
RT9172
6
DS9172-14 March 2007
www.richtek.com
Typical Operating Characteristics
Temperature Stability
2.40
2.44
2.48
2.52
2.56
2.60
-35
-15
5
25
Temperature
45
65
(
°
C)
85
105
125
O
V
OUT
= 2.5V
C
IN
= 1uF (Ceramic)
C
OUT
= 10uF (Tantalum)
V
IN
= V
O
+ 1.0V
I
LOAD
= 10mA
Quiescent Current vs. Load Current
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
0.0
0.5
1.0
Load Current (A)
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
Q
V
OUT
= 2.5V
C
IN
= 1uF (Ceramic)
C
OUT
= 10uF (Tantalum)
V
IN
= V
O
+ 1.0V
Quiescent Current vs. Temperature
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
-35
-15
5
25
45
65
(
°
C)
85
105
125
Temperature
Q
V
OUT
= 2.5V
C
IN
= 1uF (Ceramic)
C
OUT
= 10uF (Tantalum)
V
IN
= V
O
+ 1.0V
I
LOAD
= 10mA
Quiescent Current vs. Supply Voltage
0.0
0.3
0.6
0.9
1.2
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
Supply Voltage (V)
Q
V
OUT
= 2.5V
C
IN
= 1uF (Ceramic)
C
OUT
= 10uF (Tantalum)
V
IN
= 2V to 6V
I
LOAD
= 10mA
Dropout Voltage (V
IN
- V
OUT
)
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.0
0.5
1.0
Load Current (A)
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
D
V
OUT
= 2.5V
C
IN
= 1uF (Ceramic)
C
OUT
= 10uF (Tantalum)
T
J
= 25
°
C
T
J
= 125
°
C
Current Limit vs. Temperature
2.0
2.8
3.6
4.4
5.2
6.0
-35
-15
5
25
Temperature
45
65
85
105
125
C
(
°
C)
V
OUT
= 2.5V
C
IN
= 1uF (Ceramic)
C
OUT
= 10uF (Tantalum)
V
IN
= V
OUT
+ 1.0V