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THREE–TERMINAL
The LM337 is an adjustable 3–terminal negative voltage regulator
capable of supplying in excess of 1.5 A over an output voltage range of ADJUSTABLE NEGATIVE
–1.2 V to – 37 V. This voltage regulator is exceptionally easy to use and VOLTAGE REGULATOR
requires only two external resistors to set the output voltage. Further, it
employs internal current limiting, thermal shutdown and safe area
compensation, making it essentially blow–out proof.
The LM337 serves a wide variety of applications including local, on card SEMICONDUCTOR
regulation. This device can also be used to make a programmable output TECHNICAL DATA
regulator, or by connecting a fixed resistor between the adjustment and
output, the LM337 can be used as a precision current regulator.
• Output Current in Excess of 1.5 A
• Output Adjustable between –1.2 V and – 37 V
• Internal Thermal Overload Protection
• Internal Short Circuit Current Limiting Constant with Temperature
• Output Transistor Safe–Area Compensation T SUFFIX
PLASTIC PACKAGE
• Floating Operation for High Voltage Applications CASE 221A
• Eliminates Stocking many Fixed Voltages
• Available in Surface Mount D2PAK and Standard 3–Lead Transistor
Heatsink surface
connected to Pin 2.
Package 1
2
3

Pin 1. Adjust
2. Vin
Standard Application 3. Vout

IPROG

D2T SUFFIX
+ R2 +
Cin* CO** PLASTIC PACKAGE
1.0 µF R1 1.0 µF CASE 936
2
120 (D2PAK) 1
3
IAdj

Heatsink surface (shown as terminal 4 in

Vin Vout case outline drawing) is connected to Pin 2.
–Vin LM337 –Vout

ORDERING INFORMATION
* Cin is required if regulator is located more than 4 inches from power supply filter. Operating
* A 1.0 µF solid tantalum or 10 µF aluminum electrolytic is recommended. Device Temperature Range Package

ǒ Ǔ
** CO is necessary for stability. A 1.0 µF solid tantalum or 10 µF aluminum electrolytic LM337BD2T Surface Mount
** is recommeded. TJ = – 40° to +125°C
LM337BT Insertion Mount

V out + –1.25 V 1 ) R R2 LM337D2T

TJ = 0° to +125°C
Surface Mount
1 LM337T Insertion Mount

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MAXIMUM RATINGS
Rating Symbol Value Unit
Input–Output Voltage Differential VI–VO 40 Vdc
Power Dissipation
Case 221A
TA = +25°C PD Internally Limited W
Thermal Resistance, Junction–to–Ambient θJA 65 °C/W
Thermal Resistance, Junction–to–Case θJC 5.0 °C/W
Case 936 (D2PAK)
TA = +25°C PD Internally Limited W
Thermal Resistance, Junction–to–Ambient θJA 70 °C/W
Thermal Resistance, Junction–to–Case θJC 5.0 °C/W
Operating Junction Temperature Range TJ – 40 to +125 °C
Storage Temperature Range Tstg – 65 to +150 °C

