THS4601

SLOS388B – OCTOBER 2001 – REVISED JUNE 2002

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APPLICATION INFORMATION

selection of feedback resistors

Feedback resistor selection can have a significant effect on the performance of the THS4601 in a given

application, especially in configurations with low closed-loop gain. If the amplifier is configured for unity gain,

the output should be directly connected to the inverting input. Any resistance between these two points interacts

with the input capacitance of the amplifier and causes an additional pole in the frequency response. For

non-unity gain configurations, low resistances are desirable for flat frequency response. However, care must

be taken not to load the amplifier too heavily with the feedback network if large output signals are expected. In

most cases, a tradeoff will be made between the frequency response characteristics and the loading of the

amplifier. For a gain of 2, a 250

Ω feedback resistor is a suitable operating point from both perspectives.

If resistor values are chosen too large, the THS4601 is subject to oscillation problems. For example, an inverting

amplifier configuration with a 1-k

Ω gain resistor and a 1-kΩ feedback resistor develops an oscillation due to the

interaction of the large resistors with the input capacitance. In low gain configurations, avoid feedback resistors

this large or anticipate using an external compensation scheme to stabilize the circuit.

overdrive recovery

The THS4601 has an overdrive recovery period when the output is driven close to one power supply rail or the

other. The overdrive recovery time period is dependent upon the magnitude of the overdrive and whether the

output is driven towards the positive or the negative power supply. The four graphs shown here depict the

on the output. Note that in both of these cases, the output does not achieve these levels as the output voltage

swing is limited to less than these values, but these values are representative of the desired signal swing on

the output for the given inputs. As shown in the figures, the recovery period increases as the magnitude of the

overdrive increases, with the worst case recovery occurring with the negative rail. The recovery times are

summarized in Table 2.

Table 2. Overdrive Recovery Characteristics

VOLTAGE RAIL

IDEAL OUTPUT SWING

(VPP)

OVERDRIVE RECOVERY TIME

(ns)

+VS

28

320

–VS

28

340

+VS

30

540

–VS

30

680