production spread of opamp GBW

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Terry Given

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What level of GBW production spread should I assume for worst-case
testing? the opamp is a TLV274, GBW 3MHz or so.

Cheers
Terry
 
Terry Given wrote:

What level of GBW production spread should I assume for worst-case
testing? the opamp is a TLV274, GBW 3MHz or so.
I came across an entertaining production problem once where a batch of
bifet audio spec op-amps with a typical 4 MHz GBW had dropped to 3MHz or
thereabouts.

Caused the product to fail a specific test. We swapped the part out for
its second source cousin. The affected parts were fine elsewhere.

Graham
 
Terry Given wrote:

What level of GBW production spread should I assume for worst-case
testing? the opamp is a TLV274, GBW 3MHz or so.

Cheers
Terry
I don't know what process that part is on, but on-chip resistors and
capacitors typically have +/- 20% or so tolerance for each type of
component. In practice the variation is likely to be much less unless they
switch to a different fab or shrink the die etc. Whether you would believe
that it is worth planning for a worst case variation in both R and C
simultaneously is up to you.

Chris Jones
 
On Fri, 27 May 2005 12:47:14 +1200, Terry Given <my_name@ieee.org>
wrote:

What level of GBW production spread should I assume for worst-case
testing? the opamp is a TLV274, GBW 3MHz or so.

Cheers
Terry

I read somewhere recently (LTC appnote on thermocouple acquisition, I
think) that opamp gbw and open-loop gain can have bad tc's, so it's
best to way overkill on gain when precision matters.

John
 
John Larkin wrote:
On Fri, 27 May 2005 12:47:14 +1200, Terry Given <my_name@ieee.org
wrote:


What level of GBW production spread should I assume for worst-case
testing? the opamp is a TLV274, GBW 3MHz or so.

Cheers
Terry



I read somewhere recently (LTC appnote on thermocouple acquisition, I
think) that opamp gbw and open-loop gain can have bad tc's, so it's
best to way overkill on gain when precision matters.

John
I dont care about Aol, only GBW. Its easy to do the simulations, but I
still kind of need a guesstimate for GBW range. 2-6MHz is perhaps enough?

Cheers
Terry
 
Terry Given wrote:

John Larkin wrote:
On Fri, 27 May 2005 12:47:14 +1200, Terry Given <my_name@ieee.org
wrote:


What level of GBW production spread should I assume for worst-case
testing? the opamp is a TLV274, GBW 3MHz or so.

Cheers
Terry


I read somewhere recently (LTC appnote on thermocouple acquisition, I
think) that opamp gbw and open-loop gain can have bad tc's, so it's
best to way overkill on gain when precision matters.

John

I dont care about Aol, only GBW. Its easy to do the simulations, but I
still kind of need a guesstimate for GBW range. 2-6MHz is perhaps enough?
Easily I would say. +/- 1MHz would be my guess.

Nice to have that data though. Just been using an Infineon CoolMOS part and
the data sheet shows both typical Ron and another 'worst case' curve for 98%
of all devices. They don't say how bad the other 2% are though !

Graham
 
Pooh Bear wrote:
Terry Given wrote:


John Larkin wrote:

On Fri, 27 May 2005 12:47:14 +1200, Terry Given <my_name@ieee.org
wrote:



What level of GBW production spread should I assume for worst-case
testing? the opamp is a TLV274, GBW 3MHz or so.

Cheers
Terry


I read somewhere recently (LTC appnote on thermocouple acquisition, I
think) that opamp gbw and open-loop gain can have bad tc's, so it's
best to way overkill on gain when precision matters.

John

I dont care about Aol, only GBW. Its easy to do the simulations, but I
still kind of need a guesstimate for GBW range. 2-6MHz is perhaps enough?


Easily I would say. +/- 1MHz would be my guess.

Nice to have that data though. Just been using an Infineon CoolMOS part and
the data sheet shows both typical Ron and another 'worst case' curve for 98%
of all devices. They don't say how bad the other 2% are though !

Graham
FWIW I was once privy to "real" Hitachi electrolytic cap data. The
lifetime figure they quoted on the datasheet was 3 sigma *below* the
production mean, which was IIRC twice rated.

Cheers
Terry
 
On Fri, 27 May 2005 12:47:14 +1200, Terry Given <my_name@ieee.org>
wrote:

What level of GBW production spread should I assume for worst-case
testing? the opamp is a TLV274, GBW 3MHz or so.

Cheers
Terry
The compensation corner is sufficiently below the transistor effects
that they can be ignored.

Resistors are typically +/- 20%

Capacitors are typically +/- 15%

GBW is proportional to 1/RC

So you're looking at 0.725x < GBW < 1.47x

BUT, The data sheet will usually specify a minimum, so max GBW would
be ~2x the specification minimum.

(TC's ignored, but typically inconsequential.)

...Jim Thompson
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Jim Thompson wrote:
On Fri, 27 May 2005 12:47:14 +1200, Terry Given <my_name@ieee.org
wrote:


What level of GBW production spread should I assume for worst-case
testing? the opamp is a TLV274, GBW 3MHz or so.

