19-0461; Rev 2; 4/97
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400MHz, Ultra-Low-Distortion Op Amps
____________________________Features
o
High Speed:
400MHz Unity-Gain Bandwidth (MAX4108)
225MHz -3dB Bandwidth (A
VCL
= +2, MAX4109)
220MHz -3dB Bandwidth (A
VCL
= +5, MAX4308)
200MHz -3dB Bandwidth (A
VCL
= +10, MAX4309)
o
1200V/µs Slew Rate
o
Excellent Spurious-Free Dynamic Range:
-93dBc at f
C
= 5MHz (MAX4108)
-90dBc at f
C
= 5MHz (MAX4109)
o
100MHz 0.1dB Gain Flatness (MAX4108)
o
High Full-Power Bandwidth: 300MHz
(MAX4108, V
O
= 2Vp-p)
o
High Output Drive: 90mA
o
Output Short-Circuit Protected
o
Low Differential Gain/Phase: 0.004%/0.008°
_______________General Description
The MAX4108/MAX4109/MAX4308/MAX4309 op amps
combine ultra-high-speed performance with ultra-low-
distortion operation. The MAX4108 is compensated for
unity-gain stability; the MAX4109, MAX4308, and
MAX4309 are compensated for minimum closed-loop
gains (A
VCL
) of 2V/V, 5V/V, and 10V/V, respectively.
The MAX4108 delivers a 400MHz unity-gain bandwidth
with a 1200V/µs slew rate. An ultra-low-distortion design
provides an unprecedented spurious-free dynamic
range of -93dBc (MAX4108) at 5MHz (V
OUT
= 2Vp-p, R
L
= 100Ω), making these amplifiers ideal for high-perfor-
mance RF signal processing.
These high-speed op amps feature a wide output volt-
age swing and a high-current output-drive capability of
90mA.
MAX4108/MAX4109/MAX4308/MAX4309
________________________Applications
High-Speed ADC/DAC Preamp
RGB and Composite Video
High-Performance Receivers
Pulse/RF Amplifier
Active Filters
Ultrasound
Broadcast and High-Definition TV
______________Ordering Information
PART
MAX4108ESA
MAX4109ESA
MAX4308ESA
MAX4309ESA
TEMP. RANGE
-40°C to +85°C
-40°C to +85°C
-40°C to +85°C
-40°C to +85°C
PIN-PACKAGE
8 SO
8 SO
8 SO
8 SO
________Typical Application Circuit
300Ω
300Ω
__________________Pin Configuration
TOP VIEW
53.6Ω*
10Ω
N.C.
1
12-BIT ADC
IN-
2
IN+
3
60Ω *
300Ω
* USED TO MATCH A 50Ω
SOURCE IMPEDANCE
V
EE
4
8
V
CC
V
CC
OUT
V
EE
MAX4109
300Ω
MAX4108
MAX4109
MAX4308
MAX4309
7
6
5
SO
DIFFERENCE AMPLIFIER/ADC PREAMPLIFIER
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400MHz, Ultra-Low-Distortion Op Amps
MAX4108/MAX4109/MAX4308/MAX4309
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Supply Voltage (V
CC
to V
EE
) ..................................................12V
Voltage on Any Pin to Ground or
Any Other Pin ..............................(V
EE
- 0.3V) to (V
CC
+ 0.3V)
Short-Circuit Duration (OUT to GND) .........................Continuous
Continuous Power Dissipation (T
A
= +70°C)
SO (derate 5.88mW/°C above +70°C) ........................471mW
Operating Temperature Range ...........................-40°C to +85°C
Storage Temperature Range .............................-65°C to +150°C
Junction Temperature ......................................................+150°C
Lead Temperature (soldering, 10sec) .............................+300°C
Stresses beyond those listed under “Absolute Maximum Ratings” may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings only, and functional
operation of the device at these or any other conditions beyond those indicated in the operational sections of the specifications is not implied. Exposure to
absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability.
