Application Information (Continued)
I
2
C INTERFACE POWER SUPPLY PIN (I
2
CV
DD
)
The LM4982’s I
2
C interface is powered up through the
I
2
CV
DD
pin. The LM4982’s I
2
C interface operates at a volt-
age level set by the I
2
CV
DD
pin which can be set indepen-
dent to that of the main power supply pin V
DD
. This is ideal
whenever logic levels for the I
2
C interface are dictated by a
microcontroller or microprocessor that is operating at a lower
supply voltage than the main battery of a portable system.
POWER SUPPLY BYPASSING
As with any power amplifier, proper supply bypassing is
critical for low noise performance and high power supply
rejection. Applications that employ a 5V regulator typically
use a 10µF in parallel with a 0.1µF filter capacitors to stabi-
lize the regulator’s output, reduce noise on the supply line,
and improve the supply’s transient response. However, their
presence does not eliminate the need for a local 1.0µF
tantalum bypass capacitance connected between the
LM4982’s supply pins and ground. Keep the length of leads
and traces that connect capacitors between the LM4982’s
power supply pins and ground as short as possible.
ELIMINATING THE OUTPUT COUPLING CAPACITOR
The LM4982 features a low noise inverting charge pump that
generates an internal negative supply voltage. This allows
the outputs of the LM4982 to be biased about GND instead
of a nominal DC voltage, like traditional headphone amplifi-
ers. Because there is no DC component, the large DC
blocking capacitors (typically 220µF) are not necessary. The
coupling capacitors are replaced by two, small ceramic
charge pump capacitors, saving board space and cost.
Eliminating the output coupling capacitors also improves low
frequency response. In traditional headphone amplifiers, the
headphone impedance and the output capacitor form a high
pass filter that not only blocks the DC component of the
output, but also attenuates low frequencies, impacting the
bass response. Because the LM4982 does not require the
output coupling capacitors, the low frequency response of
the device is not degraded by external components.
In addition to eliminating the output coupling capacitors, the
ground referenced output nearly doubles the available dy-
namic range of the LM4982 when compared to a traditional
headphone amplifier operating from the same supply volt-
age.
OUTPUT TRANSIENT (’CLICK AND POPS’)
ELIMINATED
The LM4982 contains advanced circuitry that virtually elimi-
nates output transients (’clicks and pops’). This circuitry
prevents all traces of transients when the supply voltage is
first applied or when the part resumes operation after coming
out of shutdown mode.
POWER DISSIPATION
Power dissipation is a major concern when using any power
amplifier and must be thoroughly understood to ensure a
successful design. Equation 1 states the maximum power
dissipation point for a single-ended amplifier operating at a
given supply voltage and driving a specified output load.
P
DMAX
= (2V
DD
)
2
/(2π
2
R
L
) (1)
Since the LM4982 has two operational amplifiers in one
package, the maximum internal power dissipation point is
twice that of the number which results from Equation 1. Even
with large internal power dissipation, the LM4982 does not
require heat sinking over a large range of ambient tempera-
tures. The maximum power dissipation point obtained must
not be greater than the power dissipation that results from
Equation 2:
P
DMAX
=(T
JMAX
-T
A
)/(θ
JA
) (2)
For the micro SMD package, θ
JA
= 105˚C/W. T
JMAX
= 150˚C
for the LM4982. Depending on the ambient temperature, T
A
,
of the system surroundings, Equation 2 can be used to find
the maximum internal power dissipation supported by the IC
packaging. If the result of Equation 1 is greater than that of
Equation 2, then either the supply voltage must be de-
creased, the load impedance increased or T
A
reduced.
Power dissipation is a function of output power and thus, if
typical operation is not around the maximum power dissipa-
tion point, the ambient temperature may be increased ac-
cordingly.
SELECTING PROPER EXTERNAL COMPONENTS
Optimizing the LM4982’s performance requires properly se-
lecting external components. Though the LM4982 operates
well when using external components with wide tolerances,
best performance is achieved by optimizing component val-
ues.
Charge Pump Capacitor Selection
Use low ESR (equivalent series resistance) (<100mΩ) ce-
ramic capacitors with an X7R dielectric for best perfor-
mance. Low ESR capacitors keep the charge pump output
impedance to a minimum, extending the headroom on the
negative supply. Higher ESR capacitors result in reduced
output power from the audio amplifiers.
Charge pump load regulation and output impedance are
affected by the value of the flying capacitor (C1). A larger
valued C1 (up to 3.3uF) improves load regulation and mini-
mizes charge pump output resistance. Beyond 3.3uF, the
switch-on resistance dominates the output impedance for
capacitor values above 2.2uF.
The output ripple is affected by the value and ESR of the
output capacitor (C2). Larger capacitors reduce output ripple
on the negative power supply. Lower ESR capacitors mini-
mize the output ripple and reduce the output impedance of
the charge pump.
The LM4982 charge pump design is optimized for 2.2uF, low
ESR, ceramic, flying, and output capacitors.
Input Capacitor Value Selection
Amplifying the lowest audio frequencies requires high value
input coupling capacitors (C
i
in Figure 1). A high value ca-
pacitor can be expensive and may compromise space effi-
ciency in portable designs. In many cases, however, the
speakers used in portable systems, whether internal or ex-
ternal, have little ability to reproduce signals below 150Hz.
Applications using speakers with this limited frequency re-
sponse reap little improvement by using high value input and
output capacitors.
Besides affecting system cost and size, C
i
has an effect on
the LM4982’s click and pop performance. The magnitude of
the pop is directly proportional to the input capacitor’s size.
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