TPA0242
STEREO 2-W AUDIO POWER AMPLIFIER
WITH DC VOLUME CONTROL AND MUX CONTROL
SLOS287 – NOVEMBER 1999
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POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265
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Compatible With PC 99 Desktop Line-Out 
Into 10-kΩ Load
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Compatible With PC 99 Portable Into 8-Ω 
Load
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Internal Gain Control, Which Eliminates 
External Gain-Setting Resistors
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DC Volume Control From 20 dB to –40 dB
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2-W/Ch Output Power Into 3-Ω Load
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Input MUX Select Terminal
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PC-Beep Input
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Depop Circuitry
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Stereo Input MUX
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Fully Differential Input
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Low Supply Current and Shutdown Current
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Surface-Mount Power Packaging 
24-Pin TSSOP PowerP AD
description
The TPA0242 is a stereo audio power amplifier in a 24-pin TSSOP thermally enhanced package capable of 
delivering 2 W of continuous RMS power per channel into 3-Ω loads. This device minimizes the number of 
external components needed, which simplifies the design and frees up board space for other features. When 
driving 1 W into 8-Ω speakers, the TP A0242 has less than 0.22% THD+N across its specified frequency range.
Included within this device is integrated depop circuitry that virtually eliminates transients that cause noise in 
the speakers.
Amplifier gain is controlled by a dc voltage input on the VOLUME terminal. There are 31 discrete steps covering 
the range of 20 dB (maximum volume setting) to –40 dB (minimum volume setting) in 2 dB steps. When the 
VOLUME terminal exceeds 3.54 V , the device is muted. An internal input MUX allows two sets of stereo inputs 
to the amplifier. The HP/LINE
 terminal allows the user to select which MUX input is active regardless of whether 
the amplifier is in SE or BTL mode. In notebook applications, where internal speakers are driven as BTL and 
the line outputs (often headphone drive) are required to be SE, the TPA0242 automatically switches into SE 
mode when the SE/BTL
 input is activated, and this effectively reduces the gain by 6 dB.
The TPA0242 consumes only 20 mA of supply current during normal operation. A miserly shutdown mode 
reduces the supply current to less than 150 µA.
The PowerPAD package (PWP) delivers a level of thermal performance that was previously achievable only 
in TO-220-type packages. Thermal impedances of approximately 35°C/W are truly realized in multilayer PCB 
applications. This allows the TP A0242 to operate at full power into 8-Ω loads at ambient temperatures of 85°C.
Please be aware that an important notice concerning availability, standard warranty, and use in critical applications of 
Texas Instruments semiconductor products and disclaimers thereto appears at the end of this data sheet.
Copyright  1999, Texas Instruments Incorporated
PRODUCTION DATA information is current as of publication date. 
Products conform to specifications per the terms of Texas Instruments 
standard warranty. Production processing does not necessarily include 
testing of all parameters.
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GND
HP/LINE
VOLUME
LOUT+
LLINEIN
LHPIN
PV
DD
RIN
LOUT–
LIN
BYPASS
GND
GND 
RLINEIN 
SHUTDOWN 
ROUT+ 
RHPIN 
V
DD
PV
DD
CLK 
ROUT– 
SE/BTL 
PC-BEEP 
GND
PWP PACKAGE
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PowerPAD is a trademark of Texas Instruments Incorporated.