Chapter 419

Tiny amplifiers drive heavy capacitive loads at speed

Keegan Leary and Brian Hamilton

Abstract

The 400MHz LT1395/LT1396/LT1397 family of current feedback amplifiers, which are tiny amplifiers that drive heavy capacitive loads at speed, are described.

Keywords

Current feedback amplifiers

LT1395

LT1396

LT1397

Introduction

Parasitic capacitance lurks behind every corner of an electronic circuit. FET gates, cabling, ground and power planes all add to the farad bottom line. When the capacitive load gets heavy in high speed circuits, careful op amp selection is paramount for optimizing slew rate, current output capability, power dissipation, and feedback loop stability.

Demanding circuit requirements

For example, consider ...

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