Ultra-low-noise Amplifier Features Selectable Gain and Broad Bandwidth

NORWOOD, Mass.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal processing applications and leading provider of amplifier technology, introduced today the only dual, ultra-low-noise amplifier available with selectable gain and active impedance matching. The AD8432 amplifier provides superior noise performance, lower per-channel cost and nearly three times the bandwidth of competing products.

The combination of selectable gain and low noise enables the amplifier to detect and resolve low-level input signals. Active impedance matching reduces signal reflection by matching signal-source and amplifier-input impedances without compromising input-noise performance. By using the pin-strapping options, designers can select four gains: G = 4, 8, 12 and 16. At a gain of four, the amplifier’s 200-MHz bandwidth is nearly three times that of competing devices, while a 0.85-nV/rtHz input referred voltage noise figure offers best-in-class noise performance.

ADI designed the AD8432 for communications-infrastructure and medical-ultrasound applications that require up to 200 MHz of bandwidth combined with a high channel count and variable gains. The common die and symmetrical design ensure precise phase matching between channels.

A single-ended-input amplifier, the AD8432 operates on a single 5-V supply and provides a differential output optimized to drive ADI’s AD8333 and AD8339 I/Q demodulators and phase shifters in medical ultrasound CW Doppler applications as well as a wide range of ADCs (analog-to-digital converters), such as ADI’s AD7679 18-bit, 570-kSPS (kilo samples per second) PulSAR® converter and AD7952 14-bit, 1-MSPS (mega samples per second) PulSAR converter.

The AD8432 packaging features an exposed paddle that provides a low thermal-resistance path to the PCB (printed circuit board), which enables more efficient heat transfer and increases reliability.

Availability and Pricing

Product

Sample Availability

Temperature Range

Price Each Per 1,000

Packaging

AD8432

NOW

−40°C to +85°C

$1.99

4mm x 4mm 24-Lead LFCSP

To order a sample or evaluation boards, click here.

For more information, visit http://www.analog.com/pr/AD8432. For more product information on amplifiers, visit http://www.analog.com/en/amplifiers-and-comparators/products/index.html.

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