SBVA093 December   2022 LP2992 , TPS786 , TPS7A30 , TPS7A3001-EP , TPS7A33 , TPS7A39 , TPS7A4501-SP , TPS7A47 , TPS7A47-Q1 , TPS7A4701-EP , TPS7A49 , TPS7A52 , TPS7A52-Q1 , TPS7A53 , TPS7A53-Q1 , TPS7A53A-Q1 , TPS7A53B , TPS7A54 , TPS7A54-Q1 , TPS7A57 , TPS7A7100 , TPS7A7200 , TPS7A7300 , TPS7A80 , TPS7A8300 , TPS7A83A , TPS7A84 , TPS7A84A , TPS7A85 , TPS7A85A , TPS7A87 , TPS7A89 , TPS7A90 , TPS7A91 , TPS7A92 , TPS7A94 , TPS7A96 , TPS7B7702-Q1 , TPS7H1111-SEP , TPS7H1111-SP , TPS7H1210-SEP

 

  1.   Abstract
  2.   Trademarks
  3. 1Introduction
  4. 2Comprehensive Review of Error in LDO's
    1. 2.1 Commentary on Real World Error Voltage (VE) in Single LDO's
      1. 2.1.1 VREF Pin
      2. 2.1.2 VFB Pin
  5. 3Current Sharing and Load Voltage Analysis for n Parallel LDO's
    1. 3.1 Commentary on Parallel LDO's in Real World Applications
  6. 4Ballast Resistor Design and Analysis
    1. 4.1 Selecting the Ballast Resistor Value
    2. 4.2 PCB Ballast Resistor Design vs. Discrete Ballast Resistance
  7. 5Impacts and Opportunities of PCB Parasitic Impedance
  8. 6Design Examples
    1. 6.1 TPS7A57
    2. 6.2 TPS7A47xx
  9. 7Conclusion
  10. 8References

Design Examples

Two parallel LDO designs have been tested to validate the concepts developed in this white paper. The first LDO design uses three parallel TPS7A57 LDO's and the second LDO design uses three parallel TPS7A47xx LDO's.