LMC7215/LMC7225
Micro-Power, Rail-to-Rail CMOS Comparators with
August 2000
LMC7215/LMC7225 Micro-Power, Rail-to-Rail CMOS Comparators with Push-Pull/Open-Drain
Outputs and TinyPak Package
Push-Pull/Open-Drain Outputs and TinyPak
General Description
The LMC7215/LMC7225 are ultra low power comparators
with a maximum of 1 µA power supply current. They are designed to operateover a wide range of supply voltages, from
2V to 8V.
The LMC7215/LMC7225 have a greater than rail-to-rail common mode voltage range. This is a real advantage in single
supply applications.
The LMC7215 features a push-pull output stage. This feature allows operation with absolute minimum amount of
power consumption when driving any load.
The LMC7225 features an open drain output. By connecting
an external resistor, the output of the comparator can be
used as a level shifter to any desired voltage to as high as
15V.
The LMC7215/LMC7225 are designed for systems where
low power consumption is the critical parameter.
Guaranteed operation over the full supply voltage range of
2.7V to 5V and rail-to-rail performance makes this comparator ideal for battery-powered applications.
Connection Diagrams
Features
(Typical unless otherwise noted)
n Ultra low power consumption 0.7 µA
n Wide range of supply voltages 2V to 8V
n Input common-mode range beyond V+ and V−
n Open collector and push-pull output
n High output current drive: (
n Propagation delay (
n Tiny SOT23-5 package
n Latch-up resistance
@
VS= 5V, 10 mV overdrive) 25 µs
>
300 mA
Applications
n Laptop computers
n Mobile phones
n Metering systems
n Hand-held electronics
n RC timers
n Alarm and monitoring circuits
n Window comparators, multivibrators
™
Package
@
VS= 5V) 45 mA
8–Pin SO–8
Top View
TinyPak™is a trademark of National Semiconductor Corporation.
Current at Input Pin
Current at Output Pin (Note 3)
Current at Power Supply Pin40 mA
±
5mA
±
30 mA
Operating Ratings(Note 1)
Supply Voltage2V ≤ V
Junction Temperature Range
LMC7215IM, LMC7225IM−40˚C ≤ T
Thermal Resistance (θ
M Package, 8-Pin Surface Mount165˚C/W
SOT23-5 Package325˚C/W
)
JA
Lead Temperature
2.7V to 5V Electrical Characteristics
Unless otherwise specified, all limits guaranteed for TJ= 25˚C, V+= 2.7V to 5V, V−= 0V, VCM=VO= V+/2. Boldface limits
apply at the temperature extremes.
= 2.2V to 8V906060dB
Rejection Ratiomin
Voltage Gain140dB
+
= 2.7V3.02.92.9V
Voltage RangeCMRR
>
+
V
CMRR
+
V
CMRR
+
V
CMRR
50 dB2.72.7min
= 2.7V−0.20.00.0V
>
50 dB0.20.2max
= 5.0V5.35.25.2V
>
50 dB5.05.0min
= 5.0V−0.3−0.2−0.2V
>
50 dB0.00.0max
Output Voltage HighV+= 2.2V2.051.8NAV
I
= 1.5 mA1.7min
OH
+
V
= 2.7V2.052.3NAV
I
= 2.0 mA2.2min
OH
+
V
= 5.0V4.84.6NAV
I
= 4.0 mA4.5min
OH
Output Voltage LowV+= 2.2V0.170.40.4V
I
= 1.5 mA0.50.5max
OH
+
V
= 2.7V0.170.40.4V
I
= 2.0 mA0.50.5max
OH
+
V
= 5.0V0.20.40.4V
I
= 4.0 mA0.50.5max
OH
Output Short CircuitV+= 2.7V, Sourcing15NAmA
Current (Note 10)V
+
= 5.0V, Sourcing50NAmA
Output Short CircuitV+= 2.7V, Sinking12mA
CC
≤ +85˚C
J
≤ 8V
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2.7V to 5V Electrical Characteristics (Continued)
Unless otherwise specified, all limits guaranteed for TJ= 25˚C, V+= 2.7V to 5V, V−= 0V, VCM=VO= V+/2. Boldface limits
apply at the temperature extremes.
TypLMC7215LMC7225
SymbolParameterConditions(Note 5)LimitLimitUnits
(Note 6)(Note 6)
+
= 5.0V, Sinking30mA
V
+ = 0.1V, VIN− = 0V,0.01NA500max
IN
V
= 15V
OUT
V
+ = 5V, VIN−=0V1.21.2max
IN
I
Leakage
I
S
Current (Note 10)V
Output Leakage CurrentV+= 2.2VnA
Note 1: Absolute Maximum Ratings indicate limits beyond which damage to the device may occur.Operating Ratings indicate conditions for which the device is intended to be functional, but specific performance is not guaranteed. For guaranteed specifications and the test conditions, see the Electrical Characteristics.
