TFA9896
Boosted audio system with adaptive sound maximizer and
speaker protection
Rev. 1 — 22 December 2016
Product short data sheet
COMPANY PUBLIC
1 General description
The TFA9896 is a high efficiency class-D audio amplifier with a sophisticated
SpeakerBoost protection algorithm. It can deliver 2.1 W (RMS; THD = 1 %) output power
into an 8 Ω speaker at a battery voltage of 3.6 V.
Internal adaptive 6.1 V DC-to-DC conversion boosts the supply rail to provide additional
headroom and power output. The supply voltage is only raised when necessary. This
arrangement maximizes the output power and power efficiency during audio playback.
A safe working environment is provided for the speaker under all operating conditions.
The TFA9896 maximizes acoustic output while ensuring diaphragm displacement and
voice coil temperature do not exceed their rated limits. This function is based on a
speaker box model that operates in all loudspeaker environments (e.g. free air, closed
box or vented box). Furthermore, advanced signal processing ensures that the quality of
the audio signal is never degraded by unwanted clipping or distortion in the amplifier or
speaker.
The adaptive sound maximizer algorithm uses feedback to accurately calculate both the
temperature and the excursion, allowing the TFA9896 to adapt to changes in the acoustic
environment.
The audio input interface is TDM and can be I2S configured. Control settings are
communicated via an I2C-bus interface.
The TFA9896 is available in a 30-bump WLCSP (Wafer Level Chip-Size Package) with a
400 µm pitch.
2 Features and benefits
• Sophisticated speaker-boost and protection algorithm that maximizes speaker
performance while protecting the speaker:
– Fully embedded software, no additional license fee or porting required
– Total integrated solution that includes DSP, amplifier, DC-to-DC, sensing and more
• Adaptive excursion control guarantees that the speaker membrane excursion never
exceeds its rated limit
• Real-time temperature protection - direct measurement ensures that voice coil
temperature never exceeds its rated limit
• Environmentally aware - automatically adapts speaker parameters to acoustic and
thermal changes including compensation for speaker-box leakage
• Output power: 2.1 W (RMS) into 8 Ω at 3.6 V supply voltage (RL = 8 Ω, THD = 1 %)
• Low noise (18 µV, A-weighted) use case supported for handset call (Receiver mode)
• Attenuation setting: 0 dB to -15 dB in 1 dB steps
• Clip avoidance - DSP algorithm prevents clipping even with sagging supply voltage
• Bandwidth extension option to improve low frequency response