EL8170, EL8173 ® Data Sheet March 9, 2006 Micropower, Single Supply, Rail-to-Rail Input-Output Instrumentation Amplifiers The EL8170 and EL8173 are micropower instrumentation amplifiers optimized for operation at 2.9V to 5V single supplies. Inputs and outputs can operate rail-to-rail. As with all instrumentation amplifiers, a pair of inputs provide very high common-mode rejection and are completely independent from a pair of feedback terminals. The feedback terminals allow zero input to be translated to any output offset, including ground. A feedback divider controls the overall gain of the amplifier. The EL8170 is compensated for a gain of 100 or more, and the EL8173 is compensated for a gain of 10 or more. The EL8170 and EL8173 have bipolar input devices for best offset and 1/f noise performance. The amplifiers can be operated from one lithium cell or two Ni-Cd batteries. The EL8170 and EL8173 input range includes ground to slightly above positive rail. The output stage swings to ground and positive supply - no pull-up or pull-down resistors are needed. FN7490.1 Features • 78µA maximum supply current • Maximum offset voltage - 250µV (EL8170) - 1000µV (EL8173) • 500pA input bias current • 2µV/°C offset voltage drift • 396kHz -3dB bandwidth (G = 10) • 192kHz -3dB bandwidth (G = 100) • 0.5V/µs slew rate • Single supply operation - Input voltage range is rail-to-rail - Output swings rail-to-rail • Output sources and sinks ±29mA load current • 0.2% gain error • Pb-free plus anneal available (RoHS compliant) Applications Pinout EL8170, EL8173 (8 LD SO) TOP VIEW • Battery- or solar-powered systems • Strain gauges • Current monitors ENABLE 1 IN- 2 + + Σ 8 FB+ 7 VS+ IN+ 3 6 OUT VS- 4 5 FB- 1 • Thermocouple amplifiers CAUTION: These devices are sensitive to electrostatic discharge; follow proper IC Handling Procedures. 1-888-INTERSIL or 1-888-468-3774 | Intersil (and design) is a registered trademark of Intersil Americas Inc. Copyright © Intersil Americas Inc. 2006. All Rights Reserved. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. EL8170, EL8173 Ordering Information PART NUMBER PART MARKING TAPE & REEL EL8170IS 8170IS - 8 Ld SO MDP0027 EL8173IS 8173IS - 8 Ld SO MDP0027 EL8170IS-T7 8170IS 7” 8 Ld SO MDP0027 EL8173IS-T7 8173IS 7” 8 Ld SO MDP0027 EL8170IS-T13 8170IS 13” 8 Ld SO MDP0027 EL8173IS-T13 8173IS 13” 8 Ld SO MDP0027 EL8170ISZ (See Note) 8170ISZ - 8 Ld SO (Pb-free) MDP0027 EL8173ISZ (See Note) 8173ISZ - 8 Ld SO (Pb-free) MDP0027 EL8170ISZ-T7 (See Note) 8170ISZ 7” 8 Ld SO (Pb-free) MDP0027 EL8173ISZ-T7 (See Note) 8173ISZ 7” 8 Ld SO (Pb-free) MDP0027 EL8170ISZ-T13 (See Note) 8170ISZ 13” 8 Ld SO (Pb-free) MDP0027 EL8173ISZ-T13 (See Note) 8173ISZ 13” 8 Ld SO (Pb-free) MDP0027 PACKAGE PKG. DWG. # PART NUMBER PART MARKING TAPE & REEL PACKAGE PKG. DWG. # NOTE: Intersil Pb-free plus anneal products employ special Pb-free material sets; molding compounds/die attach materials and 100% matte tin plate termination finish, which are RoHS compliant and compatible with both SnPb and Pb-free soldering operations. Intersil Pb-free products are MSL classified at Pb-free peak reflow temperatures that meet or exceed the Pb-free requirements of IPC/JEDEC J STD-020. Pin Description EL8170/EL8173 PIN NAME PIN FUNCTION 1 ENABLE Active Low. When pulled up above 2V, the in-amp conserves 3µA disabled supply current and the output is in a high impedance state. An internal pull down defines the ENABLE low when left floating. 2 IN- 3 IN+ 4 VS- Negative supply terminal. 5 FB- 8 FB+ High impedance feedback terminals. The feedback terminals have a very similar equivalent circuit as the input terminals. They also have an Input Bias Compensation/Cancelling Circuit. The negative feedback (FB-) pin connects to an external resistive network to set the gain of the in-amp. The positive feedback (FB+) can be used to shift the DC level of the output or as an output offset. 