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LM2937 LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT

500mA LOW DROPOUT

VOLTAGE REGULATOR
1
TO-220
DESCRIPTION
The UTC LM2937 is a positive voltage regulator capable of
supplying up to 500mA of load current. The use of a PNP power 1
transistor provides a low dropout voltage characteristic. With a TO-263
load current of 500mA the minimum input to output voltage
differential required for the output to remain in regulation is
typically 0.5V(1V guaranteed maximum over the full operating
temperature range). Special circuitry has been incorporated to
minimize the quiescent current to typically only 10mA with a full 1
500mA load current when the input to output voltage differential is TO-263-3
greater than 3V.
The UTC LM2937 requires an output bypass capacitor for
stability. As with most low dropout regulators, the ESR of this
capacitor remains a critical design parameter, but the LM2937
includes special compensation circuitry that relaxes ESR 1
requirements. The UTC LM2937 is stable for all ESR below TO-263-5
3Ω.This allows the use of low ESR chip capacitors.
Ideally suited for automotive applications, the UTC LM2937 will
*Pb-free plating product number:LM2937L-XX
protect itself and any load circuitry from reverse battery
connections, two-battery jumps and up to +60V/-50V load dump
transients. Familiar regulator features such as short circuit and
thermal shutdown protection are also built in.
FEATURES
* Fully specified for operation over -40°C~ +125°C
* Output current in excess of 500mA
* Output trimmed for 5% tolerance under all operating conditions
* Typical dropout voltage of 0.5V at full rated load current
* Wide output capacitor ESR range, up to 3Ω
* Reverse battery protection
* Internal short circuit and thermal overload protection
* 60V input transient protection
* Mirror image insertion protection
* Built-in ON/OFF control function
ORDERING INFORMATION
Order Number
Package Packing
Normal Lead Free Plating
LM2937-xx-TA3-T LM2937L-xx-TA3-T TO-220 Tube
LM2937-xx-TQ2-R LM2937L-xx-TQ2-R TO-263 Tape Reel
LM2937-xx-TQ2-T LM2937L-xx-TQ2-T TO-263 Tube
LM2937-xx-TQ3-R LM2937L-xx-TQ3-R TO-263-3 Tape Reel
LM2937-xx-TQ3-T LM2937L-xx-TQ3-T TO-263-3 Tube
LM2937-xx-TQ5-R LM2937L-xx-TQ5-R TO-263-5 Tape Reel
LM2937-xx-TQ5-T LM2937L-xx-TQ5-T TO-263-5 Tube

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ORDERING INFORMATION (Cont.)

LM2937L-xx-TA3-R
(1)Packing Type (1) R: Tape Reel, T: Tube
(2) TA3: TO-220, TQ2: TO-263, TQ3: TO-263-3,
(2)Package Type
TQ 5: TO-263-5
(3)Output Voltage Code (3) xx: refer to Marking Information
(4)Lead Plating (4) L: Lead Free Plating, Blank: Pb/Sn

PIN CONFIGURATION
PIN NO.
PIN NAME
TO-263/TO-263-3/TO-220 TO-263-5
1 4 Input
2 3 GND
3 5 Output
- 1 N/C
- 2 ON/OFF

MARKING INFORMATION
PACKAGE VOLTAGE CODE MARKING

UTC LEAD PLATING

TO-220
LM2937
TO-263
TO-263-3 33 :3.3V VOLTAGECODE DATE CODE
50 :5.0V
80 :8.0V 1 2 3
10 :10V
12 :12V UTC LEAD PLATING
15 :15V LM2937
TO-263-5
VOLTAGE CODE DATE CODE

1 2 3 4 5

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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS (Note 1)

PARAMETER SYMBOL RATINGS UNIT
Input Voltage VIN 26 V
Power Dissipation(Note 2) PD Internally limited
Maximum Junction Temperature TJ +150 °C
Storage Temperature TSTG -40 ~ +150 °C
Note 1. Absolute Maximum Ratings indicate limits beyond which damage to the device may occur. Electrical
Specifications do not apply when operating the device outside of its rated Operating Conditions.
2. The maximum allowable power dissipation at any ambient temperature is PMAX = (125-TA)/ θJA, where 125 is
the maximum junction temperature for operation, TA is the ambient temperature, and θJA is the junction to
ambient thermal resistance. If this dissipation is exceeded, the die temperature will rise above 125°C and
the electrical specifications do not apply. If the die temperature rises above 150°C, the LM2937 will go into
thermal shutdown.

