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THAT 1606, 1646
Description
The THAT 1606 and 1646 are a new generation
of monolithic audio differential line drivers offering
improved performance over conventional cross-cou-
pled designs. Based on a high-performance, fully dif-
ferential opamp and laser-trimmed thin-film
resistors, both families exhibit low noise and distor-
tion, high slew rate, and wide output swing. The
parts are stable when driving difficult loads, and
have short-circuit protected outputs.
Designed from the ground up in THAT's comple-
mentary dielectric isolation process, both models in-
corporate THAT's patented OutSmarts1technology.
This is a dual feedback-loop design that prevents the
excessive ground currents typical of cross-coupled
output stages (CCOS) when clipping into sin-
gle-ended loads. OutSmarts uses two individual neg-
ative-feedback loops to separately control the
differential output voltage and common mode output
currents, making the designs inherently more stable
and less sensitive to component tolerances than
common CCOSes. As a result, THAT's topology pre-
vents the loss of common-mode feedback that
plagues common CCOS designs when clipping into
single-ended loads. This avoids excessive ground
currents that would otherwise upset power supplies
and create additional distortion, even in adjacent
channels.
The 1646 is pin-compatible with the TI DRV134
and DRV135, as well as the Analog Devices
SSM2142. The 1606 offers an advanced com-
mon-mode offset voltage reduction scheme, which re-
quires a small single capacitor instead of the two
electrolytics required by the 1646 and its
pin-compatible cousins. Additionally, the 1606 fea-
tures differential inputs in a space-saving 16-pin
QSOP package. Both parts offer +6 dB gain.
THAT Corporation Balanced Line Driver ICs
FEATURES
Balanced, transformer-like floating
output
OutSmarts®technology improves
clipping into single-ended loads
Stable driving long cables and
capacitive loads
High output: 18Vrms into 600 W
Low noise: -101 dBu
Low distortion: 0.0007% @ 1kHz
Industry-standard pinout
APPLICATIONS
Differential Line Drivers
Audio Mixing Consoles
Distribution Amplifiers
Hi-Fi Equipment
Audio Equalizers
Dynamic Range Processors
Digital Effects Processors
Telecommunications Systems
Instrumentation
Din+
Cin+
Cin-
Din-
Out-
Sns-
Out+
Sns+
Vcc
In+
Vee
Gnd
Dout-
Dout+
10k
10k
25
5k
5k
10k
10k
10k
10k
20k
20k
10p
25
THAT 1646
CEXT
CEXT
DC
AA
&
Figure 1. THAT 1646 Equivalent Circuit Diagram
1646 1606
Pin DIP8 SO8 SO16W QSOP16
1 Out- Out- NC Gnd*
2 Sns- Sns- NC NC
3 Gnd Gnd Out- Out-
4In
In Sns- Cap1
5Vee
Vee Gnd Gnd
6 Vcc Vcc In In-
7 Sns+ Sns+ NC In+
8 Out+ Out+ NC Gnd*
9 NC Gnd*
10 NC NC
11 Vee Vee
12 Vcc Vcc
13 Sns+ Cap2
14 Out+ Out+
15 NC NC
16 NC Gnd*
* See “Thermal Considerations” section on page 10
Table 1. THAT 1606/1646 pin assignments
1. For complete details of OutSmarts, see Hebert, Gary K., "An Improved Balanced, Floating Output Driver IC", presented at the 108th AES Convention, February 2000.
Protected under US Patents numbers 4,979,218 and 6,316,970. Additional patents pending. THAT and OutSmarts are registered trademarks of THAT Corporation.
