The APA3541/4 is an integrated class AB stereo
headphone driver contained in an SO-8 or a DIP-8
plastic package with Mute feature . Besides the common Mute feature , the APA3541/4 further integrates
a voltage divider inside the chip . Thus , the external
resistors can be eliminated . The APA3541 has a fixed
gain of 0dB and the APA3544 has a fixed gain of 6dB
so that external gain setting is unnecessary. The device is fabricated in a CMOS process and has been
primarily developed for portable digital audio applications .
Ordering and Marking Information
APA3541/4
Handling Code
Temp. Range
Package Code
APA3541/4 J :APA3541/4
APA3541/4 K :
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In the typical application an input capacitor , Ci , is
required to allow the amplifier to bias the input signal
to the proper DC level for optimum operation . In this
case , the external capacitor Ci and the internal resistance Ri form a high-pass filter with the corner frequency determined in the follow equation:
fc (highpass)= 1/ (2πRiCi)(1)
The value of Ci is important to consider as it directly
affects the low frequency performance of the circuit.
Consider the APA3541 where Ri is 180kΩ and
APA3544 is 90kΩ internal fixed . Equation is
reconfigured as follow:
Ci= 1/(2π*180kΩ*fc) for APA3541
Ci= 1/(2π*90kΩ*fc) for APA3544(2)
And the ceramic capacitor is recommanded.
Bias Capacitor , Cb
As with any power amplifier , proper supply bypassing is critical for low noise performance and high
power supply rejection . The capacitor location on
both the bypass and power supply pins should be as
close to the device as possible . The effect of a larger
half supply bias capacitor is improved PSRR due to
increased half-supply stability . Typical applications
employ a 5V regulator with 10µF and a 0 . 1µF bias
capacitors which aid in supply filtering .
This does not eliminate the need for bypassing the
supply nodes of the APA3541/4 . The selection of
bias capacitors , especially Cb , is thus dependent
upon desired PSRR requirements , click and pop performance . The capacitor is fed from a 95kΩ source
inside the amplifier . To keep the start-up pop as low
as possible , the relationship shown in equation should
be maintained .
1/(Cb*95kΩ)≤ 1/{Ci*Ri}(3)
As an example , consider a circuit where Cb is
4.7µF, Ci is 1µF and APA3541 Ri is 180kΩ . Inserting
these values into the equation we get 2.24≤ 5.55
which satisfies the rule . Bias capacitor , Cb , values
of 2.2µF to 10µF ceramic or tantalum low-ESR ca-
pacitors are recommended for the best THD and
noise performance .
Output Coupling Capacitor, Cc
In the typical single-supply SE configuration , 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 output coupling capacitor and impedance of the load form a high-pass filter governed by
equation .
fc(highpass)= 1/(2πR
Cc)(4)
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For example , a 220µF capacitor with an 32Ω speaker
would attenuate low frequencies below 22Hz . The
main disadvantage , from a performance standpoint
, is the load impedance is typically small , which drives
the low-frequency corner higher degrading the bass
response . Large values of Cc are required to pass
low frequencies into the load .
Optimizing Depop Circuitry
When the amplifier is in mute mode , both of the output stage and input bypass continues to be biased .
And no pop noise will be heard during the transition
out of mute mode .
Power Supply Decoupling, Cs
APA3541/4 is a high-performance CMOS audio amplifier that requires adequate power supply decoupling
to ensure the output total harmonic distortion (THD)
is as low as possible . Power supply decoupling also
prevents the oscillations causing 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 frequency transients , spikes , or digital hash on the line , a good
low equivalent-series-resistance (ESR) ceramic
capacitor, typically 0.1µF placed as close as possible
to the device VDD lead works best . For filtering lowerfrequency noise signals , a large aluminum electrolytic capacitor of 10µF or greater placed near the audio
power amplifier is recommended .
Ter m ina l Mater ialSolder-Plated Copper (Solder Material : 90/10 or 63/37 Sn Pb)
Lead Solderab ilityMe ets E IA Specification RSI86-91, ANSI/J-STD-002 Category 3.
Reflow Condition
Reference JEDEC Standard J-STD-020A APRIL 1999
temperature
Pre-heat temperature
(IR/Convection or VPR Reflow)
°
183 C
Peak temperature
Time
Classification Reflow Prof iles
Convection or IR/
Convection
Average ramp-up rate(183°C to Peak)3°C/second max.10 °C /second max .
Preheat temperature 125 ± 25°C)
Temperature maintained above 183°C
Time within 5°C of actual peak temperature
Peak temperature range
Ramp-down rate
Time 25°C to peak temperature
120 seconds max
60 – 150 seconds
10 –20 seconds60 seconds
220 +5/-0°C or 235 +5/-0°C215-219°C or 235 +5/-0°C
6 °C /second max .10 °C /second max .
6 minutes max.
VPR
Package Reflow Conditions
pkg. thickness
and all bgas
Convection 220 +5/-0 °CConvection 235 +5/-0 °C
VPR 215-219 °CVPR 235 +5/-0 °C
IR/Convection 220 +5/-0 °CIR/Convection 235 +5/-0 °C