Have a look at Maxim. http:/www.maxim-ic.com They have a lot of suitable regulators. The MAX8881 has a quiescent current of 10uA and can supply 200mA in a 6/SOT23 package. Input voltage up to 12V. Volume price $0.86 http://pdfserv.maxim-ic.com/en/ds/MAX8880-MAX8881.pdf Cheers Peter. Lasse Madsen wrote: > Hi All, > > I have a problem and maybe you can help me. > > I've designed a board with two LM1117 LDO regulators which are set to 3.3V > and 1.8V they work fine... except that they both draw 5.1mA in quiescent > current which makes my battery driven application useless... (I know it is > stated in the datasheet but I didn't think when I made the decision to use > it) > > The housing for these monsters are TO-252 arranged in this way: > > Pin: > > 3 Voltage input > 2 Voltage output > 1 Adjust pin > > Where pin 2, is the tap and the footprint is viewed from above. > > I will never draw more than 75mA in my application on the 3.3V rail and > about 5mA on the 1.8V rail > > If you've heard of any regulator with a lower quiescent current please speak > up I've been searching the net for hours now but unable to find anything... > > Even a leaded TO92 style regulator would be fine as I'm desperate... > > Best regards > Lasse Madsen > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Web: www.homanndesigns.com email: homann@... Phone: +61 421 601 665 www.homanndesigns.com/DigiSpeedDeal.html - DC Spindle control www.homanndesigns.com/TurboTaig.html - Taig Mill Upgrade board
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Re: [lpc2000] OT: Voltage regulator (TO-252)
2005-08-03 by Peter Homann
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