FEATURES
Excellent Sonic Characteristics
High Output Drive Capability
5.2 nV/√
0.001% THD+N (V
3.5 MHz Gain Bandwidth
Unity-Gain Stable
Low Cost
APPLICATIONS
Multimedia Audio Systems
Microphone Preamplifier
Headphone Driver
Differential Line Receiver
Balanced Line Driver
Audio ADC Input Buffer
Audio DAC l-V Converter and Filter
Pseudo-Ground Generator
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The SSM2135 Dual Audio Operational Amplifier permits
excellent performance in portable or low power audio systems,
with an operating supply range of +4 V to +36 V or ±2 V to
±18 V. The unity gain stable device has very low voltage noise
of 4.7 nV/√
0.01% over normal signal levels and loads. Such characteristics
are enhanced by wide output swing and load drive capability. A
unique output stage* permits output swing approaching the rail
Hz Equivalent Input Noise @ 1 kHz
= 2.5 V p-p @ 1 kHz)
O
Hz, and total harmonic distortion plus noise below
Audio Operational Amplifier
SSM2135
PIN CONNECTIONS
8-Lead Narrow-Body SOIC
(S Suffix)(P-Suffix)
under moderate load conditions. Under severe loading, the
SSM2135 still maintains a wide output swing with ultralow
distortion.
Particularly well suited for computer audio systems and
portable digital audio units, the SSM2135 can perform
preamplification, headphone and speaker driving, and balanced
line driving and receiving. Additionally, the device is ideal for
input signal conditioning in single-supply sigma-delta analogto-digital converter subsystems such as the AD1878/AD1879.
The SSM2135 is available in 8-lead plastic DIP and SOIC
packages, and is guaranteed for operation over the extended
industrial temperature range of –40°C to +85°C.
*Protected by U. S. Patent No. 5,146,181.
8-Lead Epoxy DIP
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
+IN
–IN
9V
9V
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use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties
which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or
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V+
OUT
V–/GND
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Tel: 617/329-4700Fax: 617/326-8703
f = 1 kHz0.5pA/√Hz
Signal-To-Noise RatioSNR20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0 dBu = 0.775 V rms121dBu
HeadroomHRClip Point = 1% THD+N, f = 1 kHz, R
Total Harmonic DistortionTHD+NA
Figure 11. Frequency Response (AV = +1, VS = +5 V,
V
= 1 V p-p, RL = 10 kΩ)
IN
100
90
10
0%
500mV
1µS
Figure 12. Square Wave Response (VS = +5 V, AV = +1,
R
= ∞)
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60
50
30
–20
10k10M1M100k1k
40
10
20
–10
0
FREQUENCY – Hz
CLOSED-LOOP GAIN – dB
VS = +5V
TA = +25°C
AV = +100
AV = +10
AV = +1
100
40
–20
10k10M1M100k1k
20
0
60
80
FREQUENCY – Hz
OPEN-LOOP GAIN – dB
90
225
135
180
45
0
PHASE – Degrees
VS = +5V
TA = +25°C
GAIN
PHASE
θm = 57°
VS = +5V
40
TA = +25°C
20
0
–20
–40
–60
–80
CHANNEL SEPARATION – dB
–100
–120
SSM2135
105
Figure 14. Common-Mode Rejection vs. Frequency
1010010M1M100k10k1k
FREQUENCY – Hz
Figure 13. Crosstalk vs. Frequency (RL = 10 kΩ)
140
120
100
80
60
40
COMMON-MODE REJECTION – dB
