TLC352

LinCMOS DUAL DIFFERENTIAL COMPARATOR

SLCS016A − SEPTEMBER 1985 − REVISED SEPTEMBER 2002

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POST OFFICE BOX 655303

• DALLAS, TEXAS 75265

PARAMETER MEASUREMENT INFORMATION

The digital output stage of the TLC352 can be damaged if it is held in the linear region of the transfer curve.

Conventional operational amplifier/comparator testing incorporates the use of a servo loop that is designed to force

the device output to a level within this linear region. Since the servo-loop method of testing cannot be used, the

following alternative for measuring parameters such as input offset voltage, common-mode rejection, etc., are

offered.

To verify that the input offset voltage falls within the limits specified, the limit value is applied to the input as shown

in Figure 1(a). With the noninverting input positive with respect to the inverting input, the output should be high. With

the input polarity reversed, the output should be low.

A similar test can be made to verify the input offset voltage at the common-mode extremes. The supply voltages can

be slewed as shown in Figure 1(b) for the VICR test, rather than changing the input voltages, to provide greater

accuracy.

A close approximation of the input offset voltage can be obtained by using a binary search method to vary the

differential input voltage while monitoring the output state. When the applied input voltage differential is equal but

opposite in polarity to the input offset voltage, the output changes state.

+

−

Applied VIO

Limit

VO

5 V

5.1 k

Ω

Applied VIO

Limit

VO

1 V

5.1 k

Ω

− 4 V

(a) VIO WITH VIC = 0

(b) VIO WITH VIC = 4 V

+

−

Figure 1. Method for Verifying That Input Offset Voltage Is Within Specified Limits