Dual 350MHz, Low Power Closed Loop
Buffer Amplifier
The HFA1212 is a dual closed loop Buffer featuring user
programmable gain and high speed performance.
Manufactured on Intersil’s proprietary complementary
bipolar UHF-1 process, these devices offer wide -3dB
bandwidth of 350MHz, very fast slew rate, excellent gain
flatness and high output current.
A unique feature of the pinout allows the user to select a
voltage gain of +1, -1, or +2, without the use of any external
components. Gain selection is accomplished via
connections to the inputs, as described in the “Application
Information” section. The result is a more flexible product,
fewerpart types in inventory, and more efficient use of board
space.
Compatibility with existing op amp pinouts provides flexibility
to upgrade low gain amplifiers, while decreasing component
count. Unlike most buffers, the standard pinout provides an
upgrade path should a higher closed loop gain be needed at
a future date. For Military product, refer to the HFA1212/883
data sheet.
CAUTION: Stresses above those listed in “Absolute Maximum Ratings” may cause permanent damage to the device. This is a stress only rating and operationofthe
device at these or any other conditions above those indicated in the operational sections of this specification is not implied.
NOTES:
1. Output is protected for short circuits to ground. Brief short circuits to ground will not degrade reliability, however, continuous (100% duty cycle)
output current should not exceed 30mA for maximum reliability.
2. θJA is measured with the component mounted on an evaluation PC board in free air.
To 0.1%B 25-24-ns
To 0.05%B 25-37-ns
To 0.02%B 25-60-ns
+SRB 25-1100-V/µs
-SRB25-850-V/µs
-SRB25-900-V/µs
TEST
LEVEL
P-P
TEMP
(oC)MINTYPMAXUNITS
AFull-6.16.3mA/Op Amp
), yielding a higher overshoot limit compared to the
Application Information
HFA1212 Advantages
The HFA1212 features a novel design which allows the user
to select from three closed loop gains, without any external
components. The result is a more flexibleproduct, fewer part
types in inventory, and more efficient use of board space.
Implementing a dual, gain of 2, cable driver with this IC
eliminates the four gain setting resistors, which frees up
board space for termination resistors.
Likemost newer high performance amplifiers,the HFA1212is a
current feedback amplifier (CFA). CFAs offer high bandwidth
and slew rate at low supply currents, b ut can be difficult to use
because of their sensitivity to feedback capacitance and
parasiticson the invertinginput (summing node). The HFA1212
eliminates these concerns by bringing the gain setting resistors
on-chip. This yields the optimum placement and value of the
feedback resistor, while minimizing feedback and summing
node parasitics. Because there is no access to the summing
node,the PCB parasiticsdo not impactperformance at gains of
4
+2 or -1 (see “Unity Gain Considerations” for discussion of
parasitic impact on unity gain performance).
The HFA1212’s closed loop gain implementation provides
better gain accuracy, lower offset and output impedance,
and better distortion compared with open loop buffers.
Closed Loop Gain Selection
This “buffer” operates in closed loop gains of -1, +1, or +2, with
gain selection accomplished via connections to the inputs.
Applying the input signal to +IN and floating -IN selects a gain
of +1 (see next section for la y out ca v eats), while g rounding -IN
selects a gain of +2. A gain of -1 is obtained by applying the
input signal to -IN with +IN grounded through a 50Ω resistor.
The table below summarizes these connections:
GAIN
(ACL)
-150Ω to GNDInput
+1InputNC (Floating)
+2InputGND
+INPUT-INPUT
CONNECTIONS
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HFA1212
Unity Gain Considerations
Unity gain selection is accomplished by floating the -Input of
the HFA1212.Anything that tendsto short the -Input to GND,
such as stray capacitance at high frequencies, will cause the
amplifier gain to increase toward a gain of +2. The result is
excessive high frequency peaking, and possible instability.
Even the minimal amount of capacitance associated with
attaching the -Input lead to the PCB results in approximately
6dB of gain peaking. At a minimum this requires due care to
ensure the minimum capacitance at the -Input connection.
Table 1 lists five alternatemethods for configuring the HFA1212
as a unity gain buffer, and the corresponding performance. The
implementations vary in complexity and involv e performance
trade-offs. The easiest approach to implement is simply
shorting the two input pins together, and applying the input
signal to this common node. The amplifier bandwidth
decreases from 430MHz to 280MHz,but excellentgain flatness
is the benefit. A drawback to this approach is that the amplifier
input noise voltage and input offset voltageterms see a gain of
+2, resulting in higher noise and output offset voltages.
Alternately , a 100pF capacitor between the inputs shorts them
only at high frequencies, which prevents the increased output
offset voltage but delivers less gain flatness .
