Datasheet

Ultra-Low Bias Current
Difet
®
OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER
FEATURES
ULTRA-LOW BIAS CURRENT: 100fA max
LOW OFFSET: 2mV max
LOW DRIFT: 10µV/°C max
HIGH OPEN-LOOP GAIN: 94dB min
LOW NOISE: 15nV/Hz at 10kHz
PLASTIC DIP AND SO PACKAGES
APPLICATIONS
PHOTODETECTOR PREAMPS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
ELECTROMETER AMPLIFIERS
MASS SPECTROMETERS
pH PROBE AMPLIFIERS
ION GAGE MEASUREMENT
DESCRIPTION
The OPA129 is an ultra-low bias current monolithic
operational amplifier offered in an 8-pin PDIP and
SO-8 package. Using advanced geometry
dielectrically-isolated FET (
Difet
®
) inputs, this monolithic
amplifier achieves a high performance level.
Difet
fabrication eliminates isolation-junction leakage
current—the main contributor to input bias current with
conventional monolithic FETs. This reduces
input bias current by a factor of 10 to 100. Very low
input bias current can be achieved without resorting to
small-geometry FETs or CMOS designs which can
suffer from much larger offset voltage, voltage noise,
drift, and poor power-supply rejection.
The OPA129 special pinout eliminates leakage current
that occurs with other op amps. Pins 1 and 4 have no
internal connection, allowing circuit board guard traces—
even with the surface-mount package version.
OPA129 is available in 8-pin DIP and SO packages,
specified for operation from –40°C to +85°C.
+In
Output
6
Noise-Free
Cascode
7
5
V
V+
30k 30k
In
3
2
Simplified Circuit
8
Substrate
O
P
A
1
2
9
OPA129
OPA129
SBOS026A JANUARY 1994 REVISED APRIL 2007
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