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{{Monolithic IC | |||
|Manufacturer=Tektronix | |||
|Model=M55 | |||
|Part_nos=155-0032-00,155-0032-01 | |||
|Description=variable-gain transconductance amplifier | |||
|Used_in=335;464;465;465B;466;475;475A;475M;634;650;651;652;653;655;656;670;671;7A12;475;FG504;1440;1460;1480;1481;1482;1485 | |||
|Designers=Roy Hayes;Einar Traa | |||
}} in a 16-pin DIP, designed by [[Roy Hayes]]. The [[155-0216-00]] and [[155-0217-00]] (M55D aka M055D) appear to be improved successor versions. | |||
Regarding the 155-0032-xx, John Addis says, | Regarding the 155-0032-xx, [[John Addis]] says, | ||
<blockquote> | <blockquote> | ||
The 155-0032-00’s IC process had an FT of 1.0 or 1. | The 155-0032-00’s IC process had an FT of 1.0 or 1.2 GHz (don’t remember), rather inadequate for the job. | ||
The on-chip resistors were diffused and thus had | The on-chip resistors were diffused and thus had too poor a TC and tolerance for use as gain-setting resistors. | ||
too poor a TC and tolerance for use as gain-setting resistors. | |||
As you can see, there are two separate gain selections determined by which set of emitters is chosen, pins 1 and 16 or 2 and 15. | |||
As you can see, | |||
there are two separate gain selections determined by which set of emitters is chosen, pins 1 and 16 or 2 and 15. | |||
This selection is made off chip by choosing Q205 or Q215 to carry the current through R212. | This selection is made off chip by choosing Q205 or Q215 to carry the current through R212. | ||
Pot R217 allows dc balance at | Pot R217 allows dc balance at 5 mV/div to match that at all other sensitivities, controlled elsewhere. | ||
Pin 12 ultimately selects which pair of the four output cross-connected transistors passes | Pin 12 ultimately selects which pair of the four output cross-connected transistors passes | ||
the signal current from the two transistors whose bases are connected to pin 4. | the signal current from the two transistors whose bases are connected to pin 4. | ||
Which pair of output transistors is chosen determines the polarity of the output signal. | Which pair of output transistors is chosen determines the polarity of the output signal. | ||
This same pair of transistors also enables variable gain by allowing | This same pair of transistors also enables variable gain by allowing a controlled amount of cross-coupling of the signal. | ||
a controlled amount of cross-coupling of the signal. | |||
This is an undesirable way of doing variable gain control, but neither Roy nor I knew that at the time. | This is an undesirable way of doing variable gain control, but neither Roy nor I knew that at the time. | ||
It is a noisy configuration. At the 0% signal gain there is lots of noise gain. | It is a noisy configuration. At the 0% signal gain there is lots of noise gain. | ||
It has poor thermal balance at anything other than 100% and the not very useful 0% signal gain. | It has poor thermal balance at anything other than 100% and the not very useful 0% signal gain. | ||
In between 0% and 100% gain, the circuit is poor in noise and thermal balance. | In between 0% and 100% gain, the circuit is poor in noise and thermal balance. | ||
I went on to use the same (Gilbert Multiplier) circuit in the 155-0078-xx (M84) and | |||
made the same bad choice again in the 7A29. | I went on to use the same (Gilbert Multiplier) circuit in the [[155-0078-00|155-0078-xx (M84)]] and made the same bad choice again in the [[7A29]]. | ||
In our defense, with just two stages and the need to do both invert and variable gain control somewhere, there was not a lot of choice. | In our defense, with just two stages and the need to do both invert and variable gain control somewhere, there was not a lot of choice. | ||
It was not until I designed the [[M377]] for the 11000 series of plugins ([[11A32]], [[11A33]], [[11A34]], [[11A52]]) that I finally got it right. | |||
It was not until I designed the M377 for the 11000 series of plugins (11A32, 11A33, 11A34, 11A52) that I finally got it right. | |||
(See the British magazine Electronic Engineering, September, 1988, pp 40-41.) | (See the British magazine Electronic Engineering, September, 1988, pp 40-41.) | ||
