NXP Semiconductors
TDA8944J
2 x 7 W stereo BTL audio amplifier
Product specification
Rev. 02 — 14 February 2000
5 of 22
9397 750 06861
© NXP B.V. 2010. All rights reserved.
8.2 Power amplifier
The power amplifier is a Bridge Tied Load (BTL) amplifier with an all-NPN output
stage, capable of delivering a peak output current of 2 A.
The BTL principle offers the following advantages:
•
Lower peak value of the supply current
•
The ripple frequency on the supply voltage is twice the signal frequency
•
No expensive DC-blocking capacitor
•
Good low frequency performance.
8.2.1
Output power measurement
The output power as a function of the supply voltage is measured on the output pins
at THD = 10%; see
. The maximum output power is limited by the maximum
supply voltage of 12 V and the maximum available output current: 2 A repetitive peak
current.
8.2.2
Headroom
Typical CD music requires at least 12 dB (factor 15.85) dynamic headroom –
compared to the average power output – for transferring the loudest parts without
distortion. At V
CC
= 12 V, R
L
= 8
Ω
and P
o
= 4 W at THD = 0.1% (see
), the
Average Listening Level (ALL) – music power – without any distortion yields:
P
o(ALL)
= 4 W/15.85 = 252 mW.
The power dissipation can be derived from
for 0 dB
respectively 12 dB headroom.
For the average listening level a power dissipation of 4 W can be used for a heatsink
calculation.
8.3 Mode selection
The TDA8944J has three functional modes, which can be selected by applying the
proper DC voltage to pin MODE. See
and
for the respective DC levels,
which depend on the supply voltage level. The MODE pin can be driven by a 3-state
logic output stage: e.g. a microcontroller with additional components for DC-level
shifting.
Standby —
In this mode the current consumption is very low and the outputs are
floating. The device is in standby mode when (V
CC
−
0.5 V) < V
MODE
< V
CC
, or when
the MODE pin is left floating (high impedance). The power consumption of the
TDA8944J will be reduced to <0.18 mW.
Table 4:
Power rating as function of headroom
Headroom
Power output (THD = 0.1%)
Power dissipation (P)
0 dB
P
o
= 4 W
8 W
12 dB
P
o(ALL)
= 252 mW
4 W