Note 2: Human body model, 1.5 kΩ in series with 100 pF.
Note 3: Applies to both single-supply and split-supply operation. Continuous short circuit operation at elevated ambient temperature can result in exceeding the
maximum allowed junction temperature of 150˚C.
Note 4: The maximum power dissipation is a function of T
P
=(T
D
Note 5: Typical values represent the most likely parametric norm.
Note 6: All limits are guaranteed by testing or statistical analysis.
Note 7: CMRR measured at V
have large V
Note 8: Allmeasurements made at 10 kHz.A100 kΩ pull-upresistor was used whenmeasuring the LMC7225. C
The rise times of the LMC7225 are a function of the R-C time constant.
Note 9: Input step voltage for the propagation measurements is 100 mV.
Note 10: Do not short the output of the LMC7225 to voltages greater than 10V or damage may occur.
, θJA, and TA. The maximum allowable power dissipation at any ambient temperature is
J(max)−TA
)/θJA. All numbers apply for packages soldered directly into a PC board.
= 0V to 2.5V and 2.5V to 5V when VS=5V,VCM= 0.2V to 1.35V and 1.35V to 2.7V when VS= 2.7V. This eliminates units that
at the VCMextremes and low or opposite VOSat VCM=VS/2.
OS
CM
J(max)
= 50 pF including the testjig and scope probe.
LOAD
LMC7215/LMC7225
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Typical Performance Characteristics T
= 25˚C unless otherwise specified
A
Supply Current vs
Supply Voltage
LMC7215/LMC7225
Short Circuit Current vs
V
Supply
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Prop Delay vs V
Supply
Output Voltage vs Output
Current LMC7215
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Prop Delay vs Overdrive
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Output Voltage vs
Output Current
Output Voltage vs
Output Current LMC7215
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Output Voltage vs
Output Current
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Output Leakage Current
vs Output Voltage
LMC7225
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Typical Performance
Characteristics
specified (Continued)
Output Leakage Current
vs Output Voltage
LMC7225
TA= 25˚C unless otherwise
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Application Information
RESPONSE TIME
Depending upon the amount of overdrive, the delay will typically be between 10 µs to 200 µs. The curve showing delay
vs overdrive in the “Typical Characteristics” section shows
the delay time when the input is preset with 100 mV across
the inputs and then is driven the other way by 1 mV to 500
mV.
The transition from high to low or low to high is fast. Typically
1 µs rise and 400 ns fall.
With a small signal input, the comparators will provide a
square wave output from sine wave inputs at frequencies as
high as 25 kHz.
±
a
5 mV sine wave is applied to the input. Note that the out-
put is delayed by almost 180˚.
Figure 1
shows a worst case example where
The exceptionally high gain of these comparators, 10,000V/
mV, eliminates this problem. Less then 1 µV of change on
the input will drive the output from one rail to the other rail.
If the input signal is noisy, the output cannot ignore the noise
unless some hysteresis is provided by positive feedback.
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FIGURE 2.
INPUT VOLTAGE RANGE
The LMC7215/25 have input voltage ranges that are larger
than the supply voltage guarantees that signals from other
parts of the system cannot overdrive the inputs. This allows
sensing supply current by connecting one input directly to
+
the V
line and the other to the other side of a current sense
resistor. The same is true if the sense resistor is in the
ground return line.
Sensing supply voltage is also easy by connecting one input
directly to the supply.
The inputs of these comparators are protected by diodes to
both supplies. This protects the inputs from both ESD aswell
as signals that greatly exceed the supply voltages. As a result, current will flow through these forward biased diodes
whenever the input voltage is more than a few hundred millivolts larger than the supplies. Until this occurs, there is essentially no input current. As a result, placing a large resistor
in series with any input that may be exposed to large voltages, will limit the input current but have no other noticeable
effect.
If the input current is limited to less than 5 mA by a series resistor, (see
Figure 2
), a threshold or zero crossing detector,
that works with inputs from as low as a few millivolts to as
high as 5,000V, is made with only one resistor and the comparator.
LMC7215/LMC7225
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FIGURE 1.
NOISE
Most comparators have rather low gain. This allows the output to spend time between high and low when the input signal changes slowly.The result is the output may oscillate between high and low when the differential input is near zero.
INPUTS
As mentioned above, these comparators have near zero input current. This allows very high resistance circuits to be
used without any concern for matching input resistances.
