SBOS778D April   2016  – April 2021 THS4551

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1. Features
  2. Applications
  3. Description
  4. Revision History
  5. Companion Devices
  6. Pin Configuration and Functions
  7. Specifications
    1. 7.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 7.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 7.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 7.4 Thermal Information
    5. 7.5 Electrical Characteristics: (VS+) – (VS–) = 5 V
    6. 7.6 Electrical Characteristics: (VS+) – (VS–) = 3 V
    7. 7.7 Typical Characteristics: (VS+) – (VS–) = 5 V
    8. 7.8 Typical Characteristics: (VS+) – (VS–) = 3 V
    9. 7.9 Typical Characteristics: 3-V to 5-V Supply Range
  8. Parameter Measurement Information
    1. 8.1 Example Characterization Circuits
    2. 8.2 Output Interface Circuit for DC-Coupled Differential Testing
    3. 8.3 Output Common-Mode Measurements
    4. 8.4 Differential Amplifier Noise Measurements
    5. 8.5 Balanced Split-Supply Versus Single-Supply Characterization
    6. 8.6 Simulated Characterization Curves
    7. 8.7 Terminology and Application Assumptions
  9. Detailed Description
    1. 9.1 Overview
    2. 9.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 9.3 Feature Description
      1. 9.3.1 Differential Open-Loop Gain and Output Impedance
      2. 9.3.2 Setting Resistor Values Versus Gain
      3. 9.3.3 I/O Headroom Considerations
      4. 9.3.4 Output DC Error and Drift Calculations and the Effect of Resistor Imbalances
    4. 9.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 9.4.1 Operation from Single-Ended Sources to Differential Outputs
        1. 9.4.1.1 AC-Coupled Signal Path Considerations for Single-Ended Input to Differential Output Conversions
        2. 9.4.1.2 DC-Coupled Input Signal Path Considerations for Single-Ended to Differential Conversions
      2. 9.4.2 Operation from a Differential Input to a Differential Output
        1. 9.4.2.1 AC-Coupled, Differential-Input to Differential-Output Design Issues
        2. 9.4.2.2 DC-Coupled, Differential-Input to Differential-Output Design Issues
      3. 9.4.3 Input Overdrive Performance
  10. 10Application and Implementation
    1. 10.1 Application Information
      1. 10.1.1 Noise Analysis
      2. 10.1.2 Factors Influencing Harmonic Distortion
      3. 10.1.3 Driving Capacitive Loads
      4. 10.1.4 Interfacing to High-Performance Precision ADCs
      5. 10.1.5 Operating the Power Shutdown Feature
      6. 10.1.6 Designing Attenuators
      7. 10.1.7 The Effect of Adding a Feedback Capacitor
    2. 10.2 Typical Applications
      1. 10.2.1 An MFB Filter Driving an ADC Application
        1. 10.2.1.1 Design Requirements
        2. 10.2.1.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        3. 10.2.1.3 Application Curves
      2. 10.2.2 Differential Transimpedance Output to a High-Grade Audio PCM DAC Application
        1. 10.2.2.1 Design Requirements
        2. 10.2.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        3. 10.2.2.3 Application Curves
      3. 10.2.3 ADC3k Driver with a 2nd-Order RLC Interstage Filter Application
        1. 10.2.3.1 Design Requirements
        2. 10.2.3.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        3. 10.2.3.3 Application Curve
  11. 11Power Supply Recommendations
    1. 11.1 Thermal Analysis
  12. 12Layout
    1. 12.1 Layout Guidelines
      1. 12.1.1 Board Layout Recommendations
    2. 12.2 Layout Example
    3. 12.3 EVM Board
  13. 13Device and Documentation Support
    1. 13.1 Device Support
      1. 13.1.1 TINA-TI Simulation Model Features
    2. 13.2 Documentation Support
      1. 13.2.1 Related Documentation
    3. 13.3 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    4. 13.4 Support Resources
    5. 13.5 Trademarks
    6. 13.6 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    7. 13.7 Glossary
  14. 14Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

Package Options

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

AC-Coupled, Differential-Input to Differential-Output Design Issues

The most common way to use the THS4551 with an ac-coupled differential source is to simply couple the input into the RG resistors through the blocking capacitors. Figure 9-10 shows a typical blocking capacitor approach to a differential input. An optional input differential termination resistor (RM) is included in this design. The RM element allows the input RG resistors to be scaled up and still delivers lower differential input impedance to the source. In this example, the RG elements sum to show a 1-kΩ differential impedance and the RM element combines in parallel to provide a net 500-Ω ac differential impedance to the source. Again, the design ideally proceeds by selecting the RF element values, then the RG to set the differential gain, and then an RM element (if needed) to achieve a target input impedance. Alternatively, the RM element can be eliminated, with the 2 × RG elements set to the desired input impedance and RF set to obtain the differential gain (equal to RF / RG).

GUID-78764FAB-67A4-44DC-AAEC-02499C4F4FE6-low.gif Figure 9-10 Example AC-Coupled Differential Input Design

The dc biasing for an ac-coupled differential input design is very simple. The output VOCM is set by the input control voltage and, because there is no dc current path for the output common-mode voltage (as long as RM is only differential and not split and connected to ground for instance), the dc bias also sets the common-mode operating points for the input pins. For a purely differential input, the voltages on the input pins remain fixed at the output VOCM setting and do not move with the input signal (unlike the single-ended input configurations where the input pin common-mode voltages do move with the input signal). The SLOC341 TINA-TI™ simulation file is available for Figure 9-10.