FEATURES
7 ns Propagation Delay
Single Supply Operation: +3 V to +10 V
Low Power
Symmetrical Layout
Latch Function
TSSOP Packages
APPLICATIONS
Clock Recovery and Clock Distribution
High Speed Data
Line Receivers
Phase Detectors
Digital Communications
I and Q Detection
High Speed Sampling
Upgrade for MAX912
Satellite Receivers
PCMCIA Cards
Wireless Data Links
Battery Operated Instrumentation
Single Supply Comparator
AD8598
PIN CONFIGURATIONS
N-16, RU-16 and R-16A
1
QA
2
QA
3
GND
4
LEA
5
NC
6
V–
7
IN A–
8
IN A+
NC = NO CONNECT
AD8598
TOP VIEW
(Not to Scale)
16
QB
15
QB
14
GND
13
LEB
12
NC
11
V+
10
IN B–
9
IN B+
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The AD8598 is a dual 7 ns comparator with digital latches.
Separate supplies enable the input stage to be operated from
+5 V to as high as ±5 V.
Ultrafast 7 ns propagation delay makes the AD8598 a good
choice for timing circuits and line receivers. Propagation delays
for rising and falling signals are closely matched and track over
temperature. This matched delay makes the AD8598 a good
choice for clock recovery, since the duty cycle of the output will
match the duty cycle of the input.
The AD8598 has the same pinout as the DIP version of the
AD9698. For a single comparator like the AD8598, please refer
to the AD8561 data sheet.
The AD8598 is specified over the industrial (–40°C to +85°C)
temperature range. The AD8598 is available in both the 16-lead
plastic DIP, 16-lead TSSOP or narrow R-16A surface mount
packages.
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Lead Temperature Range (Soldering, 10 sec) . . . . . . . +300°C
ORDERING GUIDE
TemperaturePackagePackage
ModelRangeDescriptionsOptions
AD8598AN–40°C to +85°C16-Lead Plastic DIPN-16
AD8598ARU–40°C to +85°C16-Lead Thin Shrink Small Outline (TSSOP)RU-16
AD8598AR–40°C to +85°C16-Lead Narrow Body ICR-16A
CAUTION
ESD (electrostatic discharge) sensitive device. Electrostatic charges as high as 4000 V readily
accumulate on the human body and test equipment and can discharge without detection.
Although the AD8598 features proprietary ESD protection circuitry, permanent damage may
occur on devices subjected to high energy electrostatic discharges. Therefore, proper ESD
precautions are recommended to avoid performance degradation or loss of functionality.
Figure 6. Propagation Delay vs. Positive Supply Voltage
Figure 9. Latch Setup-and-Hold Time
vs. Temperature
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AD8598
V+ = +5V, V2 = 0V
V+ = +5V, V2 = 25V
TEMPERATURE – 8C
I–, ANALOG SUPPLY CURRENT – mA
0
24.0
220.0
–75 –50150–25 0 2575 100 12550
28.0
212.0
216.0
INPUT COMMON-MODE VOLTAGE – Volts
INPUT BIAS CURRENT – mA
0
21
25
27.5
5
2522.5
02.5
22
23
24
0.5
0.4
0.3
TA = 2408C
0.2
0.1
OUTPUT LOW VOLTAGE – Volts
0
015
TA = +1258C
36912
SINK CURRENT – mA
Figure 10. Output Low Voltage, V
TA = +258C
OL
vs. Sink Current
0
24.0
TA = 2408C
28.0
TA = +258C
212.0
216.0
I–, ANALOG SUPPLY CURRENT – mA
220.0
21246810
SUPPLY VOLTAGE – Volts
TA = +1258C
Figure 13. Analog Supply Current vs.
Supply Voltage
5.0
4.4
3.8
3.2
2.6
OUTPUT HIGH VOLTAGE – Volts
2.0
015
Figure 11. Output High Voltage, V
vs. Source Current
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
POSITIVE SUPPLY CURRENT – mA
0
110100
Figure 14. Positive Supply Current
vs. Input Frequency
TA = +1258C
TA = +258C
TA = 2408C
36912
SOURCE CURRENT – mA
+1258C
FREQUENCY – MHz
+258C
–408C
OH
Figure 12. Analog Supply Current vs.
