LP2902,LP324
LP324/LP2902 Micropower Quad Operational Amplifier
Literature Number: SNOSBX6B
LP324/LP2902
Micropower Quad Operational Amplifier
General Description
The LP324 series consists of four independent, high gain
internally compensated micropower operational amplifiers.
These amplifiers are specially suited for operation in battery
systems while maintaining good input specifications, and
extremely low supply current drain. In addition, the LP324
has an input common mode range, and output source range
which includes ground, making it ideal in single supply ap-
plications.
These amplifiers are ideal in applications which include por-
table instrumentation, battery backup equipment, and other
circuits which require good DC performance and low supply
current.
Features
nLow supply current: 85µA (typ)
nLow offset voltage: 2mV (typ)
nLow input bias current: 2nA (typ)
nInput common mode to GND
nInterfaces to CMOS logic
nWide supply range: 3V <V
+
<32V
nSmall Outline Package available
nPin-for-pin compatible with LM324
Connection Diagrams
Dual-In-Line (N) and SO (M) 14-Pin TSSOP
00856201
Order Number LP324M or LP2902M
See NS Package Number M14A
Order Number LP324N or LP2902N
See NS Package Number N14A
00856240
Order Number LP324MT and LP324MTX
See NS Package Number MTC14
Simplified Schematic
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July 2001
LP324/LP2902 Micropower Quad Operational Amplifier
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Absolute Maximum Ratings (Note 1)
If Military/Aerospace specified devices are required,
please contact the National Semiconductor Sales Office/
Distributors for availability and specifications.
Supply Voltage
LP324 32V or ±16V
LP2902 26V or ±13V
Differential Input Voltage
LP324 32V
LP2902 26V
Input Voltage (Note 2)
LP324 −0.3V to 32V
LP2902 −0.3V to 26V
Output Short-Circuit to GND Continuous
(One Amplifier) (Note 3)
V
+
15V and T
A
= 25˚C
ESD Susceptibility (Note 10) ±500V
Operating Conditions
T
JMAX
150˚C
θ
JA
(Note 4)
MT Package 154˚C/W
N Package 90˚C/W
M Package 140˚C/W
Operating Temp. Range (Note 5)
Storage Temp. Range −65˚CT
J
150˚C
Soldering Information
Wave Soldering(10sec) 260˚C(lead temp.)
Convection or Infrared(20sec) 235˚C
Electrical Characteristics (Note 6)
LP2902 (Note 9) LP324
Symbol Parameter Conditions Tested Design Tested Design Units
Typ Limit Limit Typ Limit Limit Limits
(Note 7) (Note 8) (Note 7) (Note 8)
V
OS
Input Offset
Voltage 2410 249mV
(Max)
I
B
Input Bias Current 2 20 40 21020 nA
(Max)
I
OS
Input Offset Current 0.5 4 80.2 2 4nA
(Max)
A
VOL
Voltage Gain R
L
= 10k to GND
V
+
= 30V 70 40 30 100 50 40 V/mV
(Min)
CMRR Common Mode Rej.
Ratio V
+
= 30V, 0V V
CM
V
CM
<V
+
1.5 90 80 75 90 80 75 dB
(Min)
PSRR Power Supply Rej.
Ratio V
+
= 5V to 30V 90 80 75 90 80 75 dB
(Min)
I
S
Supply Current R
L
=85 150 250 85 150 250 µA
(Max)
V
O
Output Voltage
Swing I
L
= 350µA to GND
V
CM
=0V 3.6 3.4 V
+
−1.9V 3.6 3.4 V
+
−1.9V V
(Min)
I
L
= 350µA to V
+
V
CM
=0V 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.8 1.0 V
(Max)
I
OUT
Source Output Source
Current V
O
=3V
V
IN
(diff) = 1V 10 7 410 7 4mA
(Min)
I
OUT
Sink Output Sink Current V
O
= 1.5V
V
IN
(diff) = 1V 543543mA
(Min)
I
OUT
Sink Output Sink Current V
O
= 1.5V
V
CM
=0V 421421mA
(Min)
I
SOURCE
Output Short to GND V
IN
(diff) = 1V 20 25
35 35 20 25
35 35 mA
(Max)
I
SINK
Output Short to V
+
V
IN
(diff) = 1V 15 30 45 15 30 45 mA
(Max)
V
OS
Drift 10 10 µV/C˚
I
OS
Drift 10 10 pA/C˚
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Electrical Characteristics (Note 6) (Continued)
LP2902 (Note 9) LP324
Symbol Parameter Conditions Tested Design Tested Design Units
Typ Limit Limit Typ Limit Limit Limits
(Note 7) (Note 8) (Note 7) (Note 8)
GBW Gain Bandwidth
Product 100 100 KHz
SR Slew Rate 50 50 V/mS
Note 1: “Absolute Maximum Ratings” indicate limits beyond which damage to the device may occur. Operating Ratings indicate conditions for which the device is
functional, but do not guarantee specific performance limits.
Note 2: The input voltage is not allowed to go more than −0.3V below V(GND) as this will turn on a parasitic transistor causing large currents to flow through the
device.
Note 3: Short circuits from the output to GND can cause excessive heating and eventual destruction. The maximum sourcing output current is approximately 30 mA
independent of the magnitude of V+. At values of supply voltage in excess of 15 VDC, continuous short-circuit to GND can exceed the power dissipation ratings
(particularly at elevated temperatures) and cause eventual destruction. Destructive dissipation can result from simultaneous shorts on all amplifiers.
Note 4: For operation at elevated temperatures, these devices must be derated based on a thermal resistance of θJA and TJmax. TJ=T
A+θ
JAPD.
