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VCA610
VCA610
VCA610
WIDEBAND
VOLTAGE CONTROLLED AMPLIFIER
FEATURES
APPLICATIONS
● WIDE GAIN CONTROL RANGE: 80dB
● SMALL PACKAGE: 8-pin SOIC or DIP
● WIDE BANDWIDTH: 30MHz
● OPTICAL DISTANCE MEASUREMENT
● AGC AMPLIFIER
● ULTRASOUND
● LOW VOLTAGE NOISE: 2.2nV/√Hz
● FAST GAIN SLEW RATE: 300dB/µs
● EASY TO USE
● SONAR
● ACTIVE FILTERS
● LOG AMPLIFIER
● IF CIRCUITS
● CCD CAMERAS
DESCRIPTION
The VCA610 is a wideband, continuously variable,
voltage controlled gain amplifier. It provides linear-
dB gain control with high impedance inputs. It is
designed to be used as a flexible gain control element
in a variety of electronic systems.
The VCA610 is designed with a very fast overload
recovery time of only 200ns. This allows a large
signal transient to overload the output at high gain,
without obscuring low-level signals following closely
behind. The excellent overload recovery time and
distortion specifications optimize this device for low-
level doppler measurements.
The VCA610 has a gain control range of 80dB (–40dB
to +40dB) providing both gain and attenuation for
maximum flexibility in a small 8-lead SO-8 or plastic
dual-in-line package. The broad attenuation range can
be used for gradual or controlled channel turn-on and
turn-off for applications in which abrupt gain changes
can create artifacts or other errors. In addition, the
output can be disabled to provide –80dB of attenua-
tion. Group delay variation with gain is typically less
than ±2ns across a bandwidth of 1 to 15MHz.
+5V –5V
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+In
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The VCA610 has a noise figure of 3.5dB (with an RS
of 200Ω) including the effects of both current and
voltage noise. Instantaneous output dynamic range is
70dB for gains of 0dB to +40dB with 1MHz noise
bandwidth. The output is capable of driving 100Ω.
The high speed, 300dB/µs, gain control signal is a
unipolar (0 to –2V) voltage that varies the gain lin-
early in dB/V.
VOUT
VC
Gain
Control
VCA610
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FAXLine: (800) 548-6133 (US/Canada Only)
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Tel: (520) 746-1111
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Internet: http://www.burr-brown.com/
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Telex: 066-6491
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FAX: (520) 889-1510
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Immediate Product Info: (800) 548-6132
©1992 Burr-Brown Corporation
PDS-1140D
Printed in U.S.A. January, 1995