The M377 was a single channel plugin on a chip with 0 V common mode input and output voltages, | |||
The M377 was a single channel plugin on a chip with | excellent variable gain control, two four pole bandwidth limits, three outputs which could be separately inverted and turned on or off. | ||
excellent variable gain control, two four pole bandwidth limits, | |||
three outputs which could be separately inverted and turned on or off. | It was the first wideband analog IC with level shift on chip (allowing 0 V common mode input and output and without PNP transistors), | ||
It was the first wideband analog IC with level shift on chip (allowing | |||
first wideband amplifier with any on-chip bandwidth limit selection, first to have more than two fixed gain settings (it has six), | first wideband amplifier with any on-chip bandwidth limit selection, first to have more than two fixed gain settings (it has six), | ||
and first to require only one transient response adjustment (no thermals), | and first to require only one transient response adjustment (no thermals), and the first to have a highly linear relationship | ||
and the first to have a highly linear relationship between a control voltage and gain. | between a control voltage and gain. It also had excellent overdrive recovery. Live and learn. | ||
It also had excellent overdrive recovery. Live and learn. | |||
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
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The chip has an input to select normal or inverted phase and an input to vary the | The chip has an input to select normal or inverted phase and an input to vary the | ||
"position", i.e., output current offset. | "position", i.e., output current offset. | ||
{{6ColBegin}} | |||
* | * Pin 1: emitter current source | ||
* | * Pin 2: gain switching | ||
* | * Pin 3: input balance | ||
* | * Pin 4: bias | ||
* | * Pin 5: −8 V | ||
* | * Pin 6: position current source | ||
* | * Pin 7: ground | ||
* | * Pin 8: signal out − | ||
* | * Pin 9: signal out + | ||
* | * Pin 10: position | ||
* | * Pin 11: +8 V | ||
* | * Pin 12: norm / -inv | ||
* | * Pin 13: +5 V | ||
* | * Pin 14: signal in − | ||
* | * Pin 15: gain switching | ||
* | * Pin 16: emitter current source | ||
{{6ColEnd}} | |||
==Used in== | ==Used in== | ||
* The 155-0032-00 is used in the front end of the [[335]] signal path, just after a JFET high-impedance buffer. It is discussed on page 3-5 of the 335 manual. | |||
* The 155-0032-00 is used in the front end of | |||
* The 155-0032-00 is also used as the trigger amplifier in the [[465]]. In this application, the input differential amplifier has a total tail current of about 11 mA. | * The 155-0032-00 is also used as the trigger amplifier in the [[465]]. In this application, the input differential amplifier has a total tail current of about 11 mA. | ||
* The 155-0032-00 is used as a vertical gain stage in the [[7A12]]. | * The 155-0032-00 is used as a vertical gain stage in the [[7A12]]. | ||
* [[475]] (U520, U720) | |||
* [[FG504]] (U770) | |||
* [[1440]] (-01), [[1460]] (-01), [[1478]] (-01) | |||
* [[1480]], [[1481]], [[1482]], [[1485]] | |||
* [[464]], [[465]], [[465B]], [[466]], [[475]], [[475A]], [[475M]] | |||
* [[634]], [[650]], [[651]], [[652]], [[653]], [[655]], [[656]], [[670]], [[671]] | |||
* See also [[155-0217-00]] | |||
==Datasheet== | |||
* [[Media:Tek 155-0032-00.pdf|Tektronix 155-0032-00 Datasheet (PDF)]] | |||
==Diagrams== | ==Diagrams== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Tek 155-0032-01 1.jpg | 155-0032-01 | |||
155-0032-XX in 7A12.jpg|155-0032-00 schematic shown in the 7A12 schematic | Tek 155-0032-01 2.jpg | 155-0032-01 | ||
Tek 155-0032-01 3.jpg | 155-0032-01 | |||
155-0032-00.png | Block diagram | |||
155-0032-XX in 7A12.jpg | 155-0032-00 schematic shown in the 7A12 schematic | |||
Comparison of 155-0032-00 155-0216-00 155-0217-00 diagrams.png | Comparison of 155-0032-00, 155-0216-00, and 155-0217-00 diagrams | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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