ADA4075-2

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APPLICATIONS INFORMATION

INPUT PROTECTION

The maximum differential input voltage that can be applied to

the ADA4075-2 is determined by the internal diodes connected

across its inputs. These diodes limit the maximum differential

input voltage to ±1 V and are needed to prevent base-emitter

junction breakdown from occurring in the input stage of the

ADA4075-2 when very large differential voltages are applied. To

make sure that the ultralow voltage noise feature of the ADA4075-2

is preserved, the commonly used internal resistors in series with

the inputs were not used to limit the current in the diodes.

In small-signal applications, this is not an issue; however, in

applications where large differential voltages can be inadvertently

applied to the device, large currents may flow through these

diodes. If the differential voltage of the ADA4075-2 exceeds ±1 V,

external resistors should be used at both inputs of the op amp to

limit the input currents to less than ±10 mA (see Figure 58).

However, when series resistors are added, the total voltage noise

degrades because the resistors may have a thermal noise that is

greater than the voltage noise of the op amp itself. For example, a

1 kΩ resistor at room temperature has a thermal noise of 4 nV/√Hz,

whereas the ADA4075-2 has an ultralow voltage noise of only

2.8 nV/√Hz typical.

R2

R1

3

2

1

ADA4075-2

Figure 58. Input Protection

TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION

The total harmonic distortion + noise (THD + N) of the

ADA4075-2 is 0.0002% typical with a load resistance of 2 kΩ.

Figure 59 shows the performance of the ADA4075-2 driving a

2 kΩ load with supply voltages of ±4 V and ±15 V. Notice that

there is more distortion for the supply voltage of ±4 V than for a

supply voltage of ±15 V. Thus, it is very important to operate the

ADA4075-2 at a supply voltage greater than ±5 V for optimum

distortion. The THD + noise graphs for supply voltages of ±5 V

and ±18 V are available in Figure 54 and Figure 55.

0.0001

0.001

0.01

0.1

1

10

100

1k

10k

100k

FREQUENCY (Hz)

Figure 59. THD + Noise vs. Frequency

PHASE REVERSAL

Phase reversal occurs in some amplifiers when the input

common-mode voltage range is exceeded. When the voltage

driving the input to these amplifiers exceeds the maximum

input common-mode voltage range, the output of the amplifiers

changes polarity. Phase reversal can cause permanent damage to

the amplifier as well as system lockups in feedback loops.

The ADA4075-2 amplifiers have been carefully designed to prevent

output phase reversal when both inputs are maintained within

the specified input voltage range. If one or both inputs exceed

the input voltage range but remain within the supply rails, the

output is capped at the maximum output that it can swing to.

For a supply voltage of ±15 V and a load resistance of 2 kΩ, the

output is capped at 13 V typical when the input voltage exceeds

the input voltage range but stays within the supply rails. Figure 60

shows the output voltage of the AD4075-2 configured as a unity-

gain buffer with a supply voltage of ±15 V.

Figure 60. No Phase Reversal