® OPA644 OPA 644 Low Distortion Current Feedback OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER FEATURES DESCRIPTION ● SLEW RATE: 2500V/µs ● VERY LOW DIFFERENTIAL GAIN/PHASE ERROR: 0.008%/0.009° ● LOW DISTORTION AT 5MHz: –85dBc ● HIGH BANDWIDTH: 500MHz The OPA644 is a wideband precision current feedback operational amplifier featuring exceptionally high open loop transimpedance and high slew rate. The current feedback architecture allows for excellent large signal bandwidth, even at high gains. The high transimpedance allows this op amp to be used in applications requiring 16 bits or more of accuracy. This extra transimpedance at high bandwidths gives very low distortion and low differential gain and phase errors. The high slew rate and well-behaved pulse response allow for superior large signal amplification in a variety of RF, video and other signal processing applications. Fabricated on an advanced complementary bipolar process, the OPA644 offers exceptional performance in monolithic form. ● HIGH OPEN LOOP TRANSIMPEDANCE: 2.0MΩ ● HIGH LINEARITY ● FAST 12-BIT SETTLING: 21ns to 0.01% ● UNITY-GAIN STABLE APPLICATIONS +VS ● HIGH-SPEED SIGNAL PROCESSING ● HIGH-RESOLUTION VIDEO ● PULSE AMPLIFICATION ● COMMUNICATIONS 7, 8 Gain Stage IBIAS ● ADC/DAC GAIN AMPLIFIER ● RF AMPLIFICATION ● MEDICAL IMAGING Comp ● AUDIO AMPLIFICATION 3 2 In+ 6 In– Buffer VOUT Comp IBIAS Gain Stage 4, 5 –VS International Airport Industrial Park • Mailing Address: PO Box 11400, Tucson, AZ 85734 • Street Address: 6730 S. Tucson Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85706 • Tel: (520) 746-1111 • Twx: 910-952-1111 Internet: http://www.burr-brown.com/ • FAXLine: (800) 548-6133 (US/Canada Only) • Cable: BBRCORP • Telex: 066-6491 • FAX: (520) 889-1510 • Immediate Product Info: (800) 548-6132 ® © 1993 Burr-Brown Corporation 1 PDS-1187D OPA644 Printed in U.S.A. March, 1998 SPECIFICATIONS ELECTRICAL At TA = +25°C, VS = ±5V, RL = 100Ω, CL = 2pF, R FB = 402Ω and all four power supply pins are used, unless otherwise noted. OPA644U PARAMETER CONDITIONS OFFSET VOLTAGE Input Offset Voltage Average Drift Power Supply Rejection TYP MAX ±6 40 ±2.5 20 65 ±20 ±24 ±2 ±4 ±40 ±90 ±25 ±35 VS = ±4.5 to ±5.5V INPUT BIAS CURRENT(1) Non-Inverting Over Specified Temperature Inverting Over Specified Temperature NOISE Input Voltage Noise Density f = 100Hz f = 1kHz f = 10kHz f = 1MHz fB = 100Hz to 200MHz Inverting Input Bias Current Noise Density: f = 10MHz Non-Inverting Input Current Noise Density: f = 10MHz INPUT VOLTAGE RANGE Common-Mode Input Range Over Specified Temperature Common-Mode Rejection INPUT IMPEDANCE Non-Inverting Inverting Open-Loop Transimpedance FREQUENCY RESPONSE Closed-Loop Bandwidth Slew Rate(1) Settling Time: 0.01% 0.1% 1% Overload Recovery Time(2) Spurious Free Dynamic Range Differential Gain Error at 3.58MHz Differential Phase Error at 3.58MHz Gain Flatness to 1dB OUTPUT Current Output Over Specified Temperature Voltage Output Over Specified Temperature Voltage Output Over Specified Temperature Short Circuit Current Output Resistance POWER SUPPLY Specified Operating Voltage Operating Voltage Range Quiescent Current TEMPERATURE RANGE Specification: U Thermal Resistance, θJA U, UB 8-Pin SO-8 VCM = ±2V VO = ±2V, RL = 1kΩ OPA644UB MIN MAX UNITS ±3 60 ±2 10 75 mV µV/°C dB ±15 ±20 ✻ ±3 ±20 ±50 ±10 ±25 µA µA µA µA ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ nV/√Hz nV/√Hz nV/√Hz nV/√Hz µVrms 15 ✻ pA/√Hz 15 ✻ pA/√Hz ✻ ✻ 45 ✻ ✻ 65 V V dB ✻ ✻ 46 ✻ kΩ || pF Ω MΩ 500 300 180 125 80 2500 21 16.5 5.5 60 84 ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ 86 MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz