Philips Semiconductors Linear Products Product specification
NE5517/5517ADual operational transconductance amplifier
August 31, 1994
100
+V
S
I
D
I
B
I
5
Q
4
1/2I
D
I
S
I
S
1/2I
D
–V
S
I
4
I
5
D
3
D
2
I
D
2
* I
S
I
D
2
) I
S
I0+ I5* I
4
I0+ 2 I
S
ǒ
I
B
I
D
Ǔ
Figure 2. Linearizing Diode
Stereo Amplifier With Gain Control
Figure 4 shows a stereo amplifier with variable gain via a control
input. Excellent tracking of typical 0.3dB is easy to achieve. With the
potentiometer, R
P
, the offset can be adjusted. For AC-coupled ampli-
fiers, the potentiometer may be replaced with two 510Ω resistors.
Modulators
Because the transconductance of an OTA (Operational Transconductance Amplifier) is directly proportional to I
ABC
, the amplification
of a signal can be controlled easily. The output current is the product
from transconductance×input voltage. The circuit is effective up to
approximately 200kHz. Modulation of 99% is easy to achieve.
Voltage-Controlled Resistor (VCR)
Because an OTA is capable of producing an output current proportional to the input voltage, a voltage variable resistor can be made.
Figure 6 shows how this is done. A voltage presented at the R
X
terminals forces a voltage at the input. This voltage is multiplied by
g
M
and thereby forces a current through the RX terminals:
R
X
=
R ) R
A
gM ) R
A
where gM is approximately 19.21 µMHOs at room temperature. Figure 7 shows a Voltage Controlled Resistor using linearizing diodes.
This improves the noise performance of the resistor.
Voltage-Controlled Filters
Figure 8 shows a Voltage Controlled Low-Pass Filter. The circuit is a
unity gain buffer until X
C/gM
is equal to R/RA. Then, the frequency
response rolls off at a 6dB per octave with the -3dB point being defined by the given equations. Operating in the same manner, a Voltage Controlled High-Pass Filter is shown in Figure 9. Higher order
filters can be made using additional amplifiers as shown in Figures
10 and 11.
Voltage-Controlled Oscillators
Figure 12 shows a voltage-controlled triangle-square wave generator. With the indicated values a range from 2Hz to 200kHz is possible by varying I
ABC
from 1mA to 10µA.
The output amplitude is determined by
I
OUT
× R
OUT
.
Please notice the differential input voltage is not allowed to be above
5V.
With a slight modification of this circuit you can get the sawtooth
pulse generator, as shown in Figure 13.
APPLICATION HINTS
To hold the transconductance gM within the linear range, I
ABC
should be chosen not greater than 1mA. The current mirror ratio
should be as accurate as possible over the entire current range. A
current mirror with only two transistors is not recommended. A suitable current mirror can be built with a PNP transistor array which
causes excellent matching and thermal coupling among the transistors. The output current range of the DAC normally reaches from 0
to -2mA. In this application, however, the current range is set
through R
REF
(10kΩ) to 0 to -1mA.
I
DACMAX
+ 2 @
V
REF
R
REF
+ 2 @
5V
10k
+ 1mA
4
6
3
–
+
NE5517
5
11
1
7
8
V
IN
R4 = R2/ /R
3
+V
CC
V
C
R
2
R
3
R
1
R
L
R
S
+V
CC
INT
V
OUT
-V
CC
I
OUT
I
ABC
TYPICAL VALUES:
R
1
= 47k
R
2
= 10k
R
3
= 200Ω
R
4
= 200Ω
RL = 100k
R
S
= 47k
Figure 3.
INT