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8-GHz Ultra wideband fully differential amplifier

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LMH5401

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2nd harmonic (dBc) 99 3rd harmonic (dBc) 94 Frequency of harmonic distortion measurement (MHz) 100 Architecture Bipolar, Fully Differential ADC Driver BW at Acl (MHz) 6200 Features Shutdown Number of channels 1 Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 85 Rating Catalog Type RF FDA Total supply voltage (+5 V = 5, ±5 V = 10) (min) (V) 3.15 Total supply voltage (+5 V = 5, ±5 V = 10) (max) (V) 5.25
2nd harmonic (dBc) 99 3rd harmonic (dBc) 94 Frequency of harmonic distortion measurement (MHz) 100 Architecture Bipolar, Fully Differential ADC Driver BW at Acl (MHz) 6200 Features Shutdown Number of channels 1 Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 85 Rating Catalog Type RF FDA Total supply voltage (+5 V = 5, ±5 V = 10) (min) (V) 3.15 Total supply voltage (+5 V = 5, ±5 V = 10) (max) (V) 5.25
UQFN (RMS) 14 6.25 mm² 2.5 x 2.5
  • Gain Bandwidth Product (GBP): 8 GHz
  • Excellent Linearity Performance:
    DC to 2 GHz, G = 12 dB
  • Slew Rate: 17,500 V/µs
  • Low HD2, HD3 Distortion
    (1 VPP, 200 Ω, DE-DE, G = 12 dB):
    • 100 MHz: HD2 at –104 dBc, HD3 at –96 dBc
    • 200 MHz: HD2 at –95 dBc, HD3 at –92 dBc
    • 500 MHz: HD2 at –80 dBc, HD3 at –77 dBc
    • 1 GHz: HD2 at –64 dBc, HD3 at –58 dBc
  • Low IMD2, IMD3 Distortion
    (2 VPP, 200 Ω, DE-DE, G = 12 dB):
    • 200 MHz: IMD2 at –96 dBc, IMD3 at –95 dBc
    • 500 MHz: IMD2 at –80 dBc, IMD3 at –83 dBc
    • 1 GHz: IMD2 at –70 dBc, IMD3 at –63 dBc
  • Input Voltage Noise: 1.25 nV/√Hz
  • Input Current Noise: 3.5 pA/√Hz
  • Supports Single- and Dual-Supply Operation
  • Power Consumption: 55 mA
  • Power-Down Feature
  • Gain Bandwidth Product (GBP): 8 GHz
  • Excellent Linearity Performance:
    DC to 2 GHz, G = 12 dB
  • Slew Rate: 17,500 V/µs
  • Low HD2, HD3 Distortion
    (1 VPP, 200 Ω, DE-DE, G = 12 dB):
    • 100 MHz: HD2 at –104 dBc, HD3 at –96 dBc
    • 200 MHz: HD2 at –95 dBc, HD3 at –92 dBc
    • 500 MHz: HD2 at –80 dBc, HD3 at –77 dBc
    • 1 GHz: HD2 at –64 dBc, HD3 at –58 dBc
  • Low IMD2, IMD3 Distortion
    (2 VPP, 200 Ω, DE-DE, G = 12 dB):
    • 200 MHz: IMD2 at –96 dBc, IMD3 at –95 dBc
    • 500 MHz: IMD2 at –80 dBc, IMD3 at –83 dBc
    • 1 GHz: IMD2 at –70 dBc, IMD3 at –63 dBc
  • Input Voltage Noise: 1.25 nV/√Hz
  • Input Current Noise: 3.5 pA/√Hz
  • Supports Single- and Dual-Supply Operation
  • Power Consumption: 55 mA
  • Power-Down Feature

The LMH5401 device is a very high-performance, differential amplifier optimized for radio frequency (RF), intermediate frequency (IF), or high-speed, dc-coupled, time-domain applications. The device is ideal for dc- or ac-coupled applications that may require a single-ended-to-differential (SE-DE) conversion when driving an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The LMH5401 generates very low levels of second- and third-order distortion when operating in SE-DE or differential-to-differential (DE-DE) mode.

The amplifier is optimized for use in both SE-DE and DE-DE systems. The device has unprecedented usable bandwidth from DC to 2 GHz. The LMH5401 can be used for SE-DE conversions in the signal chain without external baluns in a wide range of applications such as test and measurement, broadband communications, and high-speed data acquisition.

A common-mode reference input pin aligns the amplifier output common-mode with the ADC input requirements. Power supplies between 3.3 V and 5 V can be selected and dual-supply operation is supported when required by the application. A power-down feature is also available for power savings.

This level of performance is achieved at a very low power level of 275 mW when a 5-V supply is used. The device is fabricated in Texas Instruments’ advanced complementary BiCMOS process and is available in a space-saving, UQFN-14 package for higher performance.

The LMH5401 device is a very high-performance, differential amplifier optimized for radio frequency (RF), intermediate frequency (IF), or high-speed, dc-coupled, time-domain applications. The device is ideal for dc- or ac-coupled applications that may require a single-ended-to-differential (SE-DE) conversion when driving an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The LMH5401 generates very low levels of second- and third-order distortion when operating in SE-DE or differential-to-differential (DE-DE) mode.

The amplifier is optimized for use in both SE-DE and DE-DE systems. The device has unprecedented usable bandwidth from DC to 2 GHz. The LMH5401 can be used for SE-DE conversions in the signal chain without external baluns in a wide range of applications such as test and measurement, broadband communications, and high-speed data acquisition.

A common-mode reference input pin aligns the amplifier output common-mode with the ADC input requirements. Power supplies between 3.3 V and 5 V can be selected and dual-supply operation is supported when required by the application. A power-down feature is also available for power savings.

This level of performance is achieved at a very low power level of 275 mW when a 5-V supply is used. The device is fabricated in Texas Instruments’ advanced complementary BiCMOS process and is available in a space-saving, UQFN-14 package for higher performance.
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* Data sheet LMH5401 8-GHz, Low-Noise, Low-Power, Fully-Differential Amplifier datasheet (Rev. D) PDF | HTML 23 Feb 2018
E-book The Signal e-book: A compendium of blog posts on op amp design topics 28 Mar 2017
Technical article How to minimize filter loss when you drive an ADC 20 Oct 2016
More literature ADC32RF45: Amplifier to ADC Interface (Rev. A) 07 Sep 2016
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EVM User's guide TSW12J54EVM User's Guide 21 Oct 2015
EVM User's guide TSW54J60 Evaluation Module User's Guide (Rev. A) 21 Sep 2015
EVM User's guide LMH5401EVM Evaluation Module (EVM) (Rev. A) 27 Mar 2015

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