– IDD=1.3mA at VDD=5V ,BTL mode
– IDD=0.9mA at VDD=3.3V ,BTL mode
•Low Shutdown Current
– IDD=0.1µA
•Low Distortion
– 630mW, at VDD=5V, BTL, RL=8Ω
THD +N=0.15%
– 280mW, at VDD=3.3V, BTL, RL=8Ω
THD +N=0.15%
•Output Pow er
at 1% TH D+N
– 900mW, at VDD=5V, BTL, RL=8Ω
– 400mW, at VDD=3.3V, BTL, RL=8Ω
at 10% THD+N
–1.1W at VDD=5V, BTL, RL=8Ω
–480mW at VDD=3.3V, BTL, RL=8Ω
The APA0710 is a bridged-tied load (BTL) or singledended (SE) aud io power amplifier developed especially
for low-voltage applications where internal speakers
and external earphone operation are required. The
APA0 711 is a only BTL audio power amplifier developed
especially for low-voltage applications where internal
spea kers are required. Operating with a 5V supply,
the APA0710/1 can deliver 1.1W of continuous power
into a BTL 8Ω load at 10% THD+N througho ut voice
band frequencies. Altho ugh this device is characterized
out to 20kHz,its operatio n is optimized for narrow band
a pplications such as wireless communications. The
BTL conf iguration eliminates the need for external
coup ling capacitors on the output in most applications,
which is particularly important for small battery-powered
equip ment. A unique feature of the APA0710 is that it
allows the a mplifier to switch from BTL to SE on the
fly when an earphone drive is required. This eliminates
complica ted mechanical switching or auxiliary devices
just to drive the external load. This de vice features a
shutd own mode for power-sensitive applications with
sp ecial depop circuitry to eliminate speaker noise when
exiting shutdow n mode. The APA0710/1 are available
in an 8-pin SOP and 8-pin MSOP-P with enhanced
thermal pad.
•Depop Circuitry Integrated
•Thermal Shutdown Protection and
Over Current Protection Circuitry
•High supply voltage ripple rejection
•Surface-Moun t Packaging
– 8 pin MSOP-P (with e nhanced thermal pad)
pow er package available
– SOP-8 package
Applications
•Mobil Phones
•PDAs
• Digital Camera
•Porta ble Electronic Devices
•Lead Free Available (RoHS Compliant)
ANPEC reserves the right to make changes to improve reliability or manufacturability without notice, and advise
customers to obtain the latest version of relevant information to verify before placing orders.
(con nected to GND plane for better heat dissipation)
Ordering and Marking Information
APA0710/1
Lead Free Code
Handling Code
Temp. Range
Package Code
APA0710/1 K :
APA0710/1 XA :
APA0710/1
XXXXX
A0710/1
XXX
XX
Note: AN PEC lead-free products contain molding compo unds/die attach ma terials and 100% matte tin plate
termination finish; which are fully compliant with RoHS and compatible with both SnPb and lead-free soldiering
op erations. ANPEC lead-free products meet or exceed the lead-free requirements of IPC/JEDEC J STD-020C
fo r MSL classification at lead-free peak reflow temperature.
Thermal Resistance from Junction to Ambient in Free Air
THJA
MSOP-8-P*
SOP-8
* 3.42 in2 printed c ircuit board with 20z trace and copper through 6 vias of 12mil diameter vias.
Th e thermal pad on the MSOP-8-P package with solder on the printed circuit board.
The power amplifier OP1 gain is setting by external
gain sett ing, while the second amplifier OP2 is
internally fixed in a unity-gain , inverting configuration.
Figure 1 show s that the output of OP1 is connected
to the input to OP2, which results in the output
signals of with both amplifiers with identical in
magnitude, but out o f phase 180°. Consequently, the
differential gain for each channel is 2X (Gain of SE
mode ).
By driving the loa d differentially through outputs Vo+
a nd Vo-, an amplifier configuration commonly referred
to as bridged mod e is established. BTL mode operation
is diffe rent from the classical single-ended SE amplifier
configuration where one side of its load is connected
to ground.
A BTL amplifier design has a few d istinct advantages
over the SE configuration, as it provides differential
drive to the load, thus doubling the output swing for a
spe cified supply voltage.
Four times the output pow er is possible as compared
to a SE a mplifier under the same conditions. A BTL
configuration, such a s the one used in APA0710, also
cre ates a second advantage over SE amplifiers. Since
the diff erential outputs, Vo+, Vo- are biased at half-
supply, no need DC voltage exists across the load.
