Advanced Linear Devices Inc ALD1722SA, ALD1722PA, ALD1722ESA, ALD1722EPA, ALD1722EDA Datasheet

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LINEAR
DEVICES, INC.

ALD1722E/ALD1722

EPAD™ OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER

KEY FEATURES

• EPAD ( Electrically Programmable Analog Device)

• User programmable V

trimmer

OS

• Computer-assisted trimming

• Rail-to-rail input/output

• Compatible with standard EPAD Programmer

• High precision through in-situ circuit precision trimming

• Reduce or eliminate V

, PSRR, CMRR and TCVOS errors

OS

• System level “calibration” capability

• In-System Programming capable

• Electrically programmable to compensate for external
component tolerances

• Achieve 0.01pA input bias current and 25

µV

input offset voltage simultaneously

• Compatible with industry standard pinout

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The ALD1722E/ALD1722 is a monolithic rail-to-rail precision CMOS
operational amplifier with integrated user programmable EPAD (Electri­cally Programmable Analog Device) based offset voltage adjustment. The
ALD1722E/ALD1722 is a direct replacement of the ALD1702 operational
amplifier, with the added feature of user-programmable offset voltage
trimming resulting in significantly enhanced total system performance and
user flexibility. EPAD technology is an exclusive ALD design which has
been refined for analog applications where precision voltage trimming is
necessary to achieve a desired performance. It utilizes CMOS FETs as
in-circuit elements for trimming of offset voltage bias characteristics with
the aid of a personal computer under software control. Once pro­grammed, the set parameters are stored indefinitely within the device even
after power-down. EPAD offers the circuit designer a convenient and cost­effective trimming solution for achieving the very highest amplifier/system
performance.

The ALD1722E/ALD1722 operational amplifier features rail-to-rail input
and output voltage ranges, tolerance to over-voltage input spikes of
300mV beyond supply rails, high capacitive loading up to 4000pF, ex­tremely low input currents of 0.01pA typical, high open loop voltage gain,
useful bandwidth of 1.5 MHz, slew rate of 2.1 V/µs, and low supply current
of 0.8mA.

BENEFITS

• Eliminates manual and elaborate
system trimming procedures

• Remote controlled automated trimming

• In-System Programming capability

• No external components

• No internal chopper clocking noise

• No chopper dynamic power dissipation

• Simple and cost effective

• Small package size

• Extremely small total functional
volume size

• Low system implementation cost

• Low power

APPLICATIONS

• Sensor interface circuits

• Transducer biasing circuits

• Capacitive and charge integration circuits

• Biochemical probe interface

• Signal conditioning

• Portable instruments

• High source impedance electrode
amplifiers

• Precision Sample and Hold amplifiers

• Precision current to voltage converter

• Error correction circuits

• Sensor compensation circuits

• Precision gain amplifiers

• Periodic In-system calibration

• System output level shifter

PIN CONFIGURATION

VE1

1

8

ORDERING INFORMATION

-IN

+IN

V

2

3

-

4

Operating Temperature Range*

-55°C to +125°C0°C to +70°C0°C to +70°C

8-Pin 8-Pin 8-Pin
CERDIP Small Outline Plastic Dip

Package Package (SOIC) Package

ALD1722E DA ALD1722E SA ALD1722E PA
ALD1722 DA ALD1722 SA ALD1722 PA

* Contact factory for industrial temperature range

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TOP VIEW

DA, PA, SA PACKAGE

7

6

5

VE2

+

V

OUT

N/C

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION

The ALD1722E/ALD1722 uses EPADs as in-circuit ele­ments for trimming of offset voltage bias characteristics.
Each ALD1722E/ALD1722 has a pair of EPAD-based cir­cuits connected such that one circuit is used to adjust V

OS

in one direction and the other is used to adjust VOS in the
other direction.

Functional Description of ALD1722E

Functional Description of ALD1722

The ALD1722 is pre-programmed at the factory under stan­dard operating conditions for minimum equivalent input off­set voltage. The ALD1722 offers similar programmable
features as the ALD1722E, but with more limited offset
voltage program range. It is intended for standard opera­tional amplifier applications where little or no electrical pro­gramming by the user is necessary.

While each of the EPAD devices is a monotonically adjust­able programmable device, the V

of the ALD1722E can

OS

be adjusted many times in both directions. Once pro­grammed, the set V

levels are stored permanently, even

OS

when the device power is removed.
The ALD1722E provides the user with an operational ampli-

fier that can be trimmed with user application-specific pro­gramming or in-system programming conditions. User appli­cation-specific circuit programming refers to the situation
where the Total Input Offset Voltage of the ALD1722E can
be trimmed with the actual intended operating conditions.

The ALD1722E is pre-programmed at the factory under
standard operating conditions for minimum equivalent input
offset voltage. It also has a guaranteed offset voltage
program range, which is ideal for applications that require
electrical offset voltage programming.

For example, an application circuit may have +6V and -2.5V
power supplies, and the operational amplifier input is biased
at +0.7V, and the average operating temperature is at 55

°C.

The circuit can be wired up to these conditions within an
environmental chamber, and the ALD1722E can be inserted
into a test socket connected to this circuit while it is being
electrically trimmed. Any error in V
conditions can be automatically zeroed out. The Total V

due to these bias

OS

OS

error is now limited only by the adjustable range and the
stability of V
amplifier. Therefore, this Total V

, and the input noise voltage of the operational

OS

error now includes V

OS

OS

as VOS is traditionally specified; plus the VOS error contribu­tions from PSRR, CMRR, TCV
total V

error term (V

OS

OST

, and noise. Typically this

OS

) is approximately ± 25µV for the

ALD1722E.
The V

contribution due to PSRR, CMRR, TCVOS and

OS

external components can be large for operational amplifiers
without trimming. Therefore the ALD1722E with EPAD trim­ming is able to provide much improved system performance
by reducing these other sources of error to provide signifi­cantly reduced V

OST.

