LM341/LM78MXX

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SNVS090E – MAY 2004 – REVISED AUGUST 2005

LM341/LM78MXX Series 3-Terminal Positive Voltage Regulators

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FEATURES

DESCRIPTION

The LM341 and LM78MXX series of three-terminal

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Output Current in Excess of 0.5A

positive voltage regulators employ built-in current

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No External Components

limiting, thermal shutdown, and safe-operating area

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Internal Thermal Overload Protection

protection which makes them virtually immune to

damage from output overloads.

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Internal Short Circuit Current-Limiting

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Output Transistor Safe-Area Compensation

With adequate heatsinking, they can deliver in excess

of 0.5A output current. Typical applications would

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Available in TO-220, TO, and PFM D-PAK

include local (on-card) regulators which can eliminate

Packages

the noise and degraded performance associated with

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Output Voltages of 5V, 12V, and 15V

single-point regulation.

Connection Diagram

Figure 1. TO Metal Can Package (NDT) - Bottom View

See Package Number NDT0003A

Figure 2. TO-220 Power Package (NDE) - Top View

See Package Number NDE0003B

Figure 3. PFM - Top View

See Package Number NDP0003B

These devices have limited built-in ESD protection. The leads should be shorted together or the device placed in conductive foam

during storage or handling to prevent electrostatic damage to the MOS gates.

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