Adjustable shunt reference with ±0.5% initial tolerance
The Texas Instruments TLV431BCDBZRG4 is a low-voltage, adjustable precision shunt regulator in a three-pin SOT-23-3 package. It operates as a shunt reference with a programmable output from 1.24 V up to 6 V, set by two external resistors. The B-grade suffix selects the tighter ±0.5% initial tolerance bin, which is the primary spec that determines voltage accuracy in the application.
Output drive and cathode bias headroom
Rated for 15 mA continuous output current and a minimum cathode current of 100 µA, this part covers the typical biasing range for a shunt reference in a switching power supply feedback divider or an adjustable linear regulator. The 100 µA cathode floor sets the minimum bias resistor value for a given supply rail — below that the reference drops out of regulation.
