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LTC6261 Second Order Bessel Filter
Jan 17th 2017
The LTC®6261/LTC6262/LTC6263 are single/dual/quad operational amplifiers with low noise, low power, low supply voltage, and rail-to-rail inputs and outputs. They are unity gain stable with capacitive loads up to 1nF. They feature 30MHz gain-bandwidth product, 7V/μs slew rate while consuming only 240μA of supply current ...
LTC6261 Third Order Butterworth Filter
Jan 17th 2017
The LTC®6261/LTC6262/LTC6263 are single/dual/quad operational amplifiers with low noise, low power, low supply voltage, and rail-to-rail inputs and outputs. They are unity gain stable with capacitive loads up to 1nF. They feature 30MHz gain-bandwidth product, 7V/μs slew rate while consuming only 240μA of supply current ...
Tuned IF Amplifier Applications
Oct 21st 2016
Introduction
The LTC6431-20 and LTC6433-15 are single-ended RF / IF gain block amplifiers that feature very high OIP3 with low noise and a gain of 20dB and 15dB respectively. The unique combination of high linearity, low noise and low power dissipation make this an ideal candidate for many signal-chain applications. These fixed ...
LTC2387 Drivers Part III: Trans-Impedance Amplifier/Driver
Sep 8th 2016
This is unabashedly a classic case of what marketing calls “a solution looking for a problem”. It is an example of how the full SNR of the LTC2387 may be realized for a real world signal. Most signals originating in low level circuitry, in sensors, or in the real world, will require significant gain to develop 8Vp-p ...
Anti-Alias Filter for 24-bit ADC
Aug 3rd 2016
For many ADC applications a simple RC filter at the buffer input will provide adequate anti-alias filtering. For applications that require a higher order filter an active filter is often used. The active component in that filter must have sufficient bandwidth, fast settling, low noise and low offset so that it doesn’t ...
LTC6244 High Speed Peak Detector
Aug 1st 2016
Introduction
Peak detectors capture the extrema of the voltage signal at its input. A positive peak detector captures the most positive point of the input signal and a negative peak detector captures the most negative point of the input signal. Ideally the output of the peak detector circuit tracks or follows the input voltage ...
Baseband Design Example for LTC5589/LTC5599 Low-Power IQ Modulator
Jul 1st 2016
Introduction
This basic low power modulator was described in the LT Journal Nov 2015 article. In this blog post, we will show how to:
Use simulation to validate the filter design, and
Reduce DC offsets by utilizing Differential Amplifiers for the baseband drive.
Also shown are some miscellaneous tips to help complete ...
How to Drive the LTC2387 (Part 1): Signal Applications to 5MHz that Require Low Inter-Modulation Distortion
May 13th 2016
The biggest challenge in driving a 15Msps, 18-bit ADC with an 8Vp-p input range is the lack of integrated amplifiers with adequate bandwidth, low noise, and the required output excursion. There are low-noise, high-BW amplifiers than can produce 2VPP. There are low speed amplifiers than can produce 8VPP. For low distortion beyond ...
LTC6268-10 Oscilloscope Differential Probe
Dec 1st 2015
The LTC6268-10 is a single 4GHz FETinput operational amplifier with extremely low input bias current and low input capacitance. It also features low input-referred current noise and voltage noise making it an ideal choice for high speed transimpedance amplifiers, and high-impedance sensor amplifiers. It is a decompensated op ...
LT6375 27dB Audio Gain Stage
Aug 31st 2015
The LT®6375 is a unity-gain difference amplifier which combines excellent DC precision, a very high input common mode range and a wide supply voltage range. It includes a precision op amp and a highly-matched thin film resistor network. It features excellent CMRR, extremely low gain error and extremely low gain drift. ...
LTC6363 LTC6363 Used as Lowpass Filter/Driver with 10VP-P Singled-Ended Input, Driving a SAR ADC
Aug 31st 2015
The LTC®6363 is a low power, low noise, fully differential op amp with rail-to-rail outputs optimized to drive low power SAR ADCs. The LTC6363 draws only 1.9mA supply current in active operation and features a shutdown mode which reduces the current consumption to 20μA (VS = 3V). ...
