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Title: Measurement of output current of an OTA Post by rajdeep on Jul 22nd, 2011, 6:00am Hi All, How to measure output current of a single-ended OTA with push-pull kind output stage during test (in ATE)? More specifically I would like to measure the output current of a single-ended OTA during test and then trim something according to that. Now the current can be both positive (source) as well as negative (sink) depending on the polarity of the input differential voltage. So I wonder whether the test equipment would be smart enough to sense this current without forcing any voltage source at that node. I am waiting for the comments from our expert test enggs but they all seem to have gone for vacation in summer!! :-| Regards, Rajdeep |
Title: Re: Measurement of output current of an OTA Post by boe on Jul 22nd, 2011, 7:13am Hi Rajdeep, rajdeep wrote on Jul 22nd, 2011, 6:00am:
B O E |
Title: Re: Measurement of output current of an OTA Post by rajdeep on Jul 22nd, 2011, 7:31am The problem is it could be a sink as well, i.e. the current can change its direction. So the ATE needs to figure that out and measure the current! A simple solution could be to add a dc current to it to ensure it always remains positive OR negative. But then this dc current needs to be trimmed for accuracy as well unless the measurement instrument does this shifting internally. I doubt that. Regards, Rajdeep |
Title: Re: Measurement of output current of an OTA Post by boe on Jul 22nd, 2011, 10:13am Rajdeep, The sign of the current is not the issue I was aiming at. If your OTA drives a current (of either sign) the ATE pin will see the same current in opposite direction. So unless you have a path to GND, your current will charge the pin cap to saturation and then go off. B O E |
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