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Absolute Maximum Ratings (TA= 25°C)
Positive Supply Voltage (Vcc) +20 V Storage Temperature (TST) -55 to +125°C
Negative Supply Voltage (Vee) -20 V Junction Temperature (TJ) 125°C
Output Short Circuit Duration Continuous Lead Temperature (TLEAD)(Soldering 60 sec) 300°C
Operating Temperature Range (TOP) -40 to +85°C
SPECIFICATIONS2
2. All specifications are subject to change without notice.
3. Unless otherwise noted,.all measurements taken with VS=±18V, T=25°C, RL= 600 WBalanced, RSOURCE =0W
1646 Electrical Characteristics3
Parameter Symbol Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Units
Input Impedance ZIN 4.00 5.00 kW
Gain G1 RL=100 kWper output
Balanced 5.80 6.00 6.20 dB
Single Ended 5.76 5.96 6.16 dB
Gain G2 RL= 600 W
Balanced 5.00 5.30 5.60 dB
Single Ended 4.96 5.26 5.56 dB
Gain Error G1 RL=100 kWper output, Balanced 0.02 0.20 dB
DC Power Supply
Rejection Ratio PSRR ±4V to ±18V 85 107 dB
Output Common-Mode
Rejection Ratio CMRROUT f=1kHz, BBC Method 46 65 dB
Output Signal Balance Ratio SBR f=1kHz, BBC Method 35 54 dB
THD+N (Balanced) THD+N1VO=10 VRMS,R
L=600 W
20Hz-5kHz 0.0007 %
20kHz 0.002 0.005 %
THD+N (Single Ended) THD+N2VO=10 VRMS,R
L=600 W
20Hz-5kHz 0.0010 %
20kHz 0.0030 0.0060 %
Output Noise Onoise Balanced, 22Hz -20kHz -101 dBu
Maximum Output Level VoMAX 0.1% THD+N 27.5 dBu
Slew Rate SR CL=50pF/output 15 V/µS
Small Signal Bandwidth CL=50pF/output 10 MHz
Output Common Mode
Voltage Offset VOCM1 w/o Sense capacitors -250 ±50 250 mV
VOCM2 w/ Sense capacitors -15 ±3.5 15 mV
Differential Output Offset VOD -15 ±4 15 mV
Output Voltage Swing, Positive No Load VCC–2.9 VCC–2.2 V
Output Voltage Swing, Negative No Load VEE+2.25 VEE+2.9 V
Output Impedance ZO40 50 60 W
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Maximum Capacitive Load Stable Operation Unlimited µF
Quiescent Supply Current ISUnloaded 4.9 5.75 mA
Output Short Circuit Current ISC Both outputs to ground 70 mA
Power Supply Voltage Range ±4 ±18 V
1646 Electrical Characteristics (cont’d)
Parameter Symbol Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Units
1606 Electrical Characteristics3
Parameter Symbol Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Units
Input Impedance ZIN 4.00 5.00 kW
Gain G1 RL=100 kW/ output
Balanced 5.80 6.00 6.20 dB
Single Ended 5.76 5.96 6.16 dB
Gain G2 RL= 600 W
Balanced 5.00 5.30 5.60 dB
Single Ended 4.96 5.26 5.56 dB
Gain Error G1 RL=100 kW/ output, Balanced 0.02 0.20 dB
DC Power Supply
Rejection Ratio PSRR ±4V to ±18V 85 107 dB
Output Common-Mode
Rejection Ratio CMRROUT f=1kHz, BBC Method 46 65 dB
Input Common-Mode
Rejection Ratio CMRRIN f=1kHz 40 60 dB
Output Signal Balance Ratio SBR f=1kHz, BBC Method 35 54 dB
THD+N (Balanced) THD+N1VO=10 VRMS,R
L=600 W
20Hz-5kHz 0.0007 %
20kHz 0.002 0.005 %
THD+N (Single Ended) THD+N2VO=10 VRMS,R
L=600 W
20Hz-5kHz 0.0010 %
20kHz 0.0060 0.0075 %
Output Noise Onoise Balanced, 22Hz -20kHz -101 dBu
Maximum Output Level VoMAX 0.1% THD+N 27.5 dBu
Slew Rate SR CL=50pF/output 15 V/µS
Small Signal Bandwidth CL=50pF/output 10 MHz
Common Mode Output
Voltage Offset VOCM1 w/o CM coupling capacitor -250 ±50 250 mV
VOCM2 w/ CM coupling capacitor -20 -5 20 mV
Differential Output Offset VOD -15 ±4 15 mV
Output Voltage Swing, Positive No Load VCC–2.9 VCC–2.2 V
Output Voltage Swing, Negative No Load VEE+2.25 VEE+2.9 V
Output Impedance ZO40 50 60 W
Maximum Capacitive Load Stable Operation Unlimited µF
Quiescent Supply Current ISUnloaded 4.9 5.75 mA