LTC6363 Differential AV = 1/9 Configuration Using an LT®5400 Quad-Matched Resistor Network
Aug 31st 2015
The LTC®6363 is a low power, low noise, fully differential op amp with rail-to-rail outputs optimized to drive low power SAR ADCs. The LTC6363 draws only 1.9mA supply current in active operation and features a shutdown mode which reduces the current consumption to 20μA (VS = 3V). ...
LTC6363 Single-Ended-to-Differential Conversion of a 20VP-P Ground-Referenced Input with Gain of AV = 0.5 to Drive an ADC
Aug 31st 2015
The LTC®6363 is a low power, low noise, fully differential op amp with rail-to-rail outputs optimized to drive low power SAR ADCs. The LTC6363 draws only 1.9mA supply current in active operation and features a shutdown mode which reduces the current consumption to 20μA (VS = 3V). ...
LT6023 Gain of 11 Instrumentation Amplifier
Jun 17th 2015
The LT®6023 is a low power, enhanced slew rate, precision operational amplifier. The proprietary circuit topology of this amplifier gives excellent slew rate at low quiescent power dissipation without compromising precision or settling time. In addition, proprietary input stage circuitry allows the input impedance to remain ...
Sometimes You Need a Little Gain - Part 1
Apr 9th 2015
Introduction
The LTC2373-18 is an 18-bit, 1Msps, 8-channel SAR ADC with an integrated high performance reference and programmable sequencer. The LTC2373-18 can be configured to accept both pseudo-differential (unipolar and bipolar) and fully differential input signals. For best performance, an op amp should ...
LTC6269-10 20kΩ Gain 210MHz Transimpedance Amplifier
Apr 7th 2015
The LTC®6268-10/LTC6269-10 is a single/dual 4GHz FET-input operational amplifier with extremely low input bias current and low input capacitance. It also features low input-referred current noise and voltage noise making it an ideal choice for high speed transimpedance amplifiers, and high-impedance sensor amplifiers. ...
LTC6268 20kΩ Gain 65MHz Trans-Impedance Amplifier
Apr 7th 2015
The LTC®6268/LTC6269 is a single/dual 500MHz FET-input operational amplifier with extremely low input bias current and low input capacitance. It also features low inputreferred current noise and voltage noise making it an ideal choice for high speed transimpedance amplifiers, CCD output buffers, and high-impedance sensor ...
LTC6752 Optical Receiver Circuit
Dec 16th 2014
The LTC6752, along with a high speed high performance FET input operational amplifier like the LTC6268, can be used to implement an optical receiver as shown above. The figure shows the output of the LTC6268 driving the –IN pin of the LTC6752-2, the +IN pin of the LTC6752-2, and the LTC6752 output. The photodiode is ...
LT6237 Single Supply, Low Noise, Low Power, Bandpass Filter with Gain =10
Sep 25th 2014
The LT®6236/LT6237/LT6238 are single/dual/quad low noise, rail-to-rail output op amps that feature 1.1nV/√Hz input referred noise voltage density and draw only 3.5mA of supply current per amplifier. These amplifiers combine very low noise and supply current with a 215MHz gain bandwidth product and a 70V/μs slew ...
LT6237 Low Power Avalanche Photodiode Transimpedance Amplifier IS = 3.3mA
Sep 25th 2014
The LT®6236/LT6237/LT6238 are single/dual/quad low noise, rail-to-rail output op amps that feature 1.1nV/√Hz input referred noise voltage density and draw only 3.5mA of supply current per amplifier. These amplifiers combine very low noise and supply current with a 215MHz gain bandwidth product and a 70V/μs slew ...
LT1116 Fast Zero Crossing Detector
Aug 7th 2014
The LT1116 is an ultra fast (12ns) comparator designed for sensing signals near the negative supply. The input common mode range extends from 2.5V below the positive supply down to the negative supply rail. Like the LT1016, this comparator is specifically designed to interface directly to TTL logic with complementary outputs. ...