Cheers
Terry


The compensation corner is sufficiently below the transistor effects
that they can be ignored.

Resistors are typically +/- 20%

Capacitors are typically +/- 15%

GBW is proportional to 1/RC

So you're looking at 0.725x < GBW < 1.47x

BUT, The data sheet will usually specify a minimum, so max GBW would
be ~2x the specification minimum.

(TC's ignored, but typically inconsequential.)

...Jim Thompson
Hi Jim,

thanks for that - exactly what I/m looking for. Archived with thanks :)

Cheers
Terry
 
Terry Given wrote:
Jim Thompson wrote:
On Fri, 27 May 2005 12:47:14 +1200, Terry Given <my_name@ieee.org
wrote:


What level of GBW production spread should I assume for worst-case
testing? the opamp is a TLV274, GBW 3MHz or so.

Cheers
Terry


The compensation corner is sufficiently below the transistor effects
that they can be ignored.

Resistors are typically +/- 20%

Capacitors are typically +/- 15%

GBW is proportional to 1/RC

So you're looking at 0.725x < GBW < 1.47x

BUT, The data sheet will usually specify a minimum, so max GBW would
be ~2x the specification minimum.

(TC's ignored, but typically inconsequential.)

...Jim Thompson

Hi Jim,

thanks for that - exactly what I/m looking for. Archived with thanks
:)
Note that GBW is usually determined by:

Av=gm.Xc

where, gm is 40Ic, Xc is the capaciter reactance. Gm is not a resister.

However, this current is ultimately set by a resister, somewhere.

Kevin Aylward
informationEXTRACT@anasoft.co.uk
http://www.anasoft.co.uk
SuperSpice, a very affordable Mixed-Mode
Windows Simulator with Schematic Capture,
Waveform Display, FFT's and Filter Design.
 
Kevin Aylward wrote...
Terry Given wrote:
Jim Thompson wrote:
Terry Given wrote:

What level of GBW production spread should I assume for
worst-case testing? the opamp is a TLV274, GBW 3MHz or so.

The compensation corner is sufficiently below the transistor
effects that they can be ignored.

Resistors are typically +/- 20%
Capacitors are typically +/- 15%
GBW is proportional to 1/RC

So you're looking at 0.725x < GBW < 1.47x

BUT, The data sheet will usually specify a minimum, so max
GBW would be ~2x the specification minimum.

(TC's ignored, but typically inconsequential.)

...Jim Thompson

Note that GBW is usually determined by: Av=gm.Xc where,
gm is 40Ic, Xc is the capaciter reactance. Gm is not a resister.
However, this current is ultimately set by a resister, somewhere.
Jim's simplification, GBW proportional to 1/RC, still holds.


--
Thanks,
- Win
 
On 5 Jun 2005 05:02:52 -0700, Winfield Hill
<hill_a@t_rowland-dotties-harvard-dot.s-edu> wrote:

Kevin Aylward wrote...

Terry Given wrote:
Jim Thompson wrote:
Terry Given wrote:

What level of GBW production spread should I assume for
worst-case testing? the opamp is a TLV274, GBW 3MHz or so.

The compensation corner is sufficiently below the transistor
effects that they can be ignored.

Resistors are typically +/- 20%
Capacitors are typically +/- 15%
GBW is proportional to 1/RC

So you're looking at 0.725x < GBW < 1.47x

BUT, The data sheet will usually specify a minimum, so max
GBW would be ~2x the specification minimum.

(TC's ignored, but typically inconsequential.)

...Jim Thompson

Note that GBW is usually determined by: Av=gm.Xc where,
gm is 40Ic, Xc is the capaciter reactance. Gm is not a resister.
However, this current is ultimately set by a resister, somewhere.
"Somewhere" = the bias setup. The better designs have the tail
current set by a PTAT, keeping gm relatively flat.

Jim's simplification, GBW proportional to 1/RC, still holds.

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
 
Winfield Hill wrote:
Kevin Aylward wrote...

Terry Given wrote:
Jim Thompson wrote:
Terry Given wrote:

What level of GBW production spread should I assume for
worst-case testing? the opamp is a TLV274, GBW 3MHz or so.

The compensation corner is sufficiently below the transistor
effects that they can be ignored.

Resistors are typically +/- 20%
Capacitors are typically +/- 15%
GBW is proportional to 1/RC

So you're looking at 0.725x < GBW < 1.47x

BUT, The data sheet will usually specify a minimum, so max
GBW would be ~2x the specification minimum.

(TC's ignored, but typically inconsequential.)

...Jim Thompson

Note that GBW is usually determined by: Av=gm.Xc where,
gm is 40Ic, Xc is the capaciter reactance. Gm is not a resister.
However, this current is ultimately set by a resister, somewhere.

Jim's simplification, GBW proportional to 1/RC, still holds.
Yes, but thats what I meant by "this current is ultimately set by a
resister".

Kevin Aylward
informationEXTRACT@anasoft.co.uk
http://www.anasoft.co.uk
SuperSpice, a very affordable Mixed-Mode
Windows Simulator with Schematic Capture,
Waveform Display, FFT's and Filter Design.
 

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