7 VS+ 6 VOUT 2 Inverting (IN-) and non-inverting (IN+) high impedance input terminals. Positive supply terminal. Output Voltage. FN7490.1 March 9, 2006 EL8170, EL8173 Absolute Maximum Ratings (TA = 25°C) Supply Voltage, VS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.5V Differential Input Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5mA Differential Input Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5V VEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - 0.5V, VS+ + 0.5V ESD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3kV Output Short-Circuit Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Indefinite Ambient Operating Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-40°C to +85°C Storage Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-65°C to +150°C CAUTION: Stresses above those listed in “Absolute Maximum Ratings” may cause permanent damage to the device. This is a stress only rating and operation of the device at these or any other conditions above those indicated in the operational sections of this specification is not implied. IMPORTANT NOTE: All parameters having Min/Max specifications are guaranteed. Typical values are for information purposes only. Unless otherwise noted, all tests are at the specified temperature and are pulsed tests, therefore: TJ = TC = TA Electrical Specifications PARAMETER VOS VS+ = +5V, VS- = GND, VCM = 1/2VS+, TA = 25°C, unless otherwise specified. DESCRIPTION Input Offset Voltage CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNIT EL8170 100 250 µV EL8173 400 1000 µV TCVOS Input Offset Voltage Temperature Coefficient Temperature = -40°C to 85°C IOS Input Offset Current between IN+, and IN- and between FB+ and FB- 0.5 2 nA IB Input Bias Current (IN+, IN-, FB+, and FB- terminals) 0.5 2 nA eN Input Noise Voltage EL8170 2 f = 0.1Hz to 10Hz 2 µVP-P 10 µVP-P 50 nV/√Hz EL8173 200 nV/√Hz 0.1 pA/√Hz EL8173 Input Noise Voltage Density µV/°C EL8170 fo = 1kHz iN Input Noise Current Density fo = 1kHz RIN Input Resistance EL8170 8 MΩ EL8173 14 MΩ VIN Input Voltage Range Guaranteed by CMRR test 0 CMRR Common Mode Rejection Ratio EL8170 80 108 dB 80 104 dB 80 104 dB 70 90 dB -1.5 +0.3 +1.5 % -0.8 +0.2 +0.8 % 0 4 10 mV 0.13 0.25 V VCM = 0V to +5V EL8173 PSRR Power Supply Rejection Ratio EL8170 VS = 2.9V to 5V EL8173 EG Gain Error EL8170 RL = 100kΩ to 2.5V EL8173 VOUT Maximum Voltage Swing Output low, 100kΩ to 2.5V Output low, 1kΩ to 2.5V SR Slew Rate 3 5 V Output high, 100kΩ to 2.5V 4.990 4.996 V Output high, 1kΩ to GND 4.75 4.88 V RL = 1kΩ to GND 0.3 0.5 0.7 V/µs FN7490.1 March 9, 2006 EL8170, EL8173 Electrical Specifications PARAMETER -3dB BW VS+ = +5V, VS- = GND, VCM = 1/2VS+, TA = 25°C, unless otherwise specified. (Continued) DESCRIPTION CONDITIONS -3dB Bandwidth EL8170 EL8173 IS,EN Supply Current, Enabled IS,DIS Supply Current, Disabled VENH Enable Pin for Shut-down VENL Enable Pin for Power-on VS Minimum Supply Voltage IO Output Current into 10Ω to VS/2 MIN TYP MAX UNIT Gain = 100V/V 192 kHz Gain = 200 93 kHz Gain = 500 30 kHz Gain = 1000 13 kHz Gain = 10 396 kHz Gain = 20 221 kHz Gain = 50 69 kHz Gain = 100 30 kHz EN = VS+ 40 60 78 µA 1.5 2.9 5 µA 2 V 2.2 0.8 V 2.4 V VS = 5V ±18 ±29 mA VS = 2.9V ±4 ±7.5 mA Typical Performance Curves 65 45 G=1000 G=500 55 G=100 40 G=50 35 G=20 25 G=10 20 G=5 15 10 30 VS=5V 25 20 30 G=200 45 G=50 35 GAIN (dB) GAIN (dB) 50 G=100 40 60 1 10 VS=5V 5 100 1k 10k 100k 1M FREQUENCY (Hz) FIGURE 1. EL8170 FREQUENCY RESPONSE vs CLOSED LOOP GAIN 4 0 1 10 100 1k 10k 100k 1M FREQUENCY (Hz) FIGURE 2. EL8173 FREQUENCY RESPONSE vs CLOSED LOOP GAIN FN7490.1 March 9, 2006 EL8170, EL8173 