V/µs ns ns ns ns dBc 0.008 ✻ dBc % 0.009 ✻ Degrees 250 ✻ MHz ±2.25 ±2.1 55 1.4 500 || 1.0 20 2.0 G = –1, f = 5.0MHz VO = 2Vp-p G = –1, f = 20MHz G = +2V/V, VO = 0V to 1.4V RL = 150Ω G = +2V/V, VO = 0V to 1.4V RL = 150Ω G = +1 TYP 10.3 2.9 1.9 1.9 33.6 ±2.0 ±1.8 35 G = +1V/V G = +2V/V G = +5V/V G = +10V/V G = +20V/V G = +2, 2V Step G = +2, 2V Step G = +2, 2V Step G = +2, 2V Step MIN ±40 ±30 ±60 ±45 ±50 ±40 ±66 ±50 mA mA ±3.0 ±3.5 ✻ ✻ V ±2.75 ±3.25 75 0.2 ✻ ✻ No Load RL = 100Ω 1MHz, G = +2V/V TMIN to TMAX TMIN to TMAX TMIN to TMAX ±4.5 ±5 ±18 –40 125 ✻ ✻ V mA Ω ✻ ✻ V V mA ✻ °C ✻ ±5.5 ±26 ✻ +85 ✻ ✻ ✻ °C/W ✻ Specification same as OPA644U. NOTES: (1) Slew rate is rate of change from 10% to 90% of the output voltage step. (2) Time for the output to resume linear operation after saturation. ® OPA644 2 PIN CONFIGURATION (All Packages) ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS Top View Power Supply .............................................................................. ±5.5VDC Internal Power Dissipation .......................... See Thermal Considerations Differential Input Voltage .................................................................. ±1.2V Input Voltage Range ............................................................................ ±VS Storage Temperature Range: U, UB ............................ –40°C to +125°C Lead Temperature (soldering, 10s) .............................................. +300°C (soldering, SO-8 3s) ....................................... +260°C Junction Temperature (TJ ) ............................................................ +175°C SO-8 NC 1 8 +VS2(1) –Input 2 7 +VS1 +Input 3 6 Output –VS1 4 5 –VS2(1) ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE SENSITIVITY NOTE: (1) Making use of all four power supply pins is highly recommended, although not required. Using these four pins, instead of just pins 4 and 7, will lower the effective pin impedance and substantially lower distortion. This integrated circuit can be damaged by ESD. Burr-Brown recommends that all integrated circuits be handled with appropriate precautions. Failure to observe proper handling and installation procedures can cause damage. PACKAGE /ORDERING INFORMATION PRODUCT OPA644U, UB PACKAGE PACKAGE DRAWING NUMBER(1) SO-8 Surface Mount 182 ESD damage can range from subtle performance degradation to complete device failure. Precision integrated circuits may be more susceptible to damage because very small parametric changes could cause the device not to meet its published specifications. NOTE: (1) For detailed drawing and dimension table, please see end of data sheet, or Appendix C of Burr-Brown IC Data Book. (2) The “B” grade of the SO-8 package will be marked with a “B” by pin 8. The information provided herein is believed to be reliable; however, BURR-BROWN assumes no responsibility for inaccuracies or omissions. BURR-BROWN assumes no responsibility for the use of this information, and all use of such information shall be entirely at the user’s own risk. Prices and specifications are subject to change without notice. No patent rights or licenses to any of the circuits described herein are implied or granted to any third party. BURR-BROWN does not authorize or warrant any BURR-BROWN product for use in life support devices and/or systems. ® 3 OPA644 TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CURVES At TA = +25°C, VS = ±5V, RL = 100Ω, CL = 2pF, RFB = 402Ω and all four power supply pins are used, unless otherwise noted. RFB = 25Ω for a gain of +1. PSR AND CMR vs TEMPERATURE OUTPUT CURRENT vs TEMPERATURE 80 80 