General Description Features: 1.25W Mono Audio Power Amplifier
General Description Features: 1.25W Mono Audio Power Amplifier
APPLICATION CIRCUIT
ft690A ft690M
QFN1.5X1.5-9L MSOP-8L
BYPASS C1 2 Bypass capacitor pin which provides the common mode voltage
ORDERING INFORMATION
VDD=3V.
The following specifications apply for the circuit shown in Figure 1, unless otherwise specified. Limits apply for
TA=25°C.
SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNIT
VIN=0V, IO=0A, No Load 1.6 4 mA
IDD Quiescent current
VIN=0V, IO=0A, 8Ω Load 2 5 mA
ISD Shutdown current VSD= 0 0.1 2.0 μA
VOS Output offset voltage 7 50 mV
VSDIH SD pin HIGH input voltage 1.3 V
VSDIL SD pin LOW input voltage 0.4 V
ROUT Resistor output to GND 16 KΩ
PO Output power (8Ω) THD+N=1%, f=1KHz 425 mW
TWU Wake-up time CB=1uF 130 ms
THD+N Total Harmonic Distortion+Noise PO = 0.25Wrms; f=1KHz 0.16 %
Vripple=200mV sine p-p
55 66
Input grounded, f=217Hz
PSRR Power Supply Rejection Ratio dB
Vripple=200mV sine p-p
55 76
Input grounded, f=1KHz
10 10
THD+N(%)
1 1
0.1 0.1
1 10 100 1000 1 10 100 1000 10000
Figure 2 Figure 3
10 10
1 1
THD+N(%)
THD+N(%)
0.1 0.1
VDD=3V,RL=8Ω,Po=250mW VDD=5V,RL=8Ω,Po=800mW
0.01 0.01
10 100 1000 10000 100000 10 100 1000 10000 100000
Frequency(Hz) Frequency(Hz)
Figure 4 Figure 5
1800 2000
1600 1800
1600
Output Power(mW)
1400
1400
Output Power(mW)
1200
1200
1000
1000
800 800
600 600
400 400 RL=8Ω,THD+N=10%
RL=8Ω,THD+N=1%
200 200
0
0
2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6
2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6
Supply Voltage(V) Supply Voltage(V)
Figure 6 Figure 7
250 700
Power Dissipation(mW)
Power Dissipation(mW)
600
200
500
150
400
100 300
VDD=3V,RL=8Ω VDD=5V,RL=8Ω
200
50
100
0 0
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 0 300 600 900 1200 1500 1800
Figure 8 Figure 9
PSRR vs Frequency
-10
-20
VDD=5V, 8Ω Load, input grounded
-30
PSRR(dB)
-40
-50
-60
-70
-80
10 100 1000 10000 100000
Frequency(Hz)
Figure 10
As shown in Figure 1, the ft690 has two internal operational amplifiers. The first amplifier’s gain is externally
configurable, while the second amplifier is internally fixed in a unity-gain, inverting configuration. The
closed-loop gain of the first amplifier is set by selecting the ratio of RF to RI while the second amplifier’s gain is
fixed by the two internal 20kΩ resistors. Figure 1 shows that the output of amplifier one serves as the input to
amplifier two which results in both amplifiers producing signals identical in magnitude, but out of phase by 180°.
Consequently, the differential gain for the IC is
AVD= 2*(RF/RI)
By driving the load differentially through outputs Vo1 and Vo2, an amplifier configuration commonly referred to
as “bridged mode” is established. Bridged mode operation is different from the classical single-ended amplifier
configuration where one side of the load is connected to ground.
A bridge amplifier design has a few distinct advantages over the single-ended configuration, as it provides
differential drive to the load, thus doubling output swing for a specified supply voltage. Four times the output
power is possible as compared to a single-ended amplifier under the same conditions. This increase in
attainable output power assumes that the amplifier is not current limited or clipped. In order to choose an
amplifier’s closed-loop gain without causing excessive clipping, please refer to the Audio Power Amplifier
Design section.
A bridge configuration, such as the one used in ft690, also creates a second advantage over single-ended
amplifiers. Since the differential outputs, Vo1 and Vo2, are biased at half-supply, no net DC voltage exists
across the load. This eliminates the need for an output coupling capacitor which is required in a single supply,
single-ended amplifier configuration. Without an output coupling capacitor, the half-supply bias across the load
would result in both increased internal IC power dissipation and also possible loudspeaker damage.
POWER DISSIPATION
Power dissipation is a major concern when designing a successful amplifier, whether the amplifier is bridged or
single-ended. A direct consequence of the increased power delivered to the load by a bridge amplifier is an
increase in internal power dissipation. Since the ft690 has two operational amplifiers in one package, the
maximum internal power dissipation is 4 times that of a single-ended amplifier. The maximum power
dissipation for a given application can be derived from the power dissipation graphs or from Equation 1.
It is critical that the maximum junction temperature TJMAX of 150°C is not exceeded. TJMAX can be determined
from the power derating curves by using PDMAX and the PC board foil area. By adding copper foil, the thermal
resistance of the application can be reduced from the free air value of θJA, resulting in higher PDMAX values
without thermal shutdown protection circuitry being activated. Additional copper foil can be added to any of the
leads connected to the ft690. It is especially effective when connected to VDD, GND, and the output pins. Refer
to the application information on the ft690 reference design board for an example of good heat sinking. If TJMAX
still exceeds 150°C, then additional changes must be made. These changes can include reduced supply
voltage, higher load impedance, or reduced ambient temperature. Internal power dissipation is a function of
output power.
