CLC1003
2
1.5
SOIC-8
1
0.5
TSOT-6
0
-40 -20
0
20
40
60
80
Ambient Temperature (°C)
100 120
Figure 3. Maximum Power Derating
Driving Capacitive Loads
Increased phase delay at the output due to capacitive loading
can cause ringing, peaking in the frequency response, and
possible unstable behavior. Use a series resistance, RS,
between the amplifier and the load to help improve stability
and settling performance. Refer to Figure 4.
Overdrive Recovery
An overdrive condition is defined as the point when either
one of the inputs or the output exceed their specified
voltage range. Overdrive recovery is the time needed for the
amplifier to return to its normal or linear operating point. The
recovery time varies based on whether the input or output
is overdriven and by how much the ranges are exceeded.
The CLC1003 will typically recover in less than 20ns from
an overdrive condition. Figure 5 shows the CLC1003 in an
overdriven condition.
3
2
1
Input
2
VIN = .8Vpp
G=5
2
1
1
0
0
Output
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
0
0.25 0.5 0.75 1 1.25 1.5 1.75
Time (us)
-2
2
Input
+
-
Rf
Rg
Rs
Output
CL RL
Figure 4. Addition of RS for Driving Capacitive Loads
The CLC1003 is capable of driving up to 300pF directly, with
no series resistance. Directly driving 500pF causes over
4dB of frequency peaking, as shown in the plot on page 6.
Table 1 provides the recommended RS for various capacitive
loads. The recommended RS values result in ≤ 1dB peaking
in the frequency response. The Frequency Response vs.
CL plots, on page 6, illustrate the response of the CLC1003.
CL (pF)
RS (Ω)
-3dB BW (MHz)
Figure 5: Overdrive Recovery
Considerations for Offset and Noise Performance
Offset Analysis
There are three sources of offset contribution to consider;
input bias current, input bias current mismatch, and input
offset voltage. The input bias currents are assumed to be
equal with and additional offset current in one of the inputs
to account for mismatch. The bias currents will not affect
the offset as long as the parallel combination of Rf and Rg
matches Rt. Refer to Figure 6.
Rg
Rf
+Vs
–
Rt
IN
CLC1003
+
RL
500
10
27
1000
7.5
20
-Vs
3000
4
15
Figure 6: Circuit for Evaluating Offset
Table 1: Recommended RS vs. CL
The first place to start is to determine the source resistance.
For a given load capacitance, adjust RS to optimize the If it is very small an additional resistance may need to be
tradeoff between settling time and bandwidth. In general, added to keep the values of Rf and Rg to practical levels.
reducing RS will increase bandwidth at the expense of For this analysis we assume that Rt is the total resistance
additional overshoot and ringing.
present on the non-inverting input. This gives us one
equation that we must solve:
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