20
0
140
120
100
80
60
PSRR – dB
40
20
0
–20
101001M100k10k1k
1k1M100k10k100
FREQUENCY – Hz
–PSRR
FREQUENCY – Hz
VS = +5V
TA = +25°C
VS = +5V
A
= +1
V
T
= +25°C
A
+PSRR
Figure 15. Power Supply Rejection vs. Frequency
Figure 16. Closed-Loop Gain vs. Frequency
Figure 17. Open-Loop Gain and Phase vs. Frequency
50
VS = +5V
45
RL = 2kΩ
VIN = 100mVp–p
40
TA = +25°C
35
AV = +1
30
25
20
OVERSHOOT – %
15
10
5
0
0
100
NEGATIVE
EDGE
POSITIVE
EDGE
LOAD CAPACITANCE – pF
400300200
500
Figure 18. Small Signal Overshoot vs. Load Capacitance
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SSM2135
50
VS = +5V
45
T
= +25°C
A
40
35
30
25
20
IMPEDANCE – Ω
15
10
5
0
101001M100k10k1k
A
= +100
VCL
FREQUENCY – Hz
A
= +10
VCL
A
= +1
VCL
Figure 19. Output Impedance vs. Frequency
5
VS = +5V
T
= +25°C
A
4
A
= +1
V
ƒ = 1kHz
THD+N = 1%
3
2
40
VS = +5V
35
A
= +1
V
R
= 10k
L
ƒ = 1kHz
30
THD+N = 1%
= +25°C
T
A
25
20
15
10
OUTPUT VOLTAGE – Volts
5
0
0540353025201510
SUPPLY VOLTAGE – Volts
Figure 22. Output Swing vs. Supply Voltage
5.0
4.5
4.0
+SWING
R
= 2kΩ
L
+SWING
R
= 600Ω
L
VS = +5.0V
–SWING
= 2kΩ
R
L
2.0
1.5
1.0
MAXIMUM OUTPUT – Volts
1
0
110100k10k1k100
LOAD RESISTANCE – Ω
Figure 20. Maximum Output Voltage vs. Load Resistance
6
5
4
3
2
MAXIMUM OUTPUT SWING – Volts
1
0
10k10M1M100k1k
FREQUENCY – Hz
VS = +5V
RL = 2kΩ
TA = +25°C
AV = +1
Figure 21. Maximum Output Swing vs. Frequency
3.5
POSITIVE OUTPUT SWING – Volts
3.0
–75
–50
TEMPERATURE – °C
–SWING
R
= 600Ω
L
7510050250–25
125
0.5
0
Figure 23. Output Swing vs. Temperature and Load
2.0
VS = +5V
+0.5V ≤ V
1.5
1.0
SLEW RATE – V/µs
0.5
0
–75
–50
≤ +4.0V
OUT
TEMPERATURE – °C
+SLEW RATE
–SLEW RATE
7510050250–25
125
Figure 24. Slew Rate vs. Temperature
NEGATIVE OUTPUT SWING – Volts
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5
0
125
3
1
–50
2
4
1007550250–25
TEMPERATURE – °C
SUPPLY CURRENT – mA
VS = ±18V
VS = ±15V
VS = +5.0V
–75
500
0
125
300
100
–50
200
400
1007550250–25
TEMPERATURE – °C
INPUT BIAS CURRENT – nA
VS = ±15V
VS = +5.0V
–75
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
OPEN-LOOP GAIN – V/µV
4
2
0
–75
–50
RL = 2kΩ
RL = 600Ω
TEMPERATURE – °C
VS = +5.0V
= 3.9V
V
O
1007550250–25
Figure 25. Open-Loop Gain vs. Temperature
70
VS = +5V
65
GBW
60
θm
125
Figure 27. Supply Current vs. Temperature
5
4
3
PHASE MARGIN – Degrees
Figure 26. Gain Bandwidth Product and Phase Margin vs.
Temperature
APPLICATION INFORMATION
The SSM2135 is a low voltage audio amplifier that has
exceptionally low noise and excellent sonic quality even when
driving loads as small as 25 Ω. Designed for single supply use,
the SSM2135’s inputs common-mode and output swing to zero
volts. Thus with a supply voltage at +5 V, both the input and
output will swing from 0 V to +4 V. Because of this, signal
dynamic range can be optimized if the amplifier is biased to a
+2 V reference rather than at half the supply voltage.
The SSM2135 is unity-gain stable, even when driving into a fair
amount of capacitive load. Driving up to 500 pF does not cause
any instability in the amplifier. However, overshoot in the
frequency response increases slightly.
