SLPS814 November   2025 RES21A-Q1

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1.   1
  2. 1 Features
  3. 2 Applications
  4. 3 Description
  5. 4 Pin Configuration and Functions
  6. 5 Specifications
    1. 5.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 5.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 5.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 5.4 Thermal Information
    5. 5.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 5.6 Typical Characteristics
  7. 6 Parameter Measurement Information
    1. 6.1 DC Measurement Configurations
    2. 6.2 AC Measurement Configurations
    3. 6.3 Error Notation and Units
  8. 7 Detailed Description
    1. 7.1 Overview
    2. 7.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 7.3 Feature Description
      1. 7.3.1 Ratiometric Matching for Low Gain Error
        1. 7.3.1.1 Absolute and Ratiometric Tolerances
      2. 7.3.2 Ratiometric Drift
      3. 7.3.3 Long-Term Stability
      4. 7.3.4 Humidity Resilience
      5. 7.3.5 Ultra-Low Noise
    4. 7.4 Device Functional Modes
  9. 8 Application and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
      1. 8.1.1 Amplifier Feedback Circuit
        1. 8.1.1.1 Amplifier Feedback Circuit Example
      2. 8.1.2 Voltage Divider Circuit
        1. 8.1.2.1 Voltage Divider Circuit Example
        2. 8.1.2.2 Voltage-Divider Circuit Drift
      3. 8.1.3 Discrete Difference Amplifier
        1. 8.1.3.1 Difference-Amplifier Common-Mode Rejection Analysis
        2. 8.1.3.2 Difference-Amplifier Gain Error Analysis
      4. 8.1.4 Discrete Instrumentation Amplifiers
      5. 8.1.5 Fully Differential Amplifier
      6. 8.1.6 Unconventional Circuits
        1. 8.1.6.1 Single-Channel Voltage Divider
        2. 8.1.6.2 Single-Channel Amplifier Gain
          1. 8.1.6.2.1 Gain Scaling the RES60A-Q1 With the RES21A-Q1
        3. 8.1.6.3 Unconventional Instrumentation Amplifiers
    2. 8.2 Typical Application
      1. 8.2.1 Common-Mode Shifting Input Stage
        1. 8.2.1.1 Design Requirements
        2. 8.2.1.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        3. 8.2.1.3 Application Curves
    3. 8.3 Power Supply Recommendations
    4. 8.4 Layout
      1. 8.4.1 Layout Guidelines
      2. 8.4.2 Layout Examples
  10. 9 Device and Documentation Support
    1. 9.1 Device Support
      1. 9.1.1 Development Support
        1. 9.1.1.1 PSpice® for TI
        2. 9.1.1.2 TINA-TI™ Simulation Software (Free Download)
        3. 9.1.1.3 TI Reference Designs
        4. 9.1.1.4 Analog Filter Designer
    2. 9.2 Documentation Support
      1. 9.2.1 Related Documentation
    3. 9.3 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    4. 9.4 Support Resources
    5. 9.5 Trademarks
    6. 9.6 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    7. 9.7 Glossary
  11. 10Revision History
  12. 11Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

7.3.5 Ultra-Low Noise

Noise in resistors can be evaluated in two separate regions: low-frequency flicker noise and wideband thermal noise. Flicker, or 1/f noise, is extremely important for systems that require signal gain at frequencies less than 100Hz. The flicker noise for thin-film resistors, including the RES21A-Q1, is lower than that of thick-film resistor processes. Thermal noise typically dominates in the region greater than 1kHz, and increases as resistor magnitude increases. Noise is modeled as a voltage source in series with the resistor.

For a resistive divider such as the RES21A-Q1, the thermal noise as measured at the center tap of two resistors RIN and RG is equivalent to the thermal noise of a resistor with value RIN || RG:

Equation 16. e N = 4 k B T R

where:

  • eN is the thermal noise density in nV/√Hz
  • T is the absolute temperature in kelvins (K)
  • kB is the Boltzmann constant, 1.381 × 10-23J/K
  • R = RIN || RG

As an example, for the RES21A40-Q1 at 25°C:

Equation 17. e N = 4 k B T R = 4 × 1.38 E - 23 J K × 278 K × 10 k Ω   ∥   40 k Ω = 11.1 n V / H z