Preliminary Datasheet LPA2176

Filterless 6W Class- F Mono Audio Amplifier

integrated Non-Crack Noise function

General Description Features
The LPA2176 is a 6W, class-F mono audio amplifier  The unique Non-Crack Noise (NCN) function
integrated Class AB/D optional mode and unique  Shutdown current:<5uA
Non-Crack Noise (NCN) function. It is capable of  600KHz fixed frequency switching for amplifier
delivering 6.6watts of continuous average power to a 2Ω  5.5W Output at 10% THD with a 2 Ω Load and 5V
BTL load with less than 10% distortion (THD) from a 5.5V VDD for amplifier
DC power supply. It offers low THD+N, allowing it to  4.4W Output at 1% THD with a 2 Ω Load and 5V
achieve high-quality Power Supply sound reproduction. VDD for amplifier
The new filterless architecture allows the device to drive  4.0W Output at 10% THD with a 4 Ω Load and 5.5V
the speaker directly requiring no low-pass output filters, VDD for amplifier
thus to save the system cost and PCB area. The  Short Circuit Protection
LPA2176 is available in ESOP-8.  Filterless,Low Quiescent Current and Low EMI
 Amplifier Efficiency up to 90%
Order Information  Free LC filter digital modulation, direct-drive
LPA2176 □ □ □ speakers
 Thermal Shutdown
F: Pb-Free  Few External Components to Save the Space and
Package Type cost
SP: ESOP-8  Pb-Free Package

Marking Information
Applications Device Marking Package Shipping
 Portable Bluetooth Speaker LPA2176 LPS ESOP-8 3K/REEL
 Cellular and Smart mobile phone LPA2176
 Square Speaker YWX
Y: Y is year code. W: W is week code. X: X is series number.

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Typical Application Circuit

+5V
LPA2176
20K
1 5 Speaker
CTRL VOP

10K
2 8
BYP VON
1uF 4ohm
D 2.5-5.5V
3 6
MODE VDD
AB
4 1uF 22uF
VIN GND
0.22uF 27K
7

Figure 1. Typical Application Circuit

Functional Pin Description

P a c k ag e Typ e P in C o n fig u ra tio n s

CTRL 1 8 VON

BYP 2 7 GND

ESOP-8
MODE 3 6 VDD

VIN 4 5 VOP

Figure 2. The P in C on fig u ra tio n s

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Functional Pin Description

Pin PIN No. DESCRIPTION

Shutdown and NCN control. When the CTRL pin voltage is below 0.5V, the chip is turned
CTRL 1 off, and when the CTRL pin voltage is higher than 0.7V, the chip enable. When the CTRL
pin voltage is greater than 0.9V and less than 0.4VDD, the chip enter NCN mode.
BYP 2 Bypass pin. Connect a 1uF capacitor between this pin and GND.
MODE 3 Mode control pin. High voltage with Class_D mode and low voltage with Class_AB mode.
IN 4 Input of amplifier.
VOP 5 Positive output of signal.
VDD 6 Voltage supply pin.
GND 7 Power ground.
VON 8 Negative output of signal.

Absolute Maximum Ratings

Supply Input Voltage range-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.3V to 6.5V
Input voltage ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -0.3V to VDD+0.3V
Lead Temperature (Soldering, 10 sec.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 260°C
Storage Temperature Range ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- −65°C to 150°C
Operation Junction Temperature Range ---------------------------------------------------------------------- −40°C to 125°C
Operation Ambient Temperature Range------------------------------------------------------------------------- −40°C to 85°C
Maximum Junction Temperature Range------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 150°C
Maximum Power Dissipation (PD,TA<40°C) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2.6W
Thermal resistance (junction to ambient) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 45°C/W

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Electrical Characteristics For Amplifier

