Headphone Amp Bridges Low Power And Distortion

Feb. 3, 2003
As multimedia becomes ubiquitous, personal electronic devices now require a driver for audio outputs. Fairchild Semiconductor has introduced the FAN7005 headphone amplifier to fill the conflicting requirements for high fidelity and low power...

As multimedia becomes ubiquitous, personal electronic devices now require a driver for audio outputs. Fairchild Semiconductor has introduced the FAN7005 headphone amplifier to fill the conflicting requirements for high fidelity and low power consumption.

The FAN7005 is a dual, fully differential audio power amplifier providing 200 mW (typical) of continuous power into an 8-Ù load. When driving 200 mÙ into an 8-Ù load from a 5-V power supply, the FAN7005 has less than 0.3% of total harmonic distortion plus noise over the entire audible frequency range. It also includes internal thermal shutdown protection, unity-gain stability, and stability under no load condition. The part can be used in a single-ended mode for higher-impedance (32 Ù) headphones with some changes in external passive components, but with a reduced dynamic range.

Samples are available immediately. Packaged in an eight-pin mini-SOP or SOP package, the part lists at $0.45 in lots of 1000.

Fairchild Semiconductor
www.fairchildsemi.com

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