WHITE PAPER

Tradeoffs of Low Dropout (LDO) Voltage Regulator Architectures and the Advantages of “Capless” LDOs

Power management of battery-powered electronic devices is becoming increasingly more important for the microelectronics industry. This white paper details the difference between low dropout (LDO) voltage regulators that use external output capacitors and those that do not, and how your system designs can benefit from not using an output capacitor. Well-designed capless LDO voltage regulators can have multiple benefits, and they are presented here.