ACS710
120 kHz Bandwidth, High-Voltage Isolation
Current Sensor with Integrated Overcurrent Detection
Chopper Stabilization Technique
Chopper stabilization is an innovative circuit technique that is
used to minimize the offset voltage of a Hall element and an
associated on-chip amplifier. This chopper stabilization technique
nearly eliminates Hall IC output drift induced by temperature or
package stress effects. This offset reduction technique is based on
a signal modulation-demodulation process. Modulation is used
to separate the undesired DC offset signal from the magnetically
induced signal in the frequency domain. Then, using a low-pass
filter, the modulated DC offset is suppressed while the magneti-
cally induced signal passes through the filter. As a result of this
chopper stabilization approach, the output voltage from the Hall
IC is desensitized to the effects of temperature and mechanical
stress. This technique produces devices that have an extremely
stable electrical offset voltage, are immune to thermal stress, and
have precise recoverability after temperature cycling.
This technique is made possible through the use of a BiCMOS
process that allows the use of low-offset and low-noise amplifiers
in combination with high-density logic integration and sample-
and-hold circuits.
Regulator
Hall Element
Clock/Logic
Amp
Low-Pass
Filter
Concept of Chopper Stabilization Technique
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