Note 5: The LP2902 may be operated from −40˚C TA+85˚C, and the LP324 may be operated from 0˚C TA+70˚C.
Note 6: Boldface numbers apply at temperature extremes. All other numbers apply only at TA=T
J= 25˚C, V+=5V,V
cm = V/2, and RL=100k connected to GND
unless otherwise specified.
Note 7: Guaranteed and 100% production tested.
Note 8: Guaranteed (but not 100% production tested) over the operating supply voltage range (3.0V to 32V for the LP324, LP324, and 3.0V to 26V for the LP2902),
and the common mode range (0V to V+−1.5V), unless otherwise specified. These limits are not used to calculate outgoing quality levels.
Note 9: The LP2902 operating supply range is 3V to 26V, and is not tested above 26V.
Note 10: The test circuit used consists of the human body model of 100 pF in series with 1500.
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Typical Performance Curves
Input Voltage Range Input Current
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Supply Current Voltage Gain
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Open Loop
Frequency Response Power Supply
Rejection Ratio
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Typical Performance Curves (Continued)
Voltage Follower
Pulse Response Voltage Follower Pulse
Response (Small Signal)
00856227 00856228
Common Mode
Rejection Ratio Large Signal
Frequency Response
00856229 00856230
Output Characteristics
Current Sourcing Output Characteristics
Current Sinking
00856231 00856232
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Typical Performance Curves
(Continued)
Current Limiting
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Application Hints
The LP324 series is a micro-power pin-for-pin equivalent to
the LM324 op amps. Power supply current, input bias cur-
rent, and input offset current have all been reduced by a
factor of 10 over the LM324. Like its predecessor, the LP324
series op amps can operate on single supply, have
true-differential inputs, and remain in the linear mode with an
input common-mode voltage of 0 V
DC
.
The pinouts of the package have been designed to simplify
PC board layouts. Inverting inputs are adjacent to outputs for
all of the amplifiers and the outputs have also been placed at
the corners of the package (pins 1, 7, 8, and 14).
Precautions should be taken to insure that the power supply
for the integrated circuit never becomes reversed in polarity
or the unit is not inadvertently installed backwards in the test
socket as an unlimited current surge through the resulting
forward diode within the IC could destroy the unit.
Large differential input voltages can be easily accommo-
dated and, as input differential voltage protection diodes are
not needed, no large input currents result from large differ-
ential input voltages. The differential input voltage may be
larger than V
+
without damaging the device. Protection
should be provided to prevent the input voltages from going
negative more than −0.3 V
DC
(at 25˚C).An input clamp diode
with a resistor to the IC input terminal can be used.
The amplifiers have a class B output stage which allows the
amplifiers to both source and sink output currents. In appli-
cations where crossover distortion is undesirable, a resistor
should be used from the output of the amplifier to ground.
The resistor biases the output into class A operation.
The LP324 has improved stability margin for driving capaci-
tive loads. No special precautions are needed to drive loads
in the 50 pF to 1000 pF range. It should be noted however
that since the power supply current has been reduced by a
factor of 10, so also has the slew rate and gain bandwidth
product. This reduction can cause reduced performance in
AC applications where the LM324 is being replaced by an
LP324. Such situations usually occur when the LM324 has
been operated near its power bandwidth.
Output short circuits either to ground or to the positive power
supply should be of short time duration. Units can be de-
stroyed, not as a result of the short circuit current causing
metal fusing, but rather due to the large increase in IC chip
dissipation which will cause eventual failure due to exces-
sive junction temperatures. For example: If all four amplifiers
were simultaneously shorted to ground on a 10V supply the
junction temperature would rise by 110˚C.
Exceeding the negative common-mode limit on either input
will cause a reversal of phase to the output and force the
amplifier to the corresponding high or low state. Exceeding
the negative common-mode limit on both inputs will force the
amplifier output to a high state. Exceeding the positive
common-mode limit on a single input will not change the
phase of the output. However, if both inputs exceed the limit,
the output of the amplifier will be forced to a low state. In
neither case does a latch occur since returning the input
within the common mode range puts the input stage and
thus the amplifier in a normal operating mode.
The circuits presented in the section on typical applications
emphasize operation on only a single power supply voltage.
If complementary power supplies are available, all of the
standard op amp circuits can be used. In general, introduc-
ing a pseudo-ground (a bias voltage reference to V
+
/2) will
allow operation above and below this value in single power
supply systems. Many application circuits are shown which
take advantage of the wide input common-mode voltage
range which includes ground. In most cases, input biasing is
not required and input voltages which range to ground can
easily be accommodated.
Driving CMOS
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Application Hints (Continued)
Comparator with Hysteresis
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Non-Inverting Amplifier
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Adder/Subtractor
00856207
Unity Gain Buffer
00856205
Positive Integrator
00856208
Differential Integrator
00856209
Howland Current Pump
00856210
Bridge Current Amplifier
00856211
µ Power Current Source
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Application Hints (Continued)
Lowpass Filter
00856213
1 kHz Bandpass Active Filter
00856214
Band-Reject Filter
00856215
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Application Hints (Continued)
Pulse Generator
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Window Comparator
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Physical Dimensions inches (millimeters)
unless otherwise noted
S.O. Package (M)
Order Number LP324M, LP324MX, LP2902M or LP2902MX
NS Package Number M14A
Dual-in-Line Package (N)
Order Number LP324N or LP2902N
NS Package Number N14A
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Physical Dimensions inches (millimeters) unless otherwise noted (Continued)
14-Pin TSSOP
Order Number LP324MT and LP324MTX
NS Package Number MTC14
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