ADP3308
Higher Output Current
The following general guidelines will be helpful when designing
a board layout:
The ADP3308 can source up to 50 mA without any heatsink or
pass transistor. If higher current is needed, an appropriate pass
transistor can be used, as in Figure 22, to increase the output
current to 1 A.
1. PC board traces with larger cross section areas will remove
more heat. For optimum results, use PC boards with thicker
copper and or wider traces.
MJE253*
2. Increase the surface area exposed to open air so heat can be
removed by convection or forced air flow.
V
= 3.0V @ 1A
V
= 4V TO 8V
OUT
IN
R1
C1
47F
50⍀
3. Do not use solder mask or silk screen on the heat dissipating
traces because it will increase the junction to ambient
thermal resistance of the package.
IN
OUT
C2
10F
ADP3308-3.0
Shutdown Mode
SD
Applying a TTL high signal to the shutdown pin or tying it to
the input pin will turn the output ON. Pulling the shutdown pin
down to a TTL low signal or tying it to ground will turn the
output OFF. In shutdown mode, quiescent current is reduced
to less than 1 µA.
GND
*AAVID531002 HEAT SINK IS USED
Figure 22. Higher Output Current Linear Regulator
Constant Dropout Post Regulator
APPLICATION CIRCUITS
Crossover Switch
The circuit in Figure 23 provides high precision with low drop-
out for any regulated output voltage. It significantly reduces the
ripple from a switching regulator while providing a constant
dropout voltage, which limits the power dissipation of the LDO
to 30 mW. The ADP3000 used in this circuit is a switching
regulator in the step-up configuration.
The circuit in Figure 21 shows that two ADP3308s can be used
to form a mixed supply voltage system. The output switches
between two different levels selected by an external digital input.
Output voltages can be any combination of voltages from the
Ordering Guide of the data sheet.
V
= 4V TO 12V
V
= 3.0V/3.3V
OUT
ADP3308-3.0
IN
IN
OUT
OUTPUT SELECT
SD
GND
4V
0V
IN
ADP3308-3.3
SD
OUT
C1
1.0F
C2
0.47F
GND
Figure 21. Crossover Switch
D1
1N5817
L1
6.8H
ADP3308-3.0
OUT
V
= 2.5V TO 3.5V
IN
3.0V@50mA
IN
C1
100F
10V
SD
R1
120⍀
C2
100F
10V
R2
30.1k⍀
1%
GND
C3
2.2F
I
V
LIM
IN
SW1
Q1
2N3906
Q2
2N3906
ADP3000-ADJ
FB
R3
R4
274k⍀
GND
SW2
124k⍀
1%
Figure 23. Constant Dropout Post Regulator
REV. A
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