NTE950/NTE951/NTE977

Integrated Circuit
Positive 3 Terminal Voltage Regulator, 100mA
Description:
The NTE950, NTE951, and NTE977 are positive 3–terminal voltage regulators in available in a TO92
type package. With adequate heat sinking these regulators can deliver 100mA output current. Cur-
rent limiting is included to limit peak output current to safe value. Safe area protection for the output
transistors is provided to limit internal power dissipation. If internal power dissipation becomes too
high for the heat sinking provided, the thermal shutdown circuit takes over preventing the IC from
overheating.
When used as a zener diode/resistor combination replacement, these devices usually result in an ef-
fective output impedance improvement of two orders of magnitude, and lower quiescent current.
These regulators can provide local on card regulation, eliminating the distribution problems
associated with single point regulation. Typical applications include use in logic systems, instrumen-
tation, HiFi, and other solid state electronic equipment. Although designed primarily as fixed voltage
regulators these devices can be used with external components to obtain adjustment voltages and
currents.

Features:
D Output Voltage Tolerances of ±5% over the Temperature Range
D Output Current of 100mA
D Internal Thermal Overload Protection
D Output Transistor Safe Area Protection
D Internal Short Circuit Current Limit
Absolute Maximum Ratings:
Output Voltage, VOUT
NTE977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5V
NTE950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12V
NTE951 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15V
Input Voltage, VIN
NTE977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30V
NTE950, NTE951 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35V
Internal Power Dissipation (Note 1), PD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Internally Limited
Operating Temperature Range, Topr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0°C to +70°C
Maximum Junction Temperature, TJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +125°C
Storage Temperature Range, Tstg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –55°C to +150°C
Lead Temperature (Soldering, 10 sec), TL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +260°C
Note 1. Thermal resistance is typically +60°C/W junction to case, +232°C/W junction to ambient, and
+88⁄C/W junction to ambient at 400ft min of air. The maximum junction temperature shall
not exceed +125°C on Electrical parameters.
Electrical Characteristics: (TJ = 0° to +125°C, IO = 40mA, CIN = 0.33µF, CO = 0.1µF, Note 2
unless otherwise specified)
NTE Type Number NTE977 NTE950 NTE951
Input Voltage (unless otherwise specified) VIN = 10V VIN = 19V VIN = 23V
Parameter Symbol Test Conditions Min Typ Max Min Typ Max Min Typ Max Unit
Output Voltage VO TJ = +25°C 4.8 5.0 5.2 11.5 12.0 12.5 14.4 15.0 15.6 V
(Note 4)
1mA ≤ IO ≤ 70mA 4.75 – 5.25 11.4 – 12.6 14.25 – 15.75 V
1mA ≤ IO ≤ 70mA 4.75 – 5.25 11.4 – 12.6 14.25 – 15.75 V
VMIN ≤ VIN ≤ VMAX (7 ≤ VIN ≤ 20) (14.5 ≤ VIN ≤ 27) (17.5 ≤ VIN ≤ 30)
Line Regulation ∆VO TJ = +25°C – 10 54 – 20 110 – 25 140 mV
(8 ≤ VIN ≤ 20) (16 ≤ VIN ≤ 27) (20 ≤ VIN ≤ 30) V
– 18 75 – 30 180 – 37 250 mV
(7 ≤ VIN ≤ 20) (14.5 ≤ VIN ≤ 27) (17.5 ≤ VIN ≤ 30) V
Load Regulation ∆VO TJ = +25°C, – 5 30 – 10 50 – 12 75 mV
1mA ≤ IO ≤ 40mA
TJ = +25°C, – 20 60 – 30 100 – 35 150 mV
1mA ≤ IO ≤ 100mA
Long Term Stability ∆VO – 12 – – 24 – – 30 – mV
1000Hrs
Quiescent Current IQ TJ = +25°C – 3 5 – 3 5 – 3.1 5 mA
TJ = +125°C – – 4.7 – – 4.7 – – 4.7 mA
Quiescent Current ∆IQ 1mA ≤ IO ≤ 40mA – – 0.1 – – 0.1 – – 0.1 mA
Change
VMIN ≤ VIN ≤ VMAX – – 1.0 – – 1.0 – – 1.0 mA
(8 ≤ VIN ≤ 20) (16 ≤ VIN ≤ 27) (20 ≤ VIN ≤ 30) V
Output Noise Vn TJ = +25°C, Note 3, – 40 – – 80 – – 90 – µV
Voltage f = 10Hz to 10kHz
Ripple Rejection ∆VIN f = 120Hz 47 62 – 40 54 – 37 51 – dB
∆VOUT (8 ≤ VIN ≤ 16) (15 ≤ VIN ≤ 25) (18.5 ≤ VIN ≤ 28.5) V
Input Voltage TJ = +25°C 7 – – 14.5 – – 17.5 – – V
Required to
Maintain Line
Regulation

Note 2. The maximum steady state usable output current and input voltage are very dependent on
the heat sinking and/or lead length of the package. The data above represent pulse test
conditions with junction temperatures as indicated at the initiation of test.
Note 3. Recommended minimum load capacitance of 0.01µF to limit high frequency noise band-
width.
Note 4. The temperature coefficient of VOUT is typically within ±0.01% VO/°C.
 .135 (3.45) Min

.210
(5.33) Seating
Max Plane

.500
(12.7) .021 (.445) Dia Max
Min

VOUT VIN

GND

.100 (2.54)
.050 (1.27)

.105 (2.67) Max .165 (4.2) Max

.205 (5.2) Max .105 (2.67) Max