Typical Performance Curves (Continued) 45 25 40 VS=5V VS=5V 20 VS=3.3V 30 GAIN (dB) MAGNITUDE (dB) 35 25 VS=2.9V 20 AV=100 15 R =10kΩ L 10 CL=10pF RF/RG=99.02Ω 5 RF=221kΩ RG=2.23kΩ 0 100 1k 10k 100k 1M VS=3.3V 15 VS=2.9V 10 A =10 V RL=10kΩ CL=10pF 5 R /R =9.08Ω F G RF=178kΩ RG=19.6kΩ 0 100 1k FREQUENCY (Hz) FIGURE 3. EL8170 FREQUENCY RESPONSE vs SUPPLY VOLTAGE 30 CL=100pF 25 45 CL=47pF CL=820pF 20 GAIN (dB) CL=470pF GAIN (dB) 1M 100k FIGURE 4. EL8173 FREQUENCY RESPONSE vs SUPPLY VOLTAGE 50 40 CL=220pF 35 A =100 V VS=5V RL=10kΩ 30 R /R =99.02Ω F G RF=221kΩ RG=2.23kΩ 25 100 1k CL=56pF 10k 100k 1M CL=27pF 15 AV=10 10 V =5V S RL=10kΩ R F/RG=9.08Ω 5 RF=178kΩ RG=19.6kΩ 0 100 1k 1500 1000 VS=3.3V 0 VS=5.0V VS=2.9V -500 -0.5 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE (V) FIGURE 7. EL8170 AVERAGE INPUT BIAS CURRENT vs COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE @ 25°C 5 10k 100k 1M FIGURE 6. EL8173 FREQUENCY RESPONSE vs CLOAD AVERAGE INPUT BIAS CURRENT (pA) FIGURE 5. EL8170 FREQUENCY RESPONSE vs CLOAD 500 CL=2.7pF FREQUENCY (Hz) FREQUENCY (Hz) AVERAGE INPUT BIAS CURRENT (pA) 10k FREQUENCY (Hz) 2000 1500 1000 VS=5.0V 500 VS=2.9V VS=3.3V 0 -0.5 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE (V) FIGURE 8. EL8173 AVERAGE INPUT BIAS CURRENT vs COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE @ 25°C FN7490.1 March 9, 2006 EL8170, EL8173 INPUT OFFSET CURRENT (pA) INPUT OFFSET CURRENT (pA) Typical Performance Curves (Continued) 100 VS=2.9V VS=3.3V -100 VS=5.0V -300 -0.5 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 100 VS=2.9V COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE (V) FIGURE 9. EL8170 INPUT OFFSET CURRENT vs COMMONMODE INPUT VOLTAGE @ 25°C FIGURE 10. EL8173 INPUT OFFSET CURRENT vs COMMONMODE INPUT VOLTAGE @ 25°C 1500 VS=5V 1000 85°C 500 0 -45°C 25°C -500 0 -0.5 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 AVERAGE INPUT BIAS CURRENT (pA) AVERAGE INPUT BIAS CURRENT (pA) VS=5.0V -300 -0.5 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE (V) 2000 1500 VS=3.3V 1000 0 25°C -500 -1000 -0.5 -45°C 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE (V) FIGURE 13. EL8170 AVERAGE INPUT BIAS CURRENT vs COMMON MODE INPUT VOLTAGE @ VS = 3.3V, TEMPERATURE = -45°C, 25°C, AND 85°C 6 -45°C 500 0 -0.5 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 FIGURE 12. EL8173 AVERAGE INPUT BIAS CURRENT vs COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE @ VS = 5V, TEMPERATURE = -45°C, 25°C, AND 85°C AVERAGE INPUT BIAS CURRENT (pA) 1500 85°C 85°C COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE (V) FIGURE 11. EL8170 AVERAGE INPUT BIAS CURRENT vs COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE @ VS = 5V, TEMPERATURE = -45°C, 25°C, AND 85°C 500 25°C 1000 COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE (V) AVERAGE INPUT BIAS CURRENT (pA) VS=3.3V -100 2000 1500 25°C 85°C 1000 -45°C 500 0 -0.5 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE (V) FIGURE 14. EL8173 AVERAGE INPUT BIAS CURRENT vs COMMON MODE INPUT VOLTAGE @ VS = 3.3V, TEMPERATURE = -45°C, 25°C, AND 85°C FN7490.1 March 9, 2006 EL8170, EL8173 1500 VS=2.9V 1000 500 85°C 25°C 0 -500 -1000 -0.5 -45°C 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 AVERAGE INPUT BIAS CURRENT (pA) AVERAGE INPUT BIAS CURRENT (pA) Typical Performance Curves (Continued) 2000 1500 25°C -45°C 500 0 -0.5 COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE (V) FIGURE 15. EL8170 AVERAGE INPUT BIAS CURRENTS vs COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE @ VS = 2.9V, TEMPERATURE = -45°C, 25°C, AND 85°C 200 VS=5V 150 VS=3.3V 100 VS=2.9V 50 INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE (µV) INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE (µV) 