SBOA332A January   2019  – September 2024 THS4131 , THS4535 , THS4561

 

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Design Goals

Input Output Supply
Single-Ended Differential Vcc Vee
0V to 1V 16Vpp 10V 0V
Output Common-Mode 3 dB Bandwidth AC Gain (Gac)
5V 3MHz 16V/V

Design Description

This design uses a fully-differential amplifier (FDA) as a single-ended input to differential output amplifier.

Design Notes

  1. The ratio R4/R3, equal to R2/(R5||R6), sets the gain of the amplifier.
  2. The main difference between a single-ended input and a differential input is that the available input swing is only half. This is because one of the input voltages is fixed at a reference.
  3. It is recommended to set this reference to mid-input signal range, rather than the min-input, to induce polarity reversal in the measured differential input. This preserves the ability of the outputs to crossover, which provides the doubling of output swing possible with an FDA.
  4. The impedance of the reference voltage must be equal to the signal input resistor. This can be done by creating a resistor divider with a Thevnin equivalent of the correct reference voltage and impedance.

Design Steps

  • Find the resistor divider with that produces a 0.5V, 1-kΩ reference from Vs = 10V.
  • Verify that the minimum input of 0V and the maximum input of 1V result in an output within the 9.4V range available for Vocm = 5V.

    Since the resistor divider acts like a 0.5V reference, the measured differential input for a 0V VIN is:

  • The output is:
  • Likewise, for a 1 V input:
Note:

With a reference voltage of 0V, a 1V input results in an output voltage greater than the maximum output range of the amplifier.

Design Simulations

 AC Simulation Results AC Simulation Results
 Transient Simulation Results Transient Simulation Results

Design References

Texas Instruments, Design a front-end to drive a differential ADC, Precision labs video

Design Featured Op Amp

THS4561
Vss 3V to 13.5V
VinCM Vee-0.1V to Vcc-1.1V
Vout Vee+0.2V to Vcc-0.2
Vos TBD
Iq TBD
Ib TBD
UGBW 70MHz
SR 4.4V/µs
#Channels 1
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Design Alternate Op Amp

THS4131
Vss 5V to 33V
VinCM Vee+1.3V to Vcc-0.1V
Vout Varies
Vos 2mV
Iq 14mA
Ib 2µA
UGBW 80MHz
SR 52V/µs
#Channels 1
THS4131