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STLQ50 Voltage Regulator
50 mA, 3 μA supply current low drop linear
regulator extends battery life

STLQ50 Product Page

The optimization of the low quiescent current in power supply designs has become of great importance. A long battery life is essential and depends on the consumption of the power supply at a given load. One way to decrease the consumption especially at low output loads is to minimize the quiescent current of the power regulator IC. There are portable applications where the device is required to work at full load for a very short time only, while it has a very long stand-by time. In this case a very low quiescent current helps.
STLQ50 Voltage Regulator


STLQ50 Description


As a result of this market demand, ST has developed the STLQ50, a BiCMOS linear regulator specifically designed for operating in environments with very low power consumption constraints. Due to the very low quiescent current (3 μA) the device extends the battery life in applications with a very long stand-by time.
The Power MOSFET pass element also allows a very good drop-out figure (200 mV at 25 mA Iout and 350 mV at full load) without affecting the consumption characteristics.

Small Packages


Housed in the very small SOT323-5L (SC-70) and SOT23-5L packages, the device fulfils the space saving requirements of battery powered equipment.

STLQ50 Voltage Regulator
Pin configuration

Applications


Portable medical instruments
Alarm systems
Real-time clock backup power
Sensors

Main Features


2.3 V to 12 V input voltage range
50 mA maximum output current
3 μA quiescent current
Available in 1.8 V, 2.5 V, 3.3 V, 5.0 V fixed output voltage and in adjustable version
200 mV dropout voltage at 25 mA output current
Internal thermal protection
Small SOT323-5L and SOT23-5L packages


STLQ50 Voltage Regulator
Internal block diagram


STLQ50 Voltage Regulator
Typical application schematic (fixed Vout)

Order Codes


Package
Output voltage
SOT323-5L (T&R)
SOT23-5L (T&R)
STLQ50C18R
STLQ50M18R
Fixed VO = 1.8 V
STLQ50C25R
STLQ50M25R
Fixed VO = 2.5 V
STLQ50C33R
STLQ50M33R
Fixed VO = 3.3 V
STLQ50C50R
STLQ50M50R
Fixed VO = 5.0 V
STLQ50C-R
STLQ50M-R
Adjustable