EL2005/EL2005C
High Accuracy Fast Buffer
Applications Information
Recommended Layout Precautions
RF/video printed circuit board layout rules
should be followed when using the EL2005 since
it will provide power gain to frequencies over
100 MHz. Ground planes are recommended and
power supplies should be decoupled at each device with low inductance capacitors. In addition,
ground plane shielding may be extended to the
metal case of the device since it is electrically isolated from internal circuitry. Alternatively, the
case should be connected to the output to minimize input capacitance.
Offset Voltage Adjustment
The EL2005’s offset voltages have been actively
trimmed by laser to meet guaranteed specifications when the offset preset pin is shorted to the
offset adjust pin. The pre-calibration allows the
devices to be used in most DC or AC applications
without individually offset nulling each device. If
offset null is desirable, it is simply obtained by
leaving the offset preset pin open and connecting
a trim pot of 200X between the offset adjust pin
and V
b
as illustrated on page 4.
Operation from Single or Asymmetrical
Power Supplies
This device type may be readily used in applications where symmetrical supplies are unavailable
or not desirable. In this case, an apparent output
offset occurs due to the device’s voltage gain of
less than unity. This additional output offset error may be predicted by:
DV
O
j
(1
b
AV)
(V
abVb
)
2
e
0.005 (VabVb)
where: A
V
e
No load voltage gain, typically 0.99
V
ae
Positive supply voltage
V
be
Negative supply voltage
For example, with V
aea
5V and V
be
b
12V, DVOwould beb35 mV. This may be ad-
justed to zero as described above.
Short Circuit Protection
In order to optimize transient response and output swing, output current limit has been omitted
from the EL2005. Short circuit protection may be
added by inserting appropriate value resistors between V
a
and V
C
a
pins and Vband V
C
b
pins
as shown on page 4.
Resistor values may be predicted by:
R
LIM
j
V
a
I
SC
e
V
b
I
SC
where: I
SC
s
100 mA for EL2005
The inclusion of limiting resistors in the collectors of the output transistors reduces output voltage swing. Decoupling V
C
a
and V
C
b
pins with
capacitors to ground will retain full output swing
for transient pulses. An alternate active current
limit technique that retains full DC output swing
is also shown on page 4. In this circuit, the current sources are saturated during normal operation thus applying full supply voltage to the V
C
pins. Under fault conditions, the voltage decreases as required by the overload.
R
LIM
j
V
BE
I
SC
e
0.6V
60 mA
e
10X
Capacitive Loading
The EL2005 is designed to drive capacitive loads
such as coaxial cables in excess of several thousand picofarads without susceptibility to oscillation. However, peak current resulting from
(C
c
dV/dt) should be limited below absolute
maximum peak current ratings for the devices.
Thus:
DV
IN
Dt
c
C
L
s
I
OUT
s
g
250 mA
In addition, power dissipation resulting from
driving capacitive loads plus standby power
should be kept below the total package power
rating:
P
D
pkgtP
DC
a
P
AC
PDpkgt(V
abVb
)cI
S
a
P
AC
P
AC
j
(V
P-P
)
2
c
fcC
L
where: V
P-P
e
Peak-to-peak output voltage
swing
f
e
Frequency
C
L
e
Load Capacitance
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