(VDD = 5V, GAIN = 20dB, RL=4Ω，TA = 25° C, Class D Mode, unless otherwise specified)
Typ
Parameter Symbol Test Conditions Min Max Units
Class-D Class-AB
Supply power VIN 2.5 5.5 V
VDD=5.5V 4 3.9
THD+N=10%, VDD=5.0V 3.3 3.2
f=1KHz,RL=4Ω VDD=4.2V 2.3 2.3
VDD=3.7V 1.75 1.75
VDD=5.5V 3.2 3.2
THD+N=1%, VDD=5.0V 2.7 2.6
Output power Po W
f=1KHz,RL=4Ω VDD=4.2V 1.8 1.8
VDD=3.7V 1.4 1.4
VDD=5.5V 6.6 6.2
THD+N=10%, VDD=5.0V 5.5 5.3
f=1KHz,RL=2Ω VDD=4.2V 3.7 3.6
VDD=3.7V 2.8 2.7
INPUT ac-grounded f=100HZ 75
Power supply
PSRR with CIN=0.47uF, dB
ripple rejection
VDD=6.0V f=1KHz 50

Signal-to-noise VDD=5V,Class_AB,f=1KHz 93
SNR dB
ratio VDD=5V,Class_D,f=1KHz 92
INPUT ac-grounded with
Output noise VN 80 μV
CIN=0.47uF, VDD=5.0V
Efficiency η RL=4Ω, Po=3.2W，f=1KHz 90 %

Switching
FSW VDD=2.5V to 5.5V 600 kHz
frequency
Output offset
|VOS| VDD=5.0V, VSD =0V 3.5 3 mV
voltage
Shutdown current ILEAK VSD =VDD=5.0V 2 uA

Quiescent current IQ VDD=5.0V，No load 4 6.8 mA

Threshold voltage VDD=2.5-5.5V
VMOD_D 0.7
of class D
Threshold voltage
VMOD_AB VDD=2.5-5.5V 0.5
of class AB
VSD_H VDD=2.5-5.5V 0.7 V
Threshold voltage
of CTRL pin VSD_L VDD=2.5-5.5V 0.5
The Non-Crack
Noise mode VNCN VDD=2.5-5.5V 0.9 0.4VDD
voltage

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Typical Operating Characteristic

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20
10
5

2
1
% 0.5

0.2
0.1
0.05

0.02
0.01
100m 200m 300m 500m 700m 1 2 3 4 5
W

Sweep Trace Color Line Style Thick Data Axis Comment

1 1 Cyan Solid 3 Analyzer.THD+N Ratio A Left 3.3V,4ohm,AB

2 1 Green Solid 3 Analyzer.THD+N Ratio A Left 3.7V,4ohm,AB
3 1 Yellow Solid 3 Analyzer.THD+N Ratio A Left 4.2V,4ohm,AB
4 1 Red Solid 3 Analyzer.THD+N Ratio A Left 5V,4ohm,AB
5 1 Magenta Solid 3 Analyzer.THD+N Ratio A Left 5.5V,4ohm,AB

Figure 3. THD+N VS Output Power，Freq=1kHz，class AB，RL=4Ω

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20
10
5

2
1

% 0.5

0.2
0.1
0.05

0.02
0.01
100m 200m 300m 500m 700m 1 2 3 4 5
W

Sweep Trace Color Line Style Thick Data Axis Comment

1 1 Cyan Solid 3 Analyzer.THD+N Ratio A Left 3.3V,4ohm,D

2 1 Green Solid 3 Analyzer.THD+N Ratio A Left 3.7V,4ohm,D
3 1 Yellow Solid 3 Analyzer.THD+N Ratio A Left 4.2V,4ohm,D
4 1 Red Solid 3 Analyzer.THD+N Ratio A Left 5V,4ohm,D
5 1 Magenta Solid 3 Analyzer.THD+N Ratio A Left 5.5V,4ohm,D

PO VS THD@4ohmD，Freq=1kHz，RL=4Ω
Figure 4. THD+N VS Output Power，class D.ats2 ，NCN OFF

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Audio Precision 06/24/17 11:46:07

20
10
5
2
1
% 0.5
0.2
0.1
0.05
0.02
0.01
100m 200m 300m 500m 700m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
W

