AS333Q
Application Information
Overview
The AS333Q is low power, zero-drift, high precision, rail-to-rail input and output operational amplifier, which adopts chopper-stabilized function
circuits to provide the advantage of minimizing input offset voltage and offset voltage drift over time and temperature. Its input common-mode
voltage range extends 0.1V beyond the supply rails to allow for sensing near ground or system VDD. The device operates from a single-supply
voltage as low as 1.8V, is unity-gain stable, has no 1/f noise, has good PSRR and CMRR performance. These features make the part suitable for
a wide range of general-purpose applications, especially for low-power high precision ones.
Low Input Referred Noise
The device AS333Q is chopper stabilized amplifier, the flicker noise is reduced greatly because of this technique. The zero-drift chopper-stabilized
amplifiers are especially suited for accurate, high-gain amplification at lower frequencies. In general, they do not exhibit the higher bandwidth of
linear operational amplifier, and the location of their clock frequency establishes a practical frequency limit on signal fidelity. This makes
performance at low frequencies especially important, and the chopper-stabilized architecture further contributes to low frequency usefulness by
eliminating the classic linear operational amplifier 1/f input voltage noise. Many high gain sensor applications are at low frequencies, making zero-
drift amplifiers a natural choice for this function.
Below plots compared conventional amplifier voltage noise density behavior and zero-drift amplifier’s, this 1/f noise elimination in zero-drift
amplifier allows the AS333Q to have much lower noise at DC and low frequency compared to conventional low noise amplifier.
1000
1μ
1μ
VCC = 5.0V, VEE = 0V, AV = 1
100
100n
10
10n
1
1n
100
1k
10k
100
1k
10k
Frequency (Hz)
Frequency (Hz)
Figure 1. Input Voltage Noise in Conventional Amplifier
Driving a Capacitive Load
Figure 2. Input Voltage Noise in Zero-Drift Amplifier
The AS333Q can directly drive 200pF in unity-gain without oscillation. The unity-gain follower is the most sensitive configuration to capacitive
loading. Capacitive loading directly on the output terminal can decrease the device’s phase margin leading to high frequency ringing or oscillation.
To drive a heavier capacitive load, the circuit in Figure 3 can be used. The resistor RNULL and CL form a pole to increase stability by adding more
phase margin to the system. The bigger RNULL resistor value the more stable VOUT is. Figure 4 and Figure 5 are AS333Q output pulse response
waveforms with and without RNULL 330Ω for load conditions CL = 470pF and RL = 10kΩ.
Figure 3. Capacitive Load with RNULL
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AS333Q
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