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Out-
Cap1Cap2
Out+
Vcc
In+
Vee
In-
10k
10k
25
5k
5k
10k
10k
10k
10k
7k
7k
10p
25
THAT 1606
CEXT
REXT
Din+
Cin+
Cin-
Din-
Dout-
Dout+
Gnd
DC
AA
&
Figure 3. THAT 1606 Equivalent Circuit Diagram
Din+
Cin+
Cin-
Din-
Out-
Sns-
Out+
Sns+
Vcc
In+
Vee
Gnd
Dout-
Dout+
10k
10k
25
5k
5k
10k
10k
10k
10k
20k
20k
10p
25
THAT 1646
CEXT
CEXT
DC
AA
&
Figure 2. THAT 1646 Equivalent Circuit Diagram
Output Short Circuit Current ISC Both outputs to ground 70 mA
Power Supply Voltage Range ±4 ±18 V
1606 Electrical Characteristics (cont’d)
Parameter Symbol Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Units
Theory of Operation
OutSmarts®technology
The THAT 1606 and 1646 family employs the
OutSmarts topology, a variation of circuitry originally
developed by Chris Strahm at Audio Teknology Inc.,
(and later acquired by Audio Toys, Inc.). THAT's
OutSmarts topology employs two negative-feedback
loops -- one to control the differential signal, and a
separate loop to control the common mode output
levels.
Figures 2 and 3 show the gain core common to
the 1606 and 1646. The gain core is a single ampli-
fier that includes two differential input pairs, Cin+/-
and Din+/-, and complementary outputs, Vout+ and
Vout-, related to each other by two gain expressions,
AD(s) and AC(s). The first pair of differential inputs,
Din+/-, is connected to the differential feedback net-
work between the outputs and the input signal. The
second differential input pair, Cin+/-, is connected to
a bridge circuit which generates an error signal used
to servo the common-mode behavior of the outputs.
The loop equations are then:
()
DD DADD
OUT OUT OUT D IN IN+- +-
-= = -D,
where AD is the differential open-loop gain, and
()
DD DACC
OUT OUT OUT C IN IN+- +-
+= = -S,
where AC is the common-mode open-loop gain.
These equations can be solved much like stan-
dard op-amp loop equations.
For the differential case, using superposition, we
can see that this results in:
DD In
IN OUT+-+
=+
1323, and
DD In
IN OUT-+
=+-
1323.
Substituting and simplifying into the equation
that defines differential operation yields:
[]
DD
D A In In
OUT D
DOUT
=+-
-
+-
3
2
3()
.
Dividing through by AD(assuming that AD>> 3) and
simplifying yields
()
DDInIn
OUT =-
+-
2.
as one would expect for a +6 dB line driver.
For the 1646, In- is hard-wired to ground (0v), so
the differential equation above simplifies to:
()
DDIn
OUT =+
2.
The common mode equation is more complicated
in that it is dependent on the attached load, and in
any event doesn't yield much insight into the device's
operation. For those who are interested, a more
complete discussion is given in the reference men-
tioned in note 1.
In op-amp analysis using negative feedback loops,
the combination of negative feedback and high
open-loop gain usually results in the open-loop gain
"dropping out" of the equation, and the differential in-
puts being forced to the same potential. This is true
for the core of the 1606 and 1646 ICs. If we start
with that assumption, the operation of the com-
mon-mode feedback loop can be intuited as follows:
Referring again to Figures 2 and 3, the common-
mode input actually senses the sum of each IC's out-
put currents by way of two 25 Wresistors and the
bridge network4. The resulting error signal is ampli-
fied and then summed into both outputs, with the net
effect being to force the sum of the currents to be
zero, and thus the common mode output current to
zero.