Temperature for
±
5 V Supplies
Figure 15. Input Bias Current vs. Input
Common-Mode Voltage for
±
5 V
Supplies
0
21.0
22.0
23.0
24.0
INPUT BIAS CURRENT – mA
25.0
275 250
225
TEMPERATURE – 8C
Figure 16. Input Bias Current vs.
Temperature
0 2575 100 12550
150
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AD8598
APPLICATIONS
Optimizing High Speed Performance
As with any high speed comparator or amplifier, proper design
and layout techniques should be used to ensure optimal performance from the AD8598. The performance limits of high speed
circuitry can easily be a result of stray capacitance, improper
ground impedance or other layout issues.
Minimizing resistance from source to the input is an important
consideration in maximizing the high speed operation of the
AD8598. Source resistance in combination with equivalent
input capacitance could cause a lagged response at the input,
thus delaying the output. The input capacitance of the AD8598,
in combination with stray capacitance from an input pin to
ground could result in several picofarads of equivalent capaci-
tance. A combination of 3 kΩ source resistance and 5 pF of
input capacitance yields a time constant of 15 ns, which is
slower than the 5 ns capability of the AD8598. Source imped-
ances should be less than 1 kΩ for the best performance.
It is also important to provide bypass capacitors for the power
supply in a high speed application. A 1 µF electrolytic bypass
capacitor should be placed within 0.5 inches of each power
supply pin to ground. These capacitors will reduce any potential
voltage ripples from the power supply. In addition, a 10 nF
ceramic capacitor should be placed as close as possible from the
power supply pins to ground. These capacitors act as a charge
reservoir for the device during high frequency switching.
A ground plane is recommended for proper high speed performance. This can be created by using a continuous conductive
plane over the surface of the circuit board, only allowing breaks in
the plane for necessary current paths. The ground plane provides
a low inductance ground, eliminating any potential differences at
different ground points throughout the circuit board caused from
“ground bounce.” A proper ground plane also minimizes the
effects of stray capacitance on the circuit board.
Replacing the MAX912
The AD8598 is pin compatible with the MAX912 comparator.
While it is easy to replace the MAX912 with the higher performance AD8598, please note that there are differences, and it is
useful to check these to ensure proper operation.
There are five major differences between the AD8598 and the
MAX912; input voltage range, input bias currents, speed, output swing and power consumption.
When operated on a +5 V single supply, the MAX912 has an
input voltage range from –0.2 V to +3.5 V. The AD8598 has an
input range from 0 V to +3.0 V. Signals above +3.0 V may
result in slower response times (see Figure 8). If both signals
exceed +3.0 V, the signals may be shifted or attenuated to bring
them into range, keeping in mind the note about source resistance in Optimizing High Speed Performance. If only one of the
signals exceeds +3.0 V only slightly, and the other signal is
always well within the 0 V to +3 V range, the comparator may
operate without changes to the circuit.
Example: A comparator compares a fast moving signal to a fixed
+2.5 V reference. Since the comparator only needs to operate
when the signal is near +2.5 V, both signals will be within the
input range (near +2.5 V and well under +3.0 V) when the
comparator needs to change output.
Note that signals much greater than +3.0 V will result in increased
input currents and may cause the device to operate more slowly.
The input bias current of the AD8598 is the same magnitude
(–3 µA typical) as the MAX912 (+3 µA typical), and the cur-
rent flows out of the AD8598 and into MAX912. If relatively
low value resistors and/or low impedance sources are used on
the inputs, the voltage shift due to bias current should be small.
The AD8598 (6.75 ns typical) is faster than the MAX912
(10 ns typical). While this is beneficial to many systems, timing
may need to be adjusted to take advantage of the higher speed.