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (|VI–VO| = 5.0 V; IO = 0.5 A for T package; TJ = Tlow to Thigh [Note 1]; Imax and Pmax [Note 2].)
Characteristics Figure Symbol Min Typ Max Unit
Line Regulation (Note 3), TA = +25°C, 3.0 V ≤ |VI–VO| ≤ 40 V 1 Regline – 0.01 0.04 %/V
Load Regulation (Note 3), TA = +25°C, 10 mA ≤ IO ≤ Imax 2 Regload
|VO| ≤ 5.0 V – 15 50 mV
|VO| ≥ 5.0 V – 0.3 1.0 % VO
Thermal Regulation, TA = +25°C (Note 6), 10 ms Pulse Regtherm – 0.003 0.04 % VO/W
Adjustment Pin Current 3 IAdj – 65 100 µA
Adjustment Pin Current Change, 2.5 V ≤ |VI–VO| ≤ 40 V, 1, 2 ∆IAdj – 2.0 5.0 µA
10 mA ≤ IL ≤ Imax, PD ≤ Pmax, TA = +25°C
Reference Voltage, TA = +25°C, 3.0 V ≤ |VI–VO| ≤ 40 V, 3 Vref –1.213 –1.250 –1.287 V
10 mA ≤ IO ≤ Imax, PD ≤ Pmax, TJ = Tlow to Thigh –1.20 –1.25 –1.30
Line Regulation (Note 3), 3.0 V ≤ |VI–VO| ≤ 40 V 1 Regline – 0.02 0.07 %/V
Load Regulation (Note 3), 10 mA ≤ IO ≤ Imax 2 Regload
|VO| ≤ 5.0 V – 20 70 mV
|VO| ≥ 5.0 V – 0.3 1.5 % VO
Temperature Stability (Tlow ≤ TJ ≤ Thigh) 3 TS – 0.6 – % VO
Minimum Load Current to Maintain Regulation 3 ILmin mA
(|VI–VO| ≤ 10 V) – 1.5 6.0
(|VI–VO| ≤ 40 V) – 2.5 10
Maximum Output Current 3 Imax A
|VI–VO| ≤ 15 V, PD ≤ Pmax, T Package – 1.5 2.2
|VI–VO| ≤ 40 V, PD ≤ Pmax, TJ = +25°C, T Package – 0.15 0.4
RMS Noise, % of VO, TA = +25°C, 10 Hz ≤ f ≤ 10 kHz N – 0.003 – % VO
Ripple Rejection, VO = –10 V, f = 120 Hz (Note 4) 4 RR dB
Without CAdj – 60 –
CAdj = 10 µF 66 77 –
Long–Term Stability, TJ = Thigh (Note 5), TA = +25°C for 3 S – 0.3 1.0 %/1.0 k
Endpoint Measurements Hrs.
Thermal Resistance Junction–to–Case, T Package RθJC – 4.0 – °C/W
NOTES: 1. Tlow to Thigh = 0° to +125°C, for LM337T, D2T. Tlow to Thigh = – 40° to +125°C, for LM337BT, BD2T.
2. Imax = 1.5 A, Pmax = 20 W
3. Load and line regulation are specified at constant junction temperature. Change in VO because of heating effects is covered under the Thermal
Regulation specification. Pulse testing with a low duty cycle is used.
4. CAdj, when used, is connected between the adjustment pin and ground.
5. Since Long Term Stability cannot be measured on each device before shipment, this specification is an engineering estimate of average stability from
lot to lot.
6. Power dissipation within an IC voltage regulator produces a temperature gradient on the die, affecting individual IC components on the die. These
effects can be minimized by proper integrated circuit design and layout techniques. Thermal Regulation is the effect of these temperature gradients
on the output voltage and is expressed in percentage of output change per watt of power change in a specified time.

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Representative Schematic Diagram

Adjust
100 60
2.0k
2.5k

810
21k

Vout
10k 800

15pF 25pF
5.0k 220

75 60k 100k 800 15pF 2.0k

0

18k

4.0k

6.0k
100
1.0k

3.0k 2.2k 18k

9.6k 30k
270 2.0
100pF 5.0pF 240 pF 250
20k
8.0k 5.0k
0.2
600 100k
15
2.9k
4.0k 155
500 2.4k 15 500 0.05
Vin

This device contains 39 active transistors.

Figure 1. Line Regulation and ∆IAdj/Line Test Circuit

R2 1%

+
Cin 1.0 µF IAdj CO 1.0 µF

120
R1 1%
* Pulse testing required. Adjust RL
1% Duty Cycle
is suggested. Vin Vout
LM337
VIH VOH
VIL VOL
*

ń +
|V –V |
OL OH
VEE Line Regulation (% V) x 100
|V |
OH

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Figure 2. Load Regulation and ∆IAdj/Load Test Circuit

* Pulse testing required.

