NTE923 & NTE923D

Integrated Circuit
Precision Voltage Regulator

Description:
The NTE923 and NTE923D are voltage regulators designed primarily for series regulator applica-
tions. By themselves, these devices will supply output currents up to 150mA; but, external transistors
can be added to provide any desired load current. The circuits feature extremely low standby current
drain, and provision is made for either linear or foldback current limiting.
These devices are also useful in a wide range of other applications such as shunt regulators, current
regulators, and temperature controllers.

Features:
D 150mA Output Current without External Pass Transistor
D Output Currents in Excess of 10A Possible by Adding External Transistors
D Input Voltage: 40V Max
D Output Voltage Adjustable from 2V to 37V
D Can be Used as Either a Linear or a Switching Regulator

Absolute Maximum Ratings:

Pulse Voltage from V+ to V− (50ms) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50V
Continuous Voltage from V+ to V− . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40V
Input−Output Voltage Differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40V
Maximum Amplifier Input Voltage
Either Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.5V
Differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.0V
Current from VZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25mA
Current from VREF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15mA
Internal Power Dissipation
NTE923 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800mW
NTE923D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660mW
Operating Temperature Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0° to +70°C
Storage Temperature Range
NTE923 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . −65° to +150°C
NTE923D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . −55° to +150°C
Lead Temperature (During Soldering, 4sec max)
NTE923 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +300°C
NTE923D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +260°C
Electrical Characteristics: (Note 1)
Parameter Test Conditions Min Typ Max Unit
Line Regulation VIN = 12V to 15V − 0.01 0.1 % VOUT
0° ≤ TA ≤ +70°C − − 0.3 % VOUT
VIN = 12V to 40V − 0.1 0.5 % VOUT
Load Regulation IL = 1mA to 50mA − 0.03 0.2 % VOUT
0° ≤ TA ≤ +70°C − − 0.6 % VOUT
Ripple Rejection f = 50Hz to 10kHz CREF = 0 − 74 − dB
CREF = 5µF − 86 − dB
Average Temperature Coefficient of 0° ≤ TA ≤ +70°C, Note 2 − 0.003 0.015 %/°C
Output Voltage
Short Circuit Current Limit RSC = 10Ω, VOUT = 0 − 65 − mA
Reference Voltage 6.80 7.15 7.50 V
Output Noise Voltage BW = 100Hz to 10kHz CREF = 0 − 86 − µVrms
CREF = 5µF − 2.5 − µVrms
Long Term Stability − 0.05 − %/1000Hrs
Standby Current Drain IL = 0, VIN = 30V − 1.7 4.0 mA
Input Voltage Range 9.5 − 40 V
Output Voltage Range 2.0 − 37 V
Input−Output Voltage Differential 3.0 − 38 V
Thermal Resistance, Junction to Ambient
NTE923D − 105 − °C/W
NTE923 Board mount in still air − 225 − °C/W
Board mount in 400LF/Min Air flow − 90 − °C/W
Thermal Resistance, Junction to Case − 25 − °C/W

Note 1. Unless otherwise otherwise specified, TA = +25°C, VIN = V+ = VC = 12V, V− = 0, VOUT = 5V,
IL = 1mA, RSC = 0, C! = 100pF, CREF = 0 and divider impedance as seen by error amplifier
≤ 10kΩ. Line and load regulation specifications are given for the condition of constant chip
temperature. Temperature drifts must be taken into account separately for high dissipation
conditions.
Note 2. Guaranteed by correlation to other tests.
Note 3. For metal can applications where VZ is required, an external 6.2V zener diode should be con-
nected in series with VOUT.
Pin Connection Diagram
NTE923 NTE923D
(Top View)
VC Vout
7 6 N.C. 1 14 N.C.
V (+) V (−)/Case
8 5 Current Limit 2 13 Freq Comp
Current Sense 3 12 V (+)

