Description

The FAN2508/09 family of micropower low-dropout voltage regulators utilize CMOS technology to offer a new level of cost-effective performance in GSM and TDMA cellular handsets, Laptop and Notebook portable computers, and other portable devices. Features include extremely low power consumption and low shutdown current, low dropout voltage, exceptional loop stability able to accommodate a wide variety of external capacitors, and the compact SOT23-5 surface-mount package. The FAN2508/09 family of products offer significant improvements over older BiCMOS designs and are pin-compatible with many popular devices. The output is thermally protected against overload.

Features

• Ultra Low Power Consumption

• 50 mV dropout voltage at 50 mA

• 25 µA ground current at 50 mA

• Enable/Shutdown Control

• SOT23-5 package

• Thermal limiting

• 300 mA peak current

Applications

• Cellular Phones and accessories

• PDAs

• Portable cameras and video recorders

• Laptop, notebook and palmtop computers