SBOS831B December   2016  – June 2021 THS4552

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Pin Configuration and 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+) – (VS–) = 5 V
    6. 6.6 Electrical Characteristics: (VS+) – (VS–) = 3 V
    7. 6.7 Typical Characteristics: (VS+) – (VS–) = 5 V
    8. 6.8 Typical Characteristics: (VS+) – (VS–) = 3 V
    9. 6.9 Typical Characteristics: 3 V to 5 V Supply Range
  7. 7 Parameter Measurement Information
    1. 7.1 Example Characterization Circuits
    2. 7.2 Output Interface Circuit for DC-Coupled Differential Testing
    3. 7.3 Output Common-Mode Measurements
    4. 7.4 Differential Amplifier Noise Measurements
    5. 7.5 Balanced Split-Supply Versus Single-Supply Characterization
    6. 7.6 Simulated Characterization Curves
    7. 7.7 Terminology and Application Assumptions
  8. 8 Detailed Description
    1. 8.1 Overview
    2. 8.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 8.3 Feature Description
      1. 8.3.1 Differential Open-Loop Gain and Output Impedance
      2. 8.3.2 Setting Resistor Values Versus Gain
      3. 8.3.3 I/O Headroom Considerations
      4. 8.3.4 Output DC Error and Drift Calculations and the Effect of Resistor Imbalances
    4. 8.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 8.4.1 Operation from Single-Ended Sources to Differential Outputs
        1. 8.4.1.1 AC-Coupled Signal Path Considerations for Single-Ended Input to Differential Output Conversions
        2. 8.4.1.2 DC-Coupled Input Signal Path Considerations for Single-Ended to Differential Conversions
      2. 8.4.2 Operation from a Differential Input to a Differential Output
        1. 8.4.2.1 AC-Coupled, Differential-Input to Differential-Output Design Issues
        2. 8.4.2.2 DC-Coupled, Differential-Input to Differential-Output Design Issues
      3. 8.4.3 Input Overdrive Performance
  9. 9 Application and Implementation
    1. 9.1 Application Information
      1. 9.1.1 Noise Analysis
      2. 9.1.2 Factors Influencing Harmonic Distortion
      3. 9.1.3 Driving Capacitive Loads
      4. 9.1.4 Interfacing to High-Performance Precision ADCs
      5. 9.1.5 Operating the Power Shutdown Feature
      6. 9.1.6 Channel-to-Channel Crosstalk
      7. 9.1.7 Channel-to-Channel Mismatch
      8. 9.1.8 Designing Attenuators
      9. 9.1.9 The Effect of Adding a Feedback Capacitor
    2. 9.2 Typical Applications
      1. 9.2.1 An MFB Filter Driving an ADC Application
        1. 9.2.1.1 Design Requirements
        2. 9.2.1.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        3. 9.2.1.3 Application Curves
      2. 9.2.2 Differential Transimpedance Output to a High-Grade Audio PCM DAC Application
        1. 9.2.2.1 Design Requirements
        2. 9.2.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        3. 9.2.2.3 Application Curves
      3. 9.2.3 ADC3k Driver with a 2nd-Order RLC Interstage Filter Application
        1. 9.2.3.1 Design Requirements
        2. 9.2.3.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        3. 9.2.3.3 Application Curve
  10. 10Power Supply Recommendations
    1. 10.1 Thermal Analysis
  11. 11Layout
    1. 11.1 Layout Guidelines
      1. 11.1.1 Board Layout Recommendations
    2. 11.2 Layout Example
    3. 11.3 EVM Board
  12. 12Device and Documentation Support
    1. 12.1 Device Support
      1. 12.1.1 TINA-TI Simulation Model Features
    2. 12.2 Documentation Support
      1. 12.2.1 Related Documentation
    3. 12.3 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    4. 12.4 Support 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

7.4 Differential Amplifier Noise Measurements

To extract out the input-referred noise terms from the total output noise, a measurement of the differential output noise is required under two external conditions to emphasize the different noise terms. A high-gain, low resistor value condition is used to emphasize the differential input voltage noise and a higher RF at low gains is used to emphasize the two input current noise terms. The differential output noise must be converted to single-ended with added gain before being measured by a spectrum analyzer. At low frequencies, a zero 1/f noise, high-gain, differential to single-ended instrumentation amplifier (such as the INA188) is used. At higher frequencies, a differential to single-ended balun is used to drive into a high-gain, low-noise, op amp (such as the LMH6629). In this case, the THS4552 outputs drive 25 Ω resistors into a 1:1 balun where the balun output is terminated single-endedly at the LMH6629 input with 50 Ω. This termination provides a modest 6 dB insertion loss for the THS4552 differential output noise that is then followed by a 40 dB gain setting in the very wideband LMH6629.