THS3001 Datasheet, PDF (20/32 Pages) Texas Instruments – 420-MHz HIGH-SPEED CURRENT-FEEDBACK AMPLIFIERS

THS3001, THS3002
420-MHz HIGH-SPEED CURRENT-FEEDBACK AMPLIFIERS
SLOS217A – JULY 1998 – REVISED JUNE 1999
APPLICATION INFORMATION
noise calculations and noise figure
Noise can cause errors on very small signals. This is especially true for amplifying small signals coming over
a transmission line or an antenna. The noise model for current-feedback amplifiers (CFB) is the same as for
voltage feedback amplifiers (VFB). The only difference between the two is that CFB amplifiers generally specify
different current-noise parameters for each input, while VFB amplifiers usually only specify one noise-current
parameter. The noise model is shown in Figure 49. This model includes all of the noise sources as follows:
• e_n = amplifier internal voltage noise (nV/√Hz)
• IN+ = noninverting current noise (pA/√Hz)
• IN– = inverting current noise (pA/√Hz)
• e_Rx = thermal voltage noise associated with each resistor (e_Rx = 4 kTR_x )
RS
eRs
en
Noiseless
eni
+
_
eno
IN+
eRf
RF
IN–
eRg
RG
Figure 49. Noise Model
+ ^{Ǹǒ Ǔ} ) ^ǒ ) ^Ǔ ) ^{ǒ ǒ} ø ^ǓǓ ) ) ^ǒ ø ^{Ǔ The total equivalent input noise density (eni) is calculated by using the following equation:}
2
2
2
eni
en
IN
RS
IN– RF RG
4 kTRs 4 kT RF RG
Where:
k = Boltzmann’s constant = 1.380658 × 10^–23
T = temperature in degrees Kelvin (273 +°C)
R_F || R_G = parallel resistance of R_F and R_G
+ + ǒ ) Ǔ ^{To get the equivalent output noise of the amplifier, just multiply the equivalent input noise density (eni) by the}
overall amplifier gain (A_V).
eno eni AV
e_ni 1
R_F
R_G
(Noninverting Case)
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