Another straightforward approach is to add a 620Ω resistor
in series with the amplifier’s positive input. This resistor and
the HFA1212 input capacitance form a low pass filter which
rolls off the signal bandwidth before gain peaking occurs.
This configuration wasemployedto obtain the data sheet AC
and transient parameters for a gain of +1.
Pulse Overshoot
The HF A1212 utilizes a quasi-complementary output stage to
achieve high output current while minimizing quiescent supply
current. In this approach, a composite device replaces the
traditional PNP pulldown transistor . The composite de vice
switches modes after crossing 0V, resulting in added distortion
for signals swingingbelow ground, and an increased overshoot
on the negative portion of the output waveform (see Figure 6,
Figure 9, and Figure 12). This overshoot isn’t present for small
bipolar signals (see Figure 4, Figure 7, and Figure 10) or large
positive signals (see Figure 5, Figure 8 and Figure 11).
PC Board Layout
This amplifier’s frequency response depends greatly on the
care taken in designing the PC board (PCB). The use of low
inductance components such as chip resistors and chip
capacitors is strongly recommended, while a solid
ground plane is a must!
Attention should be given to decoupling the power supplies.
A large value (10µF) tantalum in parallel with a small value
(0.1µF) chip capacitor works well in most cases.
Terminated microstrip signal lines are recommended at the
input and output of the device. Capacitance directly on the
output must be minimized, or isolated as discussed in the
next section.
An example of a good high frequency layout is the
Evaluation Board shown in Figure 3.
Driving Capacitive Loads
Capacitive loads, such as an A/D input, or an improperly
terminated transmission line will degrade the amplifier’s
phase margin resulting in frequency response peaking and
possible oscillations. In most cases, the oscillation can be
avoided by placing a resistor (R
prior to the capacitance.
Figure 1 details starting points for the selection of this
resistor. The points on the curve indicate the R
combinations for the optimum bandwidth, stability, and
settling time, but experimental fine tuning is recommended.
Picking a point above or to the right of the curve yields an
overdampedresponse, while pointsbelow or left of the curve
indicate areas of underdamped performance.
R
and CL form a low pass network at the output, thus
S
limiting system bandwidth well below the amplifierbandwidth
of 350MHz. By decreasing R
illustrated in the curves), the maximum bandwidth is
obtained without sacrificing stability. In spite of this,
bandwidth decreases as the load capacitance increases.
TABLE 1. UNITY GAIN PERFORMANCE FOR VARIOUS
IMPLEMENTATIONS
PEAKING
APPROACH
Remove -IN Pin4.543021
+RS= 620Ω022027
+RS= 620Ω and
Remove -IN Pin
Short +IN to -IN (e.g.,
Pins 2 and 3)
100pF Capacitor
Between +IN and -IN
50
40
30
20
10
SERIES OUTPUT RESISTANCE (Ω)
0
0100200300400
FIGURE 1. RECOMMENDED SERIES RESISTOR vs LOAD
CAPACITANCE
(dB)
AV=+2
15025035050
LOAD CAPACITANCE (pF)
) in series with the output
S
and C
S
as CL increases (as
S
BW
(MHz)
0.521515
0.628070
0.729040
AV=+1
±0.1dB GAIN
FLATNESS (MHz)
L
5
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Evaluation Board
The performance of the HFA1212 may be evaluated using
the HA5023 Evaluation Board, slightly modified as follows:
1. Remove the two feedback resistors, and leave the connections open.
2. a. ForA
b. For A
3. Replace the 0Ω series output resistors with 50Ω.
The modified schematic for amplifier 1, and the board layout
are shown in Figures 2 and 3.
= +1 evaluation, remove the gain setting
V
resistors (R
V
), and leave pins 2 and 6 floating.
1
= +2, replacethe gain setting resistors (R1) with
0Ω resistors to GND.
HFA1212
To order evaluation boards (part number HA5023EVAL),
please contact your local sales office.
69 mils x 92 mils x 19 mils
1750µm x 2330µm x 483µm
METALLIZATION:
Type: Metal 1: AICu(2%)/TiW
Thickness: Metal 1: 8k
Å ±0.4kÅ
Type: Metal 2: AICu(2%)
Thickness: Metal 2: 16k
Å ±0.8kÅ
Metallization Mask Layout
NC
-IN1
HFA1212
OUT1
PASSIVATION:
Type: Nitride
Thickness: 4k
Å ±0.5kÅ
TRANSISTOR COUNT:
180
SUBSTRATE POTENTIAL (Powered Up):
Floating (Recommend Connection to V-)
NC
V+
+IN1
NC
NC
V-
NC
+IN2
OUT2
-IN2
NC
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