VCA810
SBOS275C − JUNE 2003 − REVISED OCTOBER 2004
High Gain Adjust Range, Wideband,
Voltage-Controlled Amplifier
FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
The VCA810 is a DC-coupled, wideband, continuously
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HIGH GAIN ADJUST RANGE: ꢀ40dB
DIFFERENTIAL IN/SINGLE-ENDED OUT
LOW INPUT NOISE VOLTAGE: 2.4nV/ꢁ Hz
CONSTANT BANDWIDTH vs GAIN: 35MHz
HIGH dB/V GAIN LINEARITY: ꢀ0.3dB
GAIN CONTROL BANDWIDTH: 25MHz
LOW OUTPUT DC ERROR: < ꢀ40mV
HIGH OUTPUT CURRENT: ꢀ60mA
variable, voltage-controlled gain amplifier. It provides a
differential input to single-ended output conversion with a
high-impedance gain control input used to vary the gain over
a –40dB to +40dB range linear in dB/V.
Operating from 5V supplies, the gain control voltage for the
VCA810 will adjust the gain from –40dB at 0V input to +40dB
at –2V input. Increasing the control voltage above ground will
attenuate the signal path to > 80dB. Signal bandwidth and
slew rate remain constant over the entire gain adjust range.
This 40dB/V gain control is accurate within 1.5dB ( 0.9dB
for High Grade), allowing the gain control voltage in an AGC
application to be used as a Received Signal Strength
Indicator (RSSI) with 1.5dB accuracy.
LOW SUPPLY CURRENT: 24.8mA (max for
−40ꢂ C to +85ꢂ C temperature range)
Excellent common-mode rejection and common-mode input
range at the two high-impedance inputs allow the VCA810 to
provide a differential receiver operation with gain adjust. The
output signal is referenced to ground. Zero differential input
voltage gives a 0V output with a small DC offset error. Low
input noise voltage ensures good output SNR at the highest
gain settings.
APPLICATIONS
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OPTICAL RECEIVER TIME GAIN CONTROL
SONAR SYSTEMS
VOLTAGE-TUNABLE ACTIVE FILTERS
LOG AMPLIFIER
In applications where pulse edge information is critical, and
the VCA810 is being used to equalize varying channel loss,
minimal change in group delay over gain setting will retain
excellent pulse edge information.
PULSE AMPLITUDE COMPENSATION
AGC RECEIVER WITH RSSI
IMPROVED REPLACEMENT FOR THE
VCA610
An improved output stage provides adequate output current
to drive the most demanding loads. While principally intended
to drive analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) or 2nd-stage
amplifiers, the 60mA output current will easily drive
doubly-terminated 50Ω lines or a passive post filter stage
over the 1.7V output voltage range.
+5V
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VCA810
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VCA810 RELATED PRODUCTS
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Gain
INPUT
NOISE
(nV/ꢁHz)
SIGNAL
BANDWIDTH
(MHz)
Adjust
GAIN ADJUST
RANGE (dB)
+
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X1
OUT
SINGLES
DUALS
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VCA811
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2.4
1.25
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VCA2612
VCA2613
VCA2614
VCA2616
VCA2618
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3.3
5.5
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2V
→
+40dB Gain
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40dB
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5V
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