DIFFERENTIAL INPUTS
MINIMUMEXTERNALCOMPONENT COUNT
INTERNALLYFIXED GAIN (26dB)
MUTEFUNCTION (CMOS COMPATIBLE)
AUTOMUTE AT MINIMUM SUPPLY VOLT-
AGE DETECTION
STAND-BY FUNCTION
NO AUDIBLE POP DURING MUTE AND ST-
BY OPERATIONS
CLIPPING DETECTOR WITH PROGRAMMA-
BLE DISTORTIONTHRESHOLD
PROTECTIONS:
SHORT CIRCUIT (OUT TO GROUND, OUT
TOSUPPLYVOLTAGE, ACROSS THE
LOAD)
OVERRATING CHIP TEMPERATURE WITH
SOFT THERMALLIMITER
LOADDUMP VOLTAGE
FORTUITOUS OPEN GROUND
LOUDSPEAKERDC CURRENT
ESD
Ω
TDA7376B
MULTIWATT15
ORDERING NUMBER: TDA7376B
DESCRIPTION
The TDA7376B is a new technology dual bridge
Audio Amplifier in Multiwatt 15 package designed
for car radioapplications. Thanksto thefully complementary PNP/NPN output stage configuration
the TDA7376Bdelivers a rail-to-rail voltage swing
with no need of bootstrap capacitors. Differential
input pairs, that will accept either single ended or
differentialinput signals, guarantee high noise immunity making thedevice suitablefor both car radio and carboosters applications.
The audio mute control, that attenuates the output signal of theaudio amplifiers, suppresses pop
on - off transients and cuts any noises coming
from previous stages. The St-By control, that debiases the amplifiers, reduces the cost of the
powerswitch. The on-boardprogrammable distortion detector allows compression facility whenever the ampifier is overdriven,so limiting the distortion at anylevels inside the presettablerange.
PIN CONNECTION
September 1998
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BLOCK DIAGRAM
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
SymbolParameterValueUnit
V
OP
V
S
V
peak
I
O
P
tot
T
stg,Tj
Operating Supply Voltage18V
DC Supply Voltage28V
Peak Supply Voltage (t= 50ms)50V
Output Peak Current(non rep. t = 100µs)
Output Peak Current(rep. f > 10Hz)
Power Dissipation at T
=85°C36W
case
4.5
3.5
Storage and Junction Temperature–40 to150°C
THERMAL DATA
SymbolParameterValueUnit
Thermal ResistanceJunction-casemax.1.8
2/9
R
th j-case
C/W
°
A
A
Figure 1: DifferentialInputsTest and ApplicationCircuit
1µF
TDA7376B
Figure 2: SingleEnded Inputs Test and ApplicationCircuit
1µF
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TDA7376B
Figure 3: ApplicationBoardReference Circuit
1µF
Figure 4
: P.C. Boardand ComponentsLayout of the Circuit of Fig.3 (1:1 scale)
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TDA7376B
ELECTRICALCHARACTERISTICS (Refer to thetest fig.1 and 2 circuit, T
f = 1KHz; R
=4Ω; unlessotherwisespecified.)
L
=25°C; VS= 14.4V;
amb
SymbolParameterTest ConditionMin.Typ.Max.Unit
V
S
I
d
V
OS
P
O
P
O max
P
O EIAJ
THDDistortionP
C
T
R
IN
G
V
G
∆
E
N
SVRSupply Voltage Rejectionf = 100Hz;Vr = 1Vrms;
Supply Voltage818V
Total Quiescent Drain CurrentRL=
Stand-by AttenuationVSB= 1.5V; P
Stand-by in Threshold1.5V
Stand-by out Threshold3.5V
Stand-by Current Consumption100µA
Mute AttenuationVM= 1.5V; P
Mute in Threshold1.5V
Mute out Threshold3.5V
Mute pin CurrentV6 = 0 to VS,;V
Distortion Detection Level (**)3.5%
Distortion Detector OutputDC
The TDA7376Bis equipped with a programmable
clipping distortion detector circuitry that allows to
signal out the output stage saturation by providing
a current sinking into an open collector output
(DDout) when the total harmonic distortion of the
output signal reaches the preset level. The desired thresholdis fixed through an externaldivider
that produces a proper voltage level across the
THD set pin. Fig. 5 shows the THD detection
threshold versus the THD set voltage. Since it is
essentialthat the THD set voltagebe proportional
to the supply voltage, fig. 5 shows its value as a
fraction of V
. The actual voltage can be com-
CC
puted by multiplyingthe fraction corresponding to
the desired THD threshold by the application’s
supplyvoltage.
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