THERMAL DATA
PARAMETER SYMBOL RATINGS UNIT
TO-220 65
Thermal Resistance Junction- Ambient TO-263 θJA 73
TO-263-5 73
°C/W
TO-220 3
Thermal Resistance Junction- Case TO-263 θJC 4
TO-263-5 4

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(VIN=VNOM+5V, IOUT=500mA, COUT=10µF, TJ=Ta=25°C, unless otherwise specified.)
For LM2937-3.3V
PARAMETER SYMBOL TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNIT
Output Voltage VOUT 5mA≤IOUT≤500mA 3.21 3.30 3.39 V
Line Regulation △VOUT VOUT+2V≤VIN≤26V, IOUT=5mA 9 30 mV
Load Regulation △VOUT 5mA≤IOUT≤500mA 3 30 mV
(VO+2V)≤VIN ≤26V, IOUT=5mA 2 10 mA
Quiescent Current IQ
VIN= VOUT+5V, IOUT=500mA 10 20 mA
Output Noise Voltage eN 10Hz-100kHz, IOUT=5mA 100 µVrms
Long Term Stability 1000Hrs 12 mV
IOUT=500mA 0.5 1.0 V
Dropout Voltage VD
IOUT=50mA 110 250 mV
Short Circuit Current ISC 0.6 1.0 A
Peak Line Transient Voltage TIN tF≤100ms, RL=100Ω 60 75 V
Reverse DC Input Voltage VRIN VOUT ≥-0.6V, RL=100Ω -15 -30 V
Reverse Transient Input Voltage VTRRI tF<1ms, RL=100Ω -50 -75 V
For LM2937-5.0V
PARAMETER SYMBOL TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNIT
Output Voltage VOUT 5mA≤IOUT≤500mA 4.85 5.00 5.15 V
Line Regulation △VOUT VOUT+2V≤VIN≤26V, IOUT=5mA 15 50 mV
Load Regulation △VOUT 5mA≤IOUT≤500mA 5 50 mV
(VOUT+2V)≤VIN ≤26V, IOUT=5mA 2 10 mA
Quiescent Current IQ
VIN= VOUT+5V, IOUT=500mA 10 20 mA
Output Noise Voltage eN 10Hz-100kHz, IOUT=5mA 150 µVrms
Long Term Stability 1000Hrs 20 mV
IOUT=500mA 0.5 1.0 V
Dropout Voltage VD
IOUT=50mA 110 250 mV

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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Cont.)

