Datasheet

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THS403x
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LOAD
360
Input
Output
360
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THS4031
THS4032
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SLOS224G JULY 1999REVISED MARCH 2010
DRIVING A CAPACITIVE LOAD
Driving capacitive loads with high-performance amplifiers is not a problem as long as certain precautions are
taken. The first is to realize that the THS403x has been internally compensated to maximize its bandwidth and
slew-rate performance. When the amplifier is compensated in this manner, capacitive loading directly on the
output will decrease the phase margin of the device leading to high-frequency ringing or oscillations. Therefore,
for capacitive loads of greater than 10 pF, it is recommended that a resistor be placed in series with the output of
the amplifier, as shown in Figure 55. A minimum value of 20 should work well for most applications. For
example, in 75- transmission systems, setting the series resistor value to 75 both isolates any capacitance
loading and provides the proper line impedance matching at the source end.
Figure 55. Driving a Capacitive Load
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