Freq Comp 9 4 Vref Invert Input 4 11 VC

Non−Invert Input 5 10 Vout

Current Limit 10 3 Vref 6 9 VZ
Non−Invert Input
1 2 V (−) 7 8 N.C.
Current Sense Invert Input
TABLE 1. Resistor Values (kW) for Standard Output Voltage:
Fixed Output Fixed Output
Applicable Output Adjustable Applicable Output Adjustable
Figures +5% +10% (Note 5) Figures +5% +10% (Note 5)
Output Output
Voltage (Note 4) R1 R2 R1 P1 R2 Voltage (Note 4) R1 R2 R1 P1 R2
+3.0 1, 5, 6, 9, 12 (4) 4.12 3.01 1.8 0.5 1.2 +100 7 3.57 102 2.2 10 91
+3.6 1, 5, 6, 9, 12 (4) 3.57 3.65 1.5 0.5 1.5 +250 7 3.57 255 2.2 10 240
+5.0 1, 5, 6, 9, 12 (4) 2.15 4.99 0.75 0.5 2.2 −6 (Note 6) 3, (10) 3.57 2.43 1.2 0.5 0.75
+6.0 1, 5, 6, 9, 12 (4) 1.15 6.04 0.5 0.5 2.7 −9 3, 10 3.48 5.36 1.2 0.5 2.0
+9.0 2, 4, (5, 6, 9, 12) 1.87 7.15 0.75 1.0 2.7 −12 3, 10 3.57 8.45 1.2 0.5 3.3
+12 2, 4, (5, 6, 9, 12) 4.87 7.15 2.0 1.0 3.0 −15 3, 10 3.65 11.5 1.2 0.5 4.3
+15 2, 4, (5, 6, 9, 12) 7.87 7.15 3.3 1.0 3.0 −28 3, 10 3.57 24.3 1.2 0.5 10
+28 2, 4, (5, 6, 9, 12) 21.0 7.15 5.6 1.0 2.0 −45 8 3.57 41.2 2.2 10 33
+45 7 3.57 48.7 2.2 10 39 −100 8 3.57 97.6 2.2 10 91
+75 7 3.57 78.7 2.2 10 68 −250 8 3.57 249 2.2 10 240
Note 4. Figures in parentheses may be used if R1/R2 divider is placed on opposite input of error amp.
Note 5. Replace R1/R2 in figures with divider shown in Figure .
Note 6. V+ and VCC must be connected to a +3V or greater supply.
TABLE 2. Formulae for Intermediate Output Voltages:
Outputs from +2 to +7 Volts Outputs from +4 to +250 Volts Current Limiting
(Figures 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12) (Figure 7)

VOUT = VREF x( R2
R1 + R2 ) VOUT = (V2 REF
x
R2 − R1
R1 ) ; R3 = R4 ILIMIT =
VSENSE
RSC

Outputs from +7 to +37 Volts Outputs from −6 to −250 Volts Foldback Current Limiting
(Figures 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12) (Figures 3, 8, 10)
IKNEE = ( VR
R3 VOUT
+ SENSE
(R3 + R4)
)
VOUT = VREF x(R1 + R2
) VOUT = ( VREF
x
R1 + R2
) ; R3 = R4 SC R4 RSC R4
R2 2 R1
ISHORT CKT =
VSENSE
RSC
x (
R3 + R4
R4 )
Typical Applications: (Pin numbers relative to the plastic package)
Figure 1. Basic Low Voltage Regultor Figure 2. Basic High Voltage Regultor
(VOUT = 2 to 7 Volts) (VOUT = 27to 37 Volts)
VIN VIN

V+ VCC V+ VCC

VOUT VREF VOUT

VREF
RSC RSC
R1 CL REGULATED R3 CL REGULATED
OUTPUT OUTPUT
CS CS
R3
N.I. INV N.I. INV R1

R2 C1 100pF
CREF V− COMP V− COMP R2
C1
100pF

R1 x R2
Note: R3 =
R1 + R2
R1 x R2
Note: R3 = for minimum temperature drift.
R1 + R2 R3 may be eliminated for
for minimum temperature drift. minimum component count.

Typical Performance Typical Performance

Regulated Output Voltage 5V Regulated Output Voltage 15V
Line Regulation (∆VIN = 3V) 0.5mV Line Regulation (∆VIN = 3V) 1.5mV
Load Regulation (∆IL = 50mA) 1.5mV Load Regulation (∆IL = 50mA) 4.5mV
 Figure 3. Negative Voltage Regultor Figure 4. Positive Voltage Regultor
(External NPN Pass Transistor)

VIN VIN

V+ VCC R5 V+ VCC
R2 2K
T1
VREF VOUT VREF VOUT
NTE175
T1
VZ NTE218
RSC
CL CL
R4 REGULATED
3K CS CS OUTPUT
R1
N.I. INV N.I. INV

V− COMP C1 V− COMP C1 R2
R3
R1 100pF 100pF
3K

REGULATED
OUTPUT

Typical Performance Typical Performance

Regulated Output Voltage −15V Regulated Output Voltage +15V
Line Regulation (∆VIN = 3V) 1mV Line Regulation (∆VIN = 3V) 1.5mV
Load Regulation (∆IL = 100mA) 2mV Load Regulation (∆IL = 1A) 15mV