This eliminates t he need for an output coupling
capacitor which is required in a single supply, SE
con figuration.
Single-Ended Operation
Consider the single-supply SE configuration shown
Application Circuit. A coupling ca pacitor is required to
block the DC offset voltage from reaching the load.
These capacitors can be quite large (approximately
33µF to 1000 µF) so they tend to be expensive, occupy
valuable PCB are a, and have the additional drawback
of limiting low-frequency perfo rmance of the system
(refer to the Output Coupling Capacitor).
The rules described still hold w ith the addition of the
following relationship :
1
80kCbypass
×O
≤
1
C)R(R
×+
<<
1
(1)
CLIFICR
Output SE/BTL Opera tion (for APA0710 only)
The ability of the APA0710 to ea sily switch between
BTL and SE modes is one of its most important costs
saving features. This feature eliminates the requirement
for an additional headphon e amplifier in applications
where internal speakers are d riven in BTL mode but
exte rnal headphone or speakers must be accommodated.
Internal to the APA0710, two separate amplifiers drive
Vo+ and Vo- (see Figure 2). The SE/BTL input controls
the operation of the follower amplifier that drives Vo-.
• When SE/BTL is he ld low, the OP2 is turn on and
the APA071 0 is in the BTL mode.
• When SE/BTL is held high, the OP2 is in a high
output impedance state, which configures the
APA0710 as SE driver from Vo +. IDD is reduce d by
a pproximately one-half in SE mode.
Control of the SE/BTL input can be a logic-level TTL
Output SE/BTL Opera tion (for APA0710 only)
sou rce or a resistor divider network or the mono head-
phone jack with switch pin as shown in Application
Circuit.
+
vo
1kΩ
VDD
100kΩ
SE/BTL
100kΩ
Control
Pin
Headphone
Jack
Figure 2: SE/BTL input selection by phonejack p lug
In Figure 2, input SE/BTL operates as follows :
When the phon ejack plug is inserted, the 1kΩ resistor
is disconnected and the SE/BTL input is pulled high
an d enables the SE mode.
When this inp ut goes high level, the Vo- amplifier is
shutdown causing the speaker to mute. The Vo+
a mplifier then drives through the output capacitor (CC)
into the headph one jack.
When there is no headphone plugged into the system,
the contact pin of the headphone jack is connected
from the signal pin, t he voltage divider set up by
resist ors 100kΩ and 1kΩ. Resistor 1kΩ then pulls
low the SE/BTL pin, enabling the BTL function.
Input Capacitor, Ci
In t he typical application an input capacitor, Ci, is
required to allow the amplifier to bias the input sign al
to the proper DC level for optimum operation. In this
case, Ci and the minimum input impedance Ri form a
high-pass filter with the corner f requency determined
in the follow equation :
FC(highpass)=
1
2πRiCi
(2)
The value of Ci is importa nt to consider as it directly
affects the low frequency performance of the circuit.
Consider the example where Ri is 100kΩ and t he
specif ication calls for a flat bass response down to
40Hz. Equa tion is reconfigured as follow :
Ci=
1
2πRifC
(3)
Con sider to input resistance variation, the Ci is 0.04µF
so one would likely choose a value in the range of
0.1µF to 1.0µF.
A furthe r consideration for this capacitor is the leakage
path from the input source through the input network
(Ri+Rf, Ci) to the load.
This leakage current crea tes a DC offset voltage at the
input to the amplifier that reduces useful headroom,
especially in high gain applications. For this re ason a
low-leakage tantalum or ceramic capacitor is the best
choice. When polarized capacitors are used, the
positive side of the ca pacitor should face the amplifier
inpu t in most applications as the DC level there is held
at VDD/2, which is likely higher that the source DC
level. Please note that it is important to confirm the
capacitor polarity in the application.
Effe ctive Bypass Capacitor, Cbypass
As other p ower amplifiers, proper supply bypassing is
critical for low noise performance and high power
supply rejection.
The capacitors located on the bypass and power
supply pins should be as close to the device as
possible. The effect of a larger half supply bypass
capacit or will improve PSRR due to increased halfsupply st ability. Typical application employ a 5V
regulat or with 1.0µF and a 0.1µF bypass as supply
filtering. This does n ot eliminate the need for bypassing
the supply nodes of the APA0710/1. The sele ction of
bypass capacitors, especially Cbypass, is thus
dependent upon desired PSRR requirements, click
a nd pop performance.
To avoid start-up pop noise occurred, the bypass
voltage should rise slower tha n the input bias voltage
and the relationship shown in equation (4) should be
mainta ined.