This also allows the use of very small capacitors in R-C type
timing circuits. This reduces the cost of the capacitors and
amount of board space used.
CAPACITIVE LOADS
The high output current drive allows large capacitive loads
with little effect. Capacitive loads as large as 10,000 pF have
no effect upon delay and only slow the transition by about 3
µs.
OUTPUT CURRENT
Even though these comparators use less than 1 µA supply
current, the outputs are able to drive very large currents.
The LMC7215 can source up to 50 mA when operated on a
5V supply. Both the LMC7215 and LMC7225 can sink over
20 mA. (See the graph of Max I
O
vs V
Supply
in the “Typical
Characteristics” section.)
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Application Information (Continued)
This large current handling ability allows driving heavy loads
directly.LEDs, beepers and other loads can be driven easily.
The push-pull output stage of the LMC7215 is a very important feature. This keeps the total system power consumption
to the absolute minimum. The only current consumed is the
less than 1 µA supply current and the current going directly
LMC7215/LMC7225
into the load. No power is wasted in a pull-up resistor when
the output is low.The LMC7225 is only recommended where
a level shifting function from one logic level to another is desired, where the LMC7225 is being used as a drop-in lower
power replacement for an older comparator or in circuits
where more than one output will be paralleled.
POWER DISSIPATION
The large output current ability makes it possible to exceed
the maximum operating junction temperature of 85˚C and
possibly even the absolute maximum junction temperatureof
150˚C.
The thermal resistance of the 8-pin surface mount package
is 165˚C/W. Shorting the output to ground with a 2.7V supply
will only result in about 5˚C rise above ambient.
The thermal resistance of the much smaller SOT23-5 package is 325˚C/W. With a 2.7V supply, the raise is only 10.5˚C
but if the supply is 5V and the short circuit current is 50 mA,
this will cause a raise of 41˚C in the SO-8 and 81˚C in the
SOT23-5. This should be kept in mind if driving very low resistance loads.
SHOOT-THROUGH
Shoot-through is a common occurrence on digital circuits
and comparators where there is a push-pull output stage.
This occurs when a signal isapplied at the same time to both
the N-channel and P-channel output transistors to turn one
off and turn the other on. (See
devices responds slightly faster than the other, the fast one
can be turned on before the other has turned off. For a very
short time, this allows supply current to flow directly through
both output transistors. The result is a short spike of current
drawn from the supply.
Figure 3
.) If one of the output
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FIGURE 4. RS= 100Ω
The LMC7215 produces a small current spike of 300 µA
peak for about 400 ns with 2.7V supply and 1.8 mA peak for
400 ns with a 5V supply. This spike only occurs when the
output is going from high to low. Itdoes not occur when going
from low to high.
Figure 4
and
Figure 5
show what this current pulse looks like on 2.7V and 5V supplies. The upper
trace is the output voltage and the lower trace is the supply
current as measured with the circuit in
Figure 6
.
If the power supply has a very high impedance, a bypass capacitor of 0.01 µF should be more than enough to minimize
the effects of this small current pulse.
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FIGURE 3.
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FIGURE 5. RS=10Ω
Application Information (Continued)
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FIGURE 6.
LATCH-UP
In the past, most CMOS IC’s were susceptible to a damaging
phenomena known as latch-up. This occurred when an ESD
current spike or other large signal was applied to any of the
pins of an IC. The LMC7215 and LMC7225 both are designed to make them highly resistant to this type of damage.
They have passed qualification tests with input currents on
any lead up to 300 mA at temperatures up to 125˚C.
SPICE MODELS
For a SPICE model of the LMC7215, LMC7225 and many
other op-amps and comparators, contact the NSC Customer
Response Center at 800-272-9959 or on the World Wide
Web at http://www.national.com/models/index.html.
Ordering Information
PackageOrderingNSC DrawingPackageSupplied As
InformationNumberMarking
5-Pin SOT 23-5LMC7215IM5MA05AC02B1k Tape and Reel
5-Pin SOT 23-5LMC7225IM5MA05AC03B1k Tape and Reel
5-Pin SOT 23-5LMC7215IM5XMA05AC02B3k Tape and Reel
5-Pin SOT 23-5LMC7225IM5XMA05AC03B3k Tape and Reel
8-Pin SO-8LMC7215IMM08ALMC7215IMRails
8-Pin SO-8LMC7225IMM08ALMC7225IMRails
8-Pin SO-8LMC7215IMXM08ALMC7215IM2.5k Tape and Reel
8-Pin SO-8LMC7225IMXM08ALMC7225IM2.5k Tape and Reel
Order Number LMC7215IM, LMC7225IM, LMC7215IMX or LMC7225IMX
NS Package Number M08A
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