UTC TL431A LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT

PROGRAMMABLE PRECISION
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REFERENCE

DESCRIPTION
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The UTC TL431A is a three-terminal adjustable regulator
with a guaranteed thermal stability over applicable SOT-89 TO-92
temperature ranges. The output voltage may be set to any
value between Vref(approximately 2.5V) and 36V with two
external resistors. It provides very wide applications,
including shunt regulator, series regulator, switching
regulator, voltage reference and others. 2
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FEATURES 3
*Programmable output Voltage to 36V.
*Low dynamic output impedance 0.2Ω. SOT-23 SOP-8
*Sink current capability of 1 to 100mA.
*Equivalent full-range temperature coefficient of 50ppm/ °C
typical for operation over full rated operating temperature
range. SOP-8 1: Cathode 2,3,6,7: Anode 8: Ref.
4,5: N.C.
TO-92 1: Ref ; 2: Anode; 3: Cathode
SOT-89 1: Ref ; 2: Anode; 3: Cathode
SOT-23 1: Cathode; 2: Ref; 3: Anode

*Pb-free plating product number: TL431AK

BLOCK DIAGRAM

CATHODE
REFERENCE
CATHODE
(K)
REFERENCE
(R)

ANODE(A)
2.5V Vref

ANODE

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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS (Operating temperature range applies unless otherwise specified))
PARAMETER SYMBOL VALUE UNIT
Cathode Voltage VKA 37 V
Cathode Current Range(Continuous) IKA -100 ~ +150 mA
Reference Input Current Range Iref -0.05 ~ +10 mA
Operating Junction Temperature Tj 150 °C
Operating Ambient Temperature Topr -40 ~ +85 °C
Storage Temperature Temperature Tstg -65 ~ +150 °C

RECOMMENDED OPERATING CONDITIONS

PARAMETER SYMBOL MIN TYP MAX UNIT
Cathode Voltage VKA VREF 36 V
Cathode Current IKA 1 100 mA

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Ta=25°C, unless otherwise specified)

PARAMETER SYMBOL TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNIT
Reference Input Voltage Vref VKA=VREF,IKA=10mA 2.483 2.495 2.507 V

Deviation of reference Input Voltage ∆Vref/∆T VKA=VREF,IKA=10mA 4.5 17 mV

Over temperature(note 1) TMIN<=TA<=TMAX
Ratio of Change in Reference Input ∆VKA=10V~VREF -1.0 -2.7 mV/V
Voltage to the Change in Cathode ∆Vref /∆VKA IKA=10mA ∆VKA=36V~10V -0.5 -2.0
Voltage
Reference Input Current Iref IKA=10mA,R1=10kΩ, R2=∞ 1.5 4 µA
Deviation of Reference Input Current ∆Iref/∆T IKA=10mA,R1=10kΩ, R2=∞ 0.4 1.2 µA
Over Full Temperature Range TA=full Temperature
Minimum Cathode Current for IKA(min) VKA=VREF 0.45 1.0 mA
Regulation
Off-State Cathode Current IKA(OFF) VKA=36V,VREF=0 0.05 1.0 µA
Dynamic Impedance ZKA VKA=VREF, IKA=1 to 100mA 0.15 0.5 Ω
f≤1.0kHz
Note:TMIN=0°C,TMAX=+70°C

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TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS

Fig 1 Cathode Current Vs Cathode Voltage Fig 2 Cathode Current Vs Cathode Voltage
800
Ta=25℃ Ta=25℃
125
VKA=VREF VKA=VREF
100 600
Cathode Current (mA)

Cathode Current (mA)

75

50 400
IKA(min)
25

0 200
-25

-50 0

-75

-100 -200
-2 -1 0 1 2 3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
Cathode Voltage (V) Cathode Voltage (V)

Fig 3 Change in Reference Input Voltage

Fig 4 Pulse Response
Vs Cathode voltage
0

Ta=25℃
-5 7
IKA=100mA
Input and Output Voltage (V)
Change In Reference INput

Ta=25℃
-10 6

-15 5
Voltage (mV)

-20 4

-25 3

-30 2

-35 1

-40 0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Cathode Voltage (V) Time (µ s)

Fig 5 Dynamic Impedance

Vs Frequency Fig 6 Small Signal Voltage Amplification Vs Frequency
2 70
10
60
Ta=25℃ Ta=25℃
IKA=0mA to 100mA IKA=10mA
50
Voltage Amplification (dB)
Impedance (Ω)?

1
10 40

30

0
20
10
10

-1
10 -10
3 4 5 6 7 3 4 5 6 7
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Frequency (Hz)
Frequency (Hz)

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TEST CIRCUIT
VKA VKA
INPUT INPUT VKA INPUT
IKA IKA IKA(OFF)

R1
IREF
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VREF R2 VREF

VKA= VREF*(1+R1/R2)+IREF*R1

Fig 7 Test Circuit For VKA=VREF Fig 8 Test Circuit for VKA >= VREF Fig 9 Test Circuit For IKA(OFF)

APPLICATION CIRCUIT
Vi Vo
Vi Vo IN
Vi OUT
Vo
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COMMON
R1 R1 R1

VREF VREF VREF

R2 R2 R2
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Vo=(1+R1/R2)*VREF Vo=(1+R1/R2)*VREF Vo=(1+R1/R2)*VREF

Fig 10 Shutdown Regulator Fig 11 Output Control of a Three Fig 12 Higher-current Shunt Regulator
-Terminal Fixed Regulator

Io Vo
Vi Vi
Io Vo
RCL

Rs

Rs UTC TL431A
IO=VREF/RS RS=VREF/RCL
UTC TL431A

Fig 13 Constant-current Sink Fig 14 Current Limiting or Current Source

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