Sweep Trace Color Line Style Thick Data Axis Comment

1 1 Cyan Solid 3 Analyzer.THD+N Ratio A Left 3.3V,2ohm,class AB

2 1 Green Solid 3 Analyzer.THD+N Ratio A Left 3.7V,2ohm,class AB
3 1 Yellow Solid 3 Analyzer.THD+N Ratio A Left 4.2V,2ohm,class AB
4 1 Red Solid 3 Analyzer.THD+N Ratio A Left 5V,2ohm,class AB
5 1 Magenta Solid 3 Analyzer.THD+N Ratio A Left 5.5V,2ohm,class AB

Figure 5. THD+N VS Output Power，Freq=1kHz，class AB，RL=2Ω

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20
10
5

2
1

% 0.5

0.2
0.1
0.05

0.02
0.01
100m 200m 300m 500m 700m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
W

Sweep Trace Color Line Style Thick Data Axis Comment

1 1 Cyan Solid 3 Analyzer.THD+N Ratio A Left 3.3V,2ohm,class D

2 1 Green Solid 3 Analyzer.THD+N Ratio A Left 3.7V,2ohm,class D
3 1 Yellow Solid 3 Analyzer.THD+N Ratio A Left 4.2V,2ohm,class D
4 1 Red Solid 3 Analyzer.THD+N Ratio A Left 5V,2ohm,class D
5 1 Magenta Solid 3 Analyzer.THD+N Ratio A Left 5.5V,2ohm,class D

Figure 6. THD+N VS Output Power，class D，Freq=1kHz，RL=2Ω ，NCN OFF

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Audio Precision 06/24/17 11:12:02

10
5

2
1
0.5
%
0.2
0.1
0.05

0.02

0.009
100m 200m 300m 400m 600m 800m 1 2 3 4
W

Sweep Trace Color Line Style Thick Data Axis Comment

1 1 Cyan Solid 3 Analyzer.THD+N Ratio A Left 3.7V,4ohm,class D

2 1 Green Solid 3 Analyzer.THD+N Ratio A Left 4.2V,4ohm,class D
3 1 Yellow Solid 3 Analyzer.THD+N Ratio A Left 5V,4ohm,class D
4 1 Red Solid 3 Analyzer.THD+N Ratio A Left 5.5V,4ohm,class D

Figure 7. THD+N VS Output Power，class D，Freq=1kHz，RL=4Ω ，NCN ON

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0.5

% 0.2

0.1

0.05

0.02

0.01
100m 200m 300m 500m 700m 1 2 3 4 5
W

Sweep Trace Color Line Style Thick Data Axis Comment

1 1 Cyan Solid 3 Analyzer.THD+N Ratio A Left 3.7V,2ohm,class D

2 1 Green Solid 3 Analyzer.THD+N Ratio A Left 4.2V,2ohm,class D
3 1 Yellow Solid 3 Analyzer.THD+N Ratio A Left 5V,2ohm,class D
4 1 Red Solid 3 Analyzer.THD+N Ratio A Left 5.5V,2ohm,class D

Figure 8. THD+N VS Output Power，class D，Freq=1kHz，RL=2Ω ，NCN ON

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Audio Precision 06/24/17 10:40:23

1
0.5

0.2

0.1

0.05
%
0.02

0.01

0.005

0.002

0.001
20 50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k 20k
Hz

Sweep Trace Color Line Style Thick Data Axis Comment

1 1 Cyan Solid 3 Analyzer.THD+N Ratio A Left 5V,4ohm,1W

2 1 Green Solid 3 Analyzer.THD+N Ratio A Left 5V,4ohm,2W

Figure 9. THD VS Frequency, Class D，RL=4Ω

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+24
+22
+20
+18

+16
+14
d
B +12
V
+10

+8
+6
+4
+2

-0
20 50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k 20k
Hz

Sweep Trace Color Line Style Thick Data Axis Comment

1 1 Cyan Solid 3 Analyzer.Level A Left 5V,4ohm,AB,THD=10%

2 1 Green Solid 3 Analyzer.Level A Left 5V,4ohm,AB,THD=1%

Figure 10. Output Amplitude VS Frequency，Class D，RL=4Ω

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Applications Information

The Non-Crack Noise (NCN) function CTRL

The LPA2176 integrated Non-Crack Noise function.