The SSM2135 makes an excellent output amplifier for +5 V
only audio systems such as a multimedia workstation, a CD
output amplifier, or an audio mixing system. The amplifier has
large output swing even at this supply voltage because it is
designed to swing to the negative rail. In addition, it easily
drives load impedances as low as 25 Ω with low distortion.
55
50
–75
–50
TEMPERATURE – °C
2
GAIN-BANDWIDTH PRODUCT – MHz
1
7510050250–25
125
Figure 28. Input Bias Current vs. Temperature
The SSM2135 is fully protected from phase reversal for inputs
going to the negative supply rail. However, an internal ESD
protection diodes will turn “on” when either input is forced
more than 0.5 V below the negative rail. Under this condition,
input current in excess of 2 mA may cause erratic output
behavior, in which case a current limiting resistor should be
included in the offending input if phase integrity is required
with excessive input voltages. A 500 Ω or higher series input
resistor will prevent phase inversion even with the input pulled 1
volt below the negative supply.
“Hot” plugging the input to a signal generally does not present a
problem for the SSM2135, assuming the signal does not have
any voltage exceeding the device’s supply voltage. If so, it is
advisable to add a series input resistor to limit the current, as
well as a Zener diode to clamp the input to a voltage no higher
than the supply.
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SSM2135
APPLICATION CIRCUITS
A Low Noise Stereo Headphone Driver Amplifier
Figure 29 shows the SSM2135 used in a stereo headphone
driver for multimedia applications with the AD1848, a 16-bit
stereo codec. The SSM2135 is equally well suited for the serialbused AD1849 stereo codec. The headphone’s impedance can
be as low as 25 Ω, which covers most commercially available high
fidelity headphones. Although the amplifier can operate at up to
±18 V supply, it is just as efficient powered by a single +5 V. At
this voltage, the amplifier has sufficient output drive to deliver
distortion-free sound to a low impedance headphone.
L
GND
V
AD1848
R
OUT
V
OUT
REF
40
35/36
CC
34/37
32
41
10kΩ
+5V
0.1µF
0.1µF
10kΩ
10µF
8.66kΩ
2
3
5
6
SSM2135
8
0.1µF
SSM2135
4
8.66kΩ
1
1/2
10µF
7
1/2
470µF
L CH
R CH
AGND
470µF
Figure 29. A Stereo Headphone Driver for Multimedia
Sound Codec
Figure 30 shows the total harmonic distortion characteristics
versus frequency driving into a 32 Ω load, which is a very typical
impedance for a high quality stereo headphone. The SSM2135
has excellent power supply rejection, and as a result, is tolerant
of poorly regulated supplies. However, for best sonic quality, the
power supply should be well regulated and heavily bypassed to
minimize supply modulation under heavy loads. A minimum of
10 µF bypass is recommended.
A Low Noise Microphone Preamplifier
The SSM2135’s 4.7 nV/√Hz input noise in conjunction with
low distortion makes it an ideal device for amplifying low level
signals such as those produced by microphones. Figure 31 illustrates a stereo microphone input circuit feeding a multimedia
sound codec. As shown, the gain is set at 100 (40 dB), although
it can be set to other gains depending on the microphone output
levels. Figure 32 shows the preamplifier’s harmonic distortion
performance with 1 V rms output while operating from a single
+5 V supply.
The SSM2135 is biased to 2.25 V by the V
pin of the
REF
AD1848 codec. The same voltage is buffered by the 2N4124
transistor to provide “phantom power” to the microphone. A
typical electret condenser microphone with an impedance range
of 100 Ω to 1 kΩ works well with the circuit. This power booster
circuit may be omitted for dynamic microphone elements.
