Features Thermal, short circuit and safe area protection High ripple rejection 1.5A output current 4% tolerance on preset output voltage Description The LM79XX series of 3-terminal regulators is available with fixed output voltages of -5V, -12V, and -15V. These devices need only one external component-a compensation capacitor at the output. The LM79XX series is packaged in the TO-220 power package and is capable of supplying 1.5A of output current. These regulators employ internal current limiting safe area protection and thermal shutdown for protection against virtually all overload conditions. Low ground pin current of the LM79XX series allows output voltage to be easily boosted above the preset value with a resistor divider. The low quiescent current drain of these devices with a specified maximum change with line and load ensures good regulation in the voltage boosted mode. For applications requiring other voltages, see LM137 datasheet.

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Datasheets

Title		Size	Date	Other Language
	LM7912 3-Terminal Negative Regulator	154 Kbytes	7-Sep-01

Part Number(s) (NSID)	Top View	Availability	Current Reported Stock	Budgetary Pricing	Pack Size
LM7912CT/NOPB LM7912CT RoHS Status	TO-220	Full production Lead Time: 6 weeks	Distributor Region Qty ARROW Worldwide 525 AVNET-EM Worldwide 416 DIGI-KEY Worldwide 1250 FARNELL Europe and Asia 1115 MOUSER Worldwide 695 NEWARK Americas 112 RS COMPONENTS Worldwide 1146 TAYLOR Americas 1826	$0.54 each at 1K+ pcs	rail of 45

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Moisture Sensitivity Level Data for LM7912.

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Part Number(s) (NSID)	Weight (milligrams)	Type	Pins	MSL Rating	Peak Reflow	RoHS Status	CAD Symbols	Models	Package Marking Format
LM7912CT/NOPB LM7912CT	1991.805 1993.446	TO-220	3	1 1	NA NA	Detail	N/A	N/A	NSUZXYTTE# LM7912CT

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Moisture Sensitivity Level Data for LM7912.

A RoHS compliance or an IPC 1752 report can be acquired at http://www.national.com/en/packaging/greennopb.html.

National's certificate of product compliance for LM7912 is located at RoHS Status.

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Reliability Metrics

Part Number	Process	EFR Reject	EFR Sample Size	PPM	LTA Rejects	LTA Device Hours	FITS	MTTF (Hours)
LM7912CT	SLM	0	44046	0	0	3532500	1	1002356520

Note: The Early Failure Rates (EFR) were calculated as point estimate PPM based on rejects and sample size for EFR. The Long Term Failure Rates were calculated at 60% confidence using the Arrhenius equation at 0.7eV activation energy and derating the assumed stress temperature of 150°C to an application temperature of 55°C.

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All information pertaining to the RoHS Compliance Standard can be found at http://www.national.com/en/packaging/leadfree.html.

Moisture Sensitivity Level Data for LM7912.

A RoHS compliance or an IPC 1752 report can be acquired at http://www.national.com/en/packaging/greennopb.html.

National's certificate of product compliance for LM7912 is located at RoHS Status.