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 FIGURE 16. EL8173 AVERAGE INPUT BIAS CURRENTS vs COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE @ VS = 2.9V, TEMPERATURE = -45°C, 25°C, AND 85°C 25°C -200 VS=5V -400 VS=3.3V -600 -1000 -0.5 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 FIGURE 17. EL8170 INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE vs COMMONMODE INPUT VOLTAGE @ VS = 5V, 3.3V AND 2.9V AND TEMPERATURE = 25°C VS=2.9V -800 COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE (V) 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE (V) FIGURE 18. EL8173 INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE vs COMMONMODE INPUT VOLTAGE @ VS = 5V, 3.3V, AND 2.9V AND TEMPERATURE = 25°C 0 85°C 200 150 25°C 100 50 -45°C 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE (V) FIGURE 19. EL8170 INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE vs COMMONMODE INPUT VOLTAGE @ VS = 5.0V, TEMPERATURE = -45°C, 25°C, AND 85°C 7 INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE (µV) 250 INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE (µV) 0.5 0 25°C 0 -0.5 0 0 COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE (V) 250 0 -0.5 0 85°C 1000 -200 85°C -400 -600 25°C -45°C -800 -1000 -0.5 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE (V) FIGURE 20. EL8173 INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE vs COMMONMODE INPUT VOLTAGE @ VS = 5.0V, TEMPERATURE = -45°C, 25°C, AND 85°C FN7490.1 March 9, 2006 EL8170, EL8173 Typical Performance Curves (Continued) 0 200 INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE (µV) INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE (µV) 250 85°C 150 25°C 100 50 -45°C 0 -0.5 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 -400 25°C -600 -45°C -800 -1000 -0.5 3.5 85°C -200 0 COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE (V) FIGURE 21. EL8170 INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE vs COMMONMODE INPUT VOLTAGE @ VS = 3.3V, TEMPERATURE = -45°C, 25°C, AND 85°C 300 INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE (µV) INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE (µV) 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0 85°C 200 25°C 100 0 -45°C 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 -400 25°C -600 -45°C -800 -1000 -0.5 3.5 85°C -200 0 COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE (V) 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE (V) FIGURE 23. EL8170 INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE vs COMMONMODE INPUT VOLTAGE @ VS = 2.9V, TEMPERATURE = -45°C, 25°C, AND 85°C FIGURE 24. EL8173 INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE vs COMMONMODE INPUT VOLTAGE @ VS = 3.3V, TEMPERATURE = - 45°C, 25°C, AND 85°C 1500 INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE (uV) 500 INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE (uV) 1.0 FIGURE 22. EL8173 INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE vs COMMONMODE INPUT VOLTAGE @ VS = 3.3V, TEMPERATURE = -45°C, 25°C, AND 85°C 450 -100 -0.5 0.5 COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE (V) 250 0 -250 12 samples Vs=5V Average = 2uV/C -500 12 samples Vs=5V Average = 1.8uV/C 1000 500 0 -500 -1000 -1500 -750 -50 -25 0 25 50 75 TEMPERATURE (degrees TEMPERATURE (°C) C) FIGURE 25. EL8170 INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE vs TEMPERATURE @ VS = 5.0V 8 100 125 -50 -25 0 25 50 75 TEMPERATURE (degrees TEMPERATURE (°C) C) 100 125 FIGURE 26. EL8173 INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE vs TEMPERATURE @ VS = 5.0V FN7490.1 March 9, 2006 EL8170, EL8173 Typical Performance Curves (Continued) 1500 INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE (uV) INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE (uV) 500 250 0 -250 12 samples Vs=2.9V Average = 2.2uV/C -500 12 samples Vs=2.9V Average = 1.38uV/C 1000 500 0 -500 -1000 -750 -1500 -50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 -50 -25 TEMPERATURE (degrees TEMPERATURE (°C) C) FIGURE 27. EL8170 INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE vs TEMPERATURE @ VS = 2.9V 110 GAIN=1000 90 80 70 GAIN=100 60 GAIN=1000 100 CMRR (dB) CMRR (dB) 100 90 GAIN=100 80 70 60 50 GAIN=10 50 1 10 100 1k 10k 100k 40 1M 1 10 FREQUENCY (Hz) 100 110 90 100 80 PSRR (dB) 90 PSRR+ 70 60 1k 10k 100k 1M FIGURE 30. EL8173 CMRR vs FREQUENCY 120 80 100 FREQUENCY (Hz) FIGURE 29. EL8170 CMRR vs FREQUENCY PSRR (dB) 125 120 110 PSRR+ 70 60 PSRR- 50 40 PSRR- 50 40 100 FIGURE 28. EL8173 INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE vs TEMPERATURE @ VS = 2.9V 120 40 0 25 50 75 TEMPERATURE (degrees TEMPERATURE (°C) C) 30 1 10 100 1k 10k 100k FREQUENCY (Hz) FIGURE 31. EL8170 PSRR vs FREQUENCY 9 1M 20 1 10 100 1k 10k 100k 1M FREQUENCY (Hz) FIGURE 32. EL8173 PSRR vs FREQUENCY FN7490.1 March 9, 2006 EL8170, EL8173 Typical Performance Curves (Continued) 1k INPUT VOLTAGE NOISE (nV/√Hz) INPUT VOLTAGE NOISE (nV/√Hz) 100 eN @ 1kHz = 50nV/√Hz 10 10 1k 100 eN @ 1kHz = 200nV/√Hz 100 10 10k 100 FREQUENCY (Hz) 1k 10k FREQUENCY (Hz) FIGURE 33. EL8170 VOLTAGE NOISE DENSITY FIGURE 34. EL8173 VOLTAGE NOISE DENSITY CURRENT NOISE (pA/√Hz) 1 0.1 0.01 10 iN @ 1kHz = 0.1pA/√Hz 100 1k 10k FREQUENCY (Hz) 5µV/DIV 1µV/DIV FIGURE 35. EL8170 AND EL8173 CURRENT NOISE DENSITY 1s/DIV FIGURE 36. EL8170 0.1Hz TO 10Hz INPUT VOLTAGE NOISE (GAIN = 100) 10 1s/DIV FIGURE 37. EL8173 0.1Hz TO 10Hz INPUT VOLTAGE NOISE (GAIN = 10) FN7490.1 March 9, 2006 EL8170, EL8173 Typical Performance Curves (Continued) 70 SUPPLY CURRENT (µA) 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 5 4.5 5.5 SUPPLY VOLTAGE (V) FIGURE 38. EL8170 AND EL8173 SUPPLY CURRENT vs SUPPLY VOLTAGE JEDEC JESD51-7 HIGH EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY TEST BOARD 1 1 909mW 0.8 θ JA = 0.6 SO 11 8 0° C/ W 0.4 0.2 0 JEDEC JESD51-3 LOW EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY TEST BOARD 0.9 1.2 POWER DISSIPATION (W) POWER DISSIPATION (W) 1.4 0.8 0.7 625mW 0.6 θ 0.5 JA 0.4 =1 SO 8 60 0.3 °C /W 0.2 0.1 0 25 50 75 85 100 125 150 0 0 25 FIGURE 39. PACKAGE POWER DISSIPATION vs AMBIENT TEMPERATURE Description of Operation and Applications Information Product Description The EL8170 and EL8173 are micropower instrumentation amplifiers (in-amps) which deliver rail-to-rail input amplification and rail-to-rail output swing on a single 2.9V to 5V supply. The EL8170 and EL8173 also deliver excellent DC and AC specifications while consuming only 60µA typical supply current. Because the EL8170 and EL8173 provide an independent pair of feedback terminals to set the gain and to adjust output level, these in-amps achieve high commonmode rejection ratio regardless of the tolerance of the gain setting resistors. The EL8173 is internally compensated for a minimum closed loop gain of 10 or greater, well suited for 11 50 75 85 100 125 150 AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (°C) AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (°C) FIGURE 40. PACKAGE POWER DISSIPATION vs AMBIENT TEMPERATURE moderate to high gains. For higher gains, the EL8170 is internally compensated for a minimum gain of 100. An ENABLE pin is used to reduce power consumption, typically 2.9µA, while the instrumentation amplifier is disabled. Input Protection All input and feedback terminals of the EL8170 and EL8173 have internal ESD protection diodes to both positive and negative supply rails, limiting the input voltage to within one diode drop beyond the supply rails. The EL8170 has additional