Data Sheet
AD8410A
OFFSET VOLTAGE TERMINOLOGY
BOX METHOD
BOWTIE METHOD
The AD8410A features an in-package trim core, which leads to a
typical offset drift of ±0.21 μV/°C (using the Box Method) throughout
the operating temperature range and the common-mode voltage
range. This architecture does not compromise bandwidth, but the
offset voltage drift signatures for the AD8410A vary part to part as
shown in the Figure 55. After observing the minimum and maximum
value for VOS over the full temperature range from −40°C to 125°C,
the VOS in μV/°C is calculated for each part using the box method.
Typically, in the applications where the AD8410A is used, a calibra-
tion is done at 25°C. If a single point calibration at 25°C is done on
the 120 parts as shown in Figure 55, this creates a plot shown in
Figure 57. For each part, the slope of the line from 25°C to −40°C
is calculated and the slope from 25°C to 125°C for each part is
calculated. The mean and standard deviation for the slope of all
the parts from 25°C to −40°C is then calculated. The VOS max drift
of ±1.85 μV/°C using the bowtie method is then calculated using
Equation 2. The mean and standard deviation for the slope of all
the parts from 25°C to 125°C is then calculated. The VOS max drift
of 1.51 μV/°C using the bowtie method is then calculated using
Equation 2. The red lines in Figure 57 represent the worst-case
VOS drift slopes using the bowtie method that a user can guarantee
through characterization. Calibrating at 25°C allows the max VOS
over the full temp range to be reduced to ~±151 μV, as opposed
to the ±200 μV listed in the Specifications section as the max VOS
over temperature (with no calibration).
Figure 55. Offset Voltage vs. Temperature
A visual representation of this box method calculation and the mean
value for the VOS drift using the box method is shown in Figure 56.
Based on the mean (Typ) value of ±0.21 μV/°C and the standard
deviation of the box method drift of the 120 parts from Figure 55,
a user can calculate a value (see Equation 2) for a guarantee VOS
drift by characterization, ±0.71 μV/°C.
(2)
± MEAN + 5 × STANDARD DEVIATION
Figure 57. Bowtie Method
This is valid from −40°C to 125°C temperature range.
Figure 56. Box Method
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