<<
O80kCbypass1×
1
(4)
IFIC)R(R
×+
The bypass capacitor is fed f rom a 80kΩ resistor
inside th e amplifier. Bypass capacitor, Cbypass, values
of 0.1µF to 2.2µF ceramic or tantalum low-ESR
capacitors are recommended for the best THD and
noise performan ce.
The bypass capacitance also effects to t he start up
time. It is determined in the following equation :
Tstart up = 5 x (Cbypass x 80kΩ)
(5)
Output Coupling Ca pacitor, Cc (for APA0710 only)
In the typical single-supply (SE) configuration on a
APA0710 , an output coupling capacitor (Cc) is required
to block the DC bias at the output of the amplifier thus
preventing DC currents in the load. As with the input
coupling capacitor, the ou tput coupling capacitor and
imped ance of the load form a high-pass filter governed
by equation.
FC(highpass)=
1
2πR LCC
(6)
For example, a 330µF ca pacitor with an 8Ω speaker
would atten uate low frequencies below 60.6Hz. The
main disad vantage, from a performance standpoint, is
the load impedance is typically small, which drives
the low-frequency corner higher degrading the bass
response. Large value s of CC are required to pass low
frequencies into the load.
Power Supply Decoupling, Cs
The APA0710/1 is a high-perfo rmance CMOS audio
amplif ier that requires adequate power supply
decoupling t o ensure the output total harmonic
distortion (THD) is as low as possible. Power supply
decoupling also prevents the oscillations ca using by
long lead length between the amplifier and the speaker.
The optimum decoupling is achieved by using two
different type capacitors that target on different type
of noise on the power supply leads. For higher freq uency
tran sients, spikes, or digital hash on the line, a good
low equivalent-series-resistance (ESR) ceramic
capacitor, typically 0.1µF pla ced as close as possible
to the device VDD lea d works best. For filtering lowerfreque ncy noise signals, a large aluminum electrolytic
capacitor of 10µF or greater placed near the audio
pow er amplifier is recommended.
Optimizing Depop Circuitry
Circuitry has been included in the APA0710/1 to
minimize the a mount of popping noise at power-up
and when coming out of shutdown mode. Popping
occurs whenever a voltage step is applied to the
speaker. In order t o eliminate clicks and pops, all
ca pacitors must be fully discharged before turn-on.
Rapid on/o ff switching of the device or the shutdown
function will cause the click and pop circuitry. The
valu e of Ci will also affect turn-on pops (refer to Effective
Bypass Capacitance). The bypass volt age rise up
shou ld be slower than input bias voltage.
Alt hough the bypass pin current source cannot be
modified, the size of Cbyp ass can be changed to alter
the de vice turn-on time and the amount of clicks and
pops. By incre asing the value of Cbypass, turn-on pop
can be red uced. However, the tradeoff for using a larger
bypass capacitor is to increase the turn-on time for
this d evice. There is a linear relationship between the
size o f Cbypass and the turn-on time.
In a SE configuration, the output coupling capacitor,
CC, is of particu lar concern. This capacitor discharges
throu gh the internal 10kΩ resistors. Depending on the
size of CC, the time constant can be relatively large.
In the most ca ses, choosing a small value of Ci in the
rang e of 0.33µF to 1µF, Cbypass being equal to 1µF
should produce a virtually clickless and popless turn-on.
A high gain amplif ier intensifies the problem as the
small delta in voltage is multip lied by the gain. So it is
adva ntageous to use low-gain configurations.
Shutdown Function
In orde r to reduce power consumption while not in use,
the APA0710/1 contains a shutdown function to
externally turn off t he amplifier bias circuitry. This
shutdown feature turns the amplifier off when a logic
high is pla ced on the Shutdown pin for APA0710 and a
logic low on the Shutdown pin for APA0711.
The trigger point between a logic high and logic low
level is typically 0.4VDD. It is best to sw itch between
groun d and the supply voltage VDD to provide maximum
device performance.
By sw itching the Shutdown/Shutdown pin to high level/
low level, the a mplifier enters a low-current state, I
for APA0710/1. APA0710/1 are in shutdown mode. On
norma l operating, APA0710’s Shutdown pin pull to low
level and APA0711’s Shutdow n pin should pull to high
level to keeping the IC out of the shutdown mode. The
Shutdown/Shutdow n pin should be tied to a definite
voltage to avoid unwa nted state changes.
BTL Amplifier Efficiency
An easy-to-use equation to calculate efficiency starts
out a s being equal to the ratio of power from the power
su pply to the power delivered to the load. The following
equations are t he basis for calculating amplifier
efficiency.
