Stereo 2.8W Audio Power Amplifier with DC Volume Control
and Selectable Gain
FeaturesGeneral Description
•Operating Voltage : 4.5V to 5V
•Stereo switchable bridged/single-ended
power amplifiers
• DC Volume Control Interface , 0dB to –78dB
with precision scale
•Supply Current , I
•Low Shutdown Current , I
= 15mA at Stereo BTL
DD
= 0.7µA
DD
•Bridge-Tied Load (BTL) or Single-Ended-(SE)
Modes Operation
•Output Power at 1% THD+N , V
DD
=5V
–2.3W/Ch (typ) into a 3 Ω Load
–2.0W/Ch (typ) into a 4 Ω Load
–1.2W/Ch (typ) into a 8 Ω Load
•Output Power at 10% THD+N , V
DD
=5V
–2.8W/Ch (typ) into a 3 Ω Load
–2.3W/Ch (typ) into a 4 Ω Load
–1.5W/Ch (typ) into a 8Ω Load
•Single-ended mode at 1.0% THD+N
–95mW/Ch (typ) into 32Ω Load
The APA4838 is a monolithic integrated circuit , which
provides DC volume control , and a stereo bridged
audio power amplifiers capable of producing 2.8W
(2.3W) into 3Ω with less than 10% (1.0%) THD+N.
APA4838 includes a DC volume control , stereo
bridge-tied and single-ended audio power amplifiers
, stereo docking outputs , and a selectable gain control , that makes it optimally fittable for notebook PC
, multimedia monitors , and other portable
applications. The attenuator range of the volume
control in APA4838 is from 0dB (DC_Vol=0.8VDD) to
–78dB (DC_Vol=0V) with 31 steps. Both of the depop
circuitry and the thermal shutdown protection circuitry
are integrated in APA4838 , that reduces pops and
clicks noise during power up or shutdown mode operation , and protects the chip from being destroyed
by over temperature failure. To simplify the audio
system design , APA4838 combines a stereo bridgetied loads (BTL) mode for speaker drive and a stereo
single-end (SE) mode for headphone drive into a
single chip , where both modes are easily switched
by the HP Sense input control pin signal. Besides
the low supply current design to increase the efficiency of the amplifiers , APA4838 also features a
shutdown function which keeps the supply current
only 0.7µA (typ).
•Depop Circuitry Integrated
•Thermal shutdown protection and over current
protection circuitry
•High supply voltage ripple rejection
•PC99 Compliant
•28-pin TSSOP-P (with enhanced thermal pad)
power package available
Applications
•
Notebook and Desktop Computers
•Multimedia Monitors
Pin Description
GND
Shutdown
Gain S e lec t
Mode
Mute
V
DC Vol
GND
Right Dock
Righ t In
Beep In
Left In
Left D o c k
GND
DD
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
Righ t O ut +
V
DD
Righ t O ut Righ t G ain 2
Righ t G ain 1
GND
BYPASS
HP Sense
GND
Left G a in 1
Left G a in 2
Left O u t -
V
DD
Left O u t +
•Portable Applications
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.
Supply Voltage-0.3 to 6V
Input Voltage Range, HP sense, Shutdown,
Mute, Mode, Gain Select
-0.3 to V
+0.3V
DD
Operating Ambient Temperature Range-40 to 85
Maximum Junction TemperatureInternally Limited*
Storage Temperature Range-65 to +150
Soldering Temperature,10 seconds260
Electrostatic Discharge-2000 to 2000*
2
Power DissipationInternally LimitedW
C
°
1
C
°
C
°
C
°
V
Recommended Operating Conditions
Min.Max.Unit
Supply Voltage, V
DD
High level threshold voltage, V
Low level threshold voltage, V
Common mode input voltage, V
IH
HP Sense4
Shutdown, Mute, Mode, Gain Select1.0
Shutdown, Mute, Mode, Gain Select2
IL
ICM
HP Sense3
4.55.5V
VDD-1.0V
Thermal Characteristics
SymbolParameterValueUnit
R
THJA
* 5 in2 printed circuit board with 2oz trace and copper pad through 9 25mil diameter vias.
The thermal pad on the TSSOP_P package with solder on the printed circuit board.
Thermal Resistance from Junction to Ambient in Free Air
Electrical Characteristics for SE Mode Operation (Cont.)
The following specifications apply for VDD= 5V unless otherwise noted. Limits apply for TA= 25°C
SymbolParameterTest Conditions
V
THD+N
PSRR
X
SNRSignal-to-Noise Ratio
Output Offset VoltageVIN=0V5mV
OS
P
Output Power
O
Total Harmonic Distortio n
plus Noise
Power Supply Rej ec tio n
Ratio
Channel Separation
TALK
V
Output Noise Voltage
N
THD=1%,f=1kHz,
THD=10%,f=1kHz,
AV= 1 , V
P
=75mW, RL=32Ω, AV= 1, f=1kHz
O
V
RIPPLE
C
=2.2µF, RL=8Ω , f=1kHz
B
P
=75mW, RL=32Ω, A-Wtd Filter
O
=32Ω, A-Wtd Filter
R
L
=1V
OUT
=100mV
RMS
RMS
R
=32
L
R
=32
L
, RL=10kΩ, f=1kHz
, f=120Hz, CB=2.2µF
Ω
Ω
APA4838
Typ.
95
110
0.05%
0.07%
52dB
90dB
102dB
20
Unit
mW
V
µ
Pin Description
Pin
NameNo
GND1, 8, 14,
20, 23
Shutdown2I Shutdown mode control signal input, place entire IC in shutdown mode when
Gain Select3I Gain select input pin, logic high will switch the amplifier to external gain
Mode4I Mode select input pin, fixed gain when logic L and gain adjustable mode
Mute5I Mute control input pin, active H.
V
DD
6, 16, 27Supply voltage input pin
DC_Vol7I Volume control function input pin.
Right Dock9O Right docking output pin
Right In10I Right channel audio input pin
Beep In11I Beep signal input pin
Left In12I Left channel audio input pin
Left Dock13O Right docking output pin
Left Out +15O Left channel positive output pin
Left Out -17O Left channel negative output pin
Left Gain 218Connect pin 2 of the external gain setting resistor for left channel
Left Gain 119Connect pin 1 of the external gain setting resistor for left channel
HP Sense21I Headphone sense control pin
I/ODescription
Ground connection for circuitry.
held high, Idd=0.7uA
mode, and logic low will switch to internal unity gain.
Bypass22Bypass pin
Right Gain 124Connect pin 1 of the external gain setting resistor for right channel
Right Gain 225Connect pin 2 of the external gain setting resistor for right channel
Right Out -26O Right channel negative output pin
Right Out +28O Right channel positive output pin
Truth Table for Logic Inputs
Mute
Gain
Select
0000Unity Gain SettingFixed LevelVol. Fixed-
0001Unity Gain SettingFixed Level Muted Vol. Fixed
0010Unity Gain SettingAdjustableVol. Adjustable -
0011Unity Gain SettingAdjustable MutedVol. Adjustable
Mode
HP
Sense
Gain Mode of
Power Amplifier
DC Vol. ControlBTL OutputSE Output
0100External Gain SettingFixed LevelVol. Fixed-
0101External Gain SettingFixed Level Muted Vol. Fixed
0110External Gain SettingAdjustableVol. Adjustable -
0111External Gain SettingAdjustable MutedVol. Adjustable