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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2001
Andre Schouten, Inverkip, GB;
Steve O'Kane, Inverclyde, GB;
National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A low dropout voltage (LDO) regulator having an adaptive zero frequency circuit is described. The adaptive zero frequency circuit maintains the stability of the LDO regulator and improves the transient response of the LDO regulator under a range of values for the output current, whereas the output current inversely varies with the load resistance coupled to the output of the LDO regulator. The adaptive zero frequency circuit generates a zero having a frequency which varies with the output current. Hence, the frequency of the zero changes to maintain the stability of the LDO regulator despite the variation in the frequency of the low-frequency pole generated by the load resistance and the load capacitance (or output capacitor) coupled to the output of the LDO regulator.
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