CIRCUIT LAYOUT CONSIDERATIONS & EVALUATION

BOARD

A good high frequency PCB layout including ground plane

construction and power supply bypassing close to the pack-

age are critical to achieving full performance. The amplifier is

sensitive to stray capacitance to ground at the I

keep node trace area small. Shunt capacitance across the

feedback resistor should not be used to compensate for this

effect. Capacitance to ground should be minimized by re-

moving the ground plane from under the body of R

sitic or load capacitance directly on the output (pin 6) de-

grades phase margin leading to frequency response

peaking.

The LMH6504 is fully stable when driving a 100

Ω load. With

reduced load (e.g. 1k.) there is a possibility of instability at

very high frequencies beyond 400 MHz especially with a

capacitive load. When the LMH6504 is connected to a light

load as such, it is recommended to add a snubber network to

the output (e.g. 100

Ω and 39 pF in series tied between the

LMH6504 output and ground). C

the output by placing a small resistor in series with the output

(pin 6).

Component parasitics also influence high frequency results.

Therefore it is recommended to use metal film resistors such

as RN55D or leadless components such as surface mount

devices. High profile sockets are not recommended.

National Semiconductor suggests the following evaluation

board as a guide for high frequency layout and as an aid in

device testing and characterization:

Device

Package

Evaluation Board

Part Number

LMH6504

SOIC

CLC730066

The evaluation board is shipped when a device sample

request is placed with National Semiconductor.

20084360

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