In-System Programming refers to the condition where the
EPAD adjustment is made after the ALD1722E has been
inserted into a circuit board. In this case, the circuit design
must provide for the ALD1722E to operate in normal mode
and in programming mode. One of the benefits of in-system
programming is that not only is the ALD1722E offset voltage
from operating bias conditions accounted for, any residual
errors introduced by other circuit components, such as
resistor or sensor induced voltage errors, can also be cor­rected. In this way, the “in-system” circuit output can be
adjusted to a desired level eliminating other trimming com­ponents.

USER PROGRAMMABLE Vos FEATURE

Each ALD1722E/ALD1722 has two pins named VE1 and
VE2 which are internally connected to an internal offset bias
circuit. VE1/VE2 have initial typical values of 1.6 Volt. The
voltage on these pins can be programmed using the ALD
E100 EPAD Programmer and the appropriate Adapter Mod­ule. The useful programming range of VE1 and VE2 is 1.6
Volt to 3.5 Volts. VE1 and VE2 pins are programming pins,
used during programming mode. The Programming pin is
used during electrical programming to inject charge into the
internal EPADs. Increases of VE1 decrease the offset volt­age while increases of VE2 increase the offset voltage of the
operational amplifier. The injected charge is permanently
stored and determines the offset voltage of the operational
amplifier. After programming, VE1 and VE2 terminals must
be left open to settle on a voltage determined by internal bias
currents.

During programming, the voltages on VE1 or VE2 are
increased incrementally to set the offset voltage of the
operational amplifier to the desired V

can be any value within the offset voltage program-

V

OS

. Note that desired

OS

mable ranges, and can be either zero, a positive value or a
negative value. This V

value can also be reprogrammed

OS

to a different value at a later time, provided that the useful
VE1 or VE2 programming voltage range has not been
exceeded. VE1 or VE2 pins can also serve as capacitively
coupled input pins.

Internally, VE1 and VE2 are programmed and connected
differentially. Temperature drift effects between the two
internal offset bias circuits cancel each other and introduce
less net temperature drift coefficient change than offset
voltage trimming techniques such as offset adjustment with
an external trimmer potentiometer.

While programming, V+, VE1 and VE2 pins may be alter­nately pulsed with 12V (approximately) pulses generated by
the EPAD Programmer. In-system programming requires
the ALD1722E/ALD1722 application circuit to accommo­date these programming pulses. This can be accomplished
by adding resistors at certain appropriate circuit nodes. For
more information, see Application Note AN1700.

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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS

Supply voltage, V
Differential input voltage range -0.3V to V
Power dissipation 600 mW
Operating temperature range PA,SA package 0°C to +70°C

Storage temperature range -65°C to +150°C
Lead temperature, 10 seconds +260°C

+

13.2V
+

+0.3V

DA package -55°C to +125°C

OPERATING ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
T

= 25

A

oC

VS = ±2.5V unless otherwise specified

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Parameter Symbol Min Typ Max Min Typ Max Unit Test Conditions

Supply Voltage V

Initial Input Offset Voltage

Offset Voltage Program Range

Programmed Input Offset V
Voltage Error

3

Total Input Offset Voltage

Input Offset Current

Input Bias Current

Input Voltage Range

1

2

4

5

5

6

V

V

∆V

V

I

I

V

S
+

OS i

OS

OS

OST

OS

B

IR

±2.0 ±5.0 ±2.0 ±5.0 V

4.0 10.0 4.0 10.0 V Single Supply

25 50 40 90 µVR

≤ 100KΩ

S

±5 ±8 ±0.5 ±3mV

25 50 40 90 µV At user specified

target offset voltage

25 50 40 90 µV At user specified

target offset voltage

0.01 10 0.01 10 pA TA = 25°C
280 280 pA 0°C ≤ TA ≤ +70°C

0.01 10 0.01 10 pA TA = 25°C
280 280 pA 0°C ≤ TA ≤ +70°C

-0.3 5.3 -0.3 5.3 V V+ = +5V; notes 2,5

-2.8 +2.8 -2.8 +2.8 V VS = ±2.5V

Input Resistance R

Input Offset Voltage Drift

Initial Power Supply PSRR
Rejection Ratio

Initial Common Mode CMRR
Rejection Ratio

8

8

7

Large Signal Voltage Gain A

IN

TCV

V

OS

14

10

57µV/°CRS ≤ 100KΩ

i

i

85 85 dB RS ≤ 100KΩ

97 97 dB RS ≤ 100KΩ

50 250 50 250 V/mV RL =10KΩ

10

14

Ω

500 500 V/mV RL ≥ 1MΩ

VO low 0.002 0.01 0.002 0.01 V RL =1MΩ V+ = 5V
VO high 4.99 4.998 4.99 4.998 V 0°C ≤ TA ≤ +70°C

Output Voltage Range VO low -2.44 -2.35 -2.44 -2.35 V RL =10KΩ

VO high 2.35 2.44 2.35 2.44 V 0°C ≤ TA ≤ +70°C

Output Short Circuit Current I

* NOTES 1 through 9, see section titled "Definitions and Design Notes".

SC

88mA

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