Ordering number : EN5504

Monolithic Linear IC

LA4905
17-W, 2-Channel BTL AF High-Efficiency
Power Amplifier for Car Stereo Systems

Overview Package Dimensions

The LA4905 is a BTL 2-channel power amplifier IC for unit: mm
use in car audio systems. Increases in the number of 3160-SIP23HZ
external components are held to a minimum by adopting
[LC4905]
both a signal-following type switching scheme in the
amplifier’s output stage power supply, and a newly-
developed nonlinear amplifier that has nonlinear
characteristics in the signal system. The power dissipation
(thermal loss) in the actual operating range has been
reduced to about 1/2 that of earlier class B amplifier ICs.
This contributes significantly to miniaturization of the heat
sink and to reduction of heating within the set.

Features
• Power dissipation reduced by 50% (When average
music power is measured, and when compared to earlier
Sanyo products.)
SANYO: SIP23HZ
• The number of required signal follower circuits has been
reduced to a single circuit for two channels, allowing the
number of external components to be reduced.
• The output is a pure analog signal: no switching noise is
output to the output lines.
• Operates on an 8 to 18-V single-voltage power supply.
• Full complement of built-in protection circuits (shorting
to the power supply, shorting to ground, overvoltage,
and thermal protection)
• Built-in standby switch

Specifications
Maximum Ratings at Ta = 25°C
Parameter Symbol Conditions Ratings Unit
VCC max1 No input, t = 1 minute 24 V
Maximum supply voltage
VCC max2 18 V
Maximum output current IO Peak (Per channel) 4.5 A
Allowable power dissipation Pd max With an arbitrarily large heat sink 37.5 W
Operating temperature Topr –35 to +85 °C
Storage temperature Tstg –40 to +150 °C
Notes: 1. Set VCC and RL in the range where Pd max does not exceed 37.5 W.
2. The overvoltage protection circuit operates when VCC is 20 V or higher.

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Operating Conditions at Ta = 25°C

Parameter Symbol Conditions Ratings Unit
Recommended supply voltage VCC 13.2 V
Allowable operating supply voltage range VCC op 8 to 18 V
Recommended load resistance RL 4 Ω
Recommended load resistance range RL op 2 to 4 Ω
Notes:Set VCC and RL in the range where Pd max does not exceed 37.5 W.

Operating Characteristics at Ta = 25°C, VCC = 13.2 V, RL = 4 Ω, f = 1 kHz, Rg = 600 Ω, in the recommended circuit
Parameter Symbol Conditions min typ max Unit
Quiescent current Icco RL = ∞, VIN = 0 80 110 150 mA
Standby current Ist 0 10 µA
Voltage gain VG VO = 0 dBm 38 40 42 dB
Total harmonic distortion THD PO = 1W, LPF = 30 kHz 0.07 0.2 %
PO1 THD = 10%, RL = 4 Ω 14 17 W
Output power 1
PO2 THD = 10%, RL = 2 Ω 25 W
Output noise voltage VNO Rg = 0, BPF = 20 Hz to 20 kHz 0.15 0.3 mVrms
Ripple rejection ratio SVRR Rg = 0, VCCR = 0 dBm, BPF = 20 Hz to 20 kHz 60 70 dB
Channel separation CHsep Rg = 10 kΩ, VO = 0 dBm, BPF = 20 Hz to 20 kHz 45 55 dB
Input resistance Ri 21 30 39 kΩ
Output offset voltage VN offset Rg = 0 –300 +300 mV
Standby on voltage VSTH AMP = on, applied through a 10 kΩ resistor 3 VCC V

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LA4905 High-Efficiency Technology

(1) Signal-following switching scheme

The LA4905 adopts a switching regulator scheme in

the power supply applied to the amplifier output stage.
The LA4905 power dissipation is reduced significantly
by having the output voltage of the switching regulator
follow the input signal. Furthermore, in combination
with the nonlinear amplifier scheme described below,
the LA4905 design reduces the number of switching
regulators to merely one circuit even though it is a
BTL 2-channel amplifier. (See Figure 1.)

(2) Nonlinear amplifier

The LA4905 adopts a nonlinear amplifier that has the

nonlinear characteristics shown in Figure 2 in the
amplifier signal system. This scheme does not use the
center point voltage of 1/2 VCC used in normal
amplifiers, but instead uses a voltage about 2 V lower.
This allows the design to dispense with the lower side
switching regulator.

This nonlinear amplifier has a structure based on a

differential amplifier that has symmetric negative
feedback circuits. Although the BTL output stage
positive and negative phase output waveform is a half-
wave waveform that is expanded and compressed as
shown in Figure 3, the combined output waveform at
the negative load terminal is identical to that output by
earlier products.