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(V
CC
= +5V, V
EE
= -5V, T
A
= T
MIN
to T
MAX
, typical values are at T
A
= +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
PARAMETER
DC SPECIFICATIONS
(R
L
=
∞)
Input Offset Voltage
Input Offset Voltage Drift
Input Bias Current
Input Offset Current
Common-Mode Input
Resistance
Common-Mode Input
Capacitance
Input Voltage Noise
Integrated Voltage Noise
Input Current Noise
Integrated Current Noise
Common-Mode Input Voltage
Common-Mode Rejection
Power-Supply Rejection
Open-Loop Voltage Gain
Quiescent Supply Current
V
OS
TCV
OS
I
B
I
OS
R
INCM
C
INCM
e
n
E
nRMS
i
n
I
n
V
CM
CMR
PSR
A
OL
I
S
V
CM
= ±2.5V
V
S
= ±4.5V to ±5.5V
V
OUT
= ±2.0V, V
CM
= 0V, R
L
= 100Ω
V
IN
= 0V
R
L
=
∞
Output Voltage Swing
V
OUT
R
L
= 100Ω
Output Current Drive
Short-Circuit Output Current
AC SPECIFICATIONS
(R
L
= 100Ω)
MAX4108
-3dB Bandwidth
BW
-3dB
V
OUT
≤
0.1V
RMS
MAX4109
MAX4308
MAX4309
400
225
220
200
MHz
I
OUT
I
SC
R
L
= 33Ω, T
A
= 0°C to +85°C
Short to ground
2.5 to
-3.1
2.5 to
-3.1
65
V
OUT
= 0V
V
OUT
= 0V
V
OUT
= 0V, V
IN
= -V
OS
V
OUT
= 0V, V
IN
= -V
OS
Either input
Either input
f = 10kHz
f
B
= 1MHz to 100MHz
f = 10kHz
f
B
= 1MHz to 100MHz
-2.5
70
70
70
100
90
100
20
2.9 to
-3.8
2.7 to
-3.7
90
100
27
1
13
12
0.05
1.5
1
6
75
2
25
2.5
34
2.5
8
mV
µV/°C
µA
µA
MΩ
pF
nV/√Hz
µV
RMS
pA/√Hz
nA
RMS
V
dB
dB
dB
mA
SYMBOL
CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNITS
V
mA
mA
2
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400MHz, Ultra-Low-Distortion Op Amps
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
(V
CC
= +5V, V
EE
= -5V, T
A
= T
MIN
to T
MAX
, typical values are at T
A
= +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
PARAMETER
SYMBOL
CONDITIONS
MAX4108
Full-Power Bandwidth
FPBW
V
OUT
= 2Vp-p
MAX4109
MAX4308
MAX4309
MAX4108, A
VCL
= +1
0.1dB Gain Flatness
BW
0.1dB
MAX4109, A
VCL
= +2
MAX4308, A
VCL
= +5
MAX4309, A
VCL
= +10
Slew Rate
Settling Time
SR
t
S
-2V
≤
V
OUT
≤
2V
-1V
≤
V
OUT
≤
1V
To 0.1%
To 0.01%
-2V
≤
V
OUT
≤
2V
-50mV
≤
V
OUT
≤
50mV
MIN
TYP
300
200
190
130
100
25
100
30
1200
8
12
3
ns
2
0.004
0.008
2
f = 10MHz
MAX4108,
V
OUT
= 2Vp-p, A
VCL
= +1
f
C
= 5MHz,
R
L
= 100Ω
f
C
= 20MHz,
R
L
= 100Ω
f
C
= 5MHz,
R
L
= 100Ω
f
C
= 20MHz,
R
L
= 100Ω
f
C
= 5MHz,
R
L
= 100Ω
f
C
= 20MHz,
R
L
= 100Ω
f
C
= 5MHz,
R
L
= 100Ω
f
C
= 20MHz,
R
L
= 100Ω
MAX4108
Third-Order Intercept
IP3
f
C
= 10MHz
MAX4109
MAX4308
