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The maximum power a device can dissipate is given by PD-MAX, which is defined as the difference between TJ-MAX and TAMBIENT divided by RTHETA-JA. It is possible to figure out what the maximum allowable output current is by combining and rearranging the power dissipation equations.

PTM Published on: 2011-09-27