OPA3684
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SBOS241A – MAY 2002 – REVISED SEPTEMBER 2002
Low-Power, Triple Current-Feedback
OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER With Disable
FEATURES
APPLICATIONS
● MINIMAL BANDWIDTH CHANGE VERSUS GAIN
● 170MHz BANDWIDTH: G = +2
● RGB LINE DRIVERS
● LOW-POWER BROADCAST VIDEO DRIVERS
● EQUALIZING FILTERS
● MULTICHANNEL SUMMING AMPLIFIERS
● PROFESSIONAL CAMERAS
● ADC INPUT DRIVERS
● > 120MHz BANDWIDTH TO GAIN > +10
● LOW DISTORTION: < –82dBc at 5MHz
● HIGH OUTPUT CURRENT: 120mA
● SINGLE +5V TO +12V SUPPLY OPERATION
● DUAL ±2.5V TO ±6.0V SUPPLY OPERATION
● LOW SUPPLY CURRENT: 1.7mA/ch
● LOW SHUTDOWN CURRENT: 100µA/ch
have greater bandwidth, and low-power line drivers to meet the
demanding requirements of studio cameras and broadcast video.
DESCRIPTION
The OPA3684 provides a new level of performance in low-power,
wideband, current-feedback (CFB) amplifiers. This CFBPLUS am-
plifier among the first to use an internally closed-loop input buffer
stage that enhances performance significantly over earlier low-
power CFB amplifiers. While retaining the benefits of very low
power operation, this new architecture provides many of the
benefits of a more ideal CFB amplifier. The closed-loop input stage
buffer gives a very low and linearized impedance path at the
inverting input to sense the feedback error current. This improved
inverting input impedance retains exceptional bandwidth to much
higher gains and improves harmonic distortion over earlier solu-
tions limited by inverting input linearity. Beyond simple high-gain
applications, the OPA3684 CFBPLUS amplifier permits the gain
setting element to be set with considerable freedom from amplifier
bandwidth interaction. This allows frequency response peaking
elements to be added, multiple input inverting summing circuits to
The output capability of the OPA3684 also sets a new mark in
performance for low-power current-feedback amplifiers. Delivering
a full ±4Vp-p swing on ±5V supplies, the OPA3684 also has the
output current to support > ±3Vp-p into 50Ω. This minimal output
headroom requirement is complemented by a similar 1.2V input
stage headroom giving exceptional capability for single +5V opera-
tion.
The OPA3684’s low 1.7mA/ch supply current is precisely trimmed
at 25°C. This trim, along with low shift over temperature and supply
voltage, gives a very robust design over a wide range of operating
conditions. System power may be further reduced by using the
optional disable control pin. Leaving this disable pin open, or holding
it HIGH, gives normal operation. If pulled LOW, the OPA3684 supply
current drops to less than 100µA/ch while the I/O pins go to a high
impedance state.
BW (MHz) vs GAIN
1 of 3 Channels
6
G = 1
V+
3
G = 2
0
–3
+
G = 5
VO
–6
–9
Z(S) IERR
V–
–12
G = 10
G = 20
G = 50
G = 100
–15
–18
–21
–24
IERR
RF
RF = 800Ω
10
100
200
RG
Low-Power
Patent Pending
Amplifier
MHz
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Products conform to specifications per the terms of Texas Instruments
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testing of all parameters.
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