For best operational performance of the device, use good printed circuit board (PCB)
layout practices, including:
- Connect low-ESR, 0.1µF
ceramic bypass capacitors between each supply pin and ground, placed as
close to the device as possible. A single bypass capacitor from
VCC+ to ground is applicable for single-supply applications.
Noise propagates into analog circuitry through the power pins of the circuit
as a whole, as well as through the individual op amp. Use bypass capacitors
to reduce the coupled noise by providing low-impedance power sources local
to the analog circuitry.
- Physically separate digital
and analog grounds, paying special attention to the ground-current flow.
Separate grounding for analog and digital portions of circuitry is one of
the simplest and most effective methods of noise suppression. One or more
layers on multilayer PCBs are typically devoted to ground planes. A ground
plane helps distribute heat and reduces EMI noise pickup.
- To reduce parasitic coupling, run the input traces as far away from the
supply or output traces as possible. If these traces cannot be kept
separate, crossing the sensitive trace perpendicular is much better as
opposed to in parallel with the noisy trace.
- Place the external components
as close to the device as possible. Figure 7-4 shows how to keep RF and RG close to the inverting input to minimize
parasitic capacitance.
- Keep the length of input traces as short as possible. Always remember that
the input traces are the most sensitive part of the circuit.
- Consider a driven,
low-impedance guard ring around the critical traces. Use a guard ring to
significantly reduce leakage currents from nearby traces that are at
different potentials.
- Clean the PCB following board assembly for best performance.
- Any precision integrated circuit can experience performance shifts due to
moisture ingress into the plastic package. After any aqueous PCB cleaning
process, bake the PCB assembly to remove moisture introduced into the device
packaging during the cleaning process. A low-temperature, post-cleaning bake
at 85°C for 30 minutes is sufficient for most circumstances.