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LDO: Minimum load current?

eem2am

Aug 3, 2009
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Hello,

I wish to use the MCP1703 voltage regulator to produce a 3V reference voltage from a 3.3V rail.
(it will provide the reference voltage for a microcontrollers ADC reference input)
What is the minimum load current that i need to load the output with in order to get the output voltage accurate at 3V?
The datasheet graphs seem to show a minimum current of 1mA flowing.
What will the accuracy be like if only 100uA flows?

MCP1703 datasheet
http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/22049f.pdf
 
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