The AD589 is a 2-terminal, low cost, temperature compensated band gap voltage reference that provides a fi xed 1.23 V output voltage for input currents between 50 ?A and 5.0 mA. The high stability of the AD589 is primarily dependent upon the matching and thermal tracking of the on-chip components. Analog Devices’ precision bipolar processing and thin-fi lm technology combine to provide excellent performance at low cost. Additionally, the active circuit produces an output impedance 10? lower than the typical low-TC Zener diodes. This feature allows operation with no external components required to maintain full accuracy under changing load conditions.