PSR, CMR (dB) Output Current (±mA) PSR+ 70 PSR– CMR 60 50 40 –75 –25 0 25 50 75 100 125 60 –60 –40 –20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 Temperature (°C) Ambient Temperature (°C) SUPPLY CURRENT vs TEMPERATURE HARMONIC DISTORTION vs FREQUENCY (G = +2, VO = 2Vp-p, RL = 100Ω) –40 Harmonic Distortion (dBc) Supply Current (±mA) I O– 50 –50 20 19 18 17 –75 –50 –25 0 25 50 75 100 –60 –80 2fO –100 100k 16 125 3fO 1M 10M Ambient Temperature (°C) Frequency (Hz) HARMONIC DISTORTION vs FREQUENCY (G = –1, VO = 2Vp-p, RL = 100Ω) HARMONIC DISTORTION vs FREQUENCY (G = +5, VO = 2Vp-p, RL = 100Ω) –40 100M –40 Harmonic Distortion (dBc) Harmonic Distortion (dBc) IO+ 70 –60 3fO 2fO –80 –60 –80 2fO 3fO –100 100k 1M 10M –100 100k 100M Frequency (Hz) 10M Frequency (Hz) ® OPA644 1M 4 100M TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CURVES (CONT) At TA = +25°C, VS = ±5V, RL = 100Ω, CL = 2pF, RFB = 402Ω and all four power supply pins are used, unless otherwise noted. RFB = 25Ω for a gain of +1. HARMONIC DISTORTION vs FREQUENCY (G = +10, VO = 2Vp-p, RL = 100Ω) HARMONIC DISTORTION vs TEMPERATURE (G = –1, VO = 2Vp-p, RL = 100Ω, fO = 5MHz) –70 Harmonic Distorotion (dBc) Harmonic Distortion (dBc) –40 –60 –80 2fO –80 2fO 3fO –90 3fO –100 100k 1M 10M –100 –75 100M 0 25 50 75 100 5MHz HARMONIC DISTORTION vs OUTPUT SWING (G = –1, RL = 100Ω) 10MHz HARMONIC DISTORTION vs OUTPUT SWING (G = –1, RL = 100Ω) 125 –70 Harmonic Distortion (dBc) Harmonic Distortion (dBc) –25 Temperature (°C) –70 –80 2fO –90 3fO –80 2fO –90 3fO –100 –100 0 1 2 3 0 4 1 2 3 Output Swing (V) Output Swing (V) THIRD-ORDER INTERCEPT POINT vs FREQUENCY (G = –1, RL = 50Ω, RFB = 402Ω) NON-INVERTING INPUT VOLTAGE NOISE vs FREQUENCY (G = +10) 4 40 Voltage Noise (nV/√Hz) 70 Third-Order Intercept Point (dBm) –50 Frequency (Hz) 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 30 1M 10M 10 100M 100 1k 10k 100k 1M 10M Frequency (Hz) Frequency (Hz) ® 5 OPA644 TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CURVES (CONT) At TA = +25°C, VS = ±5V, RL = 100Ω, CL = 2pF, R FB = 402Ω and all four power supply pins are used, unless otherwise noted. RFB = 25Ω for a gain of +1. G = +1V/V CLOSED-LOOP SMALL SIGNAL BANDWIDTH G = +2V/V CLOSED-LOOP SMALL SIGNAL BANDWIDTH 9 15 6 12 3 9 Gain Bandwidth = 558MHz Closed-Loop Phase –180 –6 Bandwidth = 335MHz Gain 6 Closed-Loop Phase Gain (dB) –3 Phase Shift (°) Gain (dB) 0 3 0 0 –45 –9 –225 –12 –270 –3 –90 –15 –315 –6 –135 –18 –360 –9 –180 –21 –12 1M 10M 100M 1G 10G 1M 10M 100M 1G Frequency (Hz) Frequency (Hz) G = +5V/V CLOSED-LOOP SMALL SIGNAL BANDWIDTH G = +10V/V CLOSED-LOOP SMALL SIGNAL BANDWIDTH 29 20 Closed-Loop Phase 11 0 Gain (dB) Bandwidth = 181MHz Phase Shift (°) Gain (dB) 23 Gain 14 20 Gain Bandwidth = 144MHz Closed-Loop Phase 17 0 14 –45 –90 11 –90 –135 8 –135 8 –45 5 2 5 1M 10M 100M 1M 1G 100M Frequency (Hz) FEEDBACK RESISTOR vs GAIN FOR OPTIMUM BANDWIDTH LARGE SIGNAL TRANSIENT RESPONSE (G = +2, RL = 100Ω) 2.0 8 1.6 7 1.2 6 0.8 Voltage (V) Non-Inverting Gain (V/V) 10M Frequency (Hz) 5 4 3 0.4 0 –0.4 –0.8 2 –1.2 1 –1.6 –2.0 0 10 50 100 500 Time (5ns/Div) 1k Feedback Resistance (Ω) ® OPA644 6 1G Phase Shift (°) 26 17 TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CURVES (CONT) At TA = +25°C, VS = ±5V, RL = 100Ω, CL = 2pF, RFB = 402Ω and all four power supply pins are used unless, otherwise noted. RFB = 25Ω for a gain of +1. SMALL SIGNAL TRANSIENT RESPONSE (G = +2, RL = 100Ω) AUDIO PRECISION THD+N vs FREQUENCY –80 200 160 –85 120 –90 Voltage (mV) 80 THD + N (dBc) 40 0 –40 –80 –120 –95 –100 –105 –110 –160 –115 –200 Time (5ns/Div) –120 20 100 1k 10k 20k FREQUENCY (Hz) Differential Gain (%) RECOMMENDED ISOLATION RESISTANCE vs CAPACITIVE LOAD 20 15 0.000 0.002 0.004 0.006 0.008 0 0.7 1.4 DC Offset (V) 10 Differential Phase (°) Isolation Resistance (Ω) 25 5 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 Capacitive Load (pF) 0.008 0.006 0.004 0.002 0.000 0 0.7 1.4 DC Offset (V) ® 7 OPA644 APPLICATIONS INFORMATION Inverting Gain = (–RFB/RFF)/(1+1/Loop Gain) THEORY OF OPERATION This current feedback architecture offers the following important advantages over voltage feedback architectures: (1) the high slew rate allows the large signal performance to approach the small signal performance, and: (2) there is very little bandwidth degradation at higher gain settings. Non-inverting Gain = (1 + RFB/RFF)/(1 + 1/Loop Gain) (2) where: Loop Gain = T(o)/(RFB) x (1/(1+T(o)/(RFB/RFF)) At higher gains the small value inverting input impedance (RINV) causes an apparent loss in bandwidth. This can be seen from the equation: The current feedback architecture of the OPA644 provides the traditional strength of excellent large signal response with the unusual addition of very high open-loop transimpedance. This high open-loop transimpedance allows the OPA644 to be used in applications requiring 16 bits or more of accuracy and dynamic linearity. Factual = FIDEAL/(1 + (RINV/RFB) (1 + RFB/RFF)) OFFSET VOLTAGE AND NOISE The output offset is the algebraic sum of the input voltage and current sources that influence DC operation. The output offset is calculated by the following equation: IE RS LS TO – VN Output Offset Voltage = ±IbN x RN (1 + RFB/RG) ±VIO (4) (1 + RFB/RG) ±IbI x RFB If all terms are divided by the gain (1 + RF /RG) it can be observed that input referred offsets improve as gain increases. The effective noise at the output of the amplifier can be determined by taking the root sum of the squares of equation 4 and applying the spectral noise values found in the Typical Performance Curve graph section. This applies to noise from the op amp only. Note that both the noise figure and equivalent input offset voltages improve as the closed-loop gain increases (by keeping RF fixed and reducing RI with RN = 0Ω). CC + VO C1 VI (3) This loss in bandwidth at high gains can be corrected without affecting stability by lowering the value of the feedback resistor from the specified value of 402Ω. DC GAIN TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS The circuit in Figure 1 shows the equivalent circuit for calculating the DC gain. When operating the device in the inverting mode, the input signal error current (IE) is amplified by the open-loop transimpedance gain (TO). The output signal generated is equal to TO x IE. Negative feedback is applied through RFB such that the device operates at a gain equal to –RFB/RFF. RFF (1) RFB RG IbI IbN RFB RN FIGURE 1. Equivalent Circuit. For non-inverting operation, the input signal is applied to the non-inverting (high impedance buffer) input. The output (buffer) error current (IE) is generated at the low impedance inverting input. The signal generated at the output is fed back to the inverting input such that the overall gain is (1 + RFF/RI). FIGURE 2. Output Offset Voltage Equivalent Circuit. INCREASING BANDWIDTH AT HIGH GAINS The closed-loop bandwidth can be extended at high gains by reducing the value of the feedback resistor RFB (refer to Figure 1). This bandwidth reduction is caused by the feedback current being split between RS and RFF. As the gain increases (for a fixed RFB), more feedback current is shunted through RFF, which reduces closed-loop bandwidth. To maintain specified bandwidth, the following equations