TDA7389

4 x 45W quad bridge car radio amplifier

Features
■ High output power:
– 4 x 45W/4Ω max.
– 4 x 28W/4Ω @ 14.4V, 1KHz, 10%
■ Low distortion
■ Low output noise
■ Stand-by function
■ Mute function Flexiwatt 25
■ Automute at min. supply voltage detection
■ Low external component count:
– Internally fixed gain (26dB)
– No external compensation
– No bootstrap capacitors ■ Load dump voltage
■ Clipping detector ■ Fortuitous open GND
■ Diagnostic facility for: ■ Reversed battery
– Out to GND short ■ ESD
– Out to VS short
– Thermal shutdown Description
Protections: The TDA7389 is a new technology class AB Audio
Power Amplifier in Flexiwatt 25 package designed
■ Output short circuit to GND, to VS, across the for high end car radio applications.
load
Thanks to the fully complementary PNP/NPN
■ Very inductive loads
output configuration the TDA7389 allows a rail to
■ Overrating chip temperature with soft thermal rail output voltage swing with no need of bootstrap
limiter capacitors.

Table 1. Device summary

Order code Package Packing

TDA7389 Flexiwatt 25 Tube

November 2007 Rev 1 1/14

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Contents TDA7389

Contents

1 Pins connection and block diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2 Electrical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.1 Absolute maximum ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.2 Thermal data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.3 Electrical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.4 Electrical characteristic curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.5 Test and application circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

3 Application hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.1 SVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.2 Input stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.3 Stand-by and Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

4 Package information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

5 Revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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TDA7389 List of tables

List of tables

Table 1. Device summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Table 2. Absolute maximum ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Table 3. Thermal data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Table 4. Electrical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Table 5. Document revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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List of figures TDA7389

List of figures

Figure 1. Block diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Figure 2. Pins connection (top view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Figure 3. Quiescent current vs. supply voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Figure 4. Quiescent output voltage vs. supply voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Figure 5. Output power vs. supply voltage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Figure 6. Maximum output power vs. supply voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Figure 7. Distortion vs. output power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Figure 8. Distortion vs. frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Figure 9. Supply voltage rejection vs. frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Figure 10. Crosstalk vs. frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Figure 11. Output noise vs. source resistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Figure 12. Power dissipation & efficiency vs. output power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Figure 13. ITU R-ARM frequency response, weighting filter for transient pop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Figure 14. Test and application circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Figure 15. Flexiwatt25 mechanical data and package dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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TDA7389 Pins connection and block diagrams

1 Pins connection and block diagrams

Figure 1. Block diagram

Vcc1 Vcc2

ST-BY

CD
MUTE
OUT1+
IN1 OUT1-
PW-GND

OUT2+
IN2 OUT2-
PW-GND

OUT3+
IN3 OUT3-
PW-GND

OUT4+
IN4 OUT4-
PW-GND

AC-GND SVR TAB S-GND

D99AU1018A

Figure 2. Pins connection (top view)

1 25
TAB
P-GND2
OUT2-
ST-BY
OUT2+
VCC
OUT1-
P-GND1
OUT1+
SVR
IN1
IN2
S-GND
IN4
IN3
AC-GND
OUT3+
P-GND3
OUT3-
VCC
OUT4+
MUTE
OUT4-
P-GND4
CD

D94AU159mod

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2 Electrical specifications

2.1 Absolute maximum ratings

Table 2. Absolute maximum ratings
Symbol Parameter Value Unit

VS Operating supply voltage 18 V

VS (DC) DC supply voltage 28 V
VS (pk) Peak supply voltage (t = 50ms) 50 V
Output peak current:
IO Repetitive (duty cycle 10% at f = 10Hz) 4.5 A
Non repetitive (t = 100μs) 5.5
Ptot Power dissipation, (Tcase = 70°C) 80 W
Tj Junction temperature 150 °C
Tstg Storage temperature – 55 to 150 °C

