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Designing Practical High Performance Class D Audio Amplifier

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Review: Traditional <strong>Class</strong> AB <strong>Amplifier</strong><br />

Feed back<br />

+Vcc<br />

• <strong>Class</strong> AB amplifier uses<br />

linear regulating transistors<br />

to modulate output voltage.<br />

+<br />

-<br />

Error amp<br />

+<br />

Bias<br />

-Vcc<br />

η = 30% at temp rise test condition.<br />

• A loss in the regulating<br />

transistor in <strong>Class</strong> AB<br />

amplifier is proportional to<br />

the product of the voltage<br />

across the device and the<br />

current flowing through it.<br />

P<br />

C<br />

= V<br />

CE<br />

⋅ I<br />

C<br />

Independent of device<br />

parameter<br />

www.irf.com

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