TIPD147 Reference Design

Texas Instruments

Noise Measurement Post-Amp for Oscilloscope or Spectrum Analyzer

Description

In some cases a scope or spectrum analyzer does not have the range required to measure very small noise levels.  This noise measurement post-amp boosts the output noise of the device under test (DUT) to allow for measurement with standard test equipment. The key requirements of this circuit is that it has a low noise floor and sufficient bandwidth for characterization of most devices.

Features
  • Test Circuit to amplify noise above instrument noise floorWide bandwidth 0.016Hz to 443kHz
Applications
  • Oscilloscope (DSO)
  • Spectrometer
  • Semiconductor manufacturing
  • Automotive test
  • Impedance & vector network analyzer
  • Source measurement unit (SMU)
  • Vector signal transceiver (VST)
  • Wireless communications test
Product Categories
  • Amplifiers

Parts

Part Number Name Companion Part
OPA209 OPA209 Buy Datasheet
OPA211 OPA211 Buy Datasheet
OPA847 OPA847 Buy Datasheet

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Other Documents

Title Updated Type Size (KB)
TIPD147 BOM 15 Jan 2014 PDF 188
TIPD147 Schematic 09 Jan 2014 PDF 62