Quad Low Noise, Low Cost
Variable Gain Amplifier
AD8335
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
FEATURES
Low noise preamplifier (PrA)
Voltage noise = 1.3 nV/√Hz typical
Current noise = 2.4 pA/√Hz typical
NF = 7 dB (RS = RIN = 50 Ω)
Single-ended input; VIN max = 625 mV p-p
Active input match
Input SNR (noise bandwidth = 20 MHz) = 92 dB
VGA
Differential output
61 60
59 58
53 55
52
51
49
47
VOH1
PIP1 63
ATTEN
–48dB TO
0dB
20dB
TO
28dB
VMD1
18dB
PMD1 64
46
VOL1
VGN1
SL12
VGN2
PMD2
PIP2
1
2
4
5
6
7
INTERPOLATOR GAIN INT 56
50
VMD2
18dB
PON2
POP2
VIP2
INTERPOLATOR GAIN INT 54
VOUT max = 5 V p-p, RL = 500 Ω differential
43
VOL2
Gain range (8 dB output gain step)
−10 dB to +38 dB—LO gain mode
−2 dB to +46 dB—HI gain mode
Accurate linear-in-dB gain control
PrA + VGA performance
−3 dB bandwidth of 70 MHz
Excellent overload performance
Supply: 5 V
ATTEN
–48dB TO
0dB
20dB
TO
28dB
VIN2
42
39
VOH2
VOH3
AD8335
VIN3 10
VIP3 11
ATTEN
–48dB TO
0dB
20dB
TO
28dB
38
VOL3
VGN3
POP3 12
PON3 13
GAIN INT 27
31
INTERPOLATOR
INTERPOLATOR
Power consumption
SL34
VGN4
VOL4
PIP3 15
95 mW/channel (380 mW total)
65 mW/channel (PrA off; 260 mW total)
Power-down
VMD3
VMD4
18dB
18dB
25
35
GAIN INT
PMD3 16
PMD4 17
PIP4 18
ATTEN
–48dB TO
0dB
20dB
TO
28dB
34
VOH4
APPLICATIONS
Medical imaging (ultrasound, gamma cameras)
20 21
22
23 28 26
29
30
32
Sonar
Test and measurement
Figure 1.
Precise, stable wideband gain control
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The AD8335 is a quad variable gain amplifier (VGA) with low
noise preamplifier intended for cost and power sensitive
applications. Each channel features a gain range 48 dB, fully
differential signal paths, active input preamplifier matching, and
user-selectable maximum gains of 46 dB and 38 dB. Individual
gain controls are provided for each channel.
Assuming a 20 MHz noise bandwidth (NBW), the Nyquist
frequency for a 40 MHz ADC, the input SNR is 92 dB. The
HILO pin optimizes the output SNR for 10-bit and 12-bit
ADCs with 1 V p-p or 2 V p-p full-scale (FS) inputs.
Channels 1 and 2 are enabled through the EN12 pin while
Channels 3 and 4 are enabled through the EN34 pin. For VGA
only applications, the PrAs can be powered down, significantly
reducing power consumption.
The preamplifier (PrA) has a single-ended to differential gain
of ×8 (18.06 dB) and accepts input signals ≤ 625 mV p-p. PrA
noise is 1.2 nV/√Hz and the combined input referred voltage
noise of the PrA and VGA is 1.3 nV/√Hz at maximum gain.
The AD8335 is available in a 64-lead lead frame chip scale
(9 mm × 9 mm) package for the industrial temperature range
of −40°C to +85°C.
Rev. 0
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