10kΩ
+5V
L CHANNEL
MIC IN
R CHANNEL
MIC IN
2kΩ
+5V
2N4124
2kΩ
100Ω
10µF
10kΩ
10kΩ
10µF
100Ω
2
3
5
6
4
10µF
10kΩ
10µF
8
1
1/2
SSM2135
7
1/2
SSM2135
+5V
0.1µF
0.1µF
35/36
34/37
29
32
28
LMIC
V
CC
GND
V
REF
AD1848
RMIC
Figure 31. Low Noise Microphone Preamp for Multimedia
Sound Codec
Figure 30. Headphone Driver THD+N vs. Frequency into a
Ω
Load (VS = +5 V, with 80 kHz Low-Pass Filter)
32
Figure 32. MIC Preamp THD+N Performance (VS = +5 V,
= 40 dB, V
A
V
= 1 V rms, with 80 kHz Low-Pass Filter)
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SSM2135
An 18-Bit Stereo CD-DAC Output Amplifier
The SSM2135 makes an ideal single supply stereo output
amplifier for audio D/A converters because of its low noise and
distortion. Figure 33 shows the implementation of an 18-bit stereo DAC channel. The output amplifier also provides low-pass
filtering for smoothing the oversampled audio signal. The filter’s
cutoff frequency is set at 22.5 kHz and it has a maximally flat
response from dc to 20 kHz.
As mentioned above, the amplifier’s outputs can drive directly
into a stereo headphone that has impedance as low as 25 Ω with
no additional buffering required.
+5V SUPPLY
18-BIT
V
DAC
1
L
LL
2
18-BIT
SERIAL
DL
3
REG.
CK
4
DR
5
LR
6
DGND
7
VBR
8
18-BIT
SERIAL
REG.
18-BIT
DAC
AD1868
VBL
16
15
7.68kΩ
14
VOL
VOR
330pF
13
12
11
10
7.68kΩ
9
V
S
330pF
V
REF
AGND
V
REF
9.76kΩ
9.76kΩ
1/2
SSM2135
3
2
7.68kΩ
7.68kΩ
6
5
8
4
100pF
100pF
1/2
SSM2135
220µF
LEFT
47kΩ
220µF
47kΩ
CHANNEL
OUTPUT
RIGHT
CHANNEL
OUTPUT
1
7
Figure 33. +5 V Stereo 18-Bit DAC
A Single Supply Differential Line Driver
Signal distribution and routing is often required in audio
systems, particularly portable digital audio equipment for
professional applications. Figure 34 shows a single supply line
driver circuit that has differential output. The bottom amplifier
provides a 2 V dc bias for the differential amplifier in order to
maximize the output swing range. The amplifier can output a
maximum of 0.8 V rms signal with a +5 V supply. It is capable
of driving into 600 Ω line termination at a reduced output
amplitude.
1kΩ
+5V
10µF+0.1µF
2
8
AUDIO
100µF
IN
1kΩ
10kΩ
2.0V
1µF
1
3
4
6
5
2.5kΩ
0.1µF
100Ω
1/2
SSM2135
1kΩ
7
1/2
SSM2135
1/2
SSM2135
DIFFERENTIAL
AUDIO OUT
+5V
8
1
+5V
2
7.5kΩ
3
4
5kΩ
A Single Supply Differential Line Receiver
Receiving a differential signal with minimum distortion is
achieved using the circuit in Figure 35. Unlike a difference
amplifier (a subtractor), the circuit has a true balanced input
impedance regardless of input drive levels. That is, each input
always presents a 20 kΩ impedance to the source. For best
common-mode rejection performance, all resistors around the
differential amplifier must be very well matched. Best results
can be achieved using a 10 kΩ precision resistor network.
10kΩ
+5V
10µF+0.1µF
20kΩ
2
8
1
3
1/2
1µF
2.0V
10kΩ
6
5
100Ω
0.1µF
2.5kΩ
20kΩ
7
1/2
SSM2135
+5V
8
1
4
SSM2135
10Ω
1/2
10µF
AUDIO
OUT
7.5kΩ
3
2
+5V
5kΩ
DIFFERENTIAL
AUDIO IN
20kΩ
SSM2135
4
Figure 35. Single Supply Balanced Differential Line
Receiver
A Pseudo-Reference Voltage Generator
For single supply circuits, a reference voltage source is often
required for biasing purposes or signal offsetting purposes. The
circuit in Figure 36 provides a supply splitter function with low
output impedance. The 1 µF output capacitor serves as a charge
reservoir to handle a sudden surge in demand by the load as
well as providing a low ac impedance to it. The 0.1 µF feedback
capacitor compensates the amplifier in the presence of a heavy
capacitive load, maintaining stability.