R2 1% 1% Duty Cycle is suggested.
CO +
Cin 1.0 µF 1.0 µF
IAdj R1 120

Adjust * RL
(max
Vin Vout Load) –VO (min Load)
–VI LM337 IL –VO (max Load)

VO (min Load) – VO (max Load)

Load Regulation (mV) = VO (min Load) – VO (max Load) Load Regulation (% VO) = x 100
VO (min Load)

Figure 3. Standard Test Circuit

R2 1%

+
Cin 1.0 µF CO 1.0 µF
VI VO
RL

IAdj Vref

R1 120
Adjust
Vin Vout
LM337 IL

VO
To Calculate R2: R2 = – 1 R1
Vref * Pulse testing required.
This assumes IAdj is negligible. * 1% Duty Cycle is suggested.

Figure 4. Ripple Rejection Test Circuit

+
R2 1% CAdj 10µF
+
Cin 1.0 µF CO 1.0 µF VO
RL
Adjust D1* 1N4002
R1 120
Vin Vout
LM337
Vout = –1.25 V
14.3 V

4.3 V * D1 Discharges CAdj if output is shorted to Ground.

f = 120 Hz

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Figure 5. Load Regulation Figure 6. Current Limit

0.2 4.0
∆V out , OUTPUT VOLTAGE CHANGE (%)

0
IL = 0.5 A

I out , OUTPUT CURRENT (A)

–0.2 3.0

–0.4

–0.6 2.0

–0.8 TJ = 25°C
Vin = –15 V IL = 1.5 A
–1.0 Vout = –10 V 1.0

–1.2

–1.4 0
–50 –25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 0 10 20 30 40
TJ, JUNCTION TEMPERATURE (°C) Vin–Vout , INPUT–OUTPUT VOLTAGE DIFFERENTIAL (Vdc)

Figure 7. Adjustment Pin Current Figure 8. Dropout Voltage

80 3.0

V in – Vout , INPUT–OUTPUT VOLTAGE

IAdj, ADJUSTMENT CURRENT (µA)

75 Vout = –5.0 V
∆VO = 100 mV
70 DIFFERENTIAL (Vdc) 2.5
IL = 1.5 A
65

60 2.0
1.0 A
55
50 1.5 500 mA

45 200 mA
20 mA
40 1.0
–50 –25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 –50 –25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150
TJ, JUNCTION TEMPERATURE (°C) TJ, JUNCTION TEMPERATURE (°C)

Figure 9. Temperature Stability Figure 10. Minimum Operating Current

1.27
1.8
I B , QUIESCENT CURRENT (mA)
V ref , REFERENCE VOLTAGE (V)

1.6
1.26
1.4
1.2
1.25 1.0 TJ = 25°C
0.8
0.6
1.24
0.4
0.2
1.23 0
–50 –25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 0 10 20 30 40
TJ, JUNCTION TEMPERATURE (°C) Vin–Vout , INPUT–OUTPUT VOLTAGE DIFFERENTIAL (Vdc)

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Figure 11. Ripple Rejection versus Output Voltage Figure 12. Ripple Rejection versus Output Current
100 100

CAdj = 10 µF
RR, RIPPLE REJECTION (dB)
CAdj = 10 µF

RR, RIPPLE REJECTION (dB)

80 80

Without CAdj
60 60
Without CAdj

40 40
Vin – Vout = 5.0 V Vin = –15 V
IL = 500 mA Vout = –10 V
20 20 f = 120 Hz
f = 120 Hz
TJ = 25°C TJ = 25°C
0 0
0 –5.0 –10 –15 –20 –25 –30 –35 –40 0.01 0.1 1.0 10
Vout, OUTPUT VOLTAGE (V) IO, OUTPUT CURRENT (A)

Figure 13. Ripple Rejection versus Frequency Figure 14. Output Impedance
100 101
Vin = –15 V Vin = –15 V
RR, RIPPLE REJECTION (dB)

