Product Overview
The Microchip MIC5209-2.5YSTR is a 500mA low-noise LDO voltage regulator with a fixed 2.5V output in a SOT-223 package. It features very low dropout voltage (typically 10mV at light loads, 175mV at 150mA), better than 1% output voltage accuracy, and ultra-low noise capability with a bypass capacitor. Designed for battery-powered and handheld devices, it includes an enable/shutdown pin, reversed-battery protection, current limiting, and overtemperature shutdown. The device operates from 2.5V to 16V input over the -40°C to +125°C temperature range.
Key Specifications
| Output Voltage | 2.5V fixed |
| Output Current | 500mA |
| Dropout Voltage | 500mV max at 500mA |
| Input Voltage Range | 2.5V to 16V |
| Output Accuracy | +/-1% |
| Line Regulation | 0.05%/V |
| Load Regulation | 0.5% |
| Operating Temperature | -40°C to +125°C |
| Package | SOT-223 |
Features
- Guaranteed 500mA output over full temperature range
- Low dropout voltage (175mV at 150mA typical)
- Better than 1% output voltage accuracy
- Ultra-low noise capability with bypass capacitor
- Low ground current
- Enable/shutdown pin for power management
- Reversed battery protection
- Current limiting and thermal shutdown
- No-load stability
- Low temperature coefficient
Applications
- Battery-powered handheld devices
- Low-voltage digital and analog circuits
- RF and noise-sensitive applications
- Portable instrumentation
- Memory and processor I/O supply