back-to-back diodes across the input terminals and also across the feedback terminals. If overdriving the inputs is necessary, the external input current must never exceed 5mA. On the other hand, the EL8173 has no clamps to limit the differential voltage on the input terminals allowing FN7490.1 March 9, 2006 EL8170, EL8173 higher differential input voltages at lower gain applications. It is recommended however, that the input terminals of the EL8173 is not overdriven beyond 1V to avoid offset drift. An external series resistor may be used as an external protection to limit excessive external voltage and current from damaging the inputs. function can be derived. The gain of the EL8170 and EL8173 is set by two external resistors, the feedback resistor RF, and the gain resistor RG. 2.9V to 5V 7 Input Stage and Input Voltage Range VIN/2 The input terminals (IN+ and IN-) of the EL8170 and EL8173 are single differential pair bipolar PNP devices aided by an Input Range Enhancement Circuit to increase the headroom of operation of the common-mode input voltage. The feedback terminals (FB+ and FB-) also have a similar topology. As a result, the input common-mode voltage range of both the EL8170 and EL8173 is rail-to-rail. These in-amps are able to handle input voltages that are at or slightly beyond the supply and ground making these in-amps well suited for single 5V or 3.3V low voltage supply systems. There is no need then to move the common-mode input of the in-amps to achieve symmetrical input voltage. 2 IN- VIN/2 5 FB- 6 EL8170/3 - VOUT VS- RG RF FIGURE 41. GAIN IS SET BY TWO EXTERNAL RESISTORS, RF AND RG R VOUT = 1 + -------F- VIN R G In Figure 41, the FB+ pin and one end of resistor RG are connected to GND. With this configuration, the above gain equation is only true for a positive swing in VIN; negative input swings will be ignored and the output will be at ground. Reference Connection Unlike a three-op amp instrumentation amplifier, a finite series resistance seen at the REF terminal does not degrade the EL8170 and EL8173's high CMRR performance eliminating the need for an additional external buffer amplifier. Figure 42 uses the FB+ pin to provide a high impedance REF terminal. 2.9V to 5V 7 VIN/2 3 IN+ 2 IN- VIN/2 A pair of complementary MOSFET devices drives the output VOUT to within a few millivolts of the supply rails. At a 100kΩ load, the PMOS sources current and pulls the output up to 4mV below the positive supply, while the NMOS sinks current and pulls the output down to 4mV above the negative supply, or ground in the case of a single supply operation. The current sinking and sourcing capability of the EL8170 and EL8173 are internally limited to 29mA. 8 FB+ 5 FB- 2.9V to 5V VCM R1 1 VS+ + + EN_BAR EN EL8170/3 - 6 VOUT VS4 REF R2 Gain Setting 12 + EN 4 Output Stage and Output Voltage Range VIN, the potential difference across IN+ and IN-, is replicated (less the input offset voltage) across FB+ and FB-. The obsession of the EL8170 and EL8173 in-amp is to maintain the differential voltage across FB+ and FB- equal to IN+ and IN-; (FB+ - FB-) = (IN+ - IN-). Consequently, the transfer 1 VS+ + - 8 FB+ VCM Input Bias Cancellation/Compensation Inside the EL8170 and EL8173 is an Input Bias Cancellation/Compensation Circuit for both the input and feedback terminals (IN+, IN-, FB+ and FB-), achieving a low input bias current all throughout the input common-mode range and the operating temperature range. While the PNP bipolar input stages are biased with an adequate amount of biasing current for speed and increased noise performance, the Input Bias Cancellation/Compensation Circuit sinks most of the base current of the input transistor leaving a small portion as input bias current, typically 500pA. In addition, the Input Bias Cancellation/Compensation Circuit maintains a smooth and flat behavior of input bias current over the common mode range and over the operating temperature range. The Input Bias Cancellation/Compensation Circuit operates from input voltages of 10mV above the negative supply to input voltages slightly above the positive supply. See Average Input Bias Current vs Common-Mode Input Voltage in the performance curves section. 