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Second-Stage
Most of the voltage gain in the CA3130 is provided by the
second amplifier stage, consisting of bipolar transistor Q
11
and its cascade-connected load resistance provided by
PMOS transistors Q
3
and Q5. The source of bias potentials
for these PMOS transistors is subsequently described. Miller
Effect compensation (roll-off) is accomplished by simply
connecting a small capacitor between Terminals 1 and 8. A
47pF capacitor provides sufficient compensation for stable
unity-gain operation in most applications.
Bias-Source Circuit
At total supply voltages, somewhat above 8.3V, resistor R
2
and zener diode Z1 serve to establish a voltage of 8.3V across
the series-connected circuit, consisting of resistor R
1
, diodes
D
1
through D4, and PMOS transistor Q1. A tap at the junction
of resistor R
1
and diode D4 provides a gate-bias potential of
about 4.5V for PMOS transistors Q
4
and Q5 with respect to
Terminal 7. A potential of about 2.2V is developed across
diode-connected PMOS transistor Q
1
with respect to Terminal
7 to provide gate bias for PMOS transistors Q
2
and Q3. It
should be noted that Q
1
is “mirror-connected (see Note 8)” to
both Q
2
and Q3. Since transistors Q1, Q2, Q3 are designed to
be identical, the approximately 200µA current in Q
1
estab-
lishes a similar current in Q
2
and Q3 as constant current
sources for both the first and second amplifier stages, respectively.
At total supply voltages somewhat less than 8.3V, zener
diode Z
1
becomes nonconductive and the potential,
developed across series-connected R
1
, D1-D4, and Q1, varies directly with variations in supply voltage. Consequently,
the gate bias for Q
4
, Q5 and Q2, Q3 varies in accordance
with supply-voltage variations. This variation results in
deterioration of the power-supply-rejection ratio (PSRR) at
total supply voltages below 8.3V. Operation at total supply
voltages below about 4.5V results in seriously degraded
performance.
Output Stage
The output stage consists of a drain-loaded inverting amplifier using CMOS transistors operating in the Class A mode.
When operating into very high resistance loads, the output
can be swung within millivolts of either supply rail. Because
the output stage is a drain-loaded amplifier, its gain is
dependent upon the load impedance. The transfer characteristics of the output stage for a load returned to the negative supply rail are shown in Figure 2. Typical op amp loads
are readily driven by the output stage. Because large-signal
excursions are non-linear , requiring feedback for good wa veform reproduction, transient delays may be encountered. As
a voltage follower, the amplifier can achieve 0.01% accuracy
levels, including the negative supply rail.
NOTE:
8. For general information on the characteristics of CMOS transistor-pairs in linear-circuit applications, see File Number 619, data
sheet on CA3600E “CMOS Transistor Array”.
Input Current Variation with Common Mode Input
Voltage
As shown in the Table of Electrical Specifications, the input
current for the CA3130 Series Op Amps is typically 5pA at
T
A
= 25oC when Terminals 2 and 3 are at a common-mode
potential of +7.5V with respect to negative supply Terminal 4.
Figure 3 contains data showing the variation of input current
as a function of common-mode input voltage at T
A
=25oC.
These data show that circuit designers can advantageously
exploit these characteristics to design circuits which typically
require an input current of less than 1pA, provided the common-mode input voltage does not exceed 2V. As previously
noted, the input current is essentially the result of the leakage
current through the gate-protection diodes in the input circuit
and, therefore, a function of the applied voltage. Although the
finite resistance of the glass terminal-to-case insulator of the
3
2
7
4
815
6
BIAS CKT.
COMPENSATION
(WHEN REQUIRED)
AV≈ 5X
AV≈
A
V
≈
6000X
30X
INPUT
+
-
200µA 200µA
1.35mA
8mA
0mA
V+
OUTPUT
V-
STROBE
C
C
OFFSET
NULL
CA3130
(NOTE 7)
(NOTE 5)
NOTES:
6. Total supply voltage (for indicated voltage gains) = 15V with input
terminals biased so that Terminal 6 potential is +7.5V above Terminal 4.
7. Total supply voltage (for indicated voltage gains) = 15V with output terminal driven to either supply rail.
FIGURE 1. BLOCK DIAGRAM OF THE CA3130 SERIES
22.5
GATE VOLTAGE (TERMINALS 4 AND 8) (V)
OUTPUT VOLTAGE (TERMINALS 4 AND 8) (V)
17.5 2012.5 15107.52.5 50
2.5
7.5
5
10
15
12.5
17.5
0
SUPPLY VOLTAGE: V+ = 15, V- = 0V
T
A
= 25oC
LOAD RESISTANCE = 5kΩ
500Ω
1kΩ
2kΩ
FIGURE 2. VOL T A GE TRANSFER CHARA CTERISTICS OF
CMOS OUTPUT STAGE
CA3130, CA3130A