AD8564

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REV. A

INPUT STAGE AND BIAS CURRENTS

The AD8564 uses a PNP differential input stage which enables

the input common-mode range to extend all the way from the

negative supply rail to within 2.2 V of the positive supply rail.

The input common-mode voltage can be found as the average of

the voltage at the two inputs of the device. To ensure the fastest

response time, care should be taken to not allow the input

common-mode voltage to exceed this voltage.

The input bias current for the AD8564 is 4

µA. As with any

PNP differential input stage, this bias current will go to zero on

an input that is high and will double on an input that is low.

Care should be taken in choosing resistor values to be connected

to the inputs as large resistors could cause significant voltage

drops due to the input bias current.

The input capacitance for the AD8564 is typically 3 pF. This is

measured by inserting a k

Ω source resistance to the input and

measuring the change in propagation delay.

USING HYSTERESIS

Hysteresis can easily be added to a comparator through the

addition of positive feedback. Adding hysteresis to a comparator

offers an advantage in noisy environments where it is not desir-

able for the output to toggle between states when the input

signal is near the switching threshold. Figure 14 shows a method

for configuring the AD8564 with hysteresis.

COMPARATOR

SIGNAL

R1

R2

Figure 14. Configuring the AD8564 with Hysteresis

The input signal is connected directly to the inverting input of

the comparator. The output is fed back to the noninverting

input through R2 and R1. The ratio of R1 to R1 + R2 estab-

center of the window, or the average switching voltage. The

output will switch high when the input voltage is greater than

R1

+ R2

+V

REF

=V

R1

R1

+ R2









(1)

Where

feedback network. This has the effect of increasing the amount

of hysteresis at high frequencies. This can be useful when com-

paring a relatively slow signal in a high frequency noise environ-

ment. At frequencies greater than

1

2

π C

, the hysteresis

cies less than