
 
QUAD BTL DRIVER WITH VOLTAGE REGULATOR
4 BUILT-INPOWERBRIDGES(4 x 0.6A) 
NO EXTERNAL COMPONENTS 
SINGLEPOWERSUPPLY 
WIDESUPPLY VOLTAGE RANGE (6 TO15V) 
5V REGULATOR DRIVER FOR EXTERNAL
PASS TRANSISTOR WITH FOLD-BACK 
SHORTCIRCUIT PROTECTION
ADJUSTABLE REGULATOR (2.0 TO 3.6V @ 
200mA) WITH SHORT CIRCUIT PROTECTION
TDA7473
SO28 (24+2+2)
DESCRIPTION
This device is a quad power driver circuit in BTL 
configuration, intended for use as a power driver 
for servo systems with a singlesupply.
It’s specially dedicated to compact disc players
and it’s capable of driving focus & tracking actuators sledge & spindle motors.
The regulators are mainly used to have a 5V supply for the power part and a lower programmable 
voltagefor the logic circuits.
Figure 1: Quad BTL PowerBridges + MultifunctionRegulators.
+
R1 
1K
R2 
1K
REG
ADJ
VSUP
VBG
REFERENCE
OC
VBG
VBG
5V
VS1 VS2
+
-
+
-
+
-
VS/2
VS/2
VS/2
VS3IN2 IN1DRIV
VS4
-
+
+
-
-
+
+
-
-
+
+
-
OUT 1+
OUT 1-
OUT 2+
OUT 2-
OUT 3+
OUT 3-
SPINDLE 
M
MOTOR
SLEDGE 
M
MOTOR
TRACKING 
ACTUATOR
June 1998
IN3
ST_BY IN4
COMM 
REF
-
+
VS/2
+
-
+
-
GND GND GND GND
OUT 4+
OUT 4-
D95AU223B
FOCUS 
ACTUATOR
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TDA7473
PIN CONNECTION (Topview)
5V
VSUP
OUT1-
VS1
OUT1+
GND 
GND
ADJ
OUT2+ OUT3+
VS2
OUT2- OUT3-
ST_BY
REG
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
12 
13
D95AU310A
28 
27 
26 
25 
24 
23 
22 
21 
20 
19 
18 
17 
16 
1514
PIN FUNCTIONS
N. Pin Name Description
1 5V 5V regulated input 
2 VSUP Positive power supply(battery) 
3 OUT1- 1.st channel negative output 
4 VS1 1.st channel power supply 
5 OUT1+ 1.st channel positive output 
6 OC Overcurrent sense input 
7 GND Ground 
8 GND Ground
9 ADJ Regulated voltage adjust input 
10 OUT2+ 2.nd channel positive output 
11 VS2 2.nd channel powersupply 
12 OUT2_ 2.nd channel negativeoutput 
13 ST_BY Stand_by 
14 REG Regulated voltage output 
15 COMM Common negative input 
16 IN2 Positive input for the 2.nd channel 
17 OUT3- 3.rd channel negative output 
18 VS3 3.rd channel power supply 
19 OUT3+ 3.rd channel positive output 
20 IN3 Positive input for the 3.rd channel 
21 GND Ground 
22 GND Ground 
23 IN4 Positive input for the 4.th channel 
24 OUT4+ 4.th channel positive output 
25 VS4 4.th channel power supply 
26 OUT4- 4.th channel negative output 
27 IN1 Positive input for the 1.st channel 
28 DRIV Pass transistor driver
DRIV1 
IN1 
OUT4VS4 
OUT4+ 
IN4OC 
GND 
GND 
IN3
VS3
IN2 
COMM
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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Symbol Parameter Value Unit
V
SUP
V
S
T
OP
T
J
DC Supply Voltage 18 V 
Channel Power Supply 6 V 
Operating TemperatureRange -25 to 80 °C 
Maximum Junction Temperature 150 °C
THERMAL DATA
Symbol Parameter Value Unit
R
th j-amb
R
th j-pins
(*) with 6cm2of copper heatsink on board.
Thermal Resistance Junction to Ambient Max. 50 (*) °C/W 
Thermal Resistance Junction to Pins Typ. 17 °C/W
TDA7473
ELECTRICALCHARACTERISTICS (@ V
SUP
= 6V, T
=25°C,unless otherwise specified.)
amb
Symbol Parameter Test Condition Min. Typ. Max. Unit
V
SUP
Supply Voltage 6 15 V 
Maximum Power Dissipation (1) 1.5 W 
Quiescent current (2) from V
S
Quiescent current (2) from 5V V 
Quiescent current (2) from V
SUPVSUP
Stand-by current from 5V (pin1) V 
Stand-by current from V
SUP
V
(pin4, 11,18, 25) 
(pin1) = 5V, R2 = ∞ 1.8 2.5 mA
= 15V 1.3 2.5 mA 
=6V 1 2 mA
V
SUP
= 5V, R2 =
(pin1)
V
= 15V 0.4 0.8 mA
SUP
= 6V 0.3 0.6 mA
V
SUP
=5V 20 35 mA
 ∞
1.2 2 mA
CHANNELS BTL
Peakoutput current for channels 0.6 A
V
SAT
VSATHIGH SIDE I = 0.6A;VS= 5V 1.3 1.6 A 
VSATLOW SIDE I = 0.6A;V 
Output voltageswingpeak-to-
V
= 5V, I
S
= 5V 0.7 0.9 A
S
= 0.6A 5.5 6 Vpp
out
peak 
Voltage gain for channels 25.5 26.5 27.5 dB 
Channels output offset voltage -180 -50 100 mV
VST-BY Channel St-By Threshold Active --> St-By 0.65V
St-By --> Active 0.50V
reg
0.75V
reg 
reg
0.85V
reg
REGULATORS
5V Vpin 1 Iout = 0.2A 4.85 5.05 5.25 V
V
= 0.2A 1.2 1.3 V
out
50 100 mA
I
DRIV
Mindrop 5V -->REG I 
Output currentfrom DRIV for
pass-transistor driving 
Output current from DRIV in
20 50 80 mA
stand-by 
DROP V
--> DRIV I
SUP
Threshold voltage for overcurr. 
protection (VSUP - OC)
V
REG
Regulator Voltage R1, R2 = 1K
= 20mA 0.2 0.25 V
DRIV
= 6V 190 230 270 mV
V
SUP
= 12V 120 160 200 mV
V
SUP
= 15V 80 100 120 mV
V
SUP
Ω
2.45 2.53 2.65 V 
Min REG voltage (settable) 1.8 2 V 
Max REG voltage (settable) 3.6 3.8 V 
Output current from REG in
R1, R2 = 1K
Ω
20 mA
Stand-by
(1) @ T 
(2) INx = COMM; no loads on the regulatorsoutputs 
(3) Device is active when St-By = Low
=70°C, on board 6cm2copper heatsink
amb
V 
V
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TDA7473
SO28 PACKAGEMECHANICAL DATA
DIM.
MIN. TYP. MAX. MIN. TYP. MAX.
A 2.65 0.104
a1 0.1 0.3 0.004 0.012
b 0.35 0.49 0.014 0.019
b1 0.23 0.32 0.009 0.013
C 0.5 0.020
c1 45°(typ.)
D 17.7 18.1 0.697 0.713 
E 10 10.65 0.394 0.419 
e 1.27 0.050
e3 16.51 0.65
F 7.4 7.6 0.291 0.299 
L 0.4 1.27 0.016 0.050
mm inch
S8
(max.)
°
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TDA7473
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