Datasheet
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SBOS303C − JUNE 2004 − REVISED AUGUST 2008
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APPLICATIONS INFORMATION
WIDEBAND VOLTAGE-FEEDBACK
OPERATION
The combination of speed and dynamic range offered by the
OPA820 is easily achieved in a wide variety of application
circuits, providing that simple principles of good design
practice are observed. For example, good power-supply
decoupling, as shown in Figure 1, is essential to achieve the
lowest possible harmonic distortion and smooth frequency
response.
Proper PC board layout and careful component selection will
maximize the performance of the OPA820 in all applications,
as discussed in the following sections of this data sheet.
Figure 1 shows the gain of +2 configuration used as the basis
for most of the typical characteristics. Most of the curves were
characterized using signal sources with 50Ω driving
impedance and with measurement equipment presenting
50Ω load impedance. In Figure 1, the 50Ω shunt resistor at the
V
I
terminal matches the source impedance of the test
generator while the 50Ω series resistor at the V
O
terminal
provides a matching resistor for the measurement equipment
load. Generally, data sheet specifications refer to the voltage
swings at the output pin (V
O
in Figure 1). The 100Ω load,
combined with the 804Ω total feedback network load,
presents the OPA820 with an effective load of approximately
90Ω in Figure 1.
OPA820
+5V
−5V
−
V
S
+V
S
R
S
50Ω
V
O
V
IN
50Ω
+
2.2µF
+
2.2µF
0.1µF
R
G
402Ω
R
F
402
Ω
50Ω Source
50
Ω
Load
0.1
µ
F
Figure 1. Gain of +2, High-Frequency Application
and Characterization Circuit
WIDEBAND INVERTING OPERATION
Operating the OPA820 as an inverting amplifier has several
benefits and is particularly useful when a matched 50Ω source
and input impedance is required. Figure 2 shows the inverting
gain of −1 circuit used as the basis of the inverting mode
typical characteristics.
OPA820
+5V
−
5V
50
Ω
V
O
V
I
+
0.1µF 2.2µF
+
0.1
µ
F 2.2
µ
F
R
M
57.6
Ω
R
T
205Ω
R
F
402Ω
50Ω Source
50Ω Load
0.01
µ
F
R
G
402Ω
Figure 2. Inverting G = −1 Specifications and Test
Circuit
In the inverting case, just the feedback resistor appears as
part of the total output load in parallel with the actual load. For
the 100Ω load used in the typical characteristics, this gives a
total load of 80Ω in this inverting configuration. The gain
resistor is set to get the desired gain (in this case 402Ω for a
gain of −1) while an additional input matching resistor (R
M
) can
be used to set the total input impedance equal to the source
if desired. In this case, R
M
= 57.6Ω in parallel with the 402Ω
gain setting resistor gives a matched input impedance of 50Ω.
This matching is only needed when the input needs to be
matched to a source impedance, as in the characterization
testing done using the circuit of Figure 2.
The OPA820 offers extremely good DC accuracy as well as
low noise and distortion. To take full advantage of that DC
precision, the total DC impedance looking out of each of the
input nodes must be matched to get bias current cancellation.
For the circuit of Figure 2, this requires the 205Ω resistor
shown to ground on the noninverting input. The calculation for
this resistor includes a DC-coupled 50Ω source impedance
along with R
G
and R
M
. Although this resistor will provide
cancellation for the bias current, it must be well decoupled
(0.01µF in Figure 2) to filter the noise contribution of the
resistor and the input current noise.
As the required R
G
resistor approaches 50Ω at higher gains,
the bandwidth for the circuit in Figure 2 will far exceed the
bandwidth at that same gain magnitude for the noninverting
circuit of Figure 1. This occurs due to the lower noise gain for
the circuit of Figure 2 when the 50Ω source impedance is
included in the analysis. For instance, at a signal gain of −10
(R
G
= 50Ω, R
M
= open, R
F
= 499Ω) the noise gain for the
circuit of Figure 2 will be 1 + 499Ω/(50Ω + 50Ω) = 6 as a result
of adding the 50Ω source in the noise gain equation. This
gives considerable higher bandwidth than the noninverting
gain of +10. Using the 240MHz gain bandwidth product for the
OPA820, an inverting gain of −10 from a 50Ω source to a 50Ω
R
G
gives 55MHz bandwidth, whereas the noninverting gain of
+10 gives 30MHz.