LM392 LOW-POWER OP-AMP AND VOLTAGE COMPARATOR (Pk of 2)

Manufactured by National Semiconductor - DIP8 package

The LM392 consists of two independent building-block circuits. One is a high-gain internally-frequency-compensated operational amplifier, and the other is a precision voltage comparator. Both the operational amplifier and the voltage comparator are designed to operate from a single power supply over a wide range of voltages. Both circuits have input stages that force the common-mode input down to ground when operating from a single power supply. Operation from split power supplies also is possible, and the low power-supply current is independent of the magnitude of the supply voltage.

Applications include transducer amplifiers with pulse shapers, DC gain blocks with level detectors, and VCOs, as well as all conventional operational amplifier or voltage-comparator circuits. The LM392 can be operated directly from the standard 5-V power-supply voltage used in digital systems, and the output of the comparator interfaces directly with either TTL or CMOS logic. In addition, the low-power drain makes the LM392 extremely useful in the design of portable equipment.

Features

• Wide Power-Supply Voltage Range
• Single Supply: 3 V to 32 V
• Dual Supply: ±1.5 V to ±16 V
• Low Supply-Current Drain Essentially Independent of Supply Voltage: 600 µA
• Low Input Biasing Current: 50 nA
• Low Input Offset Voltage: 2 mV
• Low Input Offset Current: 5 nA
• Input Common-Mode Voltage Range Includes Ground
• Differential Input Voltage Range Equals Power-Supply Voltage

Additional Operational Amplifier Features

Internally Frequency Compensated for Unity Gain
Large DC Voltage Gain: 100 dB
Wide Bandwidth (Unity Gain): 1 MHz
Large Output Voltage Swing: 0 V to V+ – 1.5 V

Additional Comparator Features

Low Output Saturation Voltage: 250 mV at 4 mA
Output Voltage Compatible With All Types of Logic Systems

Advantages

Eliminates Need for Dual Power Supplies
An Internally Compensated Operational Amplifier and a Precision Comparator in the Same Package
Allows Sensing at or Near Ground