can be used to approximate RF and RI for any gain from ±1 to ±15: Where a voltage-feedback amplifier has two symmetrical high impedance inputs, a current feedback amplifier has a low inverting (buffer output) impedance and a high noninverting (buffer input) impedance. The closed-loop gain for the OPA644 can be calculated using the following equations: ® OPA644 8 RFB = 424 ±8G (+ for inverting and – for non-inverting) (2) Whenever possible, use surface mount. Don’t use pointto-point wiring as the increase in wiring inductance will be detrimental to AC performance. However, if it must be used, very short, direct signal paths are required. The input signal ground return, the load ground return, and the power supply common should all be connected to the same physical point to eliminate ground loops, which can cause unwanted feedback. RFF = (424 – 8G)/(G – 1) (non-inverting) RI = (424 + 8G)/G (inverting) G = Closed-loop gain WIRING PRECAUTIONS Maximizing the OPA644’s capability requires some wiring precautions and high-frequency layout techniques. Oscillation, ringing, poor bandwidth and settling, gain peaking, and instability are typical problems plaguing all high-speed amplifiers when they are improperly used. In general, all printed circuit board conductors should be wide to provide low resistance, low impedance signal paths. They should also be as short as possible. The entire physical circuit should be as small as practical. Stray capacitances should be minimized, especially at high impedance nodes, such as the amplifier’s input terminals. Stray signal coupling from the output or power supplies to the inputs should be minimized. All circuit element leads should be no longer than 1/4 inch (6mm) to minimize lead inductance, and low values of resistance should be used. This will minimize time constants formed with the circuit capacitances and will eliminate stray, parasitic circuits. Grounding is the most important application consideration for the OPA644, as it is with all high-frequency circuits. Oscillations at high frequencies can easily occur if good grounding techniques are not used. A heavy ground plane (2 oz. copper recommended) should connect all unused areas on the component side. Good ground planes can reduce stray signal pickup, provide a low resistance, low inductance common return path for signal and power, and can conduct heat from active circuit package pins into ambient air by convection. Supply bypassing is extremely critical and must always be used, especially when driving high current loads. Both power supply leads should be bypassed to ground as close as possible to the amplifier pins. Tantalum capacitors (2.2µF) with very short leads are recommended. A parallel 0.01µF ceramic must also be added. Surface-mount bypass capacitors will produce excellent results due to their low lead inductance. Additionally, suppression filters can be used to isolate noisy supply lines. Properly bypassed and modulation-free power supply lines allow full amplifier output and optimum settling time performance. 3) Surface mount on the backside of the PC Board. Good component selection is essential. Capacitors used in critical locations should be a low inductance type with a high quality dielectric material. Likewise, diodes used in critical locations should be Schottky barrier types, such as HP50822835 for fast recovery and minimum charge storage. Ordinary diodes will not be suitable in RF circuits. 