SNAS545D may   2004  – august 2023 LM386

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1.   1
  2. 1 Features
  3. 2 Applications
  4. 3 Description
  5. 4 Revision History
  6. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
  7. 6 Specifications
    1. 6.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 6.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 6.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 6.4 Thermal Information
    5. 6.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 6.6 Typical Characteristics
  8. 7 Parameter Measurement Information
  9. 8 Detailed Description
    1. 8.1 Overview
    2. 8.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 8.3 Feature Description
    4. 8.4 Device Functional Modes
  10. 9 Application and Implementation
    1. 9.1 Application Information
    2. 9.2 Typical Application
      1. 9.2.1 LM386 with Gain = 20
        1. 9.2.1.1 Design Requirements
        2. 9.2.1.2 Detailed Design Procedure
          1. 9.2.1.2.1 Gain Control
          2. 9.2.1.2.2 Input Biasing
        3. 9.2.1.3 Application Curve
      2. 9.2.2 LM386 with Gain = 200
        1. 9.2.2.1 Design Requirements
        2. 9.2.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        3. 9.2.2.3 Application Curve
      3. 9.2.3 LM386 with Gain = 50
        1. 9.2.3.1 Design Requirements
        2. 9.2.3.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        3. 9.2.3.3 Application Curve
      4. 9.2.4 Low Distortion Power Wienbridge Oscillator
        1. 9.2.4.1 Design Requirements
        2. 9.2.4.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        3. 9.2.4.3 Application Curve
      5. 9.2.5 LM386 with Bass Boost
        1. 9.2.5.1 Design Requirements
        2. 9.2.5.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        3. 9.2.5.3 Application Curve
      6. 9.2.6 Square Wave Oscillator
        1. 9.2.6.1 Detailed Design Procedure
        2. 9.2.6.2 Application Curve
      7. 9.2.7 AM Radio Power Amplifier
        1. 9.2.7.1 Design Requirements
        2. 9.2.7.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        3. 9.2.7.3 Application Curve
  11. 10Power Supply Recommendations
  12. 11Layout
    1. 11.1 Layout Guidelines
    2. 11.2 Layout Examples
  13. 12Device and Documentation Support
    1. 12.1 Device Support
      1. 12.1.1 Development Support
    2. 12.2 Documentation Support
    3. 12.3 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    4. 12.4 Community Resources
    5. 12.5 Trademarks
  14.   Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

Package Options

Refer to the PDF data sheet for device specific package drawings

Mechanical Data (Package|Pins)
  • D|8
  • P|8
  • DGK|8
Thermal pad, mechanical data (Package|Pins)
Orderable Information

8.1 Overview

The LM386 is a mono low voltage amplifier that can be used in a variety of applications. It can drive loads from 4 Ω to 32 Ω. The gain is internally set to 20 but it can be modified from 20 to 200 by placing a resistor and capacitor between pins 1 and 8. This device comes in three different 8-pin packages as PDIP, SOIC and VSSOP to fit in different applications.