As with any amplifier, proper supply bypassing is critical for low noise performance and high power supply
rejection. The capacitor location on both the bypass and power supply pins should be as close to the device as
possible. Typical applications employ a 5V regulator with 10μF tantalum or electrolytic capacitor and a ceramic
bypass capacitor which aid in supply stability. This does not eliminate the need for bypassing the supply nodes
of the ft690. The selection of a bypass capacitor, especially CB, is dependent upon various design
considerations such as PSRR requirements, pop and click performance, system cost, and size constraints.
SHUTDOWN FUNCTION
In order to reduce power consumption while not in use, the ft690 contains shutdown circuitry. This shutdown
turns the amplifier off when logic low is placed on the SD pin. By asserting the shutdown pin to GND, the ft690
supply current draw will be minimized in idle mode.
In many applications, a microcontroller or microprocessor output is used to control the shutdown circuitry,
which provides a quick, smooth transition to shutdown. Another solution is to use a single-throw switch in
conjunction with an external pull-down resistor. This scheme guarantees that the shutdown pin will not float,
thus preventing unwanted state changes.
Proper selection of external components in applications using integrated power amplifiers is critical to optimize
device and system performance. While the ft690 is tolerant of external component combinations, consideration
to component values must be used to maximize overall system quality.
The ft690 is unity-gain stable which gives the designer maximum system flexibility. The ft690 should be used in
low gain configurations to minimize THD+N values, and maximize the signal to noise ratio. Low gain
configurations require large input signals to obtain a given output power. Input signals equal to or greater than
1Vrms are available from sources such as audio codec. Besides gain, one of the major considerations is the
closed loop bandwidth of the amplifier. To a large extent, the bandwidth is dictated by the choice of external
components shown in Figure 1. The input coupling capacitor, CI, forms a first order high pass filter which limits
low frequency response. This value should be chosen based on needed frequency response for a few distinct
reasons.
Large input capacitors are both expensive and space hungry for portable designs. Clearly, a certain sized
capacitor is needed to couple in low frequencies without severe attenuation. But in many cases the speakers
used in portable systems, whether internal or external, have little ability to reproduce signals below 100Hz to
150Hz. Thus, using a large input capacitor may not increase actual system performance.
In addition to system cost and size, pop and click performance is also affected by the size of the input coupling
capacitor, CI. A larger input coupling capacitor requires more charge to reach its quiescent DC voltage
(nominally 1/2 VDD). This charge comes from the output via the feedback and is apt to create pops upon device
enable. Thus, by minimizing the capacitor size based on necessary low frequency response, turn-on pops can
be minimized.
Besides minimizing the input capacitor size, careful consideration should be paid to the bypass capacitor value.
Bypass capacitor, CB, is the most critical component to minimize turn-on pops since it determines how fast the
ft690 turns on. The slower the ft690’s outputs ramp to their quiescent DC voltage (nominally 1/2 VDD), the
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smaller the turn-on pops. Choosing CB equal to 1.0μF along with a small value of CI (in the range of 0.1μF to
0.39μF), should produce a virtually click-less and pop-less shutdown function. While the device will function
properly with CB equal to 0.1μF, the device will be much more susceptible to turn-on pops and clicks. Thus, a
value of CB equal to 1.0μF is recommended in all but the most cost sensitive designs.
Given that
Load Impedance: 8Ω
A designer must first determine the minimum supply rail to obtain the specified output power. By extrapolating
from the Output Power VS Supply Voltage graphs in the Typical Performance Characteristics section, the
supply rail can be easily found.
5V is a standard voltage in most applications, it is chosen for the supply rail. Extra supply voltage creates
headroom that allows the ft690 to reproduce peaks in excess of 1W without producing audible distortion. At
this time, the designer must make sure that the power supply choice along with the output impedance does not
violate the conditions explained in the Power Dissipation section.
Once the power dissipation equations have been addressed, the required differential gain can be determined
from Equation 2.
RF/RI = AVD/2
From Equation 2, the minimum AVD is 2.83; use AVD = 3. Since the desired input impedance was 20kΩ, and
with a AVD impedance of 2, a ratio of 1.5:1 of RF to RI results in an allocation of RI = 20kΩ and RF = 30kΩ. The
final design step is to address the bandwidth requirements which must be stated as a pair of −3dB frequency
points. Five times away from a −3dB point is 0.17dB down from passband response which is better than the
required ±0.25dB specified.
fL = 100Hz/5 = 20Hz
fH = 20kHz * 5 = 100kHz
The high frequency pole is determined by the product of the desired frequency pole, fH, and the differential gain,
AVD. With a AVD = 3 and fH = 100kHz, the resulting GBWP = 300kHz which is much smaller than the ft690
GBWP of 2.5MHz. This figure displays that if a designer has a need to design an amplifier with a higher
differential gain, the ft690 can still be used without running into bandwidth limitations.
The ft690 is unity-gain stable and requires no external components besides gain-setting resistors, an input
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coupling capacitor, and proper supply bypassing in the typical application. However, if a closed-loop differential
gain of greater than 10 is required, a feedback capacitor (C4) may be needed as shown in Figure 11 to
bandwidth limit the amplifier. This feedback capacitor creates a low pass filter that eliminates possible high
frequency oscillations. Care should be taken when calculating the -3dB frequency in that an incorrect
combination of R3 and C4 will cause a roll-off lower than 20kHz. A typical combination of feedback resistor and
capacitor that will not produce audio band high frequency roll off is R 3 = 20kΩ and C4 = 25pf. These
components result in a -3dB point of approximately 320kHz.
The schematic in Figure 12 shows how to design the ft690 to work in a differential input mode.
In order to reach the optimal performance of the differential function, R2 and R5, or R3 and R6 should be
matched at 1% max.
Unit: millimeters.
CONTACT INFORMATION
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