MAX4385E/MAX4386E
Low-Cost, 230MHz, Single/Quad Op Amps with
Rail-to-Rail Outputs and ±15kV ESD Protection
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Detailed Description
The MAX4385E/MAX4386E are single/quad, 5V, rail-torail, voltage-feedback amplifiers that employ currentfeedback techniques to achieve 450V/µs slew rates
and 230MHz bandwidths. High ±15kV ESD protection
guards against unexpected discharge. Excellent harmonic distortion and differential gain/phase performance make these amplifiers an ideal choice for a wide
variety of video and RF signal-processing applications.
Applications Information
The output voltage swings to within 50mV of each supply rail. Local feedback around the output stage
ensures low open-loop output impedance to reduce
gain sensitivity to load variations. The input stage permits common-mode voltages beyond VEEand to within
2.25V of the positive supply rail.
Choosing Resistor Values
Unity-Gain Configuration
The MAX4385E/MAX4386E are internally compensated
for unity gain. When configured for unity gain, a 24Ω
resistor (RF) in series with the feedback path optimizes
AC performance. This resistor improves AC response
by reducing the Q of the parallel LC circuit formed by
the parasitic feedback capacitance and inductance.
Video Line Driver
The MAX4385E/MAX4386E are low-power, voltagefeedback amplifiers featuring bandwidths up to
230MHz, 0.1dB gain flatness to 30MHz. They are
designed to minimize differential-gain error and differential-phase error to 0.02% and 0.01°, respectively.
They have a 14ns settling time to 0.1%, 450V/µs slew
rates, and output-current-drive capability of up to
50mA, making them ideal for driving video loads.
Inverting and Noninverting Configurations
Select the gain-setting feedback (RF) and input (RG)
resistor values to fit your application. Large resistor values increase voltage noise and interact with the amplifier’s input and PC board capacitance. This can
generate undesirable poles and zeros and decrease
bandwidth or cause oscillations. For example, a noninverting gain-of-two configuration (RF= RG) using 1kΩ
resistors, combined with 8pF of amplifier input capacitance and 1pF of PC board capacitance, causes a pole
at 35.4MHz. Since this pole is within the amplifier bandwidth, it jeopardizes stability. Reducing the 1kΩ resis-
tors to 100Ω extends the pole frequency to 353.8MHz,
but could limit output swing by adding 200Ω in parallel
with the amplifier’s load resistor (Figures 1a
and 1b).
Layout and Power-Supply Bypassing
These amplifiers operate from a single 5V power supply.
Bypass V
CC
to ground with 0.1µF and 2.2µF capacitors as
close to the pin as possible.
Maxim recommends using microstrip and stripline techniques to obtain full bandwidth. To ensure that the PC
board does not degrade the amplifier’s performance,
design it for a frequency greater than 1GHz. Pay careful attention to inputs and outputs to avoid large parasitic capacitance. Regardless of whether you use a
constant-impedance board, observe the following
design guidelines:
• Do not use wire-wrap boards; they are too inductive.
• Do not use IC sockets; they increase parasitic
capacitance and inductance.
• Use surface mount instead of through-hole components for better high-frequency performance.
• Use a PC board with at least two layers; it should be
as free from voids as possible.
• Keep signal lines as short and as straight as possible. Do not make 90° turns; round all corners.