PARAMETER SYMBOL TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNIT
Short Circuit Current ISC 0.6 1.0 A
Peak Line Transient Voltage TIN tF≤100ms, RL=100Ω 60 75 V
Reverse DC Input Voltage VRIN VOUT ≥-0.6V, RL=100Ω -15 -30 V
Reverse Transient Input Voltage VTRRI tF<1ms, RL=100Ω -50 -75 V
For LM2937-8.0V
PARAMETER SYMBOL TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNIT
Output Voltage VOUT 5mA≤IOUT≤500mA 7.76 8.00 8.24 V
Line Regulation △VOUT VOUT+2V≤VIN≤26V, IOUT=5mA 24 80 mV
Load Regulation △VOUT 5mA≤IOUT≤500mA 8 80 mV
(VOUT+2V)≤VIN ≤26V,IOUT=5mA 2 10 mA
Quiescent Current IQ
VIN= Vo+5V, IOUT=500mA 10 20 mA
Output Noise Voltage eN 10Hz-100kHz, IOUT=5mA 240 µVrms
Long Term Stability 1000Hrs 32 mV
IOUT=500mA 0.5 1.0 V
Dropout Voltage VD
IOUT=50mA 110 250 mV
Short Circuit Current ISC 0.6 1.0 A
Peak Line Transient Voltage TIN tF≤100ms, RL=100Ω 60 75 V
Reverse DC Input Voltage VRIN VOUT ≥-0.6V, RL=100Ω -15 -30 V
Reverse Transient Input Voltage VTRRI tF<1ms, RL=100Ω -50 -75 V
For LM2937-10.0V
PARAMETER SYMBOL TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNIT
Output Voltage VOUT 5mA≤IOUT≤500mA 9.70 10.00 10.30 V
Line Regulation △VOUT VOUT+2V≤VIN≤26V, IOUT=5mA 30 100 mV
Load Regulation △VOUT 5mA≤IOUT≤500mA 10 100 mV
(VOUT+2V)≤VIN ≤26V,IOUT=5mA 2 10 mA
Quiescent Current IQ
VIN= VOUT+5V, IOUT=500mA 10 20 mA
Output Noise Voltage eN 10Hz-100kHz, IOUT=5mA 300 µVrms
Long Term Stability 1000Hrs 40 mV
IOUT=500mA 0.5 1.0 V
Dropout Voltage VD
IOUT=50mA 110 250 mV
Short Circuit Current ISC 0.6 1.0 A
Peak Line Transient Voltage TIN tF≤100ms ,RL=100Ω 60 75 V
Reverse DC Input Voltage VRIN VOUT≥-0.6V ,RL=100Ω -15 -30 V
Reverse Transient Input Voltage VTRRI tF<1ms ,RL=100Ω -50 -75 V
For LM2937-12.0V
PARAMETER SYMBOL TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNIT
Output Voltage VOUT 5mA≤IOUT≤500mA 11.64 12.00 12.36 V
Line Regulation △VOUT VOUT+2V≤VIN≤26V, IOUT=5mA 36 120 mV
Load Regulation △VOUT 5mA≤IOUT≤500mA 12 120 mV
(VOUT+2V)≤VIN ≤26V,IOUT=5mA 2 10 mA
Quiescent Current IQ
VIN= VOUT+5V, IOUT=500mA 10 20 mA
Output Noise Voltage eN 10Hz-100kHz, IOUT=5mA 360 µVrms
Long Term Stability 1000Hrs 44 mV
IOUT=500mA 0.5 1.0 V
Dropout Voltage VD
IOUT=50mA 110 250 mV
Short Circuit Current ISC 0.6 1.0 A
Peak Line Transient Voltage TIN tF≤100ms, RL=100Ω 60 75 V
Reverse DC Input Voltage VRIN VOUT≥-0.6V, RL=100Ω -15 -30 V
Reverse Transient Input Voltage VTRRI tF<1ms, RL=100Ω -50 -75 V

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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Cont.)
For LM2937-15.0V
PARAMETER SYMBOL TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNIT
Output Voltage VOUT 5mA≤IOUT≤500mA 14.55 15.00 15.45 V
Line Regulation △VOUT VOUT+2V≤VIN≤26V, IOUT=5mA 45 150 mV
Load Regulation △VOUT 5mA≤IOUT≤500mA 15 150 mV
(VOUT+2V)≤VIN ≤26V,IOUT=5mA 2 10 mA
Quiescent Current IQ
VIN= VOUT+5V, IOUT=500mA 10 20 mA
Output Noise Voltage eN 10Hz-100kHz, IOUT=5mA 450 µVrms
Long Term Stability 1000Hrs 56 mV
IOUT=500mA 0.5 1.0 V
Dropout Voltage VD
IOUT=50mA 110 250 mV
Short Circuit Current ISC 0.6 1.0 A
Peak Line Transient Voltage TIN tF≤100ms, RL=100Ω 60 75 V
Reverse DC Input Voltage VRIN VOUT≥-0.6V, RL=100Ω -15 -30 V
Reverse Transient Input Voltage VTRRI tF<1ms, RL=100Ω -50 -75 V
ON/OFF CONTROL (For 5 pins only)
PARAMETER SYMBOL TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNIT
ON/OFF Threshold Voltage ON VON IOUT≦0.5A 0.8 V
ON/OFF Threshold Voltage OFF VOFF IOUT≦0.5A 2.0 V
ON/OFF Threshold Current ION/OFF VON/OFF=2.0V, IOUT=0.5A 50 100 μA

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TYPICAL APPLICATION

V IN 1 3 VOUT
UNREGULATED UTC LM2937-XX REGULATED
INPUT OUTPUT
CIN* 2
COUT**
10 μF IQ 10μF

ON/OFF CONTROL APPLICATION

V IN 4 5 VOUT
UNREGULATED UTC LM2937-XX REGULATED
INPUT OUTPUT
CIN* N/C 1 3 2
COUT**
10 μF IQ ON/OFF
10μF

* Required if the regulator is located more than 3 inches from the power supply filter capacitors.
**Required for stability. COUT must be at least 10µF (over the full expected operating temperature range) and located
as close as possible to the regulator. The equivalent series resistance, ESR, of this capacitor may be as high as 3Ω.