Through the CTRL pin set, you can enter the NCN The first rising edge: Normal mode
The second rising: NCN mode
working mode. The amplifier automatically detects the The low level is greater than 100us: Shutdown mode

output clipping distortion and automatically adjusts the Figure 14. The LPA2176 sets the working mode with
software
gain of the amplifier to achieve the distortion The line pulse high level width (THI) that is added to the
prevention effect. As shown in the following figure: CTRL pin requires 1us<THI<12us. The low level width
(TLO) requires 1us<TLO<12us. Entering the Shutdown
mode, the low hold time (TOFF) requires TOFF>100us.
The timing diagram is as follows:
1us<THI<12us
TOFF>100us
Figure 11. Assume that the audio output signal is not
limited by the power supply voltage

Figure 15. sequence diagram of line pulse

The LPA2176 also supports hardware setup working

mode. Through the CTRL pin level settings,the
LPA2176 into different modes of operation. The CTRL
Figure 12. Audio output signal in normal working mode
pin voltage between 0.4VDD-VDD and the LPA2176 in
normal mode; the CTRL pin voltage between
0.9V-0.4VDD and the LPA2176 works in the NCN

Start time Release time

mode; CTRL pin voltage below 0.5V, LPA2176 to

Figure 13. Audio output signal in NCN working mode SHUTDOWN. As shown in the following figure: if
VDD=5.0V, R1=0, the CTRL pin level is VDD=5.0V.
The LPA2176 can work on NCN working mode
The chip operates in normal mode; the CTRL pin level
through software or hardware settings. The LPA2176
is 1/3VDD=1.7V at R1=20k. The chip operates in an
supports a line of pulses that control the LPA2176
anti distortion mode, and the CTRL pin level is <0.5V
through the CTRL pin and into different modes of
when the chip operates in shutdown (SHUTDOWN)
operation. The first rising edge works in the ordinary
mode.
mode. The second rising edges operate in the anti
distortion mode. CTRL pin is pulled low and remains
VDD
R1
0Ω/20K
above 100US chip into shutdown (SHUTDOWN) mode. CTRL
R2
If you want to re-enter, one of these two modes must 10K
0.1uF
be reset. As shown in the following figure:
Figure 15.The LPA2176 sets the working mode with
hardware

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placing it as close as possible to the device VDD
Maximum Gain
terminal. For filtering lower- frequency noise signals, a
The LPA2176 has two internal amplifier stages. The
large capacitor of 20μF (ceramic) or greater is
first stage's gain is externally configurable, while the
recommended, placing it near the audio power
second stage's is internally fixed. The closed-loop gain
amplifier.
of the first stage is set by selecting the ratio of Rf to
Ri while the second stage's gain is fixed at 2x.The Input Capacitor (C i)

output of amplifier 1 serves as the input to amplifier 2, Ci for boost. Large input capacitors are both expensive

thus the two amplifiers produce signals identical in and space hungry for portable designs. Clearly, a

magnitude, but different in phase by 180°. certain sized capacitor is needed to couple in low

Consequently, the differential gain for the IC is frequencies without severe attenuation. But in many

A VD=20*log [2*Rf/(Ri+3)] cases the speakers used in portable systems, whether

T h e LPA2176 sets maximum: internal or external, have little ability to reproduce