LTC6091 Multiplexer Application
Jul 14th 2014
The LTC®6091 is a dual, high voltage precision operational amplifier. The low noise, low bias current input stage is ideal for high gain configurations. The LTC6091 has low input offset voltage, a rail-to-rail output stage, and can be run from a single 140V or split ±70V supplies. ...
LTC6091 High Voltage Analog MUX
Jul 14th 2014
The LTC®6091 is a dual, high voltage precision operational amplifier. The low noise, low bias current input stage is ideal for high gain configurations. The LTC6091 has low input offset voltage, a rail-to-rail output stage, and can be run from a single 140V or split ±70V supplies. ...
LTC6091 Wide Common Mode Range 10x Gain Instrumentation Amplifier Typically <1mV Input-Referred Error
Jul 14th 2014
The LTC®6091 is a dual, high voltage precision operational amplifier. The low noise, low bias current input stage is ideal for high gain configurations. The LTC6091 has low input offset voltage, a rail-to-rail output stage, and can be run from a single 140V or split ±70V supplies. ...
Driver for 14-Bit, 4.5Msps ADC Operates Over a Wide Gain Range
Apr 3rd 2014
Introduction
The LTC2314-14 is a 14-bit, 4.5Msps, serial output ADC with an integrated high performance reference. The single-ended input of the LTC2314-14 is easy to drive and in many instances does not require a buffer. A driver, such as the LT6236 op amp, may be required for a signal that is small or has high output impedance. ...
Digital Gain Compression (DGC) for SAR ADCs
Mar 11th 2014
The LTC2378-20 offers a digital gain compression (DGC) feature which defines the full-scale input swing to be between 10% and 90% of the ±VREF analog input range. This feature allows the SAR ADC driver to be powered off of a single positive supply since each input swings between 0.5V and 4.5V as shown in the figure below.
Needing ...
A Low Jitter Clock is Required to Evaluate High Resolution ADCs
Mar 3rd 2014
“How bad can the ADC clock be and still get good SNR results?” I’ve never been asked this question directly by a customer but I do periodically get asked about using clock sources that are not appropriate for high resolution ADCs. Usually it involves a function generator which can have jitter up to 1nsRMS. ...
DC Accurate Driver for the LTC2377-20 Achieves 2ppm Linearity
Jan 10th 2014
Introduction
As resolution and sample rates continue to rise for analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), the driver circuitry for the ADC analog input, not the ADC itself, has increasingly become the limiting factor in determining overall circuit accuracy. First, the driver circuitry must buffer the input signal and provide gain. ...
Generating a ±10.24V True Bipolar Input for an 18-Bit, 1Msps SAR ADC
Dec 17th 2013
Introduction
The LTC2338 is an 18-bit fully differential SAR ADC that is remarkably easy to drive. This 1Msps ADC operates from a single 5V supply and achieves ±4LSB INL maximum with –111dB THD and 100dB SNR. Its fully differential ±20.48V true bipolar input range minimizes the need for range scaling, and ...
Improve S21 Flatness Measurements
Dec 16th 2013
An important performance measure of a 2-port network is S21. A 2-port network can be an amplifier or a filter, for example. So what is S21? This parameter is one of several S-parameters that are commonly used to characterize 2-port networks. An S-parameter indicates the amount of power leaving one port of the network, given ...
Short Ground Leads Make Better Scope Photos
Nov 6th 2013
I often ask customers to send me oscilloscope photos showing the ADC interface timing of their circuits. Occasionally, what I get back is a waveform with large amplitude ringing or even something that resembles a sine wave for what should be a relatively clean square wave. When asked how the scope probe was grounded, they will ...
ADC Driving: Driving Differential ADCs
Sep 10th 2013
For most fully differential applications, it is recommended that the LTC2389-18 be driven using the LT6201 ADC driver configured as two unity-gain buffers, as shown in Figure 1. The LT6201 combines fast settling and good DC linearity with a 0.95nV/√Hz input-referred noise density, enabling it to achieve the full ADC data ...
ADC Driving: Single-Ended To Differential Conversion
Sep 5th 2013
Figure 1 shows the LT6350 being used to convert a 0V to 5V single-ended input signal to differential for an ADC with differential inputs. In this case, the first amplifier is configured as a unity gain buffer and the single-ended input signal directly drives the high-impedance input of the amplifier. As shown in the FFT of Figure ...
