Hi LDO teams,
I have a customer who is doing some tests on the TPS71533 and TPS70933.
1. The datasheet for TPS71533 says it has a quiescent current of 3.2uA and later specifies it as a ground current.
I measured the input current to a TPS71533 and found:
Iin = 3.54uA with no load on the output
Iin = 4.2uA with ~160nA load on the output
Question: why would it increase by 700nA when the load only increased 160nA? Does this have something to do with the leakage null control circuit?
2. The datasheet for TPS70933 says it has a quiescent current of 1uA on page 1. Page 6 shows it as 1.3uA typ 2.05uA max
I measured the input current to a TPS70933 and found:
Iin = 1.6uA with no load on the output
Iin = 2.4uA with ~180nA load on the output
(Question: why would it increase by 800nA when the load only increased 180nA)
Iin = 20uA if Vin=3V (output cannot regulate to 3.3V at this point)
Question: why does Iq get 10X larger when the regulator falls out of regulation? Isn't ground current going to be input current minus output current?
Thanks,
Brian