LM4752
SNAS006E –FEBRUARY 1999–REVISED APRIL 2013
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APPLICATION INFORMATION
CAPACITOR SELECTION AND FREQUENCY RESPONSE
With the LM4752, as in all single supply amplifiers, AC coupling capacitors are used to isolate the DC voltage
present at the inputs (pins 2,6) and outputs (pins 1,7). As mentioned earlier in the EXTERNAL COMPONENTS
DESCRIPTION section these capacitors create high-pass filters with their corresponding input/output
impedances. The Typical Application Circuit shown in Figure 1 shows input and output capacitors of 0.1 μF and
1,000 μF respectively. At the input, with an 83 kΩtypical input resistance, the result is a high pass 3 dB point
occurring at 19 Hz. There is another high pass filter at 39.8 Hz created with the output load resistance of 4Ω.
Careful selection of these components is necessary to ensure that the desired frequency response is obtained.
The Frequency Response curves in the TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS section show how
different output coupling capacitors affect the low frequency rolloff.
APPLICATION CIRCUIT WITH MUTE
With the addition of a few external components, a simple mute circuit can be implemented, such as the one
shown in Figure 3. This circuit works by externally pulling down the half supply bias line (pin 5), effectively
shutting down the input stage.
When using an external circuit to pull down the bias, care must be taken to ensure that this line is not pulled
down too quickly, or output “pops” or signal feedthrough may result. If the bias line is pulled down too quickly,
currents induced in the internal bias resistors will cause a momentary DC voltage to appear across the inputs of
each amplifier's internal differential pair, resulting in an output DC shift towards V SUPPLY. An R-C timing circuit
should be used to limit the pull-down time such that output “pops” and signal feedthroughs will be minimized. The
pull-down timing is a function of a number of factors, including the external mute circuitry, the voltage used to
activate the mute, the bias capacitor, the half-supply voltage, and internal resistances used in the half-supply
generator. Table 1 shows a list of recommended values for the external mute circuitry.
Table 1. Values for Mute Circuit
VMUTE R1 R2 C1 R3 CBVCC
5V 10 kΩ10 kΩ4.7 μF 360Ω100 μF 21V–32V
VS20 kΩ1.2 kΩ4.7 μF 180Ω100 μF 15V–32V
VS20 kΩ910Ω4.7 μF 180Ω47 μF 22V–32V
OPERATING IN BRIDGE-MODE
Though designed for use as a single-ended amplifier, the LM4752 can be used to drive a load differentially
(bridge-mode). Due to the low pin count of the package, only the non-inverting inputs are available. An inverted
signal must be provided to one of the inputs. This can easily be done with the use of an inexpensive op-amp
configured as a standard inverting amplifier. An LF353 is a good low-cost choice. Care must be taken, however,
for a bridge-mode amplifier must theoretically dissipate four times the power of a single-ended type. The load
seen by each amplifier is effectively half that of the actual load being used, thus an amplifier designed to drive a
4Ωload in single-ended mode should drive an 8Ωload when operating in bridge-mode.
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