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  1.   1
  2.   Abstract
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1Introduction to Linear Regulator Turn-On Time
  5. 2What Impacts the LDO Rise Time?
    1. 2.1 Simple Use Cases
      1. 2.1.1 Case 1: LDO With an NR Filter But Without CFF Capacitance
      2. 2.1.2 Case 2: NR Filter With a CFF Capacitance
      3. 2.1.3 Fast-Charge Circuitry
      4. 2.1.4 Non-Preferred LDO Behavior
        1. 2.1.4.1 Applied Voltage Bias
        2. 2.1.4.2 Fast Charge Current Tolerance
        3. 2.1.4.3 Internal Error Amplifier Offset Voltage
        4. 2.1.4.4 Temperature Impacts the Fast-Charge Current Source
        5. 2.1.4.5 Error Amplifier Common Mode Voltage
        6. 2.1.4.6 Reference Voltage (VREF) Ramp Time Dominates the Turn-On Time
        7. 2.1.4.7 Start-Up During Dropout Mode
        8. 2.1.4.8 Large Values of COUT Induce Internal Current Limit
        9. 2.1.4.9 Limitations of Large-Signal LDO Bandwidth
    2. 2.2 Specific Use Cases and Examples
      1. 2.2.1 Case 3: Precision Voltage Reference With RNR/SS and Parallel IFC Fast Charge
      2. 2.2.2 Case 4: Precision Voltage Reference With IFC Fast Charge and No RNR/SS
      3. 2.2.3 Case 5: Precision Current Reference
      4. 2.2.4 Case 6: Soft-Start Timing
  6. 3System Considerations
    1. 3.1 Inrush Current Calculation
    2. 3.2 Inrush Current Analysis
    3. 3.3 Maximum Slew Rate
  7. 4Summary
  8. 5Conclusion
  9. 6References

2.1.4.6 Reference Voltage (VREF) Ramp Time Dominates the Turn-On Time

The reference voltage of most modern LDO regulators turns on much faster than the NR/SS and FF time constants. However, in tracker LDO regulators [15] (where the reference voltage is external to the LDO regulator) this potentially is not the case. Figure 2-11 and Figure 2-10 show an externally applied reference voltage and the corresponding output voltage of the device.

TPS7A20, TPS7A21, TPS7A13, TPS7A14, TPS7A49, TPS7A91, TPS7A92, TLV702, TLV703, TLV755P, TPS7A52, TPS7A53, TPS7A53B, TPS7A54, TPS7A83A, TPS7A84A, TPS7A85A, TPS7A57, TPS7A94, TPS7A96, TPS7H1111-SP, TPS74401, TPS7A74, TPS74701, TPS74801, TPS74901 Fast Turn-on Time Versus Voltage
tREF ≪ tNR tREF ≪ tFF
Figure 2-10 Fast Turn-on Time Versus Voltage
TPS7A20, TPS7A21, TPS7A13, TPS7A14, TPS7A49, TPS7A91, TPS7A92, TLV702, TLV703, TLV755P, TPS7A52, TPS7A53, TPS7A53B, TPS7A54, TPS7A83A, TPS7A84A, TPS7A85A, TPS7A57, TPS7A94, TPS7A96, TPS7H1111-SP, TPS74401, TPS7A74, TPS74701, TPS74801, TPS74901 Slow Turn-on Time Versus Voltage
tREF ≫ tNR tREF ≫ tFF
Figure 2-11 Slow Turn-on Time Versus Voltage