Datasheet
Table Of Contents
- FEATURES
- APPLICATIONS
- GENERAL DESCRIPTION
- PIN CONFIGURATIONS
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- REVISION HISTORY
- SPECIFICATIONS
- ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
- TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
- THEORY OF OPERATION
- INPUT VOLTAGE PROTECTION
- OUTPUT PHASE REVERSAL
- OUTPUT SHORT-CIRCUIT PROTECTION
- POWER DISSIPATION
- CAPACITIVE LOADING
- PC98-COMPLIANT HEADPHONE/SPEAKER AMPLIFIER
- A COMBINED MICROPHONE AND SPEAKER AMPLIFIER FOR CELLPHONE AND PORTABLE HEADSETS
- AN INEXPENSIVE SAMPLE-AND-HOLD CIRCUIT
- DIRECT ACCESS ARRANGEMENT FOR PCMCIA MODEMS (TELEPHONE LINE INTERFACE)
- SINGLE-SUPPLY DIFFERENTIAL LINE DRIVER
- OUTLINE DIMENSIONS

AD8591/AD8592/AD8594
Rev. B | Page 12 of 16
In any application, the absolute maximum junction temperature
must be limited to 150°C. If the junction temperature is exceeded,
the device could suffer premature failure. If the output voltage
and output current are in phase, for example, with a purely resistive
load, the power dissipated by the AD859x can be found as
P
DISS
= I
LOAD
× (V
SY
− V
OUT
) (4)
where:
I
LOAD
is the AD859x output load current.
V
SY
is the AD859x supply voltage.
V
OUT
is the output voltage.
By calculating the power dissipation of the device and using the
thermal resistance value for a given package type, the maximum
allowable ambient temperature for an application can be found
using Equation 3.
CAPACITIVE LOADING
The AD859x exhibits excellent capacitive load driving capabilities
and can drive to 10 nF directly. Although the device is stable
with large capacitive loads, there is a decrease in amplifier
bandwidth as the capacitive load increases. Figure 35 shows
a graph of the AD8592 unity-gain bandwidth under various
capacitive loads.
4.0
3.5
0
0.01 0.1
110
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
3.0
2.5
V
S
= ±2.5V
R
L
= 1kΩ
T
A
= 25°C
100
CAPACITIVE LOAD (nF)
BANDWIDTH (MHz)
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Figure 35. Unity-Gain Bandwidth vs. Capacitive Load
When driving heavy capacitive loads directly from the AD859x
output, a snubber network can be used to improve the transient
response. This network consists of a series RC connected from
the output of the amplifier to ground, placing it in parallel with
the capacitive load. The configuration is shown in Figure 36.
Although this network does not increase the bandwidth of the
amplifier, it significantly reduces the amount of overshoot, as
shown in Figure 37.
R
S
5Ω
V
OUT
AD8592
+5V
V
IN
100mV p-p
C
S
1µF
C
L
47nF
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Figure 36. Configuration for Snubber Network to Compensate for Capacitive Loads
4
7nF LOAD
ONLY
SNUBBER
IN CIRCUIT
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50mV
50mV 10µs
Figure 37. Snubber Network Reduces Overshoot and Ringing
Caused by Driving Heavy Capacitive Loads
The optimum values for the snubber network should be
determined empirically based on the size of the capacitive load.
Table 5 shows a few sample snubber network values for a given
load capacitance.
Table 5. Snubber Networks for Large Capacitive Loads
Load Capacitance, C
L
(nF)
Snubber Network
R
S
(Ω) C
S
(μF)
0.47 300 0.1
4.7 30 1
47 5 1
PC98-COMPLIANT HEADPHONE/SPEAKER
AMPLIFIER
Because of its high output current performance and shutdown
feature, the AD8592 makes an excellent amplifier for driving an
audio output jack in a computer application. Figure 38 shows
how the AD8592 can be interfaced with an AC’97 codec to
drive headphones or speakers.
U1-A
4
C1
100µF
+5V
1
10
2
3
5
+5
V
AD1881A*
(AC’97)
R4
20Ω
+5V
R1
100kΩ
7
8
6
9
R5
20Ω
C2
100µF
*ADDITIONAL PINS OMITTED FOR CLARITY.
U1-B
U1 = AD8592
NC
R2
2kΩ
R3
2kΩ
AV
DD1
AV
DD2
LINE_OUT_
R
LINE_OUT_L
AV
SS1
25
38
35
36
26
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Figure 38. PC98-Compliant Headphone/Line Out Amplifier