
2.0 Mounting and Thermal
Conductivity
The LM94022 can be applied easily in the same way as other
integrated-circuit temperature sensors. It can be glued or ce-
mented to a surface.
To ensure good thermal conductivity, the backside of the
LM94022 die is directly attached to the GND pin (Pin 2). The
temperatures of the lands and traces to the other leads of the
LM94022 will also affect the temperature reading.
Alternatively, the LM94022 can be mounted inside a sealed-
end metal tube, and can then be dipped into a bath or screwed
into a threaded hole in a tank. As with any IC, the LM94022
and accompanying wiring and circuits must be kept insulated
and dry, to avoid leakage and corrosion. This is especially true
if the circuit may operate at cold temperatures where con-
densation can occur. If moisture creates a short circuit from
the output to ground or VDD, the output from the LM94022 will
not be correct. Printed-circuit coatings are often used to en-
sure that moisture cannot corrode the leads or circuit traces.
The thermal resistance junction to ambient (θJA) is the pa-
rameter used to calculate the rise of a device junction tem-
perature due to its power dissipation. The equation used to
calculate the rise in the LM94022's die temperature is
where TA is the ambient temperature, IQ is the quiescent cur-
rent, ILis the load current on the output, and VO is the output
voltage. For example, in an application where TA = 30 °C,
VDD = 5 V, IDD = 9 μA, Gain Select = 11, VOUT = 2.231 mV,
and IL = 2 μA, the junction temperature would be 30.021 °C,
showing a self-heating error of only 0.021°C. Since the
LM94022's junction temperature is the actual temperature
being measured, care should be taken to minimize the load
current that the LM94022 is required to drive. Figure 1 shows
the thermal resistance of the LM94022.
Device Number NS Package
Number
Thermal
Resistance (θJA)
LM94022BIMG MAA05A 415°C/W
FIGURE 1. LM94022 Thermal Resistance
3.0 Output and Noise
Considerations
A push-pull output gives the LM94022 the ability to sink and
source significant current. This is beneficial when, for exam-
ple, driving dynamic loads like an input stage on an analog-
to-digital converter (ADC). In these applications the source
current is required to quickly charge the input capacitor of the
ADC. See the Applications Circuits section for more discus-
sion of this topic. The LM94022 is ideal for this and other
applications which require strong source or sink current.
The LM94022's supply-noise gain (the ratio of the AC signal
on VOUT to the AC signal on VDD) was measured during bench
tests. It's typical attenuation is shown in the Typical Perfor-
mance Characteristics section. A load capacitor on the output
can help to filter noise.
For operation in very noisy environments, some bypass ca-
pacitance should be present on the supply within approxi-
mately 2 inches of the LM94022.
4.0 Capacitive Loads
The LM94022 handles capacitive loading well. In an extreme-
ly noisy environment, or when driving a switched sampling
input on an ADC, it may be necessary to add some filtering to
minimize noise coupling. Without any precautions, the
LM94022 can drive a capacitive load less than or equal to
1100 pF as shown in Figure 2. For capacitive loads greater
than 1100 pF, a series resistor may be required on the output,
as shown in Figure 3.
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FIGURE 2. LM94022 No Decoupling Required for
Capacitive Loads Less than 1100 pF.
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CLOAD Minimum RS
1.1 nF to 99 nF 3 kΩ
100 nF to 999 nF 1.5 kΩ
1 μF800 Ω
FIGURE 3. LM94022 with series resistor for capacitive
Loading greater than 1100 pF.
5.0 Output Voltage Shift
The LM94022 is very linear over temperature and supply volt-
age range. Due to the intrinsic behavior of an NMOS/PMOS
rail-to-rail buffer, a slight shift in the output can occur when
the supply voltage is ramped over the operating range of the
device. The location of the shift is determined by the relative
levels of VDD and VOUT. The shift typically occurs when VDD-
VOUT = 1.0V.
This slight shift (a few millivolts) takes place over a wide
change (approximately 200 mV) in VDD or VOUT. Since the
shift takes place over a wide temperature change of 5°C to
20°C, VOUT is always monotonic. The accuracy specifications
in the Electrical Characteristics table already include this pos-
sible shift.
6.0 Selectable Gain for Optimization
and In Situ Testing
The Gain Select digital inputs can be tied to the rails or can
be driven from digital outputs such as microcontroller GPIO
pins. In low-supply voltage applications, the ability to reduce
the gain to -5.5 mV/°C allows the LM94022 to operate over
the full -50 °C to 150 °C range. When a larger supply voltage
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