ADP322/ADP323

Data Sheet

Rev. E | Page 18 of 24

Use Equation 1 to determine the worst case capacitance,

accounting for capacitor variation over temperature, compo-

nent tolerance, and voltage.

(1)

where:

TEMPCO is the worst case capacitor temperature coefficient.

TOL is the worst case component tolerance.

In this example, TEMPCO over −40°C to +85°C is assumed to

be 15% for an X5R dielectric. TOL is assumed to be 10%, and

Substituting these values into Equation 1 yields

Therefore, the capacitor chosen in this example meets the

minimum capacitance requirement of the LDO over temperature

and tolerance at the chosen output voltage.

To guarantee the performance of the ADP322/ADP323 triple

LDO, it is imperative that the effects of dc bias, temperature,

and tolerances on the behavior of the capacitors be evaluated

for each application.

UNDERVOLTAGE LOCKOUT

The ADP322/ADP323 have an internal undervoltage lockout

circuit that disables all inputs and the output when the input

voltage bias, VBIAS, is less than approximately 2.2 V. This ensures

that the inputs of the ADP322/ADP323 and the output behave

in a predictable manner during power-up.

ENABLE FEATURE

The ADP322/ADP323 use the ENx pins to enable and disable

the VOUTx pins under normal operating conditions. Figure 53

shows that, when a rising voltage on ENx crosses the active

threshold, VOUTx turns on. When a falling voltage on ENx

crosses the inactive threshold, VOUTx turns off.

ENABLE VOLTAGE (V)

1.4

1.2

1.0

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0

0.4

0.6

0.5

0.7

0.9

0.8

1.0

1.1

1.2

Figure 53. Typical ENx Pin Operation

As shown in Figure 53, the ENx pin has built in hysteresis. This

prevents on/off oscillations that can occur due to noise on the

ENx pin as it passes through the threshold points.

The active/inactive thresholds of the ENx pin are derived from

input voltage. Figure 54 shows typical ENx active/ inactive

thresholds when the input voltage varies from 2.5 V to 5.5 V

INPUT VOLTAGE (V)

1.00

0.95

0.90

0.85

0.80

0.75

0.70

0.65

0.60

0.55

0.50

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

Figure 54. Typical ENx Pins Thresholds vs. Input Voltage

The ADP322/ADP323 use an internal soft start to limit the

inrush current when the output is enabled. The start-up time

for the 2.8 V option is approximately 220 µs from the time the

ENx active threshold is crossed to when the output reaches 90%

of its final value. The start-up time is somewhat dependent on

the output voltage setting and increases slightly as the output

voltage increases.

CH3

CH2

W

1

2

CH1 1V

500mV

M100µs A CH1

540mV

B

W

B

W