
Philips Semiconductors Linear Products Product specification
NE529Voltage comparator
320
August 31, 1994 853-0902 13721
DESCRIPTION
The NE529 is a high-speed analog voltage comparator which, for
the first time, mates state-of-the-art Schottky diode technology with
the conventional linear process. This allows simultaneous
fabrication of high-speed TTL gates with a precision linear amplifier
on a single monolithic chip.
FEATURES
•10ns propagation delay
•Complementary output gates
•TTL or ECL compatible outputs
•Wide common-mode and differential voltage range
•Typical gain 5000
APPLICATIONS
•A/D conversion
•ECL-to-TTL interface
•TTL-to-ECL interface
•Memory sensing
•Optical data coupling
PIN CONFIGURATIONS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 8
14
13
12
11
10
9
V1
+
NC
INPUT A
INPUT B
NC
V1
–
NC
V2
+
STROBE A
OUTPUT A
NC
GND
OUTPUT B
STROBE B
D, N Packages
TOP VIEW
BLOCK DIAGRAM
V
1
+
STROBE A
OUTPUT A
INPUT A
INPUT B
OUTPUT B
STROBE B
V
1
–
V
2
+
ORDERING INFORMATION
DESCRIPTION TEMPERATURE RANGE ORDER CODE DWG #
14-Pin Plastic Dual In-Line Package (DIP) 0 to +70°C NE529N 0405B
14-Pin Small Outline (SO) Package 0 to +70°C NE529D 0175D
V1
R1 20K
Q3
D1
D2
D3
R2
1.5KR31.5K
INPUT A
Q1 Q2
INPUT B
Q27
R4 200
V1
Q6 Q7
300
300
R6
R5
Q8 Q9
R7
100
R8
200
Q10 Q11
Q4 Q5
D4 D5
Q12
750
R11
750
R12
Q13 Q14
6.13K
R9
1K
R13
1K
R14
D6
D7
D8
D9
STROBE B
R10
20K
R214KR22
1.5K
D10
STROBE A
R15 4K
Q15
Q21
250
R26
D11
Q22
R25
500
Q26
R24
4K
Q23
55
R23
Q24
Q25
250
R19
R20
Q20
Q26
R18
500
GND
OUTPUT B
OUTPUT A
Q19
4K
Q18
Q17
R16 1.5K R17
V2
+
55
+
–

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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
SYMBOL PARAMETER RATING UNIT
V1+ Positive supply voltage +15 V
V1- Negative supply voltage -15 V
V2+ Gate supply voltage +7 V
V
OUT
Output voltage +7 V
V
IN
Differential input voltage ±5 V
V
CM
Input common mode voltage ±6 V
P
D
Maximum power dissipation1 TA=25°C (still-air)
N package 1420 mW
D package 1040 mW
T
A
Operating temperature range 0 to +70 °C
T
STG
Storage temperature range -65 to +150 °C
T
SOLD
Lead soldering temperature
(10 sec max) +300 °C
NOTES:
1. Derate above 25°C at the following rates:
N package at 11.5mW/°C
D package at 8.3mW/°C

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DC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
V1+=+10V, V2+=+5.0V, V1-=-10V, unless otherwise specified.
Input offset voltage @ 25°C 6
Over temperature range 10
Input bias current @ 25°C 5 20
Over temperature range VIN=0V 50
Input offset current @ 25°C 2 5 µA
Over temperature range VIN=0V 15 µA
V
CM
Common-mode voltage range -5 0 V
Gate characteristics
“1” state V2+=4.75V, I
SOURCE
=-1mA 2.7 3.3 V
“0” state V2+=4.75V, I
SINK
=10mA 0.5 V
Strobe inputs
“0” Input current
1
V2+=5.25V, V
STROBE
=0.5V -2 mA
“1” Input current @ 25°C
1
V2+=5.25V, V
STROBE
=2.7V 100 µA
Over temperature range V2+=5.25V, V
STROBE
=2.7V 200 µA
“0” input voltage V2+=4.75V 0.8 V
“1” input voltage V2+=4.75V 2.0 V
I
SC
Short-circuit output current V2+=5.25V, V
OUT
=0V -18 -70 mA
Power supply requirements
Supply voltage
V1+ 5 10 V
V1- -6 -10 V
V2+ 4.75 5 5.25 V
Supply current V1+=10V, V1-=-10V
V2+=5.25V
I1+ Over temp. 5 mA
I1- Over temp. 10 mA
I2+ Over temp. 20 mA
NOTES:
1. See logic function table.
AC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
TA=25°C (See AC test circuit).
t
R
Transient response VIN=±100mV step
Propagation delay time
t
PLH
Low-to-high 12 22 ns
t
PHL
High-to-low 10 20 ns
Delay between output A and B 2 5 ns
Strobe delay time
t
ON
turn-on time 6 ns
t
OFF
turn-off time 6 ns

