8.192 V shunt reference — the ADC reference rail decision
The LM4040CIM3X-8.2 is a fixed 8.192 V shunt voltage reference from the LM4040 family, a standard choice for precision ADC reference rails in industrial and instrumentation designs.
Shunt topology — biasing and cathode current budget
As a shunt reference, it requires an external series resistor from the supply to the cathode; the 95 µA minimum cathode current sets the lower bound for the bias resistor calculation. The 15 mA maximum output current limits how many ADC reference inputs or comparators can share the same reference without exceeding the thermal budget in the SOT-23-3 package.
