SNVSCS6A March 2026 – August 2026 TPS7H1301-SP
PRODMIX
For a standard output voltage of –1.8V, input voltage exceeding 5V, and load currents below 200mA both the TPS7H1301 and TPS7H1302 do not enter dropout conditions due to the minimum input voltage (VIN) and drop voltage (VDroop) providing sufficient headroom.
The TPS7H1301 and TPS7H1302 integration of a charge pump and LDO, presents unique considerations in regard to LDO dropout. Firstly, when VOUT is sufficiently lower than the magnitude of VIN the output of the charge pump is sufficiently large enough to provide enough input voltage headroom across load current. Typically, an input voltage of 5V with an output voltage of –1.8V or higher satisfies this no dropout condition.
Secondly, when the magnitudes of VIN and VOUT are relatively close, the load current is the determining factor as to when the LDO enters dropout.
Dropout current, IDO, for the TPS7H1301 is defined as the load current when the output voltage rises to 98% of the initial value at the configured output voltage. For the TPS7H1302, the dropout current output voltage criteria needs to accommodate load regulation; therefore, for load currents below 200mA, the percentage of VOUT that is permitted to rise above (VLIM) is 98%. When the applied load current on the TPS7H1302 is 400mA, VLIM is adjusted to 97% of VOUT; which is necessary to accommodate the TPS7H1302's load current. See Dropout Current Measurement for the test waveforms used to measure dropout.
During dropout conditions, the pass transistor operates in the ohmic (triode) region and functions as a resistive switch. The dropout voltage specification defines the minimum input voltage margin above the nominal programmed output voltage required to maintain output regulation. When the input voltage falls below this minimum threshold (VIN < VOUT + VDO), the output voltage concurrently decreases proportionally, falling out of regulation.