LM1896/LM2896 Dual Audio Power Amplifier General Description Features The LM1896 is a high performance 6V stereo power amplifier designed to deliver 1 watt/channel into 4X or 2 watts bridged monaural into 8X. Utilizing a unique patented compensation scheme, the LM1896 is ideal for sensitive AM radio applications. This new circuit technique exhibits lower wideband noise, lower distortion, and less AM radiation than conventional designs. The amplifier’s wide supply range (3V – 9V) is ideal for battery operation. For higher supplies (VS l 9V) the LM2896 is available in an 11-lead single-inline package. The LM2896 package has been redesigned, resulting in the slightly degraded thermal characteristics shown in the figure Device Dissipation vs Ambient Temperature. Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Low AM radiation Low noise 3V, 4X, stereo Po e 250 mW Wide supply operation 3V – 15V (LM2896) Low distortion No turn on ‘‘pop’’ Adjustable voltage gain and bandwidth Smooth waveform clipping Po e 9W bridged, LM2896 Applications Y Y Y Compact AM-FM radios Stereo tape recorders and players High power portable stereos Typical Applications TL/H/7920 – 1 FIGURE 1. LM2896 in Bridge Configuration (AV e 400, BW e 20 kHz) Order Number LM1896N Order Number LM2896P See NS Package Number N14A See NS Package Number P11A C1995 National Semiconductor Corporation TL/H/7920 RRD-B30M115/Printed in U. S. A. LM1896/LM2896 Dual Audio Power Amplifier February 1995 Absolute Maximum Ratings Supply Voltage LM1896 LM2896 Operating Temperature (Note 1) Storage Temperature 150§ C 260§ C Junction Temperature Lead Temperature (Soldering, 10 sec.) If Military/Aerospace specified devices are required, please contact the National Semiconductor Sales Office/Distributors for availability and specifications. Thermal Resistance iJC (DIP) iJA (DIP) iJC (SIP) iJA (SIP) VS e 12V VS e 18V 0§ C to a 70§ C b 65§ C to a 150§ C 30§ C/W 137§ C/W 10§ C/W 55§ C/W Electrical Characteristics Unless otherwise specified, TA e 25§ C, AV e 200 (46 dB). For the LM1896; VS e 6V and RL e 4X. For LM2896, TTAB e 25§ C, VS e 12V and RL e 8X. Test circuit shown in Figure 2 . Parameter LM1896 Conditions Min Supply Current Po e 0W, Dual Mode Operating Supply Voltage Output Power LM1896N-1 LM1896N-2 LM2896P-1 LM2896P-2 Distortion Typ Max 15 25 3 THD e 10%, f e 1 kHz VS e 6V, RL e 4X Dual Mode VS e 6V, RL e 8X Bridge Mode VS e 9V, RL e 8X Dual Mode VS e 12V, RL e 8X Dual Mode VS e 12V, RL e 8X Bridge Mode VS e 9V, RL e 4X Bridge Mode VS e 9V, RL e 4X Dual Mode 0.9 ( TA e 25§ C LM2896 10 1.1 1.8 1.3 Max 25 40 mA 15 V 3 2.0 7.2 f e 1 kHz Po e 50 mW Po e 0.5W Po e 1W Units Typ 2.5 9.0 7.8 2.5 W/ch W W/ch W/ch W W W/ch 0.09 0.11 0.14 % % % 2.1 TTAB e 25§ C * Min 0.09 0.11 Power Supply Rejection Ratio (PSRR) CBY e 100 mF, f e 1 kHz, CIN e 0.1 mF Output Referred, VRIPPLE e 250 mV b 40 b 54 b 40 b 54 dB Channel Separation CBY e 100 mF, f e 1 kHz, CIN e 0.1 mF Output Referred b 50 b 64 b 50 b 64 dB Noise Equivalent Input Noise RS e 0, CIN e 0.1 mF, BW e 20 b 20 kHz CCIR/ARM Wideband 1.4 1.4 2.0 mV mV mV 1.4 1.4 2.0 DC Output Level 2.8 3 3.2 5.6 6 6.4 V Input Impedance 50 100 350 50 100 350 kX Input Offset Voltage Voltage Difference between Outputs 5 LM1896N-2, LM2896P-2 10 Input Bias Current 120 5 20 10 120 mV 20 mV nA Note 1: For operation at ambient temperature greater than 25§ C, the LM1896/LM2896 must be derated based on a maximum 150§ C junction temperature using a thermal resistance which depends upon mounting techniques. 