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TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
BIAS CURRENT
OFFSET CURRENT
12
10
8
6
2
4
0
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
–50 –25 0 25 50 75 100 125
TEMPERATURE —
o
C
INOUR CURRENT — A
µ
I
2
+
V2 + = 5.0V
V1 – = 10V
V1 + = 10V
I
1
–
I
1
+
15
14
13
7
6
5
4
3
2
–50 –25 0 25 50 75 100
TEMPERATURE — oC
SUPPLY CURRENT — mA
V
2
+
= 5.0V
TA = 25oC
160
150
140
130
120
110
100
5 6 7 8 9 10
SUPPLY VOLTAGE (V
1
+
, V
1
–
) — VOLTS
POWER DISSIPATION — mW
TA = 25oC
V
2
+
= 5.0V
T
1
–
T
2
+
T
1
+
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
5 6 7 8 9 10
SUPPLY CURRENT — mA
SUPPLY VOLTAGE (V
1
+
, V
1
–
) — VOLTS
OUTPUT A
OUTPUT B
V
1
+
= 10V, V
1
–
= — 10V
V
2
+
= 5.0V
INPUT A
OVERDRIVE
5
4
3
2
1
0
+100
0
–100
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
TIME — ns
INPUT
VOLTAGE — V
OUTPUT
VOLTAGE — mV
V
1
+
= 10V, V
1
–
= — 10V
V
2
+
= 5.0V
OVERDRIVE
OVERDRIVE
INPUT B
OUTPUT A
5
4
3
2
1
0
+100
0
–100
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
TIME — ns
+
50mV
+
25mV
+
15mV
+
10mV
+
5mV
Input Currents vs Temperature Supply Currents vs Temperature
Power Dissipation
vs Supply Voltage
Supply Current
vs Supply Voltage
Output Propagation Delays
Response Time for
Various Input Overdrives
INPUT
VOLTAGE — V
OUTPUT
VOLTAGE — mV
RESPONSE TIME TEST CIRCUIT
INPUT PROBE
500Ω
INPUT
51Ω 51Ω
R1
+ 5
R2
+
.1
11K13
3
4
R3
6 8
1K
(V1 +)
+10
10µF
(V1 –)
–10
.1
+5
10
9
11
.1
14
(V2 +)
+5
10µF
+
OUTPUT
PROBE
+5
R
L
5K
CR1
CR2
CR3
CR4
C
L
NOTES:
CR1 — CR4 = IN914
R1 selected for 15.1 divider
R2, 3 selected for 100mV at Pin 4
Input
PRR = 1MHz
P
w
= 50ns
T
r
= Tf = 2ns
Amplitude = 3.00V
Output
R
L
= 390Ω
C
L
= 25pF (including
stray capacitance

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APPLICATIONS
One of the main features of the device is that supply voltages (V+,
V-) need not be balanced, as in the following diagrams. For proper
operation, however, negative supply (V-) should always be at least
6V more than the ground terminal (pin 6). Input Common-Mode
range should be limited to values of 2V less than the supply voltages
(V+ and V-) up to a maximum of ±5V as supply voltages are
increased.
It is also important to note that Output A is in phase with Input A and
Output B is in phase with Input B.
LOGIC FUNCTION
V
ID
(A+, B-)
STROBE A STROBE B OUTPUT A OUTPUT B
VID≤-V
OS
H X L H
-VOS<VID<V
OS
H H Undefined Undefined
VID≥V
OS
X H H L
X L L H H
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
+ 5V
3
1 14 Q
Q
11
529N
9
10
6
4
R1R1
R2
R2
ECL
INPUT
TTL OUTPUTS
– 10V
λ
+ 5V
R2
3
1 14 Q
Q
11
529N
9
10
6
4
– 6V
R1
R2
R1
Q
Q
3
1 14
11
529N
9
10
6
4
3
1 14
11
529N
9
10
6
4
1103
MOS RAM
V
REF
+ 5V
100Ω 100Ω
– 6V
3
1 14
11
529N
9
10
6
4
3
1 14
11
529N
9
10
6
4
+ 5V
TTL INPUT
3R
1
R
1
R
1
– 10V – 5.2V
2K 2K
Photodiode Detector ECL-to-TTL Interface
MOS Memory Sense AMP TTL-to-ECL Interface