For best operational performance of the device, use good printed-circuit board (PCB) layout practices, including:
- Reduce parasitic coupling by running input traces
as far away from supply or output traces as
possible. If these traces cannot be kept separate,
crossing the sensitive trace perpendicular is much
better as opposed to in parallel with the noisy
trace.
- Place the external components as close to the
device as possible.
- Keep the length of input traces as short as
possible. Always remember that the input traces are the most sensitive part of
the circuit. For differential circuits, match the length of the input traces as
best possible.
- Keep high impedance input
signals away from noisy traces.
- Make sure system supply voltages are adequately filtered.
- Clean the PCB following board assembly for best
performance.
- Any precision integrated circuit can experience
performance shifts resulting from moisture ingress
into the plastic package. Following any aqueous
PCB cleaning process, bake the PCB assembly to
remove moisture introduced into the device
packaging during the cleaning process. A low
temperature, post-cleaning bake at 85°C for 30
minutes is sufficient for most circumstances.
- Only connect one of the two GND/SUB pins to the ground
plane, to prevent the formation of current return paths through the device
substrate. Float the other GND/SUB pin.