ADC Driving: Pseudo-Differential Unipolar or Bipolar Inputs
Aug 28th 2013
For most applications, we recommend the low power LT6202 ADC driver to drive the LTC2369-18. With a low noise density of 1.9nV/√Hz and a low supply current of 3mA, the LT6202 is flexible and may be configured to convert signals of various amplitudes to the 0V to 5V input range of the LTC2369-18.
To achieve the full ...
ADC Drivers & Filters: Single Ended Buffer
Aug 28th 2013
Figure 1 shows a recommended single ended buffered drive circuit using the LT1818 in unity gain mode. The 47pF capacitor from AIN to ground and 50Ω source resistor limits the input bandwidth to 68MHz. The 47pF capacitor also acts as a charge reservoir for the input sample-and-hold and isolates the LT1818 from sampling ...
SAR ADC Input Types
Jul 24th 2013
Single Ended Inputs
An ADC with single-ended inputs digitizes the analog input voltage relative to ground. Single-ended inputs simplify ADC driver requirements, reduce complexity and lower power dissipation in the signal chain. Single-ended inputs can either be unipolar or bipolar, where the analog input on a single-ended ...
Can You Use the Voltage Reference to Power Your ADC Driver?
Jul 11th 2013
Linear Technology’s family of 16-, 18-, and 20-Bit SAR ADCs (LTC2378-20 family) operates with an external reference voltage of up to 5V. The largest input voltage that you are then supposed to put on each ADC input pin is equal to that 5V reference voltage. It seems logical to use an opamp on a 5V supply with rail-to-rail ...
LT6015 Gain of 100 High Voltage Difference Amplifier with –5V/75V Common Mode Range
Jun 20th 2013
The LT®6015/LT6016/LT6017 are single/dual/quad rail-torail input operational amplifiers with input offset voltage trimmed to less than 50μV. These amplifiers operate on single and split supplies with a total voltage of 3V to 50V and draw only 315μA per amplifier. They are reverse battery protected, drawing very little ...
Psuedo-Differential Unipolar Inputs: Driving The LTC2369-18
Apr 8th 2013
For most applications, we recommend the low power LT6202 ADC driver to drive the LTC2369-18. With a low noise density of 1.9nV/√Hz and a low supply current of 3mA, the LT6202 is flexible and may be configured to convert signals of various amplitudes to the 0V to 5V input range of the LTC2369-18.
To achieve the full distortion ...
A Short Course in PCB Layout for High-Speed ADCs
Mar 28th 2013
The intention here is to create the most concise layout guide ever. This goes against our general philosophy of writing to minimize the number of phone calls. This will likely generate a few phone calls because the reasons for the advice are not given. They are the subject of a much longer document for those ...
Can a Slow, Precision Op Amp Drive a Fast 18-bit SAR ADC?
Mar 4th 2013
Many times the reference designs for high-speed high-resolution SAR ADCs show a relatively high-speed opamp in front of the ADC to drive it. There are good reasons for that: A low output impedance at high frequencies helps absorb the charge kick-back from the ADC’s sample capacitor, and the opamp’s high loop gain ...
Low Noise Single Supply Photodiode Amplifier
Feb 4th 2013
Low Noise Single Supply Photodiode Amplifier
Figure 1 shows the LTC6252 applied as a high performance transimpedance amplifier for a photodiode. A low noise JFET acts as a current buffer, with R2 and R3 imposing a low frequency gain of approximately 1. Transimpedance gain is set by feedback resistor R1 to 1MΩ. R4 and ...
LT6016 Extended Supply Current Boosted Gain of Three Amplifier Drives 100Ω Load to ±30V, with 600mA Current Limit
Nov 5th 2012
The LT®6015/LT6016/LT6017 are single/dual/quad rail-torail input operational amplifiers with input offset voltage trimmed to less than 50μV. These amplifiers operate on single and split supplies with a total voltage of 3V to 50V and draw only 315μA per amplifier. They are reverse battery protected, drawing very little ...
