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OPA991: Simulation for TIA circuit is unstable (Phase margin)

Part Number: OPA991
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: TINA-TI, OPA2991

I follow TI Designs – Precision: Verified Design 1 MHz, Single-Supply, Photodiode Amplifier Reference Design to design my TIA circuit with OPA991.

For the enough I/V gain, Rfb should be 100Meg ohm. Bandwidth is 50Hz I thing enough.

Because 100Meg resistor also has about 6pF parasitic capacitance, I think feedback capacitor is not necessary for the Rfb very high(100Meg) case.

So, for this circuit

Cin = Cj + Cd + Cm2 = 11pF + 9pF + 1pF = 21pF

zero frequency fz = 1 / (2*pi*(C1+Cin)*R1) = 1 / (2*pi*(6pF+21pF)*100Meg) = 58.9 Hz

pole frequency fp = 1 / (2*pi*R1*C1) = 1 / (2*pi*(6pF)*100Meg) = 265.4 Hz

The frequency of intersection fi = GBW * (C1/(C1+Cin)) = 4.5MHz * (6p/(6p+21p)) = 964kHz

fi >> fp

So, from the above calculation, my system should be stable.

But I run simulation with TINA-TI:

For the phase margin, the gain still has 80 dB where phase is -180 deg.

I'm confused.

Here is my simulation file:

OPA2991_RefDesign.TSC

Best Regards!

De Wei