The AD8598 has slightly more output voltage swing when the
output is lightly loaded.
The AD8598 uses less current (typically 10 mA) than the MAX912
(typically 12 mA).
Increasing Output Swing
Although not required for normal operation, the output voltage
swing of the AD8598 can be increased by connecting a 5 kΩ
resistor from the output of the device to the V+ power supply.
This configuration can be useful in low voltage power supply
applications where maximizing output voltage swing is impor-
tant. Adding a 5 kΩ pull-up resistor to the device’s output will
not adversely affect the specifications of the AD8598.
Output Loading Considerations
The AD8598 output can deliver up to 40 mA of output current
without any significant increase in propagation delay. The
output of the device should not be connected to more than
twenty (20) TTL input logic gates, nor drive a load resistance
less than 100 Ω.
To ensure the best performance from the AD8598 it is important to minimize capacitive loading of the output of the device.
Capacitive loads greater than 50 pF will cause ringing on the
output waveform and will reduce the operating bandwidth of
the comparator.
Setup and Hold Times for Latching the Output
The latch inputs can be used to retain data at the outputs of the
AD8598. When the voltage at the latch input goes high, the
output of the device will remain constant regardless of the input
voltages. The setup time for the latch is 2 ns–3 ns and the hold
time is 3 ns. This means that to ensure data retention at the
output, the input signal must be valid at least 5 ns before the
latch pin goes high and must remain valid at least 3 ns after the
latch pin goes high. Once the latch input voltage goes low, new
output data will appear in approximately 8 ns.
A logic high for the latch input is a minimum of +2.0 V and a
logic low is a maximum of +0.8 V. This makes the latch input
easily interface with TTL or CMOS logic gates. The latch
circuitry in the AD8598 has no built-in hysteresis.
Input Stage and Bias Currents
The AD8598 uses a PNP differential input stage that enables
the input common-mode range to extend all the way from the
negative supply rail to within +2.2 V of the positive supply rail.
The input common-mode voltage can be found as the average
of the voltage at the two inputs of the device. To ensure the
fastest response time, care should be taken not to allow the
input common-mode voltage to exceed either of these voltages.
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AD8598
The input bias current for the AD8598 is 3 µA. As with any
PNP differential input stage, this bias current will go to zero on
an input that is high and will double on an input that is low.
Care should be taken in choosing resistor values to be connected to the inputs as large resistors could cause significant
voltage drops due to the input bias current.
The input capacitance for the AD8598 is typically 3 pF. This is
measured by inserting a 5 kΩ source resistance to the input and
measuring the change in propagation delay.
Using Hysteresis
Hysteresis can easily be added to a comparator through the
addition of positive feedback. Adding hysteresis to a comparator
offers an advantage in noisy environments where it is not desirable for the output to toggle between states when the input
signal is near the switching threshold. Figure 17 shows a
method for configuring the AD8598 with hysteresis.
SIGNAL
V
REF
R1
COMPARATOR
R2
C
F
Figure 17. Configuring the AD8598 with Hysteresis
The input signal is directly connected to the noninverting input
of the comparator. The output is fed back to the inverting input
through R1 and R2. The ratio of R1 to R1 + R2 establishes the
width of the hysteresis window with V
setting the center of
REF
the window, or the average switching voltage. The Q output will
switch high when the input voltage is greater than V
not switch low again until the input voltage is less than V
and will
HI
LO
as
given in Equation 1:
V
= V
–1–V
()
HI
+
V
LO=VREF
where V
is the positive supply voltage.
+
The capacitor, C
1–
R1+R2
can also be added to introduce a pole into the
F,
REF
R1
R1
R1+R2
+V
REF
(1)
feedback network. This has the effect of increasing the amount of
hysteresis at high frequencies. This can be useful when comparing
a relatively slow signal in a high frequency noise environment. At
frequencies greater than f
=
P
2πC
, the hysteresis window
R2
F
1
approaches VHI = V+ – 1 V and VLO = 0 V. At frequencies less