
EXAMPLE 14.5
Objective: Determine the unity-gain bandwidth and the maximum closed-loop gain
for a specified closed-loop bandwidth.
An audio amplifier system is to use an op-amp with an open-loop gain of
A
O
=
2 × 10
5
and a dominant-pole frequency of 5 Hz. The bandwidth of the audio system
is to be 20 kHz. Determine the maximum closed-loop gain for the audio amplifier.
Solution: The unity-gain bandwidth is found as
f
T
= f
PD
A
O
= (5)(2 ×10
5
) = 10
6
Hz ⇒ 1MHz
Since the gain–bandwidth product is a constant, we have
f
3-dB
· A
CL
= f
T
where f
3-dB
is the closed-loop bandwidth and
A
CL
is the closed-loop gain. The max-
imum closed-loop gain is then
A
CL
=
f
T
f
3-dB
=
10
6
20 × 10
3
= 50
Comment: If the closed-loop gain is less than or equal to 50, then the required band-
width of 20 kHz for the audio amplifier will be realized.
EXERCISE PROBLEM
Ex 14.5: An op-amp with open-loop parameters of
A
OL
= 2 ×10
5
and
f
PD
= 5
Hz is connected in a noninverting amplifier configuration with a low-
frequency closed-loop gain of
A
CLO
= 30
. An input voltage signal of
v
I
= 100 sin
(
2π ft
)
μ
V is applied. (a) What is the closed-loop bandwidth?
(b) What is the low-frequency output voltage? (c) Determine the peak amplitude of
the output voltage if the frequency of the signal is (i)
f = 5
kHz, (ii)
f = 50
kHz,
and (iii)
f = 200
kHz. (Ans. (a)
f
3-dB
= 33.3
kHz; (b)
v
O
= 3 sin
(
2π ft
)
mV;
(c) (i)
∼
=
3
mV, (ii) 1.663 mV, (iii) 0.493 mV)
Slew Rate
Implicit in the frequency response analysis for the closed-loop amplifier is the
assumption that the sinusoidal input signals are small. If a large sinusoidal signal or
step function is applied to an op-amp circuit, the input stage can be overdriven and
the small-signal model will no longer apply.
Figure 14.11 shows a simplified op-amp circuit. If a large step voltage (greater
than 120 mV) is applied at
v
2
with
v
1
held at ground potential, then
Q
2
is effectively
cut off, which means
i
C2
∼
=
0
and
i
C1
∼
=
I
Q
. The entire bias current is switched to
Q
1
.
Since
i
C3
∼
=
i
C1
, then
i
C3
∼
=
I
Q
; since
Q
3
–
Q
4
form a current mirror, then we also
have
i
C4
∼
=
I
Q
.
The base current into
Q
5
is very small; therefore, the current through the compen-
sation capacitor
C
1
is
i
O
= i
C4
= I
Q
. Since the voltage gain of the emitter-follower
output stage is essentially unity, the capacitor current can be written as
i
O
= C
1
d(v
O
−v
O1
)
dt
(14.47)
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