Wide Common Mode Range 10x Gain Instrumentation Amplifier
Oct 30th 2012
The LTC6090 is a high voltage precision operational amplifier. The low noise, low bias current input stage is ideal for high gain configurations. The LTC6090 has low input offset voltage, a rail-to-rail output stage, and can be run from a single 140V or split ±70V supplies. ...
Extended Dynamic Range 1MΩ Transimpedance Photodiode Amplifier
Oct 30th 2012
The LTC6090 is a high voltage precision operational amplifier. The low noise, low bias current input stage is ideal for high gain configurations. The LTC6090 has low input offset voltage, a rail-to-rail output stage, and can be run from a single 140V or split ±70V supplies. ...
Reference Divide by 4
Apr 29th 2011
The LT5400 is a quad resistor network with excellent
matching specifications over the entire temperature range. All four resistors can be accessed and biased independently, making the LT5400 a convenient and versatile choice for any application that can benefit from matched resistors. These resistor networks provide precise ...
Difference Amplifier
Apr 29th 2011
The LT5400 is a quad resistor network with excellent
matching specifications over the entire temperature range. All four resistors can be accessed and biased independently, making the LT5400 a convenient and versatile choice for any application that can benefit from matched resistors. These resistor networks provide precise ...
Precision Single-Ended to Differential Conversion
Apr 29th 2011
The LT5400 is a quad resistor network with excellent
matching specifications over the entire temperature range. All four resistors can be accessed and biased independently, making the LT5400 a convenient and versatile choice for any application that can benefit from matched resistors. These resistor networks provide precise ...
Reference Divider with Op Amp Input Bias Current Balancing
Apr 29th 2011
The LT5400 is a quad resistor network with excellent
matching specifications over the entire temperature range. All four resistors can be accessed and biased independently, making the LT5400 a convenient and versatile choice for any application that can benefit from matched resistors. These resistor networks provide precise ...
1.8V, 140uA, 100kHz, Lowpass Filter (Single-Ended Input and Differential Output)
Jun 10th 2010
The LTC6256 circuit shown here is a 2nd order, 100kHz, Butterworth lowpass filter. The filter’s differential
output maximizes the dynamic range in very low voltage
operation.
The LTC6255/LTC6256/LTC6257 are single/dual/quad operational amplifiers with low noise, low power, low supply voltage, rail-to-rail input/output. ...
Light to Frequency Converter
May 12th 2010
Fout = –1.4kHz per microampere of photo diode current, IPD.
The LTC6990 is a precision silicon oscillator with a programmable frequency range of 488Hz to 2MHz. It can be used as a fixed-frequency or voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO). The LTC6990 is part of the TimerBlox family of versatile silicon timing devices. A single ...
ADC Driver With Single-Ended Input to Differential Output
Dec 14th 2009
The LT6350 is a rail-to-rail input and output low noise single-ended to differential converter/ADC driver featuring fast settling time. It converts a high or low impedance, single-ended input signal to a low impedance, balanced, differential output suitable for driving high performance differential succesive approximation register ...
Single 2.7V Supply 4MHz 4th Order Lowpass Butterworth Filter
Oct 2nd 2009
Benefiting from low voltage operation and rail-to-rail output, a low power filter that is suitable for antialiasing can be built as shown in this circuit. On a 2.7V supply the filter has a passband of approximately 4MHz with 2VP-P input signal and a stopband attenuation that is greater than –75dB at 43MHz. The resistor and ...
700kHz, 1MΩ Single Supply Photodiode Amplifier
Oct 2nd 2009
The measured output noise for this circuit was 153uVrms measured on a 1MHz bandwidth. Supply current was a low 2.2mA. ...
Reduce Digital Feedback in High Speed Data Conversion Systems - LTC2261
Mar 15th 2009
Linear Technology's newest high-speed ADC family achieves one third the power consumption of existing solutions without compromising AC performance. Operating from a low 1.8V supply, the 14-bit, 125Msps LTC2261 dissipates 125mW while maintaining 73.4dB SNR and 85dBc SFDR. Digital outputs can be configured as DDR CMOS, DDR ...
