Datasheet
Low Power, High Output 
Current xDSL Line Driver
Data Sheet 
AD8016
Rev. C 
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FEATURES 
xDSL line driver that features full ADSL central office (CO) 
Performance on ±12 V supplies 
Low power operation 
±5 V to ±12 V voltage supply 
12.5 mA/amp (typical) total supply current 
Power reduced keep alive current of 4.5 mA/amp 
High output voltage and current drive 
I
OUT
 = 600 mA 
40 V p-p differential output voltage R
L
 = 50 Ω, V
S
 = ±12 V 
Low single-tone distortion 
–75 dBc @ 1 MHz SFDR, R
L
 = 100 Ω, V
OUT
 = 2 V p-p 
MTPR = –75 dBc, 26 kHz to 1.1 MHz, Z
LINE
 = 100 Ω, 
P
LINE
 = 20.4 dBm 
High Speed 
78 MHz bandwidth (–3 dB), G = +5 
40 MHz gain flatness 
1000 V/μs slew rate 
PIN CONFIGURATIONS 
Figure 1. 24-Lead SOIC_W_BAT (RB-24) 
Figure 2. 28-Lead TSSOP_EP (RE-28-1) 
GENERAL DESCRIPTION 
The AD8016 high output current dual amplifier is designed for 
the line drive interface in Digital Subscriber Line systems such 
as ADSL, HDSL2, and proprietary xDSL systems. The drivers 
are capable, in full-bias operation, of providing 24.4 dBm 
output power into low resistance loads, enough to power a 
20.4 dBm line, including hybrid insertion loss. 
The AD8016 is available in a low cost 24-lead SOIC_W_BAT 
and a 28-lead TSSOP_EP with an exposed lead frame (ePAD). 
Operating from ±12 V supplies, the AD8016 requires only 1.5 W 
of total power dissipation (refer to the Power Dissipation section 
for details) while driving 20.4 dBm of power downstream using 
the xDSL hybrid in Figure 35 and Figure 36. Two digital bits 
(PWDN0, PWDN1) allow the driver to be capable of full 
performance, an output keep-alive state, or two intermediate 
bias states. The keep-alive state biases the output transistors 
enough to provide a low impedance at the amplifier outputs 
for back termination. 
The low power dissipation, high output current, high output 
voltage swing, flexible power-down, and robust thermal 
packaging enable the AD8016 to be used as the central office 
(CO) terminal driver in ADSL, HDSL2, VDSL, and proprietary 
xDSL systems. 
+–
+–
+V1 +V2
1
2
3
4
24
23
22
21
5
6
7
8
9 16
10 15
11 14
12 13
NC = NO CONNECT
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V
OUT
1
V
INN
1
V
INP
1
AGND
AGND
AGND
AGND
PWDN0
DGND
–V1
NC
V
OUT
2
V
INN
2
V
INP
2
AGND
AGND
AGND
AGND
PWDN1
BIAS
–V2
NC
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
AD8016ARE
BIAS
–V2
PWDN1
NOTES
1. THE EXPOSED PADDLE IS FLOATING,
 NOT ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED
 INTERNALLY.
2. NC = NO CONNECT.
DGND
–V1
PWDN0
NC NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
+V
IN
2
–V
IN
2
V
OUT
2
+V2
+V1
V
OUT
1
–V
IN
1
+V
IN
1
NC
NC
NC
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