60
–90
40
–120
20
–150
0
–20
1
®
–180
Product Innovation From
–210
10 100 1K 10K .1M 1M 10M
1
FREQUENCY, F (Hz)
10 100 1K 10K .1M 1M 10M
FREQUENCY, F (Hz)
32
22 | +VS | – | –VS | = 80V
15 | +VS | + | –VS | = 30V
10
6.8
4.6
10K
PA13 • PA13A
20K 30K 50K 70K .1M
FREQUENCY, F (Hz)
COMMON MODE REJECTION
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
1 10 100 1K 10K .1M 1M
FREQUENCY, F (Hz)
PULSE RESPONSE
8
VIN = 5V, tr = 100ns
6
4
2
0
-2
-4
-6
-8
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
TIME, t (µs)
INPUT NOISE
100
70
50
40
30
20
10
10
100
1K
10K .1M
FREQUENCY, F (Hz)
HARMONIC DISTORTION
3
1
AV =10
VS = 37V
RL = 4Ω
.3
.1
= 100mW
.03 P O
= 4W
PO
.01
= 120W
PO
.003
100 300 1K 3K
10K 30K .1M
FREQUENCY, F (Hz)
QUIESCENT CURRENT
1.6
1.4
1.2
TC = –25°C
1.0
TC = 25°C
TC = 85°C
.8
TC = 125°C
.6
.4
40 50 60 70 80 90 100
TOTAL SUPPLY VOLTAGE, VS (V)
OUTPUT VOLTAGE SWING
6
5
–VO
4
3
+VO
2
1
0
3
6
9 12 15
OUTPUT CURRENT, IO (A)
GENERAL
Please read Application Note 1 "General Operating Considerations" which covers stability, supplies, heat sinking,
mounting, current limit, SOA interpretation, and specification interpretation. Visit www.Cirrus.com for design tools
that help automate tasks such as calculations for stability, internal power dissipation, current limit; heat sink selec-
tion; Apex Precision Power’s complete Application Notes library; Technical Seminar Workbook; and Evaluation Kits.
SAFE OPERATING AREA (SOA)
The output stage of most power amplifiers has three distinct
limitations:
1. The current handling capability of the transistor geometry
and the wire bonds.
2. The second breakdown effect which occurs whenever the
simultaneous collector current and collector-emitter volt-
age exceeds specified limits.
3. The junction temperature of the output transistors.
The SOA curves combine the effect of all limits for this Power
Op Amp. For a given application, the direction and magnitude
of the output current should be calculated or measured and
checked against the SOA curves. This is simple for resistive
loads but more complex for reactive and EMF generating
loads. However, the following guidelines may save extensive
analytical efforts.
SOA
15
10
6.0
4.0
3.0
THERMAL
TCTC==8255°C°C
2.0
1.0
.6
.410
20
30 40 50 70 90
SUPPLY TO OUTPUT DIFFERENTIAL VOLTAGE, VS - VO (V)
PA13U
5