SLVS348N July 2001 – January 2025 TPS793
PRODUCTION DATA
The output voltage of the TPS79301 adjustable regulator is programmed using an external resistor divider as shown in Figure 7-1. The output voltage is calculated using Equation 1:
where:
Resistors R1 and R2 must be selected for approximately 50-μA divider current. Lower value resistors can be used for improved noise performance, but the solution consumes more power. Higher resistors values can cause accuracy issues and other problems. The recommended design procedure is to choose R2 = 30.1 kΩ to set the divider current at 50 μA, CFF = 15 pF for stability, and then calculate R1 using Equation 2:
To improve the stability of the adjustable version, place a small compensation capacitor between OUT and FB. For output voltages less than 1.8 V, the value of this capacitor must be 100 pF. For output voltages greater than 1.8 V, the approximate value of this capacitor can be calculated as shown in Equation 3:
The suggested value of this capacitor for several resistor ratios is shown in the table in Figure 7-1. If this capacitor is not used (such as in a unity-gain configuration) or if an output voltage less than 1.8 V is chosen, then the minimum recommended output capacitor is 4.7 μF instead of 2.2 μF.
Figure 7-1 TPS79301 Adjustable LDO Regulator Programming