
Ultralow Distortion
Differential ADC Driver
Data Sheet
Rev. D
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FEATURES
Extremely low harmonic distortion (HD)
112 dBc HD2 @ 10 MHz
84 dBc HD2 @ 70 MHz
77 dBc HD2 @ 100 MHz
102 dBc HD3 @ 10 MHz
91 dBc HD3 @ 70 MHz
84 dBc HD3 @ 100 MHz
Low input voltage noise: 2.2 nV/√Hz
High speed
3 dB bandwidth of 1.9 GHz, G = 1
Slew rate: 6000 V/s, 25% to 75%
Fast overdrive recovery of 1 ns
0.5 mV typical offset voltage
Externally adjustable gain
Differential-to-differential or single-ended-to-differential
operation
Adjustable output common-mode voltage
Single-supply operation: 3.3 V to 5 V
APPLICATIONS
ADC drivers
Single-ended-to-differential converters
IF and baseband gain blocks
Differential buffers
Line drivers
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
differential amplifier. It is an ideal choice for driving high
performance ADCs with resolutions up to 16 bits from dc to
100 MHz. The adjustable level of the output common mode
allows the
ADA4937-x to match the input of the ADC. The
internal common-mode feedback loop also provides exceptional
output balance as well as suppression of even-order harmonic
distortion products.
With th
e ADA4937-x, differential gain configurations are easily
realized with a simple external feedback network of four resis-
tors that determine the closed-loop gain of the amplifier.
tary silicon-germanium (SiGe), complementary bipolar process,
enabling it to achieve very low levels of distortion with an input
voltage noise of only 2.2 nV/√Hz. The low dc offset and excellent
for a wide variety of data acquisition and signal processing appli-
cations.
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAMS
1
–FB
2
+IN
3
–IN
4
+FB
11 –OUT
12 PD
10 +OUT
9
VOCM
5
+V
S
6
+V
S
7
+V
S
8
+V
S
15
–V
S
16
–V
S
14
–V
S
13
–V
S
ADA4937-1
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ADA4937-2
1
–IN1
2
+FB1
3
+VS1
4
+VS1
5
–FB2
6
+IN2
15 –VS2
16 –VS2
17 VOCM1
18 +OUT1
14 PD2
13 –OUT2
7
–I
N2
8
+
F
B2
9
+V
S2
1
V
O
CM
2
12
+
OU
T2
10
+V
S2
21
–V
S1
22
–V
S1
23
–
F
B1
24
+
IN1
20
P
D1
19
–O
UT
1
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–55
–60
–65
–70
–75
–80
–85
–90
–95
–100
–105
–110
–115
1
10
100
D
IS
TOR
TION
(
dB
c
)
FREQUENCY (MHz)
HD2, VS = 5.0V
HD3, VS = 5.0V
HD2, VS = 3.3V
HD3, VS = 3.3V
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Figure 3. Harmonic Distortion vs. Frequency
The
ADA4937-x is available in a Pb-free, 3 mm × 3 mm, 16-lead
LFCSP
(ADA4937-1, single) or a Pb-free, 4 mm × 4 mm, 24-lead
LFCSP
(ADA4937-2, dual). The pinout has been optimized to
facilitate PCB layout and minimize distortion. The
ADA4937-xis specified to operate over the automotive (40°C to +105°C)
temperature range and between 3.3 V and 5 V supplies.