LT137A/LM137
LT337A/LM337
Negative Adjustable
Regulator
FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
The LT®137A/LT337A negative adjustable regulators will
deliver up to 1.5A output current over an output voltage
range of –1.2V to –37V. Linear Technology has made
significantimprovementsintheseregulatorscomparedto
previous devices, such as better line and load regulation,
and a maximum output voltage error of 1%.
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Guaranteed 1% Initial Voltage Tolerance
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Guaranteed 0.01%/V Line Regulation
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Guaranteed 0.5% Load Regulation
Guaranteed 0.02%/W Thermal Regulation
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100% Burn-in in Thermal Limit
APPLICATIONS
Every effort has been made to make these devices easy
to use and difficult to damage. Internal current and power
limitingcoupledwithtruethermallimitingpreventsdevice
damage due to overloads or shorts, even if the regulator
is not fastened to a heat sink.
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Adjustable Power Supplies
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System Power Supplies
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Precision Voltage/Current Regulators
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On-Card Regulators
Maximum reliability is attained with Linear Technology’s
advanced processing techniques combined with a 100%
burn-in in the thermal limit mode. This assures that all
device protection circuits are working and eliminates field
failuresexperiencedwithotherregulatorsthatreceiveonly
standard electrical testing.
L, LT, LTC and LTM are registered trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
TYPICAL APPLICATION
Negative Regulator
Output Voltage Error
12
1% RESISTORS
2% RESISTORS
11
10
9
R2*
+
+
C2
5μF
C3
1μF
SOLID
TANTALUM
SOLID
TANTALUM
R1
121Ω
8
7
LM337
ADJ
6
R2
R1
–V
V
LT137A
V
–V
= 1.25V 1 +
OUT
OUT
IN
IN
ꢀ
ꢁ
5
4
LT337A
137A TA01
3
|
V
|
OUT
2
*R2 = R1
– 1
ꢀ
ꢁ
1.25V
1
0
1
2
4
6
8 10
20
40
100
OUTPUT VOLTAGE (V)
137A TA01b
137afb
1