SBOS710D October   2014  – February 2018 LMH5401

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  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
    1.     Distortion versus Frequency (G = 12 dB, SE-DE, RL = 200 Ω, VPP = 2 V)
  3. 3 Description
    1.     LMH5401 Driving an ADC12J4000
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
    1.     Pin Functions
  6. 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: VS = 5 V
    6. 6.6 Electrical Characteristics: VS = 3.3 V
    7. 6.7 Typical Characteristics: 5 V
    8. 6.8 Typical Characteristics: 3.3 V
    9. 6.9 Typical Characteristics: 3.3-V to 5-V Supply Range
  7. 7 Parameter Measurement Information
    1. 7.1  Output Reference Points
    2. 7.2  ATE Testing and DC Measurements
    3. 7.3  Frequency Response
    4. 7.4  S-Parameters
    5. 7.5  Frequency Response with Capacitive Load
    6. 7.6  Distortion
    7. 7.7  Noise Figure
    8. 7.8  Pulse Response, Slew Rate, and Overdrive Recovery
    9. 7.9  Power Down
    10. 7.10 VCM Frequency Response
    11. 7.11 Test Schematics
  8. 8 Detailed Description
    1. 8.1 Overview
    2. 8.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 8.3 Feature Description
      1. 8.3.1 Fully-Differential Amplifier
        1. 8.3.1.1 Power Down and Ground Pins
      2. 8.3.2 Operations for Single-Ended to Differential Signals
        1. 8.3.2.1 AC-Coupled Signal Path Considerations for Single-Ended Input to Differential Output Conversion
        2. 8.3.2.2 DC-Coupled Input Signal Path Considerations for SE-DE Conversions
        3. 8.3.2.3 Resistor Design Equations for Single-to-Differential Applications
        4. 8.3.2.4 Input Impedance Calculations
      3. 8.3.3 Differential-to-Differential Signals
        1. 8.3.3.1 AC-Coupled, Differential-Input to Differential-Output Design Issues
        2. 8.3.3.2 DC-Coupled, Differential-Input to Differential-Output Design Issues
      4. 8.3.4 Output Common-Mode Voltage
      5. 8.3.5 LMH5401 Comparison
    4. 8.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 8.4.1 Operation With a Split Supply
      2. 8.4.2 Operation With a Single Supply
  9. 9 Application and Implementation
    1. 9.1 Application Information
      1. 9.1.1 Stability
      2. 9.1.2 Input and Output Headroom Considerations
      3. 9.1.3 Noise Analysis
      4. 9.1.4 Noise Figure
      5. 9.1.5 Thermal Considerations
    2. 9.2 Typical Application
      1. 9.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 9.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        1. 9.2.2.1 Driving Matched Loads
        2. 9.2.2.2 Driving Unmatched Loads For Lower Loss
        3. 9.2.2.3 Driving Capacitive Loads
        4. 9.2.2.4 Driving ADCs
          1. 9.2.2.4.1 SNR Considerations
          2. 9.2.2.4.2 SFDR Considerations
          3. 9.2.2.4.3 ADC Input Common-Mode Voltage Considerations : AC-Coupled Input
          4. 9.2.2.4.4 ADC Input Common-Mode Voltage Considerations : DC-Coupled Input
        5. 9.2.2.5 GSPS ADC Driver
        6. 9.2.2.6 Common-Mode Voltage Correction
        7. 9.2.2.7 Active Balun
      3. 9.2.3 Application Curves
    3. 9.3 Do's and Don'ts
      1. 9.3.1 Do:
      2. 9.3.2 Don't:
  10. 10Power Supply Recommendations
    1. 10.1 Supply Voltage
    2. 10.2 Single-Supply
    3. 10.3 Split-Supply
    4. 10.4 Supply Decoupling
  11. 11Layout
    1. 11.1 Layout Guidelines
    2. 11.2 Layout Example
  12. 12Device and Documentation Support
    1. 12.1 Device Support
      1. 12.1.1 Device Nomenclature
    2. 12.2 Documentation Support
      1. 12.2.1 Related Documentation
    3. 12.3 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    4. 12.4 Community Resources
    5. 12.5 Trademarks
    6. 12.6 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    7. 12.7 Glossary
  13. 13Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

Package Options

Mechanical Data (Package|Pins)
Thermal pad, mechanical data (Package|Pins)
Orderable Information

7.1 Output Reference Points

The LMH5401 is a fully-differential amplifier (FDA) configurable with external resistors for noise gain greater than 2 V/V or 6 dB (GBP = 8 GHz). For most of this document, data is collected for G = 12 dB for single-ended-to-differential (SE-DE) and differential-to-differential (DE-DE) conversions in the diagrams shown in the Test Schematics section. When matching the output to a 100-Ω load, the evaluation module (EVM) uses external
40-Ω resistors to complete the output matching. Having on-chip output resistors creates two potential reference points for measuring the output voltage. The amplifier output pins create one output reference point (OUT_AMP). The other output reference point is the point at the matched 100-Ω load (OUT_LOAD). These points are shown in Figure 56 to Figure 59; see the Test Schematics section.

Most measurements in the Electrical Characteristics tables and in the Typical Characteristics sections are measured with reference to the OUT_AMP reference point. The conversion between reference points is a straightforward reduction of 3 dB for power and 6 dB for voltage, as shown in Equation 1. The measurements are referenced to OUT_AMP when not specified.

Equation 1. VOUT_LOAD = (VOUT_AMP – 6 dB) and POUT_LOAD = (POUT_AMP – 3 dB)