2.2 Thermal data

Table 3. Thermal data
Symbol Parameter Value Unit

Rth j-amb Thermal resistance junction to ambient max. 1 °C/W

2.3 Electrical characteristics

Table 4. Electrical characteristics
(VS = 14.4V; f = 1KHz; Rg = 600Ω; RL = 4Ω; Tamb = 25°C; Refer to the test and application
diagram (Figure 14), unless otherwise specified.)
Symbol Parameter Test condition Min. Typ. Max. Unit

Iq1 Quiescent current RL = ∞ 150 350 mA

VOS Output offset voltage Play Mode ±80 mV
During mute on/off output
-10 10
offset voltagef ITU R-ARM weighted
dVOS mV
During st-by on/off output see Figure 13
-50 50
offset voltage
Gv Voltage gain 25 26 27 dB
ΔGv Channel gain unbalance ±1 dB
Po Output power THD = 10%; VS = 14.4V 26 28 W
Po max Max.output power(1) VS = 14.4V 41 45 W

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Table 4. Electrical characteristics (continued)

(VS = 14.4V; f = 1KHz; Rg = 600Ω; RL = 4Ω; Tamb = 25°C; Refer to the test and application
diagram (Figure 14), unless otherwise specified.)
Symbol Parameter Test condition Min. Typ. Max. Unit

THD Distortion Po = 4W 0.04 0.10 %

"A" Weighted 50 70 μV
eNo Output noise
Bw = 20Hz to 20KHz 70 100 μV
SVR Supply voltage rejection f = 100Hz; Vr = 1Vrms 50 75 dB
fch High cut-off frequency Po = 0.5W 100 200 KHz
Ri Input Impedance 70 100 150 KΩ
f = 1KHz; Po = 4W 60 75 dB
CT Cross talk
f = 10KHz; Po = 4W 60 dB
VSt-By = 1.2V 50
ISB St-By current consumption μA
VSt-By = 0V 25
Ipin4 St-By pin current VSt-By = 1.2 to 2.6V ±1 μA
VSB out St-By OUT threshold voltage (Amp: ON) 2.6 V
VSB IN St-By IN threshold voltage (Amp: OFF) 1.2 V
AM Mute attenuation POref = 4W 80 90 dB
VM out Mute OUT threshold voltage (Amp: Play) 2.6 V
VM in Mute IN threshold voltage (Amp: Mute) 1.2 V

(Amp: Mute); Att ≥ 80dB;

POref = 4Ω 6.5
VAM in VS automute threshold V
(Amp: Play); Att < 0.1dB;
PO = 0.5W 7.6 8.5
VMUTE = 1.2V
5 11 20
Ipin22 Muting pin current (Source current) μA
VMUTE = 2.6V -5 - -20

Clipping detector

CDLK Clip det high leakage current CD Off 1 μA

CDSAT Clip det sat voltage DC On; ICD = 1mA 0.2 0.4 V
CDTHD Clip det THD level Pout > 16W 2 %
1. Saturated square wave output.

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2.4 Electrical characteristic curves

Figure 3. Quiescent current vs. supply Figure 4. Quiescent output voltage vs.
voltage supply voltage

Vo (V)
Id (mA)
180 10

9 Vi = 0
170 Vin = 0 RL = 4Ω
RL = 4Ω
8
160
7
150
6
140
5
130
4

120
3
8 10 12 14 16 18
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
VS (V) AC00483
Vs (V) AC00484

Figure 5. Output power vs. supply voltage Figure 6. Maximum output power vs. supply
voltage

Po (W) Po (W)
50 70
45 65
RL = 4Ω RL = 4Ω
60 f = 1 KHz
40 f = 1 KHz
THD = 10% 55 square-wave output
35 50
30 45
40
25
35
THD = 1%
20 30
15 25
20
10
15
5 10
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Vs (V) AC00485 Vs (V) AC00486