Paralleling Amplifiers and Layout Essentials for Driving Capacitive Loads Fast - LT1397, LT1206, LT1207
Dec 15th 2008
Certain video and other technologies require driving planar conductive surfaces fast. Unfortunately, the surfaces can have high capacitance, which means that driving them fast takes high currents. This complicates the amplifier design but the situation extends beyond just the amplifier. Between the amplifier and the capacitive ...
Wideband Receiver
Nov 13th 2008
The LTC5551 is a 2.5V to 3.6V mixer optimized for RF downconverting mixer applications that require very high dynamic range. The LTC5551 covers the 300MHz to 3.5GHz RF Frequency range with LO frequency range of 200MHz to 3.5GHz. The LTC5551 provides very high IIP3 and P1dB with low power consumption. A typical application is ...
LTC6081 Two Op Amp Instrumentation Amplifier
Aug 6th 2007
Instrumentation amplifiers present a high input impedance to a differential input signal source and provide a single ended output. This circuit uses the non-inverting inputs of each amplifier of the dual LTC6081 for the differential input terminals. The gain is set with external resistors to over 1000. A CMRR trim cancels ...
LTC6406: 133MHz Differential Amplifier with External Gain Set, Impedance Matching to a 75Ω Source and Level Shifting
Aug 3rd 2007
This circuit shows an example of a single-ended-to-differential amplifi er matching a 75Ω source and level shifting from a 2.5V input common mode to a 1.25V output common mode voltage (typical level shifting required from a 5V single-ended circuit to a 3V differential circuit to drive a high speed ADC). The singleended- ...
Single Ended To Differential Transimpedance Amplifier
Aug 3rd 2007
This circuit shows the LTC6406 connected as a single-ended transimpedance amplifier with 20kΩ of transimpedance gain. The BF862 JFET buffers the LTC6406 input, drastically reducing the effects of its bipolar input transistor current noise. The VGS of the JFET is now included as an offset, but this is typically 0.6V so ...
Impedance Matching for a Differential Amplifier with Fixed Gain Integrated Resistors
May 25th 2007
Single ended to 50Ω Input Diff amp Example with Equations. By AC coupling Impedance matching is the only issue. AC coupling also realizes Auto input to output common mode level shifting. ...
LTC6240 Low Noise 1M Trans-Impedance Amplifier
Jan 10th 2007
By using a 10Megaohm resistor, with a noise of 400nV/rtHz, for transimpedance gain and then attenuating the signal by 10 results in an equivalent gain of 1Megaohm with only 40nV/rtHz of noise. This is less than 1/3 the noise of a single stage TIA with a 1Megaohm resistor. ...
Reference Buffer
Jan 10th 2007
The control voltage, Vin, is converted to a charge on a capacitor that is referenced to ground. This charge is transferred to place a differential voltage across the output current programming resistor. The output current then flows into a ground referenced load for a precision single supply circuit without the need for a voltage ...
Low Noise Low Power DC Accurate Single Supply Photodiode Amplifier
Sep 21st 2006
A low noise JFET Q1 acts as a current buffer, with R2 and R3 imposing a low frequency gain of approximately 1. ...
Very Low Noise Large Area Photodiode Amplifier
Aug 22nd 2006
Large area photodiodes come with a large capacitance, typically on the order of 3000pF or larger. This capacitance to ground at the input of a transimpedance amplifier has a significant effect on the output noise of the circuit as the noise gain increases dramatically at higher frequencies. AC coupling a bootstrap JFET across ...
Small Area Photodiode in Normal TIA Configuration
Aug 22nd 2006
Small area photodiodes have low capacitance. To maintain low noise operation it is important to keep the input capacitance low so that the miniscule input noise current of the CMOS amplifier, and not the voltage noise, dominates the overall circuit noise. The total input capacitance from the amplifier in this circuit is the ...
Large Area Photodiode Bootstrapping
Aug 22nd 2006
Large area photodiodes come with a large capacitance, typically on the order of 3000pF or larger. This capacitance to ground at the input of a transimpedance amplifier has a significant effect on the output noise of the circuit as the noise gain increases dramatically at higher frequencies. The addition of a low noise JFET ...
