TL072: Part oddly clips rail to rail

Robbie Hall

Part Number: TL072

Tool/software:

Hello,

I have recently received a circuit card populated with TL072C parts from my board supplier. The supplier purchased the parts from Digikey. Evaluation of the part shows that it clips rail to rail 9Vp-p (using a 9V power supply). Per the spec sheet and prior experience this part should clip at a lower p-p voltage eg 6 to 6.5V (p-p) with a 9V supply. I do not understand this and am concerned the part is not a TI TL072C device. Can you assist?

Best Regards,

Rob Hall

Custom Tones, LLC

1 month ago

0 Clemens Ladisch 1 month ago

Guru 266110 points

What is its marking?

0 Ron Michallick 1 month ago

TI__Guru*** 144466 points

Hello Rob, welcome to the TI forums.

I'm not sure which full part number you have. So I'll do this on D reel version; https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/texas-instruments/TL072CDR/276925

Under : "Documents & Media" there are PCN information links. Mult Dev 27/Jul/2023 This describes a design and wafer process change. The design change improves the output swing.

You have a after PCN change device.

0 Robbie Hall 1 month ago in reply to Ron Michallick

Prodigy 10 points

Hi Ron,

The full part number is TL072CDR. The data sheet on the referenced Digi-key link says:Are you saying the part now has increased voltage swing? I could not glean this from the process change sheet you provided. The other factor I have observed comparing this part to and earlier part (with the lower voltage swing), is increased white noise. Is this a possibility as well with the new process change?

Thank you,

Rob Hall

Custom Tones, LLC

0 Clemens Ladisch 1 month ago in reply to Robbie Hall

Guru 266110 points

What you have sounds like the TL072H. It is a CMOS device, so it has rail-to-rail outputs, with higher noise. (The datasheet specifies this separately for the TL072H variant.)

0 Ron Michallick 1 month ago in reply to Clemens Ladisch

TI__Guru*** 144466 points

Rob,

Robbie Hall said:
ncreased white noise. Is this a possibility

Yes that is a possibility.

0 Robbie Hall 1 month ago in reply to Ron Michallick

Prodigy 10 points

The part is behaving like an H part, not a C part. How is the H part marked? I have my PCB fab house "on-hold" until I get to the root cause of this. Are H parts provided to Digikey with C markings?

0 Ashley Kang 1 month ago in reply to Robbie Hall

TI__Genius 11620 points

Hi Robbie,

As a result from the process PCN, the TL07x datasheet was updated per this PCN also listed in Digikey's website: Datasheet PCN

As Ron has mentioned before, the difference in behavior is due to the new process and design change for the TL072CDR. The new design was based on the TL072H version and will see some similarities but the device is expected to perform to datasheet specifications. This is not an error in marking. If you have TI reel label, you can confirm the device and manufacturing origin to determine this.

If you have specific concerns on your application, please let us know and we would be happy to assist!

Thanks!
Regards,
Ashley

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TL072: Part oddly clips rail to rail