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NE5532: Case - CS2825142 Additional proposal 4-by disconnecting the Anti flot circuit

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Case - CS2825142 Additional proposal 4-by disconnecting the Anti flot circuit

TXN-Additional proposal 4-CS2825142-20250630

 

TO: Texas Instruments                              From: AUDIOFEEL

Oksang JIN

Email: oksang@audiofeel.com

Phone: 82-02-2606-9785

CEL: 82-010-5235-8785

 

Subject: If the Anti flot circuit is separated from Case -CS2825142 and produced as a separate semiconductor.

-Purpose of this proposal:-

ㅇ By separating the Anti flot circuit from Case -CS2825142 and producing it as a separate semiconductor, it provides an opportunity to install it in an amplifier that uses discrete silicon transistors.

ㅇ It provides an opportunity to improve to a high-performance amplifier in various fields.

ㅇ Drive new demand for high-performance amplifiers.

 

-The schematic on which this proposal is based: Anti flot1 and Anti flot2 on the attached schematic “OPM320 Circuit Description Drawing-Rev1.4”

 

-Rationale for the Anti flot circuit:-.

 

 

Silicon transistors have the advantage and disadvantage of being highly insulated between the electrodes, which allows the electrodes to float, allowing ambient noise or electromagnetic waves to enter, distorting the signal being generated, and mixing with the noise or electromagnetic waves to interfere with normal amplification behavior.

 

A disadvantage of silicon transistors is that the high insulation between the electrodes causes the electrodes to float, allowing ambient noise or electromagnetic waves to enter, distorting the signal being generated, and interfering with normal amplification behavior by mixing with the noise or electromagnetic waves.

 

To offset the high insulation characteristics of these silicon transistors, anti-flot circuits such as Anti flot1 and Anti flot2 are added to the electrodes of the silicon transistors in the amplifier circuit to lower the impedance of the electrodes to prevent floating, thus generating an output signal that is clean and retains the original input signal.

 

-Role of the Anti flot circuit-.

In CS2825142, Anti flot1 and Anti flot2 are shown in the attached schematic

I have obtained the effect of offsetting the high insulation of the electrodes of the silicon transistor by connecting the Anti flot circuit in parallel to the electrodes of the silicon transistor in order to solve the disadvantage of the high insulation of the silicon transistor as described above, and the electrodes are prevented from floating, and the amplified signal generated is clean and the amplified signal is obtained while maintaining the original shape of the input signal.

 

 -Conclusion-

This proposal is to produce the Anti Flot circuits (Anti flot1 and Anti flot2) applied in the schematic attached to CS2825142 as separate, independent semiconductors. Anti flot1 is the basic circuit, and the component that integrates Anti flot1 into a semiconductor is called an Anti-flot chip. It may be possible to compound multiple Anti flot1s.

The performance can be further improved by adding the anti-flot1 circuit to the transistor electrodes inside the existing analog semiconductor.

 

By adding this anti-flot chip to an amplifier built with discrete transistors, it is possible to build a faithful analog amplifier, which we believe will be needed in a wide variety of applications.

 

-Anti flot circuit(Anti-flot chip) Application:-

  1. High-power analog amplifiers; The semiconductors used in Anti-flot chip are used for high voltage, so there will be a demand for high-power amplifiers with high voltage supply, which is essential for amplifiers made of discrete components, such as high-end audio, theater amplifiers, performance lamps, pro audio, etc.
  2. Precision analog signal amplifiers; front-end amplifiers, back-end amplifiers, sensor amplifiers, instrumentation amplifiers, etc., when processing precise and fine analog signals, the application of anti-flot chip eliminates the disadvantages of silicon transistors, so that precise signal levels can be maintained, the linearity range is expanded, and it can be excellent for detecting signals with delicate changes.

 

  1. Image Pixel Driver; If a silicon transistor is used to control the concentration of each pixel in a pixel driver that drives an image panel such as an LCD or OLED, it is believed that by adding an anti-flot circuit to the electrodes of the silicon transistor, the linearity characteristics of the controlled concentration of the pixels can be expanded to reproduce a more detailed image.

 

  1. Linear actuator drivers: If silicon transistors are used in drivers that drive linear motors, needle meters, etc., it is believed that adding an anti-flot circuit to the electrodes of these silicon transistors will expand the linearity characteristics of the actuator's control level, allowing for more precise positioning control and reducing transients (lingering).

 

 

  1. Constant Voltage Regulator: By adding an anti-flot circuit to the electrodes of the transistor in the constant voltage regulator, the linearity characteristic in the constant voltage control operation is expanded, allowing for more delicate voltage control, and the control noise is reduced to obtain a clean control voltage.

 

  1. Control circuit composed of silicon transistors: Most of the control circuits operate on the concept of negative feedback. If a silicon transistor is used in this negative feedback circuit, the control behavior may contain abnormal moments if floating occurs at the electrodes of the silicon transistor during the control behavior. By adding an anti-float circuit to the electrodes of the transistor, the linearity characteristics of the control behavior can be expanded, more delicate subtransformation control can be achieved, and control noise can be reduced to obtain clean control behavior.

 

  1. biometric sensors: If silicon transistors are used in biometric sensors, it is believed that by adding an anti-flot circuit to the electrodes of these silicon transistors, the linearity characteristics of the amplifier that processes the signal detected by the sensor will be enlarged, and it will be possible to detect a cleaner and more detailed signal.

 

Thank you

Oksang

  • Hi OKSANG, 

    Are you saying the high input impedance and anti-floating circuit (lower input impedance) are contradictory in the audio application?

    In audio application, high input impedance is desirable at the input of an amplifier to avoid loading the source. The anti-floating circuit lowers impedance of internal transistor nodes to prevent unintentional high-impedance nodes elsewhere in the amplifier. I don't think that there are conflict, since the IC audio amplifier is designed to minimize THD+Noise and signal distortion effects and maximize/balance linearity, sensitivity and noise immunity for the linear operation in the application. 

    If you have other questions, please let us know. 

    Best,

    Raymond

  • Hello Raymond,
    I agree with you that high input impedance and low output impedance are desirable and essential in audio applications.
    In order to reduce the number of characters in my article, I did not explain which electrode of the silicon transistor to connect the anti-float circuit to.
    I simply wrote the electrodes of the transistor.

    Among the electrodes of a silicon transistor, a good electrode to connect an anti-float circuit in parallel is an electrode other than the input electrode.(The electrode related to the output signal, such as an emitter or collector, is applicable.)
    When an output signal is generated, it is normal behavior that the signal voltage before and after is continuous, but at some point, one of the output electrodes becomes highly insulated and is affected by the surrounding noise or electromagnetic waves, so that the effect of preventing the output signal from being deformed can be achieved by adding an anti-float circuit.

    Best regards,
    Oksang

  • Hi OKSANG,

    You have to be specific when you are talking about anti-float circuit. This is product application support forum and it is not academic discussion.  

    The audio op amp's output does not normally "float" and it does not typically need an anti-float circuit. The open loop output impedance is a low impedance node, and it should not be subject to noise or EMI interference significantly. As a closed loop feedback, the op amp's closed loop output impedance will be even lower in mΩ range, so the output stage is not floating.  

    If you have other questions, please let me know. 

    Best,

    Raymond