MAX4309
1
-93
-81
-90
-80
dBc
-83
-80
-83
-80
39
36
46
43
3
dBm
%
degrees
pF
Ω
V/µs
ns
MHz
MHz
MAX
UNITS
MAX4108/MAX4109/MAX4308/MAX4309
AC SPECIFICATIONS
(R
L
= 100Ω) (continued)
Rise/Fall Times
t
R
, t
F
10% to 90%
Differential Gain
Differential Phase
Input Capacitance
Output Resistance
DG
DP
C
IN
R
OUT
f = 3.58MHz, R
L
= 150Ω
f = 3.58MHz, R
L
= 150Ω
MAX4109,
V
OUT
= 2Vp-p, A
VCL
= +2
Spurious-Free Dynamic Range
SFDR
MAX4308,
V
OUT
= 2Vp-p, A
VCL
= +5
MAX4309,
V
OUT
= 2Vp-p, A
VCL
= +10
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400MHz, Ultra-Low-Distortion Op Amps
MAX4108/MAX4109/MAX4308/MAX4309
__________________________________________Typical Operating Characteristics
(V
CC
= +5V, V
EE
= -5V, R
L
= 100Ω, T
A
= +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
MAX4108
SMALL-SIGNAL GAIN vs. FREQUENCY
MAX4108/9-A
MAX4108
LARGE-SIGNAL GAIN vs. FREQUENCY
MAX4108/9-B
MAX4109
SMALL-SIGNAL GAIN vs. FREQUENCY
1
0
NORMALIZED GAIN (dB)
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
A
VCL
= +5
V
OUT
≤
100mVp-p
A
VCL
= +2
MAX4108/9-C
2
1
0
NORMALIZED GAIN (dB)
-1
A
VCL
= +2
V
OUT
≤
100mVp-p
A
VCL
= +1
4
3
2
1
GAIN (dB)
0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
V
OUT
= 2Vp-p
A
VCL
= +1
2
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
0.1
1
10
FREQUENCY (MHz)
100
1000
0.1
1
10
FREQUENCY (MHz)
100
1000
0.1
1
10
FREQUENCY (MHz)
100
1000
MAX4109
LARGE-SIGNAL GAIN vs. FREQUENCY
1
0
NORMALIZED GAIN (dB)
NORMALIZED GAIN (dB)
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
1
10
100
1000
FREQUENCY (MHz)
V
OUT
= 2Vp-p
A
VCL
= +2
MAX4108/9-D
MAX4308
SMALL-SIGNAL GAIN vs. FREQUENCY
MAX4308/9 TOCE
MAX4309
SMALL-SIGNAL GAIN vs. FREQUENCY
3
2
NORMALIZED GAIN (dB)
1
0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
A
VCL
= +20
0.1
1
10
FREQUENCY (MHz)
100
1000
A
VCL
= +10
V
OUT
≤
100mVp-p
MAX4308/9 TOCF
2
4
3
2
1
0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
0.1
1
10
FREQUENCY (MHz)
100
V
OUT
≤
100mVp-p
A
VCL
= +5
4
1000
MAX4308/MAX4309
LARGE-SIGNAL GAIN vs. FREQUENCY
MAX4308/9 TOCG
MAX4108
HARMONIC DISTORTION vs. FREQUENCY
MAX4108/9-H
MAX4109
HARMONIC DISTORTION vs. FREQUENCY
V
OUT
= 2Vp-p
A
VCL
= +2
MAX4108/9-i
4
3
2
NORMALIZED GAIN (dB)
1
0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
0.1
1
10
FREQUENCY (MHz)
100
MAX4309
A
VCL
= +10
V
OUT
= 2Vp-p
MAX4308
A
VCL
= +5
-40
-50
HARMONIC DISTORTION (dBc)
-60
-70
-80
-90
-100
