
6
through D
8
provide gate oxide protection against high
voltage transients, including static electricity during handling
for Q
6
and Q
7
.
Second Stage
Most of the voltage gain is provided by the second amplifier
stage, consisting of bipolar transistor Q
11
and its cascade
connected load resistance provided by PMOS transistors Q
3
and Q
5
. The source of bias potentials for these PMOS
transistors is subsequently described. Miller Effect
compensation (roll off) is accomplished by simply connecting
a small capacitor between Terminals 1 and 8. A 47pF
capacitor provides sufficient compensation for stable unity
gain operation in most applications.
Bias Source Circuit
At total supply voltages, somewhat above 8.3V, resistor R
2
and zener diode Z
1
serve to establish a voltage of 8.3V
across the series connected circuit, consisting of resistor R
1
,
diodes D
1
through D
4
, and PMOS transistor Q
1
. A tap at the
junction of resistor R
1
and diode D
4
provides a gate bias
potential of about 4.5V for PMOS transistors Q
4
and Q
5
with
respect to Terminal 7. A potential of about 2.2V is developed
across diode connected PMOS transistor Q
1
with respect to
Terminal 7 to provide gate bias for PMOS transistors Q
2
and
Q
3
. It should be noted that Q
1
is “mirror connected (see
Note 7)” to both Q
2
and Q
3
. Since transistors Q
1
, Q
2
, Q
3
are
designed to be identical, the approximately 200
μ
A current in
Q
1
establishes a similar current in Q
2
and Q
3
as constant
current sources for both the first and second amplifier
stages, respectively.
At total supply voltages somewhat less than 8.3V, zener
diode Z
1
becomes nonconductive and the potential,
developed across series connected R
1
, D
1
-D
4
, and Q
1
,
varies directly with variations in supply voltage.
Consequently, the gate bias for Q
4
, Q
5
and Q
2
, Q
3
varies in
accordance with supply voltage variations. This variation
results in deterioration of the power supply rejection ratio
(PSRR) at total supply voltages below 8.3V. Operation at
total supply voltages below about 4.5V results in seriously
degraded performance.
Output Stage
The output stage consists of a drain loaded inverting
amplifier using CMOS transistors operating in the Class A
mode. When operating into very high resistance loads, the
output can be swung within millivolts of either supply rail.
Because the output stage is a drain loaded amplifier, its gain
is dependent upon the load impedance. The transfer
characteristics of the output stage for a load returned to the
negative supply rail are shown in Figure 8. Typical op amp
loads are readily driven by the output stage. Because large
signal excursions are nonlinear, requiring feedback for good
waveform reproduction, transient delays may be
encountered. As a voltage follower, the amplifier can achieve
0.01% accuracy levels, including the negative supply rail.
NOTE:
7. ForgeneralinformationonthecharacteristicsofCMOStransistor
pairs in linear circuit applications, see Document # 619, data
sheet on CA3600E “CMOS Transistor Array”.
Input Current Variation with Common Mode Input
Voltage
As shown in the Table of Electrical Specifications, the input
current for the HCA10014 is typically 5pA at T
A
= 25
o
C when
Terminals 2 and 3 are at a common mode potential of +7.5V
with respect to negative supply Terminal 4. Figure 9 contains
data showing the variation of input current as a function of
3
2
-
7
4
8
1
5
6
BIAS CKT.
COMPENSATION
(WHEN REQUIRED)
A
V
≈
5X
A
≈
6000X
A
V
≈
30X
INPUT
+
200
μ
A
200
μ
A
1.35mA
8mA
(NOTE 5)
0mA
(NOTE 6)
V+
OUTPUT
V-
STROBE
C
C
OFFSET
NULL
HCA10014
NOTES:
5. Totalsupplyvoltage(forindicatedvoltagegains)=15Vwithinput
terminals biased so that Terminal 6 potential is +7.5V above
Terminal 4.
6. Total supply voltage (for indicated voltage gains) = 15V with
output terminal driven to either supply rail.
FIGURE 7. BLOCK DIAGRAM OF THE HCA10014
22.5
GATE VOLTAGE (TERMINALS 4 AND 8) (V)
O
17.5
20
12.5
15
10
7.5
2.5
5
0
2.5
7.5
5
10
15
12.5
17.5
0
SUPPLY VOLTAGE: V+ = 15, V- = 0V
T
A
= 25
o
C
LOAD RESISTANCE = 5k
500
1k
2k
FIGURE 8. VOLTAGE TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS OF
CMOS OUTPUT STAGE
HCA10014