To see why this is important, consider what hap-
pens when the IC is loaded with a single-ended load,
which shorts one or the other output to ground.
Suppose Out- is grounded. In this case, the differen-
tial feedback loop increases the voltage at Dout+ to
make up for most of the signal lost to the short at
Out-. The common-mode feedback loop forces the
current from Out- to be equal and opposite to that
from Out+. But, during peak signals which drive
Dout+ into clipping (exceeding its maximum output
voltage capability), the differential loop is starved for
feedback. Without the common-mode feedback, the
result would be for the voltage at Dout- to decrease in
an attempt to satisfy the differential loop's demand
for feedback. This is one significant weakness of
conventional cross-coupled output designs com-
mon-mode feedback is lost when one output is
clipped while the other is grounded.
With OutSmarts, however, the common mode
feedback loop senses this happening because of the
increase in current at Out- (compared to that at
Out+), and prevents the voltage at Out- from rising
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4. The 10 pF capacitor can be ignored for the purposes of this analysis. It simply limits the maximum frequency at which the current-sensing action occurs
out of control. This causes the OutSmarts design to
more closely mimic the behavior of a true floating
balanced source (such as a transformer), compared
to the behavior of a conventional CCOS design.
Applications
1. Circuit implementations using the 1606 and
1646 are relatively straightforward. A quiet, solid
ground reference, stiff voltage supplies, and adequate
supply bypassing are all that are required to achieve
excellent performance out of both ICs.
2. Both devices must be driven from a
low-impedance source, preferably directly from
opamp outputs, to maintain the specified perfor-
mance.
3. Please refer to Figure 8 for a complete applica-
tions circuit.
Stability and Load Capacitance
The devices are stable into any capacitive load,
and the maximum capacitance is limited only by slew
rate and frequency response considerations.
For the purposes of the frequency response calcu-
lation, the line driver's 25Wsense resistors can be
lumped into a single 50Wresistor. The correct cable
capacitance to use for the balanced-signal case is the
sum of the inter-conductor capacitance and the two
conductor-to-shield capacitances in series. Some
manufacturers only specify the inter-conductor ca-
pacitance and the capacitance of one conductor to
the other while connected to the shield, and some ex-
traction may be required.
As an example, Belden 8451 is specified as hav-
ing with 34 pF/ft of inter-conductor capacitance and
67 pF/ft of conductor to "other conductor + shield
capacitance". Thus, we can assume a single conduc-
tor-to-shield capacitance of 33 pF/ft (the difference
between 67 and 34) for each conductor. For balanced
signals, the load capacitance across the 1646 outputs
will be 34 pF/ft + 16.5 pF/ft = 50.5 pF/ft. The corner
frequency of the THAT 1646 driving 500 ft of this ca-
ble (25.25 nF) will be 126 kHz.
fkHz
CpF
ft
pF
ft
==
×× × +
1
2 50 500 34 16 5 126
pW (.)
One must also consider the slew rate limitations
posed by excessive cable and other capacitances. We
know that
iC
dV
dt
=
and that
dV
dt Peak
Vf×2p
Dennis Bohn of Rane Corporation has published
work specifying some of the requirements for a bal-
anced line driver, including a) stability into reactive
loads, b) differential output voltage swing of at least
±11 volts peak (+20dBu), and c) reliability5. This
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In
4
Gnd
3
52
Out-
1
Out+
8
7
6
U1
THAT1646
In
Vcc
Vee
C4
100n
C5
100n
Vcc
Sns+
Vee
Sns-
Out+
Out-
Figure 4. THAT 1646 without common-mode offset reduction
5. Dennis A. Bohn, “Practical Line-Driving Current Requirements“(Rane Note 126), Rane Corporation, 1991, revised 5/1996. Available at www.rane.com/note126.html.
work suggests a reasonable rule by which to calculate
the output current requirements at 20kHz. The au-
thor concludes that the actual worst case peak level
for various types of music and speech will be flat out
to 5kHz, and roll off at 6dB/octave above this fre-
quency. Thus the peak levels at 20kHz will be 12dB
below those at 5kHz.