Wide Bandwidth Photodiode Amplifier
Aug 22nd 2006
Wide bandwidth performance from a small photodiode requires minimizing the total input capacitance. In this circuit the amplifier's differential input capacitance is bootstrapped by the feedback with R1 and R2. Choosing the amplifier input that is at the corner of the package for the dual LTC6244 also minimizes pin-to-pin capacitance. ...
Low Noise Fully Differential Buffer/Amplifier
Aug 22nd 2006
Useful in RFID baseband signal processing is a differential amplifier with an input impedance set to match the differential output impedance of a RF demodulator. The differential input impedance is 2*Rin and the gain is Rg/Rin. Capacitors Cf and Cin can be used to set the bandwidth of the amplifier. For DC biasing the common ...
LTC6244 Low Noise AC Difference Amplifier
Aug 22nd 2006
Piezoelectric and LVDT (Linear Variable Differential Transformer) sensors provide differential ac output signals. In addition to a standard difference amplifier a secend amplifier can be used as a dc servo amplifier to force an output dc bias potential in single supply applications. This difference amplifier is dc coupled ...
Single-Ended to Differential Converter with Gain of +2 and Common Mode Control
Aug 15th 2006
Because the gains of each channel of the LT6411 can be configured independently, the LT6411 can be used to provide a gain of +2 when amplifying differential signals and when converting single-ended signals to differential. With both channels connected to a single-ended input, one channel configured with a gain of +1 and the ...
A 133MHz Differential Amplifier with External Gain Set, Impedance Matching to a 75Ω Source and Level Shifting
Dec 8th 2005
Complete single ended 75Ω input impedance to differential out, level shifting 2.5V input to 1.25V differential common mode, single ended to differential gain of 2 using external resistors circuit example. ...
LTC6078 60Hz Notch Filter
Aug 16th 2005
High input impedance amplifiers are ideal for buffering high impedance networks. Here a twin-T notch filter is shown to reject 60Hz signal content by more the 60dB. Small size, low valued capacitors can be used at such a low frequency with high valued resistors when using a CMOS op amp. ...
Micropower Photodiode Amplifier
Aug 16th 2005
This is a basic photodiode amplifier which converts the tiny current output by the diode in response to light intensity to a buffered low impedance voltage source. CMOS amplifier's allow for the use of large feedback resistors and add very little input bias error current. For this Infra-Red diode the output changes 600mV for ...
Single Ended Input-Differential Output Amplifier
Jun 27th 2005
A dual amplifier package can is configured to convert a single ended ground reference input signal to a differential output signal. Low bias current allows for a high input impedance of 200Kohm and the tight offset matching of the amplifiers provides a differential output dc offset of only 40uV. ...
Wideband Digitally Programmable Gain Amplifier
Jun 27th 2005
The LTC6910 is a CMOS programmable gain (from 0 to 64) amplifier. The amplifiers provide for a differential input signal and for dc biasing the output into a precise voltage reference based level in a single supply design. ...
Paralleling Amplifiers to Reduce Noise
Jun 27th 2005
In high gain circuits noise reduction is an important consideration. Paralleling four amplifiers will reduce the total noise of the circuit by a factor of two. The output noise of each amplifier, enOUTx, is attenuated by four and summed at the output terminal. Since noise from uncorrelated sources is summed in RMS fashion the ...
Ultra-Low Noise 1Mohm 150kHz Photodiode Amplifier
Jun 27th 2005
The low current noise of the LTC6242 makes the noise of this circuit dominated by the 1Mohm resistor used to convert the photodiode current to a voltage. ...
The LT1993-2 Driving an LTC2255 ADC Sampling at 96.12Msps with a 70MHz, 4-Channel WCDMA Signal
Mar 29th 2005
70MHz IF signal driver into ADC. Four to one transformer on input with capacitive coupling into input of LT1993-2, LC filter on output provides Out of Band Filtering. ...
High Linearity Components Simplify Direct Conversion Receiver Designs
Jan 20th 2005
LT5575 Demodulator with 20MHz Low pass Filter, common mode output voltage can be set regardless of input voltage. A filter at the output of the demodulator filters out of band signal and the filter at the inputs of the ADC performs the anti aliasing function. ...
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