LTC6403-1
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APPLICATIONS INFORMATION
the non-linear capacitance, the outputs still have the ability
to sink and source small amounts of transient current if
exposed to signicant voltage transients. The inputs (+IN
and –IN) appear as anti-parallel diodes which can conduct
if voltage transients at the input exceed 1.4V. The inputs
also have steering diodes to either supply. The turn-on
time between the shutdown and active states is typically
4μs, and turn-off time is typically 350ns.
General Amplier Applications
As levels of integration have increased and correspond-
ingly, system supply voltages decreased, there has been
a need for ADCs to process signals differentially in order
to maintain good signal to noise ratios. These ADCs are
typically operated from a single supply voltage which can
be as low as 3V (2.7V min), and will have an optimal com-
mon mode input range near mid-supply. The LTC6403-1
makes interfacing to these ADCs trivial, by providing both
single ended to differential conversion as well as common
mode level shifting. The front page of this datasheet shows
a typical application. Referring to Figure 1, the gain to
VOUTDIFF from VINM and VINP is:
VV
V
R
VV
OUTDIFF
OUT
F
I
INP
INM
=≈
()
+
–
Note from the above equation, the differential output
voltage (V+OUT – V–OUT) is completely independent of
input and output common mode voltages. This makes
the LTC6403-1 ideally suited for pre-amplication, level
shifting and conversion of single-ended input signals to
differential output signals in preparation for driving dif-
ferential input ADCs.
Effects of Resistor Pair Mismatch
Figure 3 shows a circuit diagram with takes into consid-
eration that real world resistors will not perfectly match.
Assuming innite open loop gain, the differential output
relationship is given by the equation:
VV
V
R
V
OUTDIFF
OUT
F
I
INDIFF
AVG
I
=≈
+
Δ
+
–
–
β
N
NCM
AVG
OCM
V
–
Δβ
β
where:
RF is the average of RF1, and RF2, and RI is the average
of RI1, and RI2.
βAVG is dened as the average feedback factor (or gain)
from the outputs to their respective inputs:
βAVG
I
IF
I
IF
R
RR
R
RR
=
+
1
2
1
11
2
22
Δβ is dened as the difference in feedback factors:
Δ=
++
β
R
RR
R
RR
I
IF
I
IF
2
22
1
11
–
VINCM is dened as the average of the two input voltages
VINP, and VINM (also called the source-referred input com-
mon mode voltage):
VV
V
INCM
INP
INM
=+
()
1
2
and VINDIFF is dened as the difference of the input
voltages:
VINDIFF = VINP – VINM
Figure 3. Real World Application With Feedback Resistor
Pair Mismatch
V–
V+
0.1
μF
0.1
μF
0.1
μF
0.1
μF
0.1
μF
–
+
1
SHDN
5
6
–IN
7
+OUT
8
+OUTF
16
15
+IN
NC
14
–OUT
13
–OUTF
V–OUTF
RF2
V+OUTF
V–OUT
V+OUT
2
V+
3
V–
V+
V–
V+
V–
4
VOCM
VSHDN
VVOCM
VOCM
12
V–
11
V+
10
V+
9
V–
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LTC6403-1
SHDN
0.1
μF
0.01
μF
RF1
RI2
RI1
+
–
VINP
–
+
VINM
V–IN
V+IN