-110
2ND HARMONIC
V
OUT
= 2Vp-p
A
VCL
= +1
10
-10
-30
-50
-70
2ND HARMONIC
-90
3RD HARMONIC
0.1
1
10
3RD HARMONIC
-110
0.1
1
10
100
FREQUENCY (MHz)
100
1000
HARMONIC DISTORTION (dBc)
FREQUENCY (MHz)
4
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400MHz, Ultra-Low-Distortion Op Amps
____________________________Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)
(V
CC
= +5V, V
EE
= -5V, R
L
= 100Ω, T
A
= +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
MAX4308/MAX4309
HARMONIC DISTORTION vs.FREQUENCY
MAX4108/09 TOCJ
MAX4108/MAX4109/MAX4308/MAX4309
MAX4108
HARMONIC DISTORTION vs. LOAD
MAX4108/9-K
MAX4109
HARMONIC DISTORTION vs. LOAD
A
VCL
= +2
V
OUT
= 2Vp-p
f
O
= 20MHz
MAX4108/9-L
-20
-30
HARMONIC DISTORTION (dBc)
-40
-50
-60
-70
-80
-90
-100
0.1
HARMONIC DISTORTION (dBc)
-50
-60
-70
-80
-90
-100
3RD HARMONIC
10
100
RESISTIVE LOAD (Ω)
1000
2ND HARMONIC
HARMONIC DISTORTION (dBc)
V
OUT
= 2Vp-p
MAX4308: A
VCL
= +5
MAX4309: A
VCL
= +10
-30
-40
A
VCL
= +1
V
OUT
= 2Vp-p
f
O
= 20MHz
-30
-40
-50
-60
-70
-80
-90
-100
10
2ND HARMONIC
2ND HARMONIC
3RD
HARMONIC
1
10
100
3RD HARMONIC
100
RESISTIVE LOAD (Ω)
1000
FREQUENCY (MHz)
MAX4308/MAX4309
HARMONIC DISTORTION vs. LOAD
MAX4108/09 TOCM
MAX4108
HARMONIC DISTORTION vs. OUTPUT SWING
MAX4108/9-N
MAX4109
HARMONIC DISTORTION vs. OUTPUT SWING
A
VCL
= +2
V
OUT
= 2Vp-p
f
O
= 20MHz
MAX4108/9-O
-20
-30
HARMONIC DISTORTION (dBc)
-40
-50
-60
-70
-80
-90
-100
10
100
RESISTIVE LOAD (Ω)
3RD HARMONIC
2ND HARMONIC
V
OUT
= 2Vp-p
f
O
= 5MHz
MAX4308: A
VCL
= +5
MAX4309: A
VCL
= +10
-30
-40
-50
-60
-70
-80
-90
HARMONIC DISTORTION (dBc)
HARMONIC DISTORTION (dBc)
A
VCL
= +1
V
OUT
= 2Vp-p
f
O
= 20MHz
-30
-40
-50
-60
-70
-80
-90
2ND HARMONIC
3RD HARMONIC
2ND HARMONIC
3RD HARMONIC
0.1
1
OUTPUT SWING (Vp-p)
10
-100
1000
0.1
1
OUTPUT SWING (Vp-p)
10
-100
MAX4308/MAX4309
HARMONIC DISTORTION
vs. OUTPUT SWING
-30
HARMONIC DISTORTION (dBc)
-40
-50
-60
-70
-80
-90
-100
0.1
1
RESISTIVE LOAD (Ω)
10
3RD HARMONIC
2ND HARMONIC
V
OUT
= 2Vp-p
f
O
= 5MHz
MAX4308: A
VCL
= +5
MAX4309: A
VCL
= +10
MAX4108/09 TOCP
MAX4109
TWO-TONE THIRD-ORDER INTERCEPT
vs. FREQUENCY
MAX4108/9-Q
INPUT VOLTAGE NOISE
vs. FREQUENCY
MAX4108/9-TOCR
-20
45
THIRD-ORDER INTERCEPT (dBm)
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
1
10
FREQUENCY (MHz)
100
VOLTAGE NOISE (nV√Hz)
10
1
100
1
10
100
1k
10k
100k
1M
FREQUENCY (Hz)
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