SNVSAC2A March 2015 – June 2020 LM317A
PRODUCTION DATA.
Figure 37 and Figure 38 show the information for the SOT-223 package. Figure 38 assumes a θJA of 74°C/W for 1-oz. copper and 59.6°C/W for 2-oz. copper and a maximum junction temperature of 125°C. See the AN-1028 Maximum Power Enhancement Techniques for Power Packages application note for thermal enhancement techniques to be used with SOT-223 and TO-252 packages.