
TSM6025
TSM6025 Rev. 1.0 Page 7
PIN FUNCTIONS
PIN NAME FUNCTION
1 IN Supply Voltage Input
2 OUT +2.5V Output
3 GND Ground
DESCRIPTION/THEORY OF OPERATION
The TSM6025 incorporate s a pre ci sion 1.25-V
bandgap reference that is followed by a output
amplifier configured to amplify the base bandgap
output voltage to a 2.5-V output. The design of the
bandgap reference incorporates proprietary circuit
design techniques to achieve its low temperature
coefficient of 15ppm/°C and initial output voltage
accuracy less than 0.2%. The design of the output
amplifier’s frequency compensation does not require
a separate compensation capacitor and is stable
with capacitive loads up to 2200pF. The design of
the output amplifier also incorporates low headroom
design as it can source and sink load currents to
500μA with a dropout voltage less than 200mV.
APPLICATIONS INFORMATION
Power Supply Input Capacitiv e Bypass
As shown in the Typical Application Circuit, the VIN
pin of the TSM6025 should be bypasse d to GND
with a 0.1uF ceramic capacitor for optimal line-
transient performance. Consistent with good analog
circuit engineering practice, the capacitor should be
placed in as close proximity to the TSM6025 as
practical with very short pcb track lengths.
Output/Load Capacitance Considerations
As mentioned previously, the TSM6025 does not
require a separate, external capacitor at VOUT for
transient response stability as it is stable for
capacitive loads up to 2200pF. On the other ha nd
and for improved large-signal line and load
regulation, the use of a capacitor at VOUT will provide
a reservoir of charge in reserve to absorb large -
signal load or line transients. This in turn improves
the TSM6025’s VOUT settling time. If large load and
line transients are not expected in the application,
then the TSM6025 can be used witho ut an external
capacitor at V OUT thereby reducing the overall circuit
footprint.
Supply Current
The TSM6025 exhibits excellent dc line regulation
as its supply current changes sli ghtly as the applied
supply voltage is increased. While its supply current
is 35μA maximum, the change in its supply current
as a function of supply voltage (its ∆IIN/∆VIN) is less
than 1μA/V. Since the TSM6025 is a series-mode
reference, load current is drawn from the supply
voltage only when required. In this case, circuit
efficiency is maintained at all applied supply
voltages. Reducing power dissipatio n and extending
battery life are the net benefits of improved circuit
efficiency.
On the other hand, an external resistor in series with
the supply voltage is required by two-terminal,
shunt-mode references. In this case, as the supply
voltage changes, so does the quiescent supply
current of the shunt reference. In addition, the
external resistor’s tolerance and tempe rature
coefficient contribute two additional factors that can
affect the circuit’s supply current. Therefore,
maximizing circuit efficiency with shunt-mode
references becomes an ex ercise involving three
variables. Additionally, shunt-mode references must
be biased at the maximum expected load current
even if the load current is not present at all times.
When the applied supply voltage is less than the
minimum specified input voltage of the TSM6025 (for
example, during the power-up transition), the
TSM6025 can draw up to 200μA above its nominal,
steady-state supply current. To ensure reliable
power-up behavior, the input power source mu st
have sufficient reserve power to provide the extra
supply current drawn during the power-up transition.