TLC2810Z, TLC2810Y

LinCMOS

™ PRECISION

DUAL OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS

SLOS120A – AUGUST 1993 – REVISED AUGUST 1994

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POST OFFICE BOX 655303

APPLICATION INFORMATION

input characteristics

The TLC2810Z is specified with a minimum and a maximum input voltage that, if exceeded at either input, could

cause the device to malfunction. Exceeding this specified range is a common problem, especially in

single-supply operation. The lower range limit includes the negative rail, while the upper range limit is specified

The use of the polysilicon-gate process and the careful input circuit design give the TLC2810Z very good input

offset voltage drift characteristics relative to conventional metal-gate processes. Offset voltage drift in CMOS

devices is influenced by threshold voltage shifts caused by polarization of the phosphorus dopant implanted

in the oxide. Placing the phosphorus dopant in a conductor (such as a polysilicon gate) alleviates the

polarization problem, thus reducing threshold voltage shifts by more than an order of magnitude. The offset

voltage drift with time has been calculated to be typically 0.1

µV/month, including the first month of operation.

Because of the extremely high input impedance and resulting low-bias current requirements, the TLC2810Z is

well suited for low-level signal processing; however, leakage currents on printed-circuit boards and sockets can

easily exceed bias-current requirements and cause a degradation in device performance. It is good practice

to include guard rings around inputs (similar to those of Figure 29 in the Parameter Measurement Information

section). These guards should be driven from a low-impedance source at the same voltage level as the

common-mode input (see Figure 33).

Unused amplifiers should be connected as grounded voltage followers to avoid possible oscillation.

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(a) NONINVERTING AMPLIFIER

(b) INVERTING AMPLIFIER

(c) UNITY-GAIN AMPLIFIER

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Figure 33. Guard-Ring Schemes

noise performance

The noise specifications in operational amplifier circuits are greatly dependent on the current in the first-stage

differential amplifier. The low input bias current requirements of the TLC2810Z results in a very low noise

current, which is insignificant in most applications. This feature makes the devices especially favorable over

bipolar devices when using values of circuit impedance greater than 50 k

Ω since bipolar devices exhibit greater

noise currents.