GM393
LOW POWER DUAL
DIFFERENTIAL COMPARATOR
Description
Features
The GM393 consists of two independent
precision voltage comparators with an offset
voltage specification as low as 2.0 mV max for
two comparators which were designed
specifically to operate from a single power
supply over a wide range of voltages. Operation
from split power supplies is also possible and
the low power supply current drain is
Single- supply Range: ±1.0V to ±18V
Wide supply voltage range: ±2.0V to
±36V
Very low supply current drain (0.4 mA) -
independent of supply voltage
Low input biasing current: 25 nA
Low input offset current: ±5 nA
Maximum offset voltage: ±3 mV
independent of the magnitude of the power
supply voltage. These comparators also have a
unique characteristic. In that, the input common-
mode voltage range includes ground, even
though operated from a single power supply
voltage.
Input common-mode voltage range
includes ground
Differential input voltage range equal to
the power supply voltage
Application areas include limit comparators,
simple analog to digital converters; pulse,
square wave and time delay generators; wide
range VCO; MOS clock timers; multivibrators
and high voltage digital logic gates. The GM393
are designed to directly interface with TTL and
CMOS. When operated from both plus and
minus power supplies, the GM393 will directly
interface with MOS logic, where their low power
drain is a distinct advantage over standard
comparators.
Low output saturation voltage: 250 mV
at 4 mA
Output voltage compatible with TTL,
DTL, ECL, MOS and CMOS logic
systems
The GM393 is available in DIP-8 and SOP-8
packages.
Application
High precision comparators
Wide Range VCO
MOS Clock Timer
Simple Analog to Digital Converters
Pulse, Square Wave Generators
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