APPLICATION NOTES
When LDO is used in handheld products, attention must be paid to voltage spikes which could damage
SGM2014. In such applications, voltage spikes will be generated at changer interface and VBUS pin of USB
interface when changer adapters and USB equipments are hot-plugged. Besides this, handheld products will
be tested on the production line without battery. Test engineer will apply power from the connector pin
which connects with positive pole of the battery. When external power supply is turned on suddenly, the
voltage spikes will be generated at the battery connector. The voltage spikes will be very high, and it always
exceeds the absolute maximum input voltage (6.0V) of LDO. In order to get robust design, design engineer
needs to clear up this voltage spike. Zener diode is a cheap and effective solution to eliminate such voltage
spike. For example, BZM55B5V6 is a 5.6V small package Zener diode which can be used to remove
voltage spikes in cell phone designs. The schematic is shown below.
1
Vcc
5
IN
VOUT
VOUT
Input
SGM2014
1uF
C1
C2
4.7uF
BZM55B5V6
GND
2
EN
3
BP
4
0.01uF
Control
9
SGM2014
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