2 Typical Performance Curves LM2896 Device Dissipation vs Ambient Temperature LM1896 Maximum Device Dissipation vs Ambient Temperature THD and Gain vs Frequency AV e 54 dB, BW e 30 kHz THD and Gain vs Frequency AV e 54 dB, BW e 5 kHz THD and Gain vs Frequency AV e 46 dB, BW e 50 kHz THD and Gain vs Frequency AV e 40 dB, BW e 20 kHz THD and Gain vs Frequency AV e 34 dB, BW e 50 kHz AM Recovered Audio and Noise vs Field Strength for Different Speaker Lead Placement Power Supply Rejection Ratio (Referred to the Output) vs Frequency Channel Separation (Referred to the Output) vs Frequency Power Output vs Supply Voltage b 3 dB Bandwidth vs Voltage Gain for Stable Operation TL/H/7920 – 2 3 Typical Performance Curves (Continued) Total Harmonic Distortion vs Power Output Power Dissipation vs Power Output RL e 4X Power Dissipation vs Power Output RL e 8X TL/H/7920 – 3 Equivalent Schematic 6, 9 No connection on LM1896 TL/H/7920 – 4 ( ) indicates pin number for LM2896 Connection Diagrams Single-In-Line Package Dual-In-Line Package TL/H/7920–5 Top View TL/H/7920 – 6 Top View 4 Typical Applications (Continued) TL/H/7920 – 8 TL/H/7920 – 7 6, 9 No connection on LM1896 ( ) Indicates pin number for LM2896 FIGURE 2. Stereo Amplifier with AV e 200, BW e 30 kHz External Components (Figure 2) Components 1. R2, R5, R10, R13 2. R3, R12 3. Ro 4. C1, C14 5. C2, C13 6. C3, C12 7. C5, C10 8. C7 9. Cc 10. Co 11. CS Comments Sets voltage gain, AV e 1 a R5/R2 for one channel and AV e 1 a R10/R13 for the other channel. Bootstrap resistor sets drive current for output stage and allows pins 3 and 12 to go above VS. Works with Co to stabilize output stage. Input coupling capacitor. Pins 1 and 14 are at a DC potential of VS/2. Low frequency pole set by: 1 fL e 2q RIN C1 Feedback capacitors. Ensure unity gain at DC. Also a low frequency pole at: 1 fL e 2qR2C2 Bootstrap capacitors, used to increase drive to output stage. A low frequency pole is set by: 1 fL e 2qR3C3 Compensation capacitor. These stabilize the amplifiers and adjust their bandwidth. See curve of bandwidth vs allowable gain. Improves power supply rejection (See Typical Performance Curves). Increasing C7 increases turn-on delay. Output coupling capacitor. Isolates pins 5 and 10 from the load. Low frequency pole set by: 1 fL e 2q CcRL Works with Ro to stabilize output stage. Provides power supply filtering. 5 Application Hints Amp 1 has a voltage gain set by 1 a R5/R2. The output of amp 1 drives amp 2 which is configured as an inverting amplifier with unity gain. Because of this phase inversion in amp 2, there is a 6 dB increase in voltage gain referenced to Vi. The voltage gain in bridge is: R5 Vo e2 1a Vi R2 CB is used to prevent DC voltage on the output of amp 1 from causing offset in amp 2. Low frequency response is influenced by: AM Radios The LM1896/LM2896 has been designed fo fill a wide range of audio power applications. A common problem with IC audio power amplifiers has been poor signal-to-noise performance when used in AM radio applications. In a typical radio application, the loopstick antenna is in close proximity to the audio amplifer. Current flowing in the speaker and power supply leads can cause electromagnetic coupling to the loopstick, resulting in system oscillation. In addition, most audio power amplifiers are not optimized for lowest noise because of compensation requirements. If noise from the audio amplifier radiates into the AM section, the sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratio will be degraded. The LM1896 exhibits extremely low wideband noise due in part to an external capacitor C5 which is used to tailor the bandwidth. The circuit shown in Figure 2 is capable of a signal-to-noise ratio in excess of 60 dB referred to 50 mW. Capacitor C5 not only limits the closed loop bandwidth, it also provides overall