lm4801 National Semiconductor Corporation, lm4801 Datasheet - Page 15

• Manufacturer Part Number: lm4801
• Description: 1w Stereo Audio Amplifier Plus Adjustable Ldo
• Manufacturer: National Semiconductor Corporation

Application Information
ages, based on the Dropout Voltage vs Supply Voltage in the
Typical Performance Characteristics curves, must be
added to the result obtained by Equation (8). The result in
Equation (9).
The Output Power vs Supply Voltage graph for an 8Ω load
indicates a minimum supply voltage of 4.6V. This is easily
met by the commonly used 5V supply voltage. The additional
voltage creates the benefit of headroom, allowing the
LM4801 to produce peak output power in excess of 1W
without clipping or other audible distortion. The choice of
supply voltage must also not create a situation that violates
maximum power dissipation as explained above in the
Power Dissipation section.
After satisfying the LM4801’s power dissipation require-
ments, the minimum differential gain is found using Equation
(10).
Thus, a minimum gain of 2.83 allows the LM4801’s to reach
full output swing and maintain low noise and THD+N perfor-
mance. For this example, let A
The amplifier’s overall gain is set using the input (R
feedback (R
set at 20kΩ, the feedback resistor is found using Equation
(11).
The value of R
The last step in this design example is setting the amplifier’s
−3dB frequency bandwidth. To achieve the desired
pass band magnitude variation limit, the low frequency re-
sponse must extend to at least one−fifth the lower bandwidth
limit and the high frequency response must extend to at least
five times the upper bandwidth limit. The gain variation for
both response limits is 0.17dB, well within the
desired limit. The results are an
and an
and C
bandpass frequency limit. Find the coupling capacitor’s
value using Equation (14).
the result is
As mentioned in the External Components section, R
i
create a highpass filter that sets the amplifier’s lower
V
DD
f
) resistors. With the desired input impedance
≥ (V
f
is 30kΩ.
F
H
OUTPEAK
f
L
= 20kHzx5 = 100kHz
= 100Hz/5 = 20Hz
R
f
/R
i
+ (V
= A
VD
VD
OD TOP
= 3.
/2
+ V
(Continued)
OD BOT
))
±
±
0.25dB
0.25dB
i
) and
(10)
(12)
(13)
(14)
(11)
(8)
(9)
i
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Use a 0.39µF capacitor, the closest standard value.
The product of the desired high frequency cutoff (100kHz in
this example) and the differential gain, A
upper passband response limit. With A
100kHz, the closed-loop gain bandwidth product (GBWP) is
300kHz. This is less than the LM4801’s 3.5MHz GBWP. With
this margin, the amplifier can be used in designs that require
more differential gain while avoiding performance-lrestricting
bandwidth limitations.
LDO General Information
Figure 2 shows the LM4801’s LDO functional block diagram.
A 1.25V bandgap reference, an error amplifier and a PMOS
pass transistor perform voltage regulation while being sup-
ported by shutdown, fault, and the usual Temperature and
current protection circuitry
The regulator’s topology is the classic type with negative
feedback from the output to one of the inputs of the error
amplifier. Feedback resistors R
external to the IC, depending on whether it is the fixed
voltage version or the adjustable version. The negative feed-
back and high open loop gain of the error amplifier cause the
two inputs of the error amplifier to be virtually equal in
voltage. If the output voltage changes due to load changes,
the error amplifier provides the appropriate drive to the pass
transistor to maintain the error amplifier’s inputs as virtually
equal. In short, the error amplifier keeps the output voltage
constant in order to keep its inputs equal.
Output Voltage Setting
The output voltage is set according to the amount of nega-
tive feedback (Note that the pass transistor inverts the feed-
back signal). Figure 3 simplifies the LDO’s topology. This
type of regulator can be represented as an op amp config-
ured as non-inverting amplifier and a fixed DC Voltage
(V
op amp is its extra-large output transistor that only sources
current. In terms of its non-inverting configuration, the output
voltage equals V
REF
) for its input signal. The special characteristic of this
FIGURE 2. LDO Functional Block Diagram
1/(2π*20kΩ*20Hz) = 0.398µF
REF
times the closed loop gain:
1
and R
2
are either internal or
VD
VD
, determines the
= 3 and f
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