A2211
AiT Semiconductor Inc.
www.ait-ic.com
CLASS AB 1.25 W DIFFERENTIAL AUDIO POWER AMPLIFIER
WITH INTERNAL FEEDBACK CIRCUIT
DETAILED INFORMATION
Fully Differential Amplifier. The A2211 is a fully differential amplifier with differential inputs and outputs. The
fully differential amplifier consists of a differential amplifier and a common mode amplifier. The differential
amplifier ensures that the amplifier outputs a differential voltage that is equal to the differential input times the
gain. The common mode feedback ensures that the common-mode voltage at the output is biased around
VDD/2 regardless of the common-mode voltage at the input.
Bridge – Tied - Load, BTL.. The A2211 provides a ꢀbridged modeꢁ output configuration (bridge-tied-load, BTL).
This means the output signals at VOUT1 and VOUT2 that at 180oC out of phase with respect to each other.
Bridged mode operation is different from the single-ended output configuration that connects the load
between the amplifier output and ground. A bridged amplifier design has distinct advantages over the
single-ended output configuration: A2211 provides differential drive to the load, thus doubling maximum
possible output swing for a specific supply voltage. Four times the output power is possible compared with a
single-ended output configuration under the same conditions. This increase in attainable output power
assumes that the amplifier is not current limited or clipped.
CMRR. Input and output coupling capacitor not required: A fully differential amplifier with good CMRR, the
A2211 allows the input signal to be biased at voltage other than mid-supply of the A2211, the common-mode
feedback circuit adjust for it, and the outputs are still biased at mid-supply of the A2211.
Bypass Capacitor. Mid-supply bypass capacitor, CB not required: The fully differential amplifier does not
require a bypass capacitor. It is because any shift in the mid-supply affects both positive and negative
channels equally and cancels the differential output. However, removing the bypass capacitor slightly
worsens power supply rejection ration, but a slightly decrease of PSRR may be acceptable when an
additional component can be eliminated.
Better RF-Immunity. GSM handsets save power by turning on and shutting off the RF transmitter at a rate of
217Hz. The transmitted signal is picked-up on input and output traces. The fully differential amplifier
reduces the RF rectification much better than the typical audio amplifier.
See Fig 1, Fig 2 and Fig 3 show application schematics for differential and single-ended inputs.
REV1.2
- AUG 2006 RELEASED, OCT 2008 UPDATED -
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