Efficiency =
PO
PSUP
Where :
PO = =
VO,RMS =
VO,RMS x VO,RMS
R L
VP
√2
PSUP = VDD x IDD,AVG = VDDx
VPxVP
2RL
2VP
πRL
Efficiency of a BTL configuration :
PO
VPxVP
( ) / (VDD x ) =
=
PSUP
Po (W) Efficiency (%) VP(V) PD (W)
0.125 33.6 1.41 0.26
0.25 47.6 2.00 0.29
0.375 58.3 2.45* 0.28
*High peak voltages c ause the THD to increase.
Table 1. E fficiency Vs Output Power in 3.3V/8Ω BTL
Systems.
Table 1 employs equation10 to calculate e fficiencies
DD
2RL
2VP
πRL
πVP
4VDD
for thre e different output power levels when load is 8Ω.
The efficiency of the amplifier is quite low for lower
powe r levels and rises sharply as power to the load is
increased result ing in a nearly flat internal power
dissipation over the norma l operating range. Note that
the interna l dissipation at full output power is less than
in the half power range. Calculating the efficiency for a
specific syst em is the key to proper power supply
design. For a mono 900mW audio system with 8Ω
loads and a 5V supply, the maximum draw on the
power supply is almost 1.5W.
A final point to re member about linear amplifiers (either
SE or BTL) is how to manipulate the terms in the
eff iciency equation to utmost advantage when
possible. Note that in equation10, VDD is in the
denominator.
This indicates that a s VDD goe s down, efficiency goes
up. In other words, use the efficiency analysis to choose
the corre ct supply voltage and speaker impedance for
the application.
Power Dissipation
Whether the pow er amplifier is operated in BTL or SE
modes, power dissipation is a major concern. In
equat ion11 states the maximum power dissipation
point for a SE mode operating at a given supply
voltage an d driving a specified load.
2
SE mode : PD,MAX=(11)
VDD
2
2π RL
In BTL mode operation, the output voltage swing is
doubled as in SE mode. Thus the maximum power
dissipation point for a BTL mode operating at the same
given conditions is 4 times as in SE mode.
2
BTL mode : PD,MAX=
4VDD
2
2π RL
(12)
Since the APA0710/1 is a mono channel power
a mplifier, the maximum internal power dissipation is
equa l to the both of equations depending on the mode
of operation. Even with this substantial increase in
power dissipation, the APA0710/1 does not require
extra hea tsink. The power dissipation from equation12,
a ssuming a 5V-power supply and an 8Ω load, must
not be greater than the power dissipation that results
from the equation13 :
PD,MAX=
TJ,MAX - TA
θJA
(13)
For MSO P-8-P package with and SOP-8 without
thermal pad, the thermal resistance (θJA) is equal to
50οC/W an d 160οC/W, respe ctively.
Since the maximum junction temperature (T
J,MAX
) of
APA0710/1 are 170οC a nd the ambient temperature
(TA) is defined by the power system design, the
maximum power dissipation wh ich the IC package is
ab le to handle can be obtained from equation13. Once
the power dissipation is greater than the maximum
limit (P
), e ither the supply voltage (VDD) must be
D,MAX
de creased, the load impedance (RL) must be increased
or the a mbient temperature should be reduced.
Thermal Pad Considerations
The thermal pad must be connected to ground. The
pa ckage with thermal pad of the APA0710/1 requires
special attention on thermal design. I f the thermal
design issues are not properly addressed, the
APA0710/1 8Ω will go into thermal shutdown when
driving a 8Ω load.
The thermal pad on the bottom of the APA0710/1
should be soldered down to a copper pad on the
circuit board. He at can be conducted away from the
thermal pad through the copper pla ne to ambient. If
the copper pla ne is not on the top surface of the circuit
board, 6 to 10 vias of 12 mil or smaller in diameter
sho uld be used to thermally couple the thermal pad to
the bottom plane. For good thermal conduction, the
vias must be plated through and solder filled. The
copper plane used t o conduct heat away from the
thermal pad should be as large as practical.
If the a mbient temperature is higher than 25°C, a larger
copper p lane or forced-air cooling will be required to
keep the APA0710/1 junction te mperature below the
therma l shutdown temperature (170°C).
In higher a mbient temperature, higher airflow rate
and/or larger cop per area will be required to keep the
IC out of thermal shu tdown.
assure process compatibility up to and
including the stated classification temperature (this means Peak reflow temperature +0°C.
For example 260°C+0°C) at the rated MSL level.