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TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Dropout Voltage vs Output Current Dropout Voltage vs Temperature

0.9 1.0
TJ=25℃
0.8 0.9
0.8
0.7
Dropout Voltage ( V)

Dropout Voltage (V)

0.7
0.6
0.6 0.5A
0.5
0.5
0.25A
0.4
0.4
0.3 0.3
0.2 0.2 0.05A
0.1 0.1
0 0
0 100 200 300 400 500 -40 0 40 80 120
Output Current(mA) Temperature (℃)

Output Voltage vs Temperature Quiescent Current vs Temperature

5.10 20
5.08 RL =100Ω

5.06
Quiescent Current (mA)

15
Output Voltage (V)

5.04
5.02
5.00 10 500mA
4.98
4.96 250mA
4.94 5
5mA
4.92
4.90 0
-40 0 40 80 120 -40 0 40 80 120
Temperature (℃) Temperature (℃)

Quiescent Current vs Input Voltage Quiescent Current vs Input Voltage

100 10
VOUT=5V VIN=14V
90 Ta=25℃ 9 VOUT=5V
80 TJ=25℃
8
Quiescent Current (mA)

Quiescent Current (mA)

70 7
60 6
50 0.5A 5
40 4
30 3
0.25A
20 2
0.05A
10 1
0 0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 0 100 200 300 400 500
Input Voltage (V) Output Current (mA)

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TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS(Cont.)

Line Transient Response Load Transient Response

40
IOUT=50mA

Output Voltage
Deviation (mV)
Output Voltage
Deviation (mV)

20 VOUT=5 V
Ta=25℃ 50
0 0
-50
-20
Input Voltage
Change (V)

Current (A)
3V 400

Load
0V 0
-10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Time (μs) Time (μs)

Ripple Rejection Low Voltage Behavior

5.0
V IN=10V IOUT=500mA
V OUT=5 V VOUT=5 V
70 COUT=10μF TJ=25℃
IOUT=50mA 4.0
Ripple Rejection (dB)

Output Voltage (V)

60 3.0

50 2.0

40 1.0

0
10 100 1K 10K 100K 1M 0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0
Frequency (Hz) Input Voltage (V)

Low Voltage Behavior Low Voltage Behavior

14 18
IOUT=500mA IOUT=500mA
TJ=25℃ TJ=25℃ VOUT=15 V
12 15
VOUT=10V
10
Output Voltage (V)

Output Voltage (V)

12
8 VOUT=12 V
V OUT=8 V 9
6
6
4

2 3

0 0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 0 3 6 9 12 15 18
Input Voltage (V) Input Voltage (V)

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TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS(Cont.)

Output at Voltage Extremes Output at Voltage Extremes

12 20
RL =100Ω VOUT=10V RL =100Ω
10 16
VOUT=15V
Output Voltage (V)

Output Voltage (V)

8
VOUT=8V 12
VOUT=12V
6
8
4 VOUT=5V
4
2

0 0

-2 -4
-30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40
Input Voltage (V) Input Voltage (V)

Output Impedance
Output Capacitor ESR
100
VIN=14V VOUT=5V
VOUT=5 V COUT=10μF
Equivalent Series Resistance (Ω)

10 COUT=10μF
Output Impedance (Ω)

IOUT=25mA 10

1.0
1
0.1
STABLE
0.1 REGION
0.01

10 1K 10K 100K 1M 0.01

100 0 100 200 300 400 500
Frequency (Hz) Output Current (mA)

Peak Output Current

1.5

VIN=14V
Output Current (A)

1.0

0.5

0
-40 0 40 80 120
Temperature (℃)

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