80 Vout = –10 V Z O , OUTPUT IMPEDANCE ( Ω ) Vout = –10 V

IL = 500 mA 100 IL = 500 mA
CAdj =10 µF TJ = 25°C CL = 1.0 µF
60 TJ = 25°C

10–1
Without CAdj
40 Without CAdj

10–2 CAdj = 10 µF
20

0 10–3
10 100 1.0 k 10 k 100 k 1.0 M 10 M 10 100 1.0 k 10 k 100 k 1.0 M
f, FREQUENCY (Hz) f, FREQUENCY (Hz)

Figure 15. Line Transient Response Figure 16. Load Transient Reponse
VOLTAGE CHANGE (V) VOLTAGE DEVIATION (V)

VOLTAGE DEVIATION (V)

0.6
∆V out , OUTPUT
∆V out , OUTPUT

0.8 0.4
0.6 0.2 Without CAdj

0.4 0
0.2 Without CAdj –0.2 CAdj = 10 µF
0 –0.4
–0.2 CAdj = 10 µF –0.6
–0.4 0 Vin = –15 V
CURRENT (A)
∆V in, INPUT

Vout = –10 V Vout = –10 V

I L , LOAD

0 IL = 50 mA –0.5 IL = 50 mA
TJ = 25°C TJ = 25°C
–0.5 –1.0 CL = 1.0 µF
CL = 1.0 µF
–1.0 –1.5
0 10 20 30 40 0 10 20 30 40
t, TIME (µs) t, TIME (µs)

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APPLICATIONS INFORMATION
Basic Circuit Operation
The LM337 is a 3–terminal floating regulator. In operation, degrading regulation. The ground end of R2 can be returned
the LM337 develops and maintains a nominal –1.25 V near the load ground to provide remote ground sensing and
reference (Vref) between its output and adjustment terminals. improve load regulation.
This reference voltage is converted to a programming current
External Capacitors
(IPROG) by R1 (see Figure 17), and this constant current flows
A 1.0 µF tantalum input bypass capacitor (Cin) is

ǒ Ǔ
through R2 from ground.
The regulated output voltage is given by: recommended to reduce the sensitivity to input line
impedance.
V out + Vref 1 ) RR2 ) IAdj R2 The adjustment terminal may be bypassed to ground to
improve ripple rejection. This capacitor (CAdj) prevents ripple
1
from being amplified as the output voltage is increased. A
Since the current into the adjustment terminal (IAdj) 10 µF capacitor should improve ripple rejection about 15 dB
represents an error term in the equation, the LM337 was at 120 Hz in a 10 V application.
designed to control IAdj to less than 100 µA and keep it An output capacitance (CO) in the form of a 1.0 µF
constant. To do this, all quiescent operating current is tantalum or 10 µF aluminum electrolytic capacitor is required
returned to the output terminal. This imposes the requirement for stability.
for a minimum load current. If the load current is less than this
minimum, the output voltage will rise. Protection Diodes
Since the LM337 is a floating regulator, it is only the When external capacitors are used with any IC regulator it
voltage differential across the circuit which is important to is sometimes necessary to add protection diodes to prevent
performance, and operation at high voltages with respect to the capacitors from discharging through low current points
ground is possible. into the regulator.
Figure 17. Basic Circuit Configuration Figure 18 shows the LM337 with the recommended
protection diodes for output voltages in excess of –25 V or
+ Vout
high capacitance values (CO > 25 µF, CAdj > 10 µF). Diode D1
R2 prevents CO from discharging thru the IC during an input
IAdj IPROG short circuit. Diode D2 protects against capacitor CAdj
+ discharging through the IC during an output short circuit. The
CO combination of diodes D1 and D2 prevents CAdj from the
Adjust Vref R1 discharging through the IC during an input short circuit.
Figure 18. Voltage Regulator with Protection Diodes
Vin LM337 – Vout + Vout
Vout +
R2 CAdj
+ +
Vref = –1.25 V Typical Cin CO
Adjust R1 D2
Load Regulation
The LM337 is capable of providing extremely good load 1N4002
–Vin LM337 – Vout
regulation, but a few precautions are needed to obtain Vin Vout
maximum performance. For best performance, the
programming resistor (R1) should be connected as close to D1
the regulator as possible to minimize line drops which 1N4002
effectively appear in series with the reference, thereby

