SNOS674J October 1997 – September 2024 LMC6482 , LMC6484
PRODUCTION DATA
Refer to the PDF data sheet for device specific package drawings
The use of large values of feedback resistance with amplifiers that have ultra-low input current, like the LMC648x, is quite common. Large feedback resistors can react with small values of input capacitance due to transducers, photo diodes, and circuits board parasitics to reduce phase margins.
The effect of input capacitance can be compensated for by adding a feedback capacitor. The feedback capacitor (as in Figure 7-12), Cf, is first estimated by:
or
which typically provides significant overcompensation.
Printed-circuit-board stray capacitance can be larger or smaller than that of a bread-board, so the actual optimum value for Cf can be different. Check the value of Cf on the actual circuit. (Refer to the LMC660 quad CMOS amplifier data sheet for a more detailed discussion.)