loop compensation. Neglecting C2 in Figure 2 , the gain is: S a AV 0o AV(S) e S a 0o R2 a R5 1 , 0o e where AV e R2 R5C5 A curve of b3 dB BW (0o) vs AV is shown in the Typical Performance Curves. # fL e J 1 2q RBCB Several precautions should be observed when using the LM1896/LM2896 in bridge configuration. Because the amplifiers are driving the load out of phase, an 8X speaker will appear as a 4X load, and a 4X speaker will appear as a 2X load. Power dissipation is twice as severe in this situation. For example, if VS e 6V and RL e 8X bridged, then the maximum dissipation is: 2 VS 62 c2e c2 20 RL 20 c 4 PD e 0.9 Watts This amount of dissipation is equivalent to driving two 4X loads in the stereo configuration. When adjusting the frequency response in the bridge configuration, R5C5 and R10C10 form a 2 pole cascade and the b 3 dB bandwidth is actually shifted to a lower frequency: 0.707 BW e 2qRC where R e feedback resistor C e feedback capacitor To measure the output voltage, a floating or differential meter should be used because a prolonged output short will over dissipate the package. Figure 1 shows the complete bridge amplifier. PD e Figure 3 shows a plot of recovered audio as a function of field strength in mV/M. The receiver section in this example is an LM3820. The power amplifier is located about two inches from the loopstick antenna. Speaker leads run parallel to the loopstick and are 1/8 inch from it. Referenced to a 20 dB S/N ratio, the improvement in noise performance over conventional designs is about 10 dB. This corresponds to an increase in usable sensitivity of about 8.5 dB. Bridge Amplifiers The LM1896/LM2896 can be used in the bridge mode as a monaural power amplifier. In addition to much higher power output, the bridge configuration does not require output coupling capacitors. The load is connected directly between the amplifier outputs as shown in Figure 4 . TL/H/7920 – 9 FIGURE 3. Improved AM Sensitivity over Conventional Design 6 Application Hints (Continued) TL/H/7920 – 10 Figure 4. Bridge Amplifier Connection Printed Circuit Layout less than 50 kX to prevent an input-output oscillation. This oscillation is dependent on the gain and the proximity of the bridge elements RB and CB to the ( a ) input. If the bridge mode is not used, do not insert RB, CB into the PCB. To wire the amplifer into the bridge configuration, short the capacitor on pin 7 (pin 1 of the LM1896) to ground. Connect together the nodes labeled BRIDGE and drive the capacitor connected to pin 5 (pin 14 of the LM1896). Printed Circuit Board Layout Figure 5 and Figure 6 show printed circuit board layouts for the LM1896 and LM2896. The circuits are wired as stereo amplifiers. The signal source ground should return to the input ground shown on the boards. Returning the loads to power supply ground through a separate wire will keep the THD at its lowest value. The inputs should be terminated in TL/H/7920 – 11 FIGURE 5. Printed Circuit Board Layout for the LM1896 7 Printed Circuit Layout (Continued) TL/H/7920 – 12 FIGURE 6. Printed Circuit Board Layout for the LM2896 8 Physical Dimensions inches (millimeters) Molded Dual-In-Line Package (N) Order Number LM1896N See NS Package Number N14A 9 LM1896/LM2896 Dual Audio Power Amplifier Physical Dimensions inches (millimeters) (Continued) Single-In-Line Package (P) Order Number LM2896P NS Package Number P11A LIFE SUPPORT POLICY NATIONAL’S PRODUCTS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED FOR USE AS CRITICAL COMPONENTS IN LIFE SUPPORT DEVICES OR SYSTEMS WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION. As used herein: 1. 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