Lo w -Co s t , Hig h -S p e e d , S OT2 3 , S in g le -S u p p ly
Op Am p s w it h Ra il-t o -Ra il Ou t p u t s
cuit formed by the parasitic feedback capacitance and
inductance.
_______________De t a ile d De s c rip t io n
The MAX4012/MAX4016/MAX4018/MAX4020 are sin-
gle-supply, rail-to-rail, voltage-feedback amplifiers that
e mp loy c urre nt-fe e d b a c k te c hniq ue s to a c hie ve
600V/µs slew rates and 200MHz bandwidths. Excellent
harmonic distortion and differential gain/phase perfor-
mance make these amplifiers an ideal choice for a wide
variety of video and RF signal-processing applications.
Inverting and Noninverting Configurations
Select the gain-setting feedback (R ) and input (R )
F
G
resistor values to fit your application. Large resistor val-
ues increase voltage noise and interact with the amplifi-
e r’s inp ut a nd PC b oa rd c a p a c ita nc e . This c a n
generate undesirable poles and zeros and decrease
bandwidth or cause oscillations. For example, a nonin-
The output voltage swing comes to within 50mV of each
supply rail. Local feedback around the output stage
assures low open-loop output impedance to reduce
gain sensitivity to load variations. This feedback also
produces demand-driven current bias to the output
transistors for ±120mA drive capability, while constrain-
ing total supply current to less than 7mA. The input
stage permits common-mode voltages beyond the nega-
tive supply and to within 2.25V of the positive supply rail.
verting gain-of-two configuration (R = R ) using 1kΩ
F
G
resistors, combined with 1pF of amplifier input capaci-
tance and 1pF of PC board capacitance, causes a pole
at 159MHz. Since this pole is within the amplifier band-
width, it jeopardizes stability. Reducing the 1kΩ resis-
tors to 100Ω extends the pole frequency to 1.59GHz,
but could limit output swing by adding 200Ω in parallel
with the amplifier’s load resistor. Table 1 shows sug -
gested feedback, gain resistors, and bandwidth for
s e ve ra l g a in va lue s in the c onfig ura tions s hown in
Figures 1a and 1b.
__________Ap p lic a t io n s In fo rm a t io n
Ch o o s in g Re s is t o r Va lu e s
La yo u t a n d P o w e r-S u p p ly Byp a s s in g
These amplifiers operate from a single +3.3V to +11V
power supply or from dual supplies to ±5.5V. For single-
Unity-Gain Configuration
The MAX4012/MAX4016/MAX4018/MAX4020 are inter-
nally compensated for unity gain. When configured for
supply operation, bypass V
to ground with a 0.1µF
CC
unity gain, the devices require a 24Ω resistor (R ) in
F
capacitor as close to the pin as possible. If operating with
dual supplies, bypass each supply with a 0.1µF capacitor.
series with the feedback path. This resistor improves
AC response by reducing the Q of the parallel LC cir-
R
F
R
F
R
G
R
G
IN
618/MAX420
R
TIN
R
TO
R
TO
V
OUT
V
OUT
MAX40_ _
MAX40_ _
V
IN
R
O
R
O
V
= [1+ (R / R )] V
F G IN
= -(R / R ) V
IN
OUT
OUT
F
G
R
S
R
TIN
Figure 1a. Noninverting Gain Configuration
Figure 1b. Inverting Gain Configuration
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