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Equivalent Circuit Block Diagram

Pin Voltages VCC = 13.2 V, 5 V applied to STBY through a 10-kΩ resistor, using a digital voltmeter
Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Pin IN2 Pre-GND IN1 BEEP PWR-GND 1 –OUT1 +OUT1 C
Pin voltage (V) 1.36 0 1.36 1.36 0 2.03 2.03 13.0

Pin No. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Pin C VCC VCC (SW) SW OUT 1 SW OUT 2 SW E SW B SW-GND
Pin voltage (V) 3.92 13.2 13.2 3.70 3.70 3.73 4.0 0

Pin No. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Pin +OUT 2 –OUT 2 PWR-GND 2 D. C STAND-BY N. C ON-TIME
Pin voltage (V) 2.03 2.03 0 12.1 3.21 0 2.81

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Sample Printed Circuit Board Pattern

1. External Component Functions

C1, C2 • Input capacitors; recommended value: 2.2 µF. Note that the low-frequency band can be adjusted by changing
the values of C1 and C2, since fL depends on their value, although the value must not exceed 3.3 µF (when
C4 is 22 µF) due to pop noise considerations.
C3 • Beep amplifier input capacitor. Use the same value as that used for C1 and C2. Connect the beep amplifier to
PRE-GND through C3 if the beep function is not used.
C4 • Amplifier power-on delay time setting capacitor; recommended value: 22 µF. At the recommended value, the
amplifier will turn on in about 0.7 second after power is applied. The delay time is proportional to the
capacitance and can be set to an arbitrary value. However, a value of 22 µF or larger should be used due to
pop noise considerations.
C5, C6, • Oscillation prevention capacitors. Use capacitors with excellent temperature characteristics such as polyester
C7, C8 film or Mylar capacitors. These capacitors function in conjunction with R1, R2, R3, and R4. We recommend
using capacitors of 0.1 µF or larger, since the stability varies somewhat depending on the printed circuit
board layout.
C9 • Decoupling capacitor (ripple filter)
C10 • Power-supply capacitor
C11 • Switching regulator oscillation prevention capacitor; recommended value: 1500 pF.
C12 • Switching regulator output smoothing capacitor. The LA4905 adopts a self-excitation switching regulator
scheme. Since this capacitor influences the stability of the self-excitation and the regulator efficiency, there is
an optimal value. We recommend the use of a 2.2-µF, 25-V OS capacitor with good temperature
characteristics. Note that a 2.2-Ω, 1/2-W resistor should be used for R5 for the same reason.
R5 • Standby switch current limiting resistor; recommended value: 10 kΩ.
(When the voltage applied to the standby switch is between 3 and 13.2 V.) Note that this resistor cannot be
removed. See the section "Standby Function" elsewhere in this document.
TR1 • External switching transistor. We recommend using a 2SD1668 of rank S. A 2SD1667 of rank S may be used if
the application is designed to handle 4-Ω loads (RL). A heat sink must be provided along with that for the IC.
D1 • Flywheel diode that takes up the coil energy. We recommend using an SB40-05J, which is a Schottky barrier
diode with a low VF.
An SB10-05A2 may be used if the application is designed to handle 4-Ω loads (RL). A joint heat sink is not
required.
L1 • We recommend the use of the HP-022Z 180-µH coil manufactured by Tokin, Ltd. The 200-µH HP-011Z may
be used if the application is designed to handle 4-Ω loads (RL).

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2. IC Internal Characteristics and Usage Notes

Switching Regulator
• To reduce power dissipation, the LA4905 includes a signal-following type switching regulator. When there is no input
signal, the self-excited oscillator operates at about 100 kHz.
• It is desirable for the amplifier block to be separated as far as possible from the tuner block to prevent interference from
extraneous radiation within the set. Also, when designing the printed circuit board layout, the pattern lines for the
switching regulator components should be made as short and as broad as possible.
• To prevent degradation of the characteristics of the LA4905 itself, the separation between the switching regulator
components and the IC input block (the input block pattern, the input capacitors, and the beep capacitor) should be at
least 1.5 cm.

Standby Function
• Pin 21 is the standby switch pin. The amplifier is turned
on by applying a voltage of about 3 V or higher through
an external resistor (R1).
• The value of R1 must be determined, using the following
formula, so that the pin 5 influx current remains under
500 µA if a voltage in excess of 13.2 volts is applied as
the standby switch voltage.

applied voltage – 1.4 V

R1 = —————————— – 10 kΩ
500 µA

BEEP Pin (pin 4)

• If the BEEP pin is used, use a value for R102 shown in
the figure that is under 100 Ω and is as small as possible
to prevent degradation of the IC output noise voltage
(VNO).

Protection Circuits
• The LA4905 includes a built-in thermal protection
circuit to prevent destruction or degradation if the IC
generates abnormal amounts of heat. The thermal
protection circuit controls the IC so that the output is
gradually lowered if the IC junction temperature (Tj)
increases to about 160°C due to an insufficient heat sink
or other reason.
• The overvoltage protection circuit operates if the VCC
voltage exceeds a value of about 20 volts.
• Although the LA4905 includes an on-chip protection
circuit for shorts to VCC and shorts to ground, it does not
include a load shorted protection circuit. The idea behind
this design is that the thermal protection circuit will
protect the IC against load shorting. However, since load
shorting can also cause heating in external transistors and
coils, designs should take load shorting into
consideration.

Other Notes
• Pin 22 is an NC pin, and is not connected within the
package.

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This catalog provides information as of August, 1996. Specifications and information herein are subject to
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