4) Use a small feedback resistor (usually 25Ω) in unity-gain voltage follower applications for the best performance. For gain configurations, resistors used in feedback networks should have values of a few hundred ohms for best performance. Shunt capacitance problems limit the acceptable resistance range to about 1kΩ on the high end and to a value that is within the amplifier’s output drive limits on the low end. Metal film and carbon resistors will be satisfactory, but wirewound resistors (even “non-inductive” types) are absolutely unacceptable in high-frequency circuits. Feedback resistors should be placed directly between the output and the inverting input on the backside of the PC board. This placement allows for the shortest feedback path and the highest bandwidth. A longer feedback path than this will decrease the realized bandwidth substantially. Refer to the demonstration board layout at the end of the data sheet. 5) Surface-mount components (chip resistors, capacitors, etc.) have low lead inductance and are therefore strongly recommended. Circuits using all surface-mount components with the OPA644U (SO-8 package) will offer the best AC performance. 6) Avoid overloading the output. Remember that output current must be provided by the amplifier to drive its own feedback network as well as to drive its load. Lowest distortion is achieved with high impedance loads. 7) Don’t forget that these amplifiers use ±5V supplies. Although they will operate perfectly well with +5V and –5.2V, use of ±15V supplies will destroy the part. 8) Standard commercial test equipment has not been designed to test devices in the OPA644’s speed range. Benchtop op amp testers and ATE systems will require a special test head to successfully test these amplifiers. 9) Terminate transmission line loads. Unterminated lines, such as coaxial cable, can appear to the amplifier to be a capacitive or inductive load. By terminating a transmission line with its characteristic impedance, the amplifier’s load then appears purely resistive. Points to Remember 1) Making use of all four power supply pins will lower the effective power supply inductance seen by the input and output stages. This will improve the AC performance including lower distortion. The lowest distortion is achieved when running separated traces to VS1 and VS2. Power supply bypassing with 0.01µF and 2.2µF surface-mount capacitors is recommended. It is essential to keep the 0.01µF capacitor very close to the power supply pins. Refer to the demonstration board figure in the DEM-OPA64X data sheet for the recommended layout and component placements. 10) Plug-in prototype boards and wire-wrap boards will not be satisfactory. A clean layout using RF techniques is essential; there are no shortcuts. ® 9 OPA644 INPUT PROTECTION Static damage has been well recognized for MOSFET devices, but any semiconductor device deserves protection from this potentially damaging source. The OPA644 incorporates on-chip ESD protection diodes as shown in Figure 3. This eliminates the need for the user to add external protection diodes, which can add capacitance and degrade AC performance. +V CC 100 Output Impedance (Ω) 10 ESD Protection diodes internally connected to all pins. 1 AV = +2V/V 0.1 0.01 0.001 10K 100K 1M 10M 100M Frequency (Hz) External Pin Internal Circuitry FIGURE 4. Closed-Loop Output Impedance vs Frequency. THERMAL CONSIDERATIONS –V CC The OPA644 does not require a heat sink for operation in most environments. At extreme temperatures and under full load conditions a heat sink may be necessary. The internal power dissipation is given by the equation PD = PDQ + PDL, where PDQ is the quiescent power dissipation and PDL is the power dissipation in the output stage due to the load. (For ±VCC = ±5V, PDQ = 10V x 26mA = 260mW, max). For