3 IN+ EN_BAR RG RF FIGURE 42. GAIN SETTING AND REFERENCE CONNECTION . R R VOUT = 1 + -------F- ( VIN ) + 1 + -------F- ( VREF ) R R G G FN7490.1 March 9, 2006 EL8170, EL8173 The FB+ pin is used as a REF terminal to center or to adjust the output. Because the FB+ pin is a high impedance input, an economical resistor divider can be used to set the voltage at the REF terminal without degrading or affecting the CMRR performance. Any voltage applied to the REF terminal will shift VOUT by VREF times the closed loop gain, which is set by resistors RF and RG. See Figure 42. The FB+ pin can also be connected to the other end of resistor, RG. See Figure 43. Keeping the basic concept that the EL8170 and EL8173 in-amps maintain constant differential voltage across the input terminals and feedback terminals (IN+ - IN- = FB+ - FB-), the transfer function of Figure 43 can be derived. 2.9V to 5V 7 VIN/2 3 IN+ 2 IN- VIN/2 8 FB+ 5 FB- VCM 1 VS+ + + EN_BAR EL8170/3 - EN RG R VOUT = 1 + -------F- × [ 1 – ( E RG + E RF + E G ) ] × VIN R G Where: ERG = Tolerance of RG ERF = Tolerance of RF EG = Gain Error of the EL8170 or EL8173 The term [1 - (ERG +ERF +EG)] is the deviation from the theoretical gain. Thus, (ERG +ERF +EG) is the total gain error. For example, if 1% resistors are used for the EL8170, the total gain error would be: = ± ( E RG + E RF + E G ( typical ) ) 6 VOUT = ± ( 0.01 + 0.01 + 0.003 ) = ± 2.3% VS4 VREF of the EL8170 and EL8173 and does not include the gain error contributed by the resistors. There is an additional gain error due to the tolerance of the resistors used. The resulting non-ideal transfer function effectively becomes: RF FIGURE 43. REFERENCE CONNECTIONWITH AN AVAILABLE VREF Disable/Power-Down The EL8170 and EL8173 can be powered down reducing the supply current to typically 2.9µA. When disabled, the output is in a high impedance state. The active low ENABLE bar pin has an internal pull down and hence can be left floating and the in-amp enabled by default. When the ENABLE bar is connected to an external logic, the in-amp will power down when ENABLE bar is pulled above 2V, and will power on when ENABLE bar is pulled below 0.8V. R VOUT = 1 + -------F- ( VIN ) + ( VREF ) R G A finite resistance RS in series with the VREF source, adds an output offset of VIN*(RS/RG). As the series resistance Rs approaches zero, the gain equation is simplified to the above equation for Figure 43. VOUT is simply shifted by an amount VREF. External Resistor Mismatches Because of the independent pair of feedback terminals provided by the EL8170 and EL8173, the CMRR is not degraded by any resistor mismatches. Hence, unlike a three op amp and especially a two op amp in-amp, the EL8170 and EL8173 reduce the cost of external components by allowing the use of 1% or more tolerance resistors without sacrificing CMRR performance. The EL8170 and EL8173 CMRR will be 108dB regardless of the tolerance of the resistors used. Gain Error and Accuracy The EL8173 has a Gain Error, EG, of 0.2% typical. The EL8170 has an EG of 0.3% typical. The gain error indicated in the electrical specifications table is the inherent gain error 13 FN7490.1 March 9, 2006 EL8170, EL8173 Package Outline Drawing NOTE: The package drawing shown here may not be the latest version. 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