ZHCS019J January 2011 – March 2021 OPA2836 , OPA836
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Figure 9-5 shows a differential amplifier that is used to amplify differential signals. This circuit has high input impedance and is used in differential line driver applications where the signal source is a high-impedance driver (for example, a differential DAC) that must drive a line.
If VIN± = VCM + VSIG± , then the output of the amplifier may be calculated according to Equation 6.
The signal gain of the circuit is set by , and VCM passes with unity gain. The amplifier in essence combines two noninverting amplifiers into one differential amplifier that shares the RG resistor, which makes RG effectively half its value when calculating the gain. The output signals are in-phase with the input signals.