Using these, we can calculate the required slew
rate and current drive. For the +26 dBu output lev-
els that the 1646 is capable of, VPeak is 22V (below
5kHz), and at 20kHz, VPeak is 5.5V. Therefore,
dV
dt
V
s
VkHz × =255 20 069pm
..
As a consequence,
ift mA
pF
ft
pF
ft
V
s
+ × =500 34 16 5 0 69 17 5(.)..
m.
Thus, driving this 25.25 nF cable requires 17.5
mAPeak, which is well within the capability of the
1606 and 1646.
Gain structure
The 1606 and 1646 both provide +6 dB gain (fac-
tor of 2) between their inputs and differential out-
puts. This is appropriate, since with a balanced
output, twice the voltage between the power supply
rails is available at the output of the stage. The sin-
gle-ended input of the 1646 can accept signals that
swing to nearly the power supply rails without distor-
tion, when driving into a differential (floating) load.
The balanced input of the 1606 can accept signals at
each input that swing to nearly one-half the power
supply rails without distortion, when driving into dif-
ferential loads.
Both devices, when driving single-ended loads,
will clip at about half the output voltage as compared
to a differential load. This is because only one of the
two output signals will be available. Despite the out-
put clipping, the input to the devices does not need to
be constrained - they will work without undue prob-
lems being overdriven at their inputs when the out-
puts are clipping into single-ended loads.
1646 circuits
Figure 4 shows the most basic connection for a
1646. The only external components needed are the
local 100nF bypass capacitors. These should be
within 1 inch of the 1646 pins.
Output DC offset
Because the 1646's outputs are connected directly
to their respective sense inputs, this circuit may pro-
duce up to 250mV of common-mode dc offset at its
outputs. As shown, the outputs are DC coupled to
the output connector, so this dc will appear directly
at the output of the system.
The output common-mode offset of a 1646 may
be reduced by adding capacitors in the feedback
loop, as shown in Figure 5. Capacitors C1 and C2
ac-couple the common-mode feedback loop. This
changes the loop operation from servoing the com-
mon-mode output current at audio frequencies to
servoing the common-mode output voltage to 0 at
DC. This results in much lower common-mode out-
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In
4
Gnd
3
52
Out-
1
Out+
8
7
6
U1
THAT1646
In
Vcc
Vee
C4
100n
C5
100n
Vcc
Sns+
Vee
Sns-
C1
10u
NP
C2
10u
NP
Out+
Out-
Figure 5. THAT 1646 with common-mode offset reduction
put offset voltage, as indicated in the specifications
section. C1 and C2 are typically high quality
non-polarized electrolytic capacitors.
1606 circuits
Figures 6 and 7 show the basic amplifier configu-
rations for a 1606. The 1606 differs from the 1646
in two respects. First, the 1606 includes a nega-
tive-sense input pin (pin 6), so offers a differential in-
put. This can be useful in connecting the output
driver to the output of modern D/A converters, which
usually present differential outputs. Second, instead
of two 10uF capacitors, the 1606 uses an 0.1uf ca-
pacitor (C1) and 1MW(R1) resistor to reduce com-
mon-mode dc offset. Generally, these components
will cost less, and take up less space on the circuit
board than the two large capacitors required for the
1646. C1 should be a high-quality film type capaci-
tor to minimize low-frequency distortion when driv-
ing single-ended loads.