the case where the amplifier is driving a grounded load (RL) with a DC voltage (±VOUT) the maximum value of PDL occurs at ±VOUT = ±VCC/ 2, and is equal to PDL, max = (±VCC)2/4RL. Note that it is the voltage across the output transistor, and not the load, that determines the power dissipated in the output stage. FIGURE 3. Internal ESD Protection. All pins on the OPA644 are internally protected from ESD by means of a pair of back-to-back reverse-biased diodes to either power supply as shown. These diodes will begin to conduct when the input voltage exceeds either power supply by about 0.7V. This situation can occur with loss of the amplifier’s power supplies while a signal source is still present. The diodes can typically withstand a continuous current of 30mA without destruction. To insure long term reliability, however, diode current should be externally limited to 10mA or so whenever possible. The OPA644 utilizes a fine geometry high speed process that withstands 500V using the Human Body Model and 100V using the machine model. However, static damage can cause subtle changes in amplifier input characteristics without necessarily destroying the device. In precision operational amplifiers, this may cause a noticeable degradation of offset voltage and drift. Therefore, static protection is strongly recommended when handling the OPA644. The short-circuit condition represents the maximum amount of internal power dissipation that can be generated. The variation of output current with temperature is shown in the Typical Performance Curves. CAPACITIVE LOADS The OPA644’s output stage has been optimized to drive low resistive loads. Capacitive loads, however, will decrease the amplifier’s phase margin which may cause high frequency peaking or oscillations. Capacitive loads greater than 5pF should be buffered by connecting a small resistance, usually 5Ω to 25Ω, in series with the output as shown in Figure 5. This is particularly important when driving high capacitance loads such as flash A/D converters. OUTPUT DRIVE CAPABILITY The OPA644 has been optimized to drive 75Ω and 100Ω resistive loads. The device can drive 2Vp-p into a 75Ω load. This high-output drive capability makes the OPA644 an ideal choice for a wide range of RF, IF, and video applications. In many cases, additional buffer amplifiers are unneeded. Many demanding high-speed applications such as ADC/DAC buffers require op amps with low wideband output impedance. For example, low output impedance is essential when driving the signal-dependent capacitances at the inputs of flash A/D converters. As shown in Figure 4, the OPA644 maintains very low closed-loop output impedance over frequency. Closed-loop output impedance increases with frequency since loop gain is decreasing with frequency. 402Ω (RS typically 5Ω to 25Ω) RS OPA644 RL FIGURE 5. Driving Capacitive Loads. ® OPA644 10 CL In general, capacitive loads should be minimized for optimum high frequency performance. Coax lines can be driven if the cable is properly terminated. The capacitance of coax cable (29pF/foot for RG-58) will not load the amplifier when the coaxial cable or transmission line is terminated in its characteristic impedance. DG and DP of the OPA644 were measured with the amplifier in a gain of +2V/V with 75Ω input impedance and the output back-terminated in 75Ω. The input signal selected from the generator was a 0V to 1.4V modulated ramp with sync pulse. With these conditions the test circuit shown in Figure 7 delivered a 100IRE modulated ramp to the 75Ω input of the video analyzer. The signal averaging feature of the analyzer was used to establish