• Input Voltage Range: 2.2 V to 16 V
• Output Voltage Range: 1.5 V to 5 V
• Wide Supply Voltage Range (16-V Maximum)
• Ultralow-Dropout Voltage
• Specified 250-mA Output Current
• Smallest Possible Size (SOT-23, WSON Package)
• Requires Minimum External Components
• Stable With Low-ESR Output Capacitor
• < 1-µA Quiescent Current When Shut Down
• Low Ground Pin Current at All Loads
• Output Voltage Accuracy 1% (A Grade)
• High Peak Current Capability
• Low ZOUT: 0.3-Ω Typical (10 Hz to 1 MHz)
• Overtemperature and Overcurrent Protection
• −40°C to +125°C Junction Temperature Range
• Custom Voltages Available

• Cellular Phones
• Palmtop/Laptop Computers
• Personal Digital Assistants (PDA)
• Camcorders, Personal Stereos, Cameras

The LP2992 is a 250-mA, fixed-output voltage regulator designed to provide ultralow-dropout and low noise in battery-powered applications.

Using an optimized Vertically Integrated PNP (VIP) process, the LP2992 delivers unequaled performance in all specifications critical to battery-powered designs:

• Dropout voltage: Typically 450 mV at 250-mA load, and 5 mV at 1-mA load.
• Ground pin current: Typically 1500 µA at 250-mA load, and 75 µA at 1-mA load.
• Enhanced stability: The LP2992 is stable with output capacitor equivalent series resistance (ESR) as low as 5 mΩ which allows the use of ceramic capacitors on the output.
• Sleep mode: Less than 1-µA quiescent current when ON/OFF pin is pulled low.
• Smallest possible size: SOT-23 and WSON packages use absolute minimum board space.
• Precision output: 1% tolerance output voltages available (A grade).
• Low noise: By adding a 10-nF bypass capacitor, output noise can be reduced to 30 µV (typical).
• Multiple voltage options, from 1.5 V to 5 V, are available as standard products. Consult factory for custom voltages.