Figure 5. Positive Voltage Regultor Figure 6. Foldback Current Limiting

(External PNP Pass Transistor)
VIN

VIN
R3
60
T1
V+ VCC NTE218
V+ VCC
RSC
VREF VOUT 30
VREF VOUT REGULATED
OUTPUT
R3
2.7K
R1 CL
R1 CL
CS RSC R4
CS
5.6K
N.I. INV REGULATED
OUTPUT N.I. INV

R2 V− COMP
R2 V− COMP
C1 1nF
C1 1nF

Typical Performance
Typical Performance Regulated Output Voltage +5V
Regulated Output Voltage +5V Line Regulation (∆VIN = 3V) 0.5mV
Line Regulation (∆VIN = 3V) 0.5mV Load Regulation (∆IL = 10mA) 1mV
Load Regulation (∆IL = 1A) 5mV Short Circuit Current 20mA

Figure 7. Positive Floating Regultor Figure 8. Negative Floating Regultor

VIN VIN

R5 200 R5 10K

V+ VCC V+ VCC

R6
VREF VOUT VREF VOUT 10K

VZ T1 D1 12V VZ T1
NTE130 NTE142A 2N5287
D1 36V R4 R1 CL R3 CL
NTE5204A 3.0K R6 R2 3K
CS 1Ω CS

N.I. INV N.I. INV

V− COMP C1 R1 V− COMP C1
R2 R3 100pF R4 100pF
3.0K 3K
REGULATED REGULATED
OUTPUT OUTPUT

Typical Performance
Typical Performance Regulated Output Voltage −100V
Regulated Output Voltage +50V Line Regulation (∆VIN = 20V) 30mV
Line Regulation (∆VIN = 20V) 30mV Load Regulation (∆IL = 100mA) 20mV
Load Regulation (∆IL = 100mA) 20mV
 Figure 9. Positive Switching Regultor Figure 10. Negative Switching Regultor
VIN

VIN

100
R5
3K T2 R5
2N5153 100
T2
1K NTE196
V+ VCC V+ VCC
T1 R6
NTE129 220
VREF VOUT D1 VREF VOUT
NTE116 L1
1.2mH T1 D1
C1 R2
R6 VZ NTE129 NTE116
51 0.1µF
R1 CL REGULATED CL
OUTPUT L1
CS CS 1.2mH
R3 1K R3 1K REGULATED
N.I. INV C2 100µF N.I. INV
OUTPUT

R2 V− COMP V− COMP
R4 R1 R4
C1 C1 15pF C2
0.1µF 1M 1M 100µF

Typical Performance Typical Performance

Regulated Output Voltage +5V Regulated Output Voltage −15V
Line Regulation (∆VIN = 30V) 10mV Line Regulation (∆VIN = 20V) 8mV
Load Regulation (∆IL = 2A) 80mV Load Regulation (∆IL = 2A) 6mV

Figure 11. Remote Shutdown Regulator with Current Limiting Figure 12. Shunt Regulator
VIN

VIN
R4
100
REGULATED
V+ VCC OUTPUT

RSC
VREF VOUT REGULATED
OUTPUT VREF VOUT
R3 100
T1
VZ NTE175
R1 CL
R1 CL
CS
CS
N.I. INV
N.I. INV
R3
R2 V− COMP 2K R4
2K R4 V− COMP
T1 C1 5nF
C1 NTE123A LOGIC INPUT
1nF

Typical Performance Typical Performance

Regulated Output Voltage +5V Regulated Output Voltage +5V
Line Regulation (∆VIN = 3V) 0.5mV Line Regulation (∆VIN = 10V) 0.5mV
Load Regulation (∆IL = 50mA) 1.5mV Load Regulation (∆IL = 100mA) 1.5mV

Figure 13. Output Voltage Adjust

(Note 6)

VREF

R1

NON−INVERTING
P1 INPUT

R2
 NTE923

.335 (8.52) Dia Max

.260
(6.6)
Max

.500
(12.7)
Min

.018 (0.45) Dia Typ

.115 (2.92)
3 4
2 5
.370
1 6 (9.4)
Max
7
10 9 8
.230 (5.84) Dia

NTE923D
14 8

1 7

.785 (19.95) Max .300 (7.62)

.200 (5.08)
Max

.100 (2.45) .099 (2.5) Min

.600 (15.24)