
HIGH OUTPUT CURRENT (4A peak)
HIGH CURRENT GAIN (10.000 typ. )
OPERA TION UP TO ± 20 V
THERMAL PROTECTION
SHOR T CIR CUIT PROTECTI O N
OPERATION WITHIN SOA
HIGH SLEW -RATE (30 V/µs)
DESCRIPTION
The L149 is a general purpose power booster in
Pentawatt ® package consisting of a quasi-complentary darlington output stage with the associated biasing system an inhibit facility.
The device is particularly suited for use wit h an operational amplifier inside a closed loop configurat ion
to increase output current.
4A LINEAR DRIVER
Pentawatt
ORDER CODE : L149V
L149
®
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Symbol Parameter Value Unit
V
s
V
V5 - V
- V
V
4
I
o
I
ο
V
INH
P
tot
i
Supply Voltage
Input Voltage V
Upper Power Transistor VCE 40 V
4
Lower Power Transistor V
3
DC Output Current 3 A
Peak Output Current (internally limited) 4 A
Input Inhibit Voltage - Vs + 5
Total Power Dissipation at T
CE
= 75 °C)
case
±20
40 V
- Vs - 1.5
25 W
TEST CIRCUIT
V
s
V
V
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CONNECT IO N DIAG RA M (top view)
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
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THERMAL DATA
Symbol Parameter Value Unit
Rth-j-case Thermal resistance junction-case max 3
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTI C S (Tj = 25 °C, Vs = ± 16V)
Symbol Parameter Test conditions Min. Typ. Max. Unit
Supply Voltage
V
s
V
V
R
I
Quiescent Drain Current
d
I
Input current
in
DC current drain
h
FE
G
Voltage gain
V
Saturation voltage
CEsat
(for each transistor)
Input offset voltage
V
os
Inhibit input voltage (pins 1-3) ON condition
INH
= ± 16 V
V
s
= ± 16 V
V
s
= ± 16 V
V
s
= ± 16 V
V
s
Io = 3A
= ± 16 V
V
s
Vi = 0V 200 400
Io = 3A 6000 10000 Io = 1.5A 1 -
0.3 V
OFF condition
Inhibit input resistance 2.0
INH
30 mA
± 1.8
SR Slew rate 30
B Power bandwidth
± 10V, d = 1%, RL = 8Ω
V
o =
200 KH
± 20
± 0.3
°C/W
3.5 V
KΩ
V/µs
V
µA
V
Z
APPLICATION INFORMATION
Figure 1. High slew-rate po wer operati o n al amp lifier (S R = 13V /µµs)
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Figure 2. Maximum saturation voltage vs.
output current.
Figure 4: Supply voltage rejection vs.
frequency.
Figure 3. Current limiting characteristics.
Figure 5: Disto rsion vs. output power (f = 1KHz).
Figure 6. Disto rs i on vs. out pu t po wer
(f = 1KHz).
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Figure 7. Output p ower vs. su ppl y voltage.

PENTAWATT PACKAGE MECHANICAL DATA
DIM.
MIN. TYP. MAX. MIN. TYP. MAX.
A 4.8 0.189
C 1.37 0.054
D 2.4 2.8 0.094 0.110
D1 1.2 1.35 0.047 0.053
E 0.35 0.55 0.014 0.022
F 0.8 1.05 0.031 0.041
F1 1 1.4 0.039 0.055
G 3.4 0.126 0.134 0.142
G1 6.8 0.260 0.268 0.276
H2 10.4 0.409
H3 10.05 10.4 0.396 0.409
L 17.85 0.703
L1 15.75 0.620
L2 21.4 0.843
L3 22.5 0.886
L5 2.6 3 0.102 0.118
L6 15.1 15.8 0.594 0.622
L7 6 6.6 0.236 0.260
M 4.5 0.177
M1 4 0.157
Dia 3.65 3.85 0.144 0.152
mm inch
L149
A
H3
L
L1
C
D1
L5
Dia.
L7
L6
D
L2
L3
F1
H2
E
MM1
G1
G
F
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