purchaser's own risk and Purchaser agrees to fully indemnify Micrel for any damages resulting from such use or sale. (c) 2006 Micrel, Incorporated. May 2008 8 M9999-051508-D