a reference against which the performance of the amplifier was measured. Signal averaging was also used to measure the DG and DP of the test signal in order to eliminate the generator’s contribution to measured amplifier performance. Typical performance of the OPA644 is 0.008% differential gain and 0.009° differential phase to both NTSC and PAL standards. COMPENSATION The OPA644 is internally compensated and is stable in unity gain with a phase margin of approximately 70°. (Note that, from a stability standpoint, an inverting gain of –1V/V is equivalent to a noise gain of 2.) Gain and phase response for other gains are shown in the Typical Performance Curves. The high-frequency response of the OPA644 in a good layout is very flat with frequency. 75Ω DISTORTION 75Ω The OPA644’s harmonic distortion characteristics into a 100Ω load are shown vs frequency and power output in the Typical Performance Curves. Distortion can be further improved by increasing the load resistance as illustrated in Figure 6. Remember to include the contribution of the feedback resistance when calculating the effective load resistance seen by the amplifier. OPA644 75Ω 75Ω 402Ω TEK TSG 130A TEK VM700A FIGURE 7. Configuration for Testing Differential Gain/Phase. –50 Harmonic Distortion (dBc) 402Ω –60 NOISE FIGURE The OPA644’s voltage and current noise spectral densities are specified in the Typical Performance Curves. For RF applications, however, Noise Figure (NF) is often the preferred noise specification since it allows system noise performance to be more easily calculated. The OPA644’s Noise Figure vs Source Resistance is shown in Figure 8. –70 –80 –90 –100 10 20 50 100 200 500 1k Load Resistance (Ω) 25 20 Noise Figure (dB) FIGURE 6. 5MHz Harmonic Distortion vs Load Resistance. DIFFERENTIAL GAIN AND PHASE Differential Gain (DG) and Differential Phase (DP) are among the more important specifications for video applications. DG is defined as the percent change in closed-loop gain over a specified change in output voltage level. DP is defined as the change in degrees of the closed-loop phase over the same output voltage change. Both DG and DP are specified at the NTSC sub-carrier frequency of 3.58MHz and the PAL subcarrier of 4.43MHz. All NTSC measurements were performed using a Tektronix model VM700A Video Measurement Set. NF = 10LOG 1 + en2 + (InRs)2 4KTRS 15 10 5 0 10 100 1K 10K 100K Source Resistance (Ω) FIGURE 8. Noise Figure vs Source Resistance. ® 11 OPA644 SPICE MODELS Computer simulation using SPICE is often useful when analyzing the performance of analog circuits and systems. This is particularly true for Video and RF amplifier circuits where parasitic capacitance and inductance can have a major effect on circuit performance. SPICE models using MicroSim Corporation’s PSpice are available for the OPA644. Contract Burr-Brown applications departments to receive a SPICE Diskette. DEMONSTRATION BOARDS Demonstration boards to speed prototyping are available. Refer to the DEM-OPA64X data sheet for details. APPLICATIONS 402Ω 402Ω 75Ω Transmission Line 75Ω V OUT OPA644 Video Input 75Ω 75Ω FIGURE 9. Low Distortion Video Amplifier. 402Ω DAC ±20mA 50Ω VOUT 150Ω Digital Data In VOUTNOT ±20mA OPA644 VOUT = ±2V Full Scale 50Ω Gain = –2V/V FIGURE 10. Output Amplification for a DDS DAC. ® OPA644 12 OPA644 RF 402Ω 402Ω 402Ω OPA642 402Ω RG 200Ω RF 402Ω 402Ω OPA644 Differential Voltage Gain = 5V/V = 1 + 2RF/RG FIGURE 11. Wideband, Fast-Settling Instrumentation Amplifier. High Speed 12-, 14-, or 16-Bit ADC ADS805 Input Input OPA644 402Ω 499Ω 100Ω FIGURE 12. Low Distortion ADC Amplifier (G = +5V/V). ® 13 OPA644