LTC1043

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Figure 2. CMRR vs Sampling Frequency

Figure 3

APPLICATIO S I FOR ATIO

100

20

100

120

140

1k

10k

100k

LTC1043 • AI02

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60

40

LTC1043 • AI03

1/8 LTC1043

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SAMPLE

HOLD TO PIN 16

0V

1000pF

5V

–5V

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+

2

1/2 LTC1013

shorting Pins 7 and 13 and by observing, with a precision

an input CM voltage variation. During the sampling and

holding mode, charges are being transferred and minute

voltage transients will appear across the holding capaci-

allow fast settling, as the sampling frequency increases,

the rate of charge transfer increases and the average

voltage measured with a DVM across it will increase

proportionally; this causes the CMRR of the sampled data

system, as seen by a “continuous” instrument (DVM), to

decrease (Figure 2).

Switch Charge Injection

Figure 3 shows one out of the eight switches of the

LTC1043, configured as a basic sample-and-hold circuit.

When the switch opens, a ‘‘hold step’’ is observed and its

magnitude depends on the value of the input voltage.

Figure 4 shows charge injected into the hold capacitor. For

instance, a 2pCb of charge injected into a 0.01µF capacitor

causes a 200µV hold step. As shown in Figure 4, there is

a predictable and repeatable charge injection cancellation

when the input voltage is close to half the supply voltage

of the LTC1043. This is a unique feature of this product,

containing charge-balanced switches fabricated with a

self-aligning gate CMOS process. Any switch of the

LTC1043, when powered with symmetrical dual supplies,

will sample-and-hold small signals around ground with-

out any significant error.

Shielding the Sampling Capacitor for Very High CMRR

to ground affect the CMRR of the LTC1043 (Figure 1).

The common mode error due to the internal junction

the top plate of the sampling capacitor. The interpin

capacitance between pin 2 and dummy Pin 1 (11 and 10)

appears in parallel with the sampling capacitor so it does

not degrade the CMRR. A shield placed underneath

the sampling capacitor and connected to either Pin 1 or 3

helps to boost the CMRR in excess of 120dB (Figure 5).

pins and ground indirectly degrades CMRR; this becomes

visible especially when the LTC1043 is used with clock

frequencies above 2kHz. Because of this, if a shield is

used, the parasitic capacitance between the shield and

circuit ground should be minimized.

It is recommended that the outer plate of the sampling

Input Pins, SCR Sensitivity

An internal 60Ω resistor is connected in series with the

input of the switches (Pins 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 18) and

voltage exceeds the power supply by a diode drop, current

will flow into the input pin(s). The LTC1043 will not latch

until the input current reaches 2mA–3mA. The device will