THEORY OF OPERATION
CS (dB) = 20 log (VOUT / 10 × VIN)
R1
20kΩ
+13V
R2
3 U1
2kΩ
VIN +
20V p-p
–
V+
2 V–
V– 6
5 V+ 7
0
R4 R3
0
–13V
2kΩ 2kΩ U2 0
00
Figure 41. Channel Separation Test Circuit
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
The AD8610/AD8620 are manufactured on Analog Devices,
Inc.'s XFCB (eXtra fast complementary bipolar) process. XFCB
is fully dielectrically isolated (DI) and used in conjunction with
N-channel JFET technology and thin film resistors (that can be
trimmed) to create the JFET input amplifier. Dielectrically iso-
lated NPN and PNP transistors fabricated on XFCB have an FT
greater than 3 GHz. Low TC thin film resistors enable very accurate
offset voltage and offset voltage tempco trimming. These process
breakthroughs allow Analog Devices’ IC designers to create an
amplifier with faster slew rate and more than 50% higher band-
width at half of the current consumed by its closest competition.
The AD8610/AD8620 are unconditionally stable in all gains,
even with capacitive loads well in excess of 1 nF. The AD8610/
AD8620B grade achieves less than 100 μV of offset and 1 μV/°C
of offset drift, numbers usually associated with very high precision
bipolar input amplifiers. The AD8610 is offered in the tiny 8-lead
MSOP as well as narrow 8-lead SOIC surface-mount packages
and is fully specified with supply voltages from ±5 V to ±13 V.
The very wide specified temperature range, up to 125°C, guarantees
superior operation in systems with little or no active cooling.
The unique input architecture of the AD8610/AD8620 features
extremely low input bias currents and very low input offset volt-
age. Low power consumption minimizes the die temperature and
maintains the very low input bias current. Unlike many com-
petitive JFET amplifiers, the AD8610/AD8620 input bias currents
are low even at elevated temperatures. Typical bias currents are
less than 200 pA at 85°C. The gate current of a JFET doubles
every 10°C resulting in a similar increase in input bias current
over temperature. Give special care to the PC board layout to
minimize leakage currents between PCB traces. Improper lay-
out and board handling generates a leakage current that exceeds
the bias current of the AD8610/AD8620.
AD8610/AD8620
138
136
134
132
130
128
126
124
122
120
0
50
100
150 200
250
300
350
FREQUENCY (kHz)
Figure 42. AD8620 Channel Separation Graph
8
7
OPA627
6
5
4
3
AD8610
2
–75 –50 –25
0
25
50
75
TEMPERATURE (°C)
100 125
Figure 43. Supply Current vs. Temperature
Power Consumption
A major advantage of the AD8610/AD8620 in new designs is
the power saving capability. Lower power consumption of the
AD8610/AD8620 makes them much more attractive for portable
instrumentation and for high density systems, simplifying ther-
mal management, and reducing power-supply performance
requirements. Compare the power consumption of the AD8610
vs. the OPA627 in Figure 43.
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