Rf= 150 k Ω±10% class-AB signals below 100Hz to 150Hz. In the typical

Rf= 150 k Ω±10% class-D application, an input capacitor Ci is required to allow

the amplifier to bias the input signal to the proper dc
level for optimum operation. Thus, using a large input
CTRL Pin operation
capacitor may not increase actual system performance.
In order to reduce power consumption while not in use,
In this case, input capacitor (Ci) and input resistance
the LPA2176 contains shutdown circuitry to turn off the
(Ri) of the amplifier form a high-pass filter with the
amplifier's bias circuitry. This shutdown feature turns
corner frequency determined by equation below,
the amplifier off when logic low is applied to the CTRL
1
pin. When the CTRL pin voltage is below 0.5V, the fC 
2R i C i
chip is turned off, and when the CTRL pin voltage is
Analog Reference Bypass Capacitor (CBYP)
higher than 0.7V, the chip enable. When the CTRL pin
In addition to system cost and size, click and pop
voltage is greater than 0.9V and less than 0.4VDD, the
performance is affected by the size of the input
chip enter NCN mode.
coupling capacitor, Ci. A larger input coupling
Power supply decoupling capacitor requires more charge to reach its quiescent
The LPA2176 is a high performance CMOS audio DC voltage (nominally 1/2 VDD). This charge comes
amplifier that requires adequate power supply from the internal circuit via the feedback and is apt to
decoupling to ensure the output THD and PSRR a low create pops upon device enable. Thus, by minimizing
as possible. Power supply decoupling affects low the capacitor size based on necessary low frequency
frequency response. Optimum decoupling is achieved response, turn-on pops can be minimized.
by using two capacitors of different types targeting to The Analog Reference Bypass Capacitor (CBYP) is
different types of noise on the power supply leads. For the most critical capacitor and serves several
higher frequency transients, spikes, or digital hash on important functions. During start-up or recovery from
the line, a good low equivalent-series- resistance shutdown mode, CBYP determines the rate at which
(ESR) ceramic capacitor, typically 1.0μF, works best, the amplifier starts up. The second function is to

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reduce noise caused by the power supply coupling into short as we can.
the output drive signal. This noise is from the internal Ferrite Bead
VOP
analog reference to the amplifier, which appears as 1nF

degraded PSRR and THD+N. The LPA2176 Ferrite Bead

VON
incorporates circuitry designed to detect low supply 1nF

voltage. When the supply voltage drops to 2.7V or

below, the LPA2176 outputs are disabled, and the Figure 17．Typical Ferrite Chip Bead Filter

device comes out of this state and starts to normal

function when VDD≥2.7V.

Short Circuit Protection (SCP) PCB Layout notices

The LPA2176 has short circuit protection circuitry on
the outputs to prevent damage to the device when 1, In the path of the input signal plus a 103-to-ground

output-to-output or output-to-GND short occurs. When high-frequency filter capacitor.

a short circuit is detected on the outputs, the outputs 2, The power and ground and filter capacitor and

are disabled immediately. If the short was removed, bypass capacitors as close to the chip's pins,

the device activates again. remember not to put the capacitor on the back of the
board, through tiny holes through the jumper even
Over Temperature Protection
over.
Thermal protection on the LPA2176 prevents the
3, Power, ground, and a large current signal line to go
device from damage when the internal die temperature
to try to rough, if you want to add vias, the number of
exceeds 140℃. There is a 15 degree tolerance on this
through-holes must be at least 6.
trip point from device to device. Once the die
4, If you want to pursue as large as the effect of power,
temperature exceeds the thermal set point, the device
a large selection of speakers or sound chamber with
outputs are disabled. This is not a latched fault. The
low resistance (such as 3.6Ω) speakers, or added to
thermal fault is cleared once the temperature of the die
improve the supply voltage boost circuit.
is reduced by 30℃. This large hysteresis will prevent
5, Sensitive attention to shielding the signal line, it is
motor boating sound well and the device begins
best to use a differential signal. Try not to interfere with
normal operation at this point without external system
the sensitive line through the signal line.
intervention.
6, The position on the board under the amplifier chip
How to reduce EMI must be added vents and large areas of exposed
A simple solution is to put an additional capacitor copper and tin to enhance heat dissipation.
220pF at power supply terminal for power line. The
traces from amplifier to speakers should design as

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Packaging Information
ESOP8

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