
Microsemi 
Linfinity Microelectronics Division 
11861 Western Avenue, Garden Grove, CA. 92841, 714-898-8121, Fax: 714-893-2570 
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Copyright 
 2000 
Rev. 0.3D, 2002-01-08 
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LX8817
Dual Channel 2.5A Low Dropout Regulator 
P
RODUCTION
 D
ATA
 S
HEET
L I N F I N I T Y  D I V I S I O N
R E C O M M E N D E D  M A X  O P E R A T I N G  C O N D I T I O N  
LX8817-25 
Typ 
Parameter 
Symbol 
Min 
Max 
Units 
V
CTRL
V
PWR
I
1,
 I
2
T
J
10 
7.5 
3.0 
125 
V 
V 
A 
°
C 
Input Voltage  
Load Current (Internally Limited) 
Operating Junction Temperature 
E L E C T R I C A L  C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S  
Unless otherwise specified, the following specifications apply over the operating ambient temperature 0
°
C
≤
 T
A
≤
 125
°
C except where 
otherwise noted and the following test conditions: V
CTRL
 = 5V, V
PWR
 = 3.3V I
OUT
 = 5mA, C
1, 2, 3, 4
 = 10
μ
F (Tantalum), and T
J
 = T
A
 using 
low duty cycling methods. 
LX8817-25 
Typ 
Parameter 
Symbol 
Test Conditions 
Min 
Max 
Units
!
FIXED OUTPUT 
Output Voltage 
 
LX8817-2500 
Line Regulation 
Load Regulation 
V
1 
5mA < I
1 
< 2.5A, 3.75V < V
CTRL
 < 10V 
3.3V < V
PWR
 < 5.5V 
3.3V<V
CTRL
<10V, 3.3V<V
PWR
<5.5V, I
1
 = 5mA 
5mA < I
1
 < 2.5A, V
CTRL
=5V, V
PWR
=3.3V 
I
1
 = 2.5A, 
V
1 
= -2% 
I
1
 = 2.0A, 
V
1 
= -2% 
I
1
 = 1.0A, 
V
1 
= -2% 
Note 1 
2.438 
2.500 
2.538 
V 
V
1
(V
IN
) 
V
1
(I
1
) 
1 
1 
5 
5 
mV 
mV 
Dropout Voltage (PWR) 
V
PWR
-V
1 
0.500 
0.375 
0.225 
3.0 
0 
0.730 
0.580 
0.390 
5 
V 
Current Limit 
Minimum Load Current 
!
ADJUSTABLE OUTPUT 
I
1 (MAX) 
I
1 
2.55 
A 
mA 
Reference Voltage 
V
2 
5mA < I
2 
< 2.5A, 3.75V < V
CTRL
 < 10V 
3.3V < V
PWR
 < 5.5V 
3.3V<V
CTRL
<10V, 3.3V<V
PWR
<5.5V, I
2
 = 5mA 
5mA < I
2
 < 2.5A, V
CTRL
=5V, V
PWR
=3.3V 
I
2
 = 2.5A, 
V
2 
= -2% 
I
2
 = 2.0A, 
V
2 
= -2% 
I
2
 = 1.0A, 
V
2 
= -2% 
Note 1 
V
PWR
 Rising, 3.0V<V
CTRL
 < 10V, Both Outputs Off 
I
1
=I
2
=5mA 
I
1
=I
2
=2.5A 
f=120Hz, T
J
 = 25
°
C 
10Hz < f < 10kHz 
1.231 
1.250 
1.288 
V 
Line Regulation 
Load Regulation 
V
2
(V
IN
) 
V
2
(I
2
) 
0.05 
10 
0.500 
0.375 
0.225 
3.0 
1 
1 
3 
6 
75 
0.003 
160 
3 
19 
0.730 
0.580 
0.390 
5 
2 
2.6 
3.3 
2.2 
5 
10 
mV 
mV 
Dropout Voltage 
V
PWR
-V
2
V 
Current Limit 
Minimum Load Current 
Adjust Pin Bias Current 
!
ENTIRE REGULATOR 
Under Voltage Lockout 
Ripple Rejection 
RMS Output Noise 
Thermal Shutdown 
Note 1:  Minimum load current is defined as the amount of output current required to maintain regulation.  Typically this current provides the bias to the external resistor divider 
network used to set the output voltage. 
I
2 (MAX) 
I
2 
I
ADJ 
2.55 
60 
A 
mA 
μ
A 
V 
V 
V 
mA 
mA 
dB 
%V
OUT 
°
C 
V
PWR
V
CONTROL
Minimum Operating Voltage 
Quiescent Current 
I
Q 
PSRR 
T
JSD 
E
L
E
C
T
R
I
C
A
L
S