Vishay extended its LDO product family portfolio with the release of the SiP21110 250-mA LDO voltage regulator. The device features a 35-μA typical ground current at a 1-mA load in the space-saving Thin SOT23-5L package. The SiP21110's ultra-low ground current helps to extend battery run times between charges in battery-operated power systems and portable electronics, such as cell phones and wireless handsets, PDAs, digital cameras, pagers, wireless modems, and medical handheld devices. The SiP21110 features adjustable output from 1.3V to 5V with an external resistor network, and a high 1.0% output voltage accuracy at +25°C. Its advanced design architecture allows stable operation with very small, low-ESR ceramic output capacitors, reducing board space and component cost.

The device is designed to maintain regulation while delivering 330-mA typical peak current for systems with a high surge current upon turn-on. During start-up, an active pull-down circuit improves the output transient response and regulation. In shutdown mode, the output automatically discharges by connecting the output to ground through a 100-Ohm-n-channel MOSFET. For safe operation, the device offers thermal overload (+160°C typical) and built-in short circuit protection (500mA typical), with a 1-μA maximum shutdown current at +85°C. The SiP21110 operates over a junction temperature range of -40°C to +125°C.