800 mA adjustable LDO — dropout budget and thermal land
The LM1117IDTX-ADJ/NOPB: Maximum dropout is 1.2 V at 800 mA load. The TO-252-3 (DPak) surface-mount package has an exposed tab on the bottom — that tab is the thermal path.
PSRR and protection — ripple rejection and fault tolerance
PSRR is 75 dB at 120 Hz. Built-in over-current and over-temperature protection let the part survive a sustained short on the output or a high ambient temperature without destructive failure. The thermal shutdown threshold is above the 125°C operating max, so the protection acts as a safety net rather than a normal operating limit.
The base product number LM1117 covers multiple fixed-voltage siblings, but this adjustable variant is the one to stock if your BOM needs to cover several output voltages from a single qualified LDO.
