Friday, July 29, 2011

Diodes Inc.'s new low-dropout voltage regulator reduces component count and saves space

PLANO, USA: Diodes Inc., a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets, has announced a single-channel low-dropout fast-transient linear regulator with fixed output voltage of 5V and ±1 percent accuracy.

The new low-dropout regulator integrates the voltage divider to reduce board space and external component count, thus simplifying layout and reducing opportunity for premature board failure.

The AP7335A is primarily targeted at a wide array of home consumer and computing applications including TVs, set-top boxes and multifunction monitors, but is also suitable for battery-powered devices such as mobile media players, smart phones, portable gaming devices and tablets.

The device’s low-dropout voltage of 150mV at 300mA maximum output enables the use of a 5.5V supply for a fixed 5V output with a good safety margin, thereby reducing power loss under full load. A key feature of the AP7335A is its typical quiescent current consumption of only 35µA across the entire input range, which reduces power consumption and improves efficiency and battery life for portable applications.

In addition, the device’s enable function permits the use of a 300mA low-dropout regulator that can be turned off for further power savings.

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