M
Differential Microphone Preamplifiers with
Internal Bias and Complete Shutdown
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Pin Description
PIN
MAX4060
MAX4061
MAX4062
NAME
FUNCTION
1
—
2
INT
/AUX
Internal (Differential) or Auxiliary (Single-Ended) Input Select. Drive
INT
/AUX low
to select internal or high to select auxiliary microphone input.
2
3
3
OUT
Amplifier Output. OUT is high impedance when in shutdown mode.
3
—
—
BIAS
External Electret Microphone Capsule Bias Output. BIAS has a greater than
2k
output impedance.
4
4
5
V
CC
Power Supply. Bypass the V
CC
to GND with a 0.1μF capacitor.
5
6
7
5
6
7
6
7
8
IN+
IN-
GND
Noninverting Differential Amplifier Input. AC-couple the audio signal into IN+.
Inverting Differential Amplifier Input. AC-couple the audio signal into IN-.
Ground
8
—
9
AUX_IN
Single-Ended Input for Auxiliary Microphone. AC-couple the audio signal into
AUX_IN.
—
1
1
G2
Gain-Selectable Input. Connect an external resistor between G1 and G2 to set
the gain for the differential amplifier. (See
Adjustable Differential-Gain Setting
section.)
—
2
—
SHDN
Shutdown Input. Drive
SHDN
high for normal operation. Drive
SHDN
low for
shutdown mode.
—
—
4
BIAS
External Electret Microphone Capsule Bias Output Bypass BIAS with 1μF
Capacitor to Ground
—
8
10
G1
Gain-Selectable Input. Connect an external resistor between G1 and G2 to set
the gain for the differential amplifier.
Detailed Description
The MAX4060/MAX4061/MAX4062 are differential micro-
phone preamplifiers providing high-quality audio, opti-
mized for use in computer and mobile applications.
These devices feature rail-to-rail outputs, very high
power-supply rejection, and common-mode rejection,
making them ideal for low-noise applications. The
MAX4060/MAX4061/MAX4062 are particularly effective
when layout constraints force the microphone amplifier to
be physically remote from the ECM microphone and/or
the rest of the audio circuitry.
The MAX4060/MAX4062 are capable of switching their
output between the differential input and an inverting
single-ended input.
INT
/AUX selects either the differen-
tial input or single-ended auxiliary input. In addition, the
MAX4060/MAX4061 have an internal bias generator to
bias the microphone in either differential or single-
ended modes. The MAX4061 includes a complete
0.3μA shutdown mode for ultimate power savings. The
differential gain of the MAX4061/MAX4062 is set with a
single resistor connected between the G1 and G2 pins.
The MAX4060 has a fixed gain of 10V/V.
Differential Input
The main microphone input is a low-noise, differential
input structure. This is an almost essential element
when faced with amplification of low-amplitude analog
signals in digitally intense environments such as note-
book PCs or PDAs. Used correctly, the advantages
over a single-ended solution are:
Better power-supply noise rejection.
Less degradation from noise in PC board ground
planes.
The microphone and preamplifier can be placed
physically further apart, easing PC board layout
restrictions.