STDA041 October   2026 OPA690

 

  1.   1
  2.   Abstract
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1Introduction
    1. 1.1 Design Summary
  5. 2Theory of Operation
    1. 2.1 Circuit Overview
    2. 2.2 Closed-loop Operation
    3. 2.3 FET Operation Region
  6. 3Design Procedure
    1. 3.1 Choosing FET
      1. 3.1.1 Ciss
      2. 3.1.2 Compliance Voltage Range
      3. 3.1.3 Safe Operating Area (SOA)
    2. 3.2 Rsense Selection
      1. 3.2.1 Effect of ESL
    3. 3.3 Opamp Selection
      1. 3.3.1 Bandwidth
      2. 3.3.2 Slew Rate
      3. 3.3.3 Opamp Output Current
  7. 4Design Based Component Selection
    1. 4.1 Design for Trise = 100ns
      1. 4.1.1 FET Selection
      2. 4.1.2 Rsense Selection
      3. 4.1.3 Opamp Selection
        1. 4.1.3.1 Bandwidth
        2. 4.1.3.2 Slew Rate
        3. 4.1.3.3 Output Current
    2. 4.2 Architecture Selection (Quick Reference)
  8. 5Circuit Architecture Selection
    1. 5.1 Single Feedback Method
    2. 5.2 Dual Feedback Method
    3. 5.3 Enhanced Dual Feedback Method
  9. 6Results
  10. 7Related Documentation

Slew Rate

The minimum slew rate required to swing the gate to VGS(desired) within the rise-time:

Equation 9. S R m i n   =   V G S T r i s e =   3 V 100 n s   =   30 V / µ s

Applying the 5× to 10× margin gives a recommended range from 150 to 300V/µs. The OPA690 provides 1,800V/µs, a 60× margin over the minimum, well beyond the recommended range.