SBVS123C December 2008 – March 2025 TPS737-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA
The NMOS pass transistor provides inherent protection against current flow from the regulator output to the input when the pass transistor gate is pulled low. To make sure all charge is removed from the gate of the pass transistor, drive the EN pin low before the input voltage is removed. If this step is not done, the pass transistor is potentially left on because of stored charge on the gate.
After the EN pin is driven low, no bias voltage is required on any pin for reverse current blocking. Reverse current is specified as the current flowing out of the IN pin because of voltage applied on the OUT pin. There is additional current flowing into the OUT pin as a result of the 80kΩ internal resistor divider to ground (see Figure 6-1 and Figure 6-2).
For the TPS73701-Q1, reverse current potentially flows when VFB is more than 1V above VIN.