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Assistance with circuit for DC current measurement up to 1nA.

Hello,

I hope you can help me with this. I'm trying to design a circuit that allows me to measure currents as low as 1nA +/- 0.5nA up to 1A or 2A. I don't think using a single shunt resistor is a good idea, as if I use a value of 0.1Ω, when there is 1nA, I will get 0.1nV and I won't be able to amplify that with any op-amp. The lowest value I found among your op-amps for Vos = +-20uV (maximum) is far from 0.1nV, but I know it's possible to amplify voltages as small as 0.1nV; I just can't figure out how. Do you have any application notes that could help me design a circuit that allows me to measure currents between 1nA to 1A? Or any application note for signals in the order of nV with your op-amps or instrumentation amplifiers? I would be very grateful.

Regards.

  • Hi,

    I couldn’t find any application note that allows current measurement between 1nA and 1A. The range is too wide for a single chip to handle. You may want to search on the web for design ideas. Once you have a rough solution, we can help with specific TI device related questions.  

    Regards, Guang