
ADA4899-1
THEORY OF OPERATION
The ADA4899-1 is a voltage feedback op amp that combines
unity gain stability with a 1 nV/√Hz input noise. It employs a
highly linear input stage that can maintain greater than 80 dBc
(@ 2 V p-p) distortion out to 10 MHz while in a unity gain
configuration. This rare combination of low gain stability,
input referred noise, and extremely low distortion is the result
of Analog Devices proprietary op amp architecture and high
speed complementary bipolar processing technology.
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The simplified ADA4899-1 topology, shown in Figure 45, is a
single gain stage with a unity gain output buffer. It has over
80 dB of open-loop gain and maintains precision specifications
such as CMRR, PSRR, and offset to levels that are normally
associated with topologies having two or more gain stages.
BUFFER
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Figure 45. ADA4899-1 Topology
A pair of internally connected diodes limits the differential
voltage between the noninverting input and the inverting input
of the ADA4899-1. Each set of diodes has two series diodes,
which are connected in antiparallel. This limits the differential
voltage between the inputs to approximately ±1.2 V. All of the
ADA4899-1 pins are ESD protected with voltage-limiting diodes
connected between both rails. The protection diodes can handle
10 mA. Currents should be limited through these diodes to 10 mA
or less by using a series limiting resistor.
PACKAGING INNOVATION
The ADA4899-1 is available in both a SOIC and a LFCSP, each
of which has a thermal pad that allows the device to run cooler,
thereby increasing reliability. To help avoid routing around this
pad in board layout, both packages have an extra output pin on
the opposite side of the packages for ease in connecting a feedback
network to the inputs. The secondary output pin also isolates
the interaction of any capacitive load on the output and the self-
inductance of the package and bond wire from the feedback
loop. While using the secondary output for feedback, inductance in
the primary output helps to isolate capacitive loads from the
output impedance of the amplifier.
Both the SOIC and LFCSP have modified pinouts to improve
heavy load second harmonic distortion performance. The intent
of both is to isolate the negative supply pin from the noninverting
input. The LFCSP accomplishes this by rotating the standard
8-lead package pinout counterclockwise by one pin. This puts
the supply pins and output pins on one side of the package and
the input pins on the other. The SOIC is slightly different with
the intent of both isolating the inputs from the supply pins and
giving the user the option of using the ADA4899-1 in a
standard SOIC board layout with little or no modification.
Taking the unused Pin 5 and making it a second negative supply
pin allows for both an input isolated layout and a traditional
layout to be supported.
DISABLE PIN
A three-state input pin is provided on the ADA4899-1 for a
high impedance disable and an optional input bias current
cancellation circuit. The high impedance output allows several
ADA4899-1s to drive the same ADC or output line time-
interleaved. Pulling the DISABLE pin low activates the high
impedance state. See Table 7 for threshold levels. When the
DISABLE pin is left floating (open), the ADA4899-1 operates
normally. With the DISABLE pin pulled within 0.7 V of the
positive supply, an optional input bias current cancellation
circuit is turned on, which lowers the input bias current to less
than 200 nA. In this mode, the user can drive the ADA4899-1
from a high dc source impedance and still maintain minimal
output-referred offset without having to use impedance
matching techniques. In addition, the ADA4899-1 can be
ac-coupled while setting the bias point on the input with a high
dc impedance network. The input bias current cancellation
circuit doubles the input referred current noise, but this effect is
minimal as long as the wideband impedances are kept low (see
Figure 16).