The output can source or sink up to 12 mA of current with
+5 V supply, limited only by the 100 Ω output resistor. Reducing the resistance will increase the output current capability.
Alternatively, increasing the supply voltage to 12 V also
improves the output drive to more than 25 mA.
+
V
= +5V → +12V
5kΩ
5kΩ
S
R1
8
2
1/2
SSM2135
3
R2
4
C1
0.1µF
1
R3
2.5kΩ
R4
100Ω
C2
1µF
V
2
+
S
OUTPUT
Figure 34. Single Supply Differential Line Driver
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SSM2135
A Digital Volume Control Circuit
Working in conjunction with the AD7528/PM7528 dual 8-bit
D/A converter, the SSM2135 makes for an efficient audio
attenuator, as shown in Figure 37. The circuit works off a single
+5 V supply. The DAC’s are biased to a 2 V reference level
which is sufficient to keep the DAC’s internal R-2R ladder
switches operating properly. This voltage is also the optimal
midpoint of the SSM2135’s common-mode and output swing
range. With the circuit as shown, the maximum input and
output swing is 1.25 V rms. Total harmonic distortion measures
a respectable 0.01% at 1 kHz and 0.1% at 20 kHz. The frequency response at any attenuation level is flat to 20 kHz.
Each DAC can be controlled independently via the 8-bit parallel
data bus. The attenuation level is linearly controlled by the
binary weighting of the digital data input. Total attenuation
ranges from 0 dB to 48 dB.
3
2.0V
+5V
10µF+0.1µF
2
2
8
3
4
SSM2135
19
SSM2135
6
20
1
5
0.1µF
100Ω
1
1/2
1/2
7
2kΩ
+5V
8
1
4
SSM2135
1/2
47µF
47µF
2
3
2.0V
L AUDIO
OUT
R AUDIO
OUT
+5V
7.5kΩ
5kΩ
L AUDIO
DATA IN
CONTROL
SIGNAL
R AUDIO
AD/PM-7528
47µF
47µF
4
6
15
16
18
DACA/
DACB
CS
WR
175
IN
IN
REF A
DAC A
REF B
DAC B
V
DD
+5V
0.1µF
FB
OUTA
FB
OUTB
DGND
1µF
A Logarithmic Volume Control Circuit
Figure 38 shows a logarithmic version of the volume control
function. Similar biasing is used. With an 8-bit bus, the
AD7111 provides an 88.5 dB attenuation range. Each bit
resolves a 0.375 dB attenuation. Refer to AD7111 data sheet for
attenuation levels for each input code.
+5V
L AUDIO
R AUDIO
DATA IN &
CONTROL
0.1µF
31416
47µF
DGND
15
V
10
47µF
10
10
DGND
15
V
IN
AD7111
0.1µF
31416
IN
AD7111
IN
IN
V
+5V
V
DD
DD
FB
OUTA
AGND
FB
OUTA
AGND
2.0V
1µF
+5V
10µF+0.1µF
2
1
2
1
2
3
6
5
0.1µF
100Ω
8
1
1/2
SSM2135
4
1/2
SSM2135
7
2kΩ
1
+5V
8
4
1/2
SSM2135
47µF
47µF
2
3
L AUDIO
OUT
R AUDIO
OUT
+5V
7.5kΩ
5kΩ
Figure 38. Single Supply Logarithmic Volume Control
Figure 37. Digital Volume Control
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SSM2135
SPICE MACROMODEL
*
SSM2135 SPICE Macro-Model9/92, Rev. A
*JCB/ADI
*Copyright 1993 by Analog Devices, Inc.
*
*Node Assignments
*
*Noninverting Input
*Inverting Input
*Positive Supply
*Negative Supply
*Output