Figure 19. D2PAK Thermal Resistance and Maximum

Power Dissipation versus P.C.B. Copper Length
80 3.5
PD, MAXIMUM POWER DISSIPATION (W)

PD(max) for TA = +50°C

R θ JA, THERMAL RESISTANCE

70 Free Air 3.0

JUNCTION-TO-AIR (°C/W)

Mounted

ÎÎÎÎ
Vertically 2.0 oz. Copper
60 2.5

ÎÎÎÎ
L

ÎÎÎÎ
50 Minimum 2.0
Size Pad L

40
RθJA
ÎÎÎÎ 1.5

30 1.0
0 5.0 10 15 20 25 30
L, LENGTH OF COPPER (mm)

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OUTLINE DIMENSIONS

T SUFFIX
PLASTIC PACKAGE
CASE 221A–06
ISSUE Y
NOTES:
1. DIMENSIONING AND TOLERANCING PER ANSI
Y14.5M, 1982.
–T SEATING 2. CONTROLLING DIMENSION: INCH.
PLANE 3. DIM Z DEFINES A ZONE WHERE ALL BODY AND
–
B F C LEAD IRREGULARITIES ARE ALLOWED.
T S
INCHES MILLIMETERS
DIM MIN MAX MIN MAX
4 A 0.570 0.620 14.48 15.75
B 0.380 0.405 9.66 10.28
Q A
C 0.160 0.190 4.07 4.82
1 2 3 D 0.025 0.035 0.64 0.88
U F 0.142 0.147 3.61 3.73
H G 0.095 0.105 2.42 2.66
H 0.110 0.155 2.80 3.93
K J 0.018 0.025 0.46 0.64
Z K 0.500 0.562 12.70 14.27
L 0.045 0.060 1.15 1.52
N 0.190 0.210 4.83 5.33
L R Q 0.100 0.120 2.54 3.04
R 0.080 0.110 2.04 2.79
V J S 0.045 0.055 1.15 1.39
T 0.235 0.255 5.97 6.47
G U 0.000 0.050 0.00 1.27
V 0.045 – 1.15 –
D Z – 0.080 – 2.04
N

D2T SUFFIX
PLASTIC PACKAGE
CASE 936–03
(D2PAK)
ISSUE B
OPTIONAL NOTES:
CHAMFER –T TERMINAL 4 1 DIMENSIONING AND TOLERANCING PER ANSI
– Y14.5M, 1982.
A E U 2 CONTROLLING DIMENSION: INCH.
3 TAB CONTOUR OPTIONAL WITHIN DIMENSIONS
A AND K.
4 DIMENSIONS U AND V ESTABLISH A MINIMUM
K S MOUNTING SURFACE FOR TERMINAL 4.
5 DIMENSIONS A AND B DO NOT INCLUDE MOLD
V FLASH OR GATE PROTRUSIONS. MOLD FLASH
AND GATE PROTRUSIONS NOT TO EXCEED
B 0.025 (0.635) MAXIMUM.
H
F INCHES MILLIMETERS
1 2 3
DIM MIN MAX MIN MAX
A 0.386 0.403 9.804 10.236
M B 0.356 0.368 9.042 9.347
L
C 0.170 0.180 4.318 4.572
J P D 0.026 0.036 0.660 0.914
E 0.045 0.055 1.143 1.397
N F 0.051 REF 1.295 REF
D G 0.100 BSC 2.540 BSC
R
0.010 (0.254) M T H 0.539 0.579 13.691 14.707
J 0.125 MAX 3.175 MAX
G K 0.050 REF 1.270 REF
L 0.000 0.010 0.000 0.254
M 0.088 0.102 2.235 2.591
N 0.018 0.026 0.457 0.660
P 0.058 0.078 1.473 1.981
C R 5 _ REF 5 _ REF
S 0.116 REF 2.946 REF
U 0.200 MIN 5.080 MIN
V 0.250 MIN 6.350 MIN

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