Datasheet
LM4951A
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SNAS453C –AUGUST 2008–REVISED APRIL 2013
LM4951A Wide Voltage Range 1.8 Watt Audio Amplifier
With Short Circuit Protection
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FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
The LM4951A is an audio power amplifier designed
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• Pop & Click Circuitry Eliminates Noise During
for applications with supply voltages ranging from
Turn-On and Turn-Off Transitions
2.7V up to 9V. The LM4951A is capable of delivering
• Wide Supply Voltage Range: 2.7V to 9V
1.8W continuous average power with less than 1%
• Low Current, Active-Low Shutdown Mode
THD+N into a bridge connected 8Ω load when
operating from a 7.5VDC power supply.
• Low Quiescent Current
Boomer™ audio power amplifiers were designed
• Thermal Shutdown Protection
specifically to provide high quality output power with a
• Short Circuit Protection
minimal amount of external components. The
• Unity-Gain Stable
LM4951A does not require bootstrap capacitors, or
• External Gain Configuration Capability
snubber circuits.
The LM4951A features a low-power consumption
APPLICATIONS
active-low shutdown mode. Additionally, the
LM4951A features an internal thermal shutdown
• Portable Devices
protection mechanism and short circuit protection.
• Cell Phones
The LM4951A contains advanced pop & click circuitry
• Laptop Computers
that eliminates noises which would otherwise occur
• Computer Speaker Systems
during turn-on and turn-off transitions.
• MP3 Player Speakers
The LM4951A is unity-gain stable and can be
configured by external gain-setting resistors.
KEY SPECIFICATIONS
• Wide Voltage Range 2.7V to 9V
• Quiescent Power Supply Current (V
DD
= 7.5V)
2.5mA (typ)
• Power Output BTL at 7.5V, 1% THD
1.8 W (typ)
• Shutdown Current 0.01µA (typ)
• Fast Turn on Time 25ms (typ)
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