Data Sheet
AD8460
110 V High Voltage, 1 A High Current,
Arbitrary Waveform Generator with Integrated 14-Bit High Speed DAC
FEATURES
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Wide high voltage supply range: ±12 V to ±55 V
High Output Capability
The AD8460 is a “bits in, power out” high voltage, high-power, high-
speed driver optimized for large output current (up to ±1 A) and high
slew rate (up to ±1800 V/μs) at high voltage (up to ±40 V) into
capacitive loads. Combining a 14-bit high-speed DAC, a high voltage,
high output current (HV-HI) analog driver, and fault monitoring and
protection circuits, the AD8460 is ideally suited for high power
applications such as arbitrary waveform generation (AWG),
programmable power supplies, and high voltage automated test
equipment (ATE).
Output voltage range: Up to ±40 V
High output current drive: 1 A continuous
High slew rate: ≥1800 V/µs into 1000 pF load
Large signal bandwidth: 1 MHz
Extensive Programming and Diagnostics
14-bit resolution arbitrary waveform generation (AWG) mode
16 level analog pattern generation (APG) mode
A proprietary high-voltage BCDMOS process, novel high voltage
architecture, and thermally enhanced package from Analog Devices Inc.
enable this high-performance driver. A digital engine implements user-
configurable features: modes for digital input, programmable supply
current, and fault monitoring and programmable protection settings for
output current, output voltage, and junction temperature. Analog
features extend functionality: external compensation enables unlimited
capacitive load drive, programmable shutdown delay, and full-scale
adjustment. The AD8460 operates on high voltage dual supplies up to ±55
V and a single low voltage supply of 5 V.
Digitally programmable current, voltage and thermal fault
monitoring and protection
Programmable supply current with shutdown mode
Design-in Friendly
Unlimited capacitive load drive with external compensation and
slew control
Package: 80-pin, 12mm x 12mm TQFP
EPAD-up package for mountable heatsink
Operating temperature range:
−
40 °C to +85 °C
50
V
C
C
= ±55V
S
40
30
= 1nF
LOAD
COMP
APPLICATIONS
= NONE
SYNC = 100MSPS
MODE = AWG
Automatic test equipment (ATE)
20
Display panel formation and testing
Piezo drivers
10
0
Programmable power supplies
–10
–20
–30
–40
–50
SR = 80V/µs
SR = 250V/µs
SR = 500V/µs
SR = 750V/µs
SR = 1000V/µs
SR = MAX
R
5V
5V
+50V
TERM
50Ω
C
BYP
0.1µF
VCC_5V
AVDD_3P3V
3.3V LDO
DVDD_3P3V IOUTP
RG
INP
HVCC
VREF_5V
RF
CLOCK
GENERATOR
SDN_RESET
SDN_IO
SHUTDOWN
SYNC
COMP_H
DB0 TO
DB13
CLK
14
14
+OUT
C
C
COMP_H
OUT
HIGH VOLTAGE
HIGH CURRENT
DRIVER
14-BIT DAC
DATA
C
LOAD
COMP_L
TIME (100ns/DIV)
–OUT
FAULT
SENSE
MSU
COMP_L
OR
FPGA
AWG/APF
MODE
SELECT
Figure 2. Large Signal Pulse Response vs. Edge Speed with
External Slew Control
CONTROLLER
UNIT
I
CS
RF
SCLK
SDI
V
T
DIGITAL
ENGINE
SDO
TMP
GND
RG
RESET
FS_ADJ
REFIO_1P2V
0.1µF
COMP_T
IOUTN
INN
HVEE
R
SET
2kΩ
0.1µF
R
TERM
50Ω
–50V
Figure 1. Simplified Functional Block Diagram
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