VCA820
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Wideband, > 40dB Adjust Range, Linear in dB
VARIABLE GAIN AMPLIFIER
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FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
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150MHz SMALL-SIGNAL BANDWIDTH
137MHz, 5VPP BANDWIDTH (G = +10V/V)
0.1dB GAIN FLATNESS to 28MHz
1700V/μs SLEW RATE
The VCA820 is a dc-coupled, wideband, linear in dB,
continuously variable, voltage-controlled gain
amplifier. It provides differential input to
single-ended conversion with a high-impedance gain
control input used to vary the gain down 40dB from
the nominal maximum gain set by the gain resistor
(RG) and feedback resistor (RF).
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> 40dB GAIN ADJUST RANGE
HIGH GAIN ACCURACY: 20dB ±0.4dB
HIGH OUTPUT CURRENT: 160mA
The VCA820 internal architecture consists of two
input buffers and an output current feedback amplifier
stage integrated with a multiplier core to provide a
complete variable gain amplifier (VGA) system that
does not require external buffering. The maximum
gain is set externally with two resistors, providing
flexibility in designs. The maximum gain is intended
to be set between +2V/V and +100V/V. Operating
from ±5V supplies, the gain control voltage for the
VCA820 adjusts the gain linearly in dB as the control
voltage varies from 0V to +2V. For example, set for a
maximum gain of +10V/V, the VCA820 provides
20dB, at +2V input, to –20dB at 0V input of gain
control range. The VCA820 offers excellent gain
APPLICATIONS
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AGC RECEIVERS with RSSI
DIFFERENTIAL LINE RECEIVERS
PULSE AMPLITUDE COMPENSATION
VARIABLE ATTENUATORS
DROP-IN UPGRADE TO LMH6502
RF
VIN+
+VIN
RG+
RS
FB
RG
VCA820
RG-
-VIN
VIN-
linearity. For
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20dB maximum gain, and
a
20W
RS
gain-control input voltage varying between 1V and
2V, the gain does not deviate by more than ±0.4dB
(maximum at +25°C).
Figure 1. Differential Equalizer
VCA820 RELATED PRODUCTS
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90
85
80
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70
65
60
55
50
45
40
GAIN
ADJUST
RANGE
(dB)
INPUT
NOISE
(nV/√Hz)
SIGNAL
BANDWIDTH
(MHz)
SINGLES
VCA810
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DUALS
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80
45
45
52
48
40
40
40
40
2.4
1.25
1
35
80
VCA2612
VCA2613
VCA2615
VCA2617
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80
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0.8
4.1
8.2
7.0
8.2
7.0
50
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50
VCA820
VCA821
VCA822
VCA824
150
420
150
420
Input-Referred
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100k
1M
10M
100M
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Frequency (Hz)
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Figure 2. Common-Mode Rejection Ratio
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