RFI protection
These line drivers can easily drive cables hun-
dreds of feet in length without becoming unstable,
but such long cables can act as antennae which can
pick up RFI and direct it into the circuit. The circuit
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In+
7
Gnd
6
Out-
3
Out+
14
4
U1
THAT1606
In
Vcc
Vee
C4
100n
C5
100n
Vcc
Cap1
Vee
Cap2
C1
100n
12
13
11
In-
5
R1
1M0
Out+
Out-
Figure 6. THAT 1606 with output common-mode offset reduction and single-ended input drive
In+
7
Gnd
6
Out-
3
Out+
14
4
U1
THAT1606
In+
Vcc
Vee
C4
100n
C5
100n
Vcc
Cap1
Vee
Cap2
C1
100n
12
13
11
In-
5
R1
1M0
In-
Out+
Out-
Figure 7. THAT 1606 with output common-mode offset reduction and differential input drive
of Figure 8 includes two 100 pF bypass capacitors
C3 and C8 and two ferrite beads, whose purpose is
to redirect this RF energy to the chassis before it can
circulate inside the product's box and couple RF into
other portions of the circuit. The capacitors should
be located as close as possible to the output connec-
tor and connected via a low-inductance path to chas-
sis ground, with the ferrite beads placed very nearby.
These components ensure that RFI current is di-
rected to the chassis and not through the relatively
low-impedance output of the 1606/1646. The bypass
capacitors and ferrite beads will have no effect on the
gain error of these line drivers at audio frequencies.
Output protection
The 1606 and 1646 each incorporate a propri-
etary internal protection scheme, which will suffice
for many situations seen in the field. However, one
might foresee having the line driver's output mistak-
enly plugged directly into a microphone preamplifier
input that has +48V phantom power applied. When
this happens, the ac coupling capacitors on the
preamp's input will discharge into the low-impedance
output of the 1606/1646. This can result in surge
currents of over 2 amperes6. The amount of energy
stored in these capacitors is directly proportional to
the capacitor value, which is, of course, not under the
1606/1646 designer's control. The 1606/1646's in-
ternal protection network will withstand this abuse
for coupling capacitors up to about 33 uF.
To protect against microphone preamplifiers that
incorporate larger values of capacitance, a pair
1N4004 diodes from each output to the supply rails,
as shown in Figure 8, is recommended. This shunts
the discharge current to the power supply bypass
and filter capacitors, thus protecting the output of
the 1606 or 1646.
Closing thoughts
The integrated balanced line driver is one of those
highly useful, cost-effective functional blocks that can
provide significant improvement over discrete de-
signs. The THAT 1646 goes a step or two further by
improving over existing components. Both incorpo-
rate OutSmarts technology to tame the aberrant sin-
gle-ended clipping behavior of conventional
cross-coupled output stages.
For more information on these or other THAT
Corporation integrated circuits, please contact us di-
rectly, or through one of our international distribu-
tors.
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Input
Gnd
Input
D3
1N4004
D4
1N4004
D5
1N4004
D6
1N4004
C3
100p
C8
100p
L1
Ferrite Bead
L2
Ferrite Bead
Out-
Out+
Vcc
Vee
Vcc
Vee
U1
Amplifier
Block
(from fig.
5, 6, or 7)
2
3
1
XLR (M)
Figure 8. THAT 16x6 applications circuit with output common-mode offset protection, RFI protection, and surge protection
6. Hebert, Gary K., Thomas, Frank W., "The 48V Phantom Menace", presented at the 110th Audio Engineering Society Convention, May, 2001
Package Information
The THAT1646 in available in 8-pin SO, 8-pin
mini-DIP and 16-pin wide SOIC packages. The 1606
comes in a 16-pin QSOP package Package dimen-
sions are shown in Figures 9, 10, 11, and 12, while
pinouts are given in Table 1.
Thermal Considerations
As mentioned. the 1646 is available in an 8-pin
DIP, and 16-pin wide SO, and an 8-pin SO, with junc-
tion-to-ambient thermal resistances of 100°C/watt,
80°C/watt, and 150°C/watt, respectively, assuming a
2-sided PCB with no ground planes. Users of the
SO-8 package should recognize driving 600 Wloads
or very long cables (several hundred feet) at high am-
bient temperatures (above 55°C) continuously could
lead to internal die temperatures that exceed the
maximum rating and result in performance degrada-
tion.
The 1606 is supplied in a 16-pin QSOP package
in which pins 1, 8, 9, and 16 are fused to the die
paddle to assist in conducting heat away from the
die. These pins are connected to the die substrate,
which is, in turn, connected to the ground pin of the
device. When these pins are connected to a top-side
ground plane of 1 square inch area, the junc-
tion-to-ambient thermal resistance is 125°C/watt. In-
ternal planes on multi-layer PCBs will reduce the
thermal resistance further.
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Model SO8
Pkg
DIP8
Pkg
SO16W
Pkg
QSOP16
Pkg
1646 1646S08-U 1646P08-U 1646W16-U —-
1606 —- —- —- 1606Q16-U
Table 2. Order Number Information
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A
D
1
B
C
E
I
J
0-8º
G
H
ITEM MILLIMETERS INCHES
A4.80 - 4.98 0.189 - 0.196
B3.81 - 3.99 0.150 - 0.157
C5.79 - 6.20 0.228 - 0.244
D0.20 - 0.30 0.008 - 0.012
E0.635 BSC 0.025 BSC
G1.35 - 1.75 0.0532 - 0.0688
H0.10 - 0.25 0.004 - 0.010
I0.40 - 1.27 0.016 - 0.050
J0.19 - 0.25 0.0075 - 0.0098
Figure 12. 16 pin QSOP package outline drawing
D
E
BC
J
A
F
H
G
1
ITEM
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
J
MILLIMETERS
10.11/10.31
7.40/7.60
10.11/10.51
0.36/0.46
1.27
2.44/2.64
0.23/0.32
0.51/1.01
0.10/0.30
INCHES
0.398/O.406
0.291/0.299
0.398/0.414
0.014/0.018
0.050
0.096/0.104
0.009/0.013
0.020/0.040
0.004/0.012
Figure 11. 16 pin wide SO package outline drawing
0.41/0.89
0.31/0.71
H
h
0.016/0.035
0.012/0.027
0.230/0.244
0.007/0.010
0.060/0.068
0.014/0.018
0.188/0.197
0.004/0.008
INCHES
0.150/0.157
G
H
F
CB
D
F
G
D
E
A
a1
B
C
ITEM MILLIMETERS
0.36/0.46
0.18/0.25
1.52/1.73
1.27
4.78/5.00
0.10/0.20
3.81/3.99
5.84/6.20
0.050
A
E
a1
0-8°
hx45°
1
Figure 9. 8 pin SO package outline drawing
B
A
KF
H
E
D
G
J
C
ITEM
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
J
K
1
MILLIMETERS
9.52 0.10
6.35 0.10
7.49/8.13
0.46
2.54
3.68/4.32
0.25
3.18 0.10
8.13/9.40
3.30 0.10
±
±
±
±
INCHES
0.375
0.250 0.004
0.295/0.320
0.018
0.100
0.145/0.170
0.010
0.125 0.004
0.320/0.370
0.130 0.004
±0.004
±
±
±
Figure 10. 8 pin DIP package outline drawing
Revision History
Revision ECO Date Changes Page
00 9/26/2006 Released
01 1/12/2007 - Changed 1606 THD+N specification.
- Changed the XLR orientation in Figures4-9.
- Changed the recommendation for common-mode offset
capacitors to be high quality film type.
3
6-9
8
02 8/6/2007 Reversed the SNS+ ans SNS- pins in Figures 1 and 2. 1, 4
03 9/24/2007 - Changed the Quiescent Supply Current specification.
- Correction to the output pins in figures 4 through 9
2, 3
6-9
04 2323 10/16/2009 Changed Table 1. toinclude all the pin numbers including unused
and ground pins.
1
05 2526 5/11/2011 Revised Figures4-9andaccompanying text to clarify the
recommended application circuits.
6-10
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