Figure 7. Distortion vs. output power Figure 8. Distortion vs. frequency

THD (%) THD (%)

10
10
Vs = 14.4V
Vs = 14.4V RL = 4Ω
RL = 4Ω Po = 4W
1
1

f = 10 KHz

0.1 0.1
f = 1 KHz

0.01 0.01
2
0.1 1 10 100 10 10 103 104 105
Po (W) AC00487
f (Hz) AC00488

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Figure 9. Supply voltage rejection vs. Figure 10. Crosstalk vs. frequency
frequency

SVR (dB) SVR (dB)

100 100

90 90

80
80
70
70
60
60
50 Rg = 600Ω RL = 4Ω
Vripple = 1 Vrms Po = 4W
50 Rg = 600Ω
40

30 40

20 30
2 3 4 5
10 10 10 10 10 10 102 10
3
10
4
10
5

f (Hz) AC00489
f (Hz) AC00490

Figure 11. Output noise vs. source resistance Figure 12. Power dissipation & efficiency vs.
output power

En (µV) Pdiss (W) η (%)

180 80 80
160 Vs = 13.2V η
Vs = 14.4V 70 70
RL = 4Ω RL = 4 x 4Ω
140 f = 1 KHz
60 60
120
50 50
100
40 40
80 22-22K Hz lin Pdiss
30 30
60
20 20
40
"A" wgtd
20 10 10

0 0 0
2 3 4 5 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24
1 10 10 10 10 10
Rg (Ω) AC00491 Po (W) AC00492

Figure 13. ITU R-ARM frequency response,

weighting filter for transient pop

Output attenuation (dB)

10

-10

-20

-30

-40

-50
2 3 4 5
10 10 10 10 10
Hz AC00343

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2.5 Test and application circuit

Figure 14. Test and application circuit

C8 C7
0.1μF 2200μF
Vcc1-2 Vcc3-4

R1 6 20
ST-BY 4 9
10K C9 8 OUT1
1μF
R2 7
MUTE 22
47K C10
1μF 5
C1
2 OUT2
IN1 11
3
0.1μF

IN2 12 17
C2 0.1μF 18 OUT3
19
IN3 15
C3 0.1μF
21
IN4 14 24 OUT4
C4 0.1μF S-GND 23
13
16 10 25 1

SVR CD TAB
C5 C6
0.47μF 47μF
R3
V D95AU335C
47K
CD OUT

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3 Application hints

Ref. to the circuit of Figure 14.

3.1 SVR
Besides its contribution to the ripple rejection, the SVR capacitor governs the turn ON/OFF
time sequence and, consequently, plays an essential role in the pop optimization during
ON/OFF transients.
To conveniently serve both needs, ITS MINIMUM RECOMMENDED VALUE IS 22µF, 47µF
can be used to optimize pop performances.

3.2 Input stage

The TDA7389’s inputs are ground-compatible and can stand very high input signals (±
8Vpk) without any performances degradation.
If the standard value for the input capacitors (0.1µF) is adopted, the low frequency cut-off
will amount to 16 Hz.
The input capacitors should be 1/4 of the capacitor connected to AC-GND pin for optimum
pop performances.

3.3 Stand-by and Muting

Stand-by and Muting facilities are both 3.3V CMOS-COMPATIBLE. If unused, a straight
connection to Vs of their respective pins would be admissible.
Conventional/low-power transistors can be employed to drive muting and stand-by pins in
absence of true CMOS ports or microprocessors. R-C cells have always to be used in order
to smooth down the transitions for preventing any audible transient noises.
Since a DC current of about 10µA normally flows out of pin 23, the maximum allowable
muting-series resistance (R2) is 70KΩ, which is sufficiently high to permit a muting capacitor
reasonably small (about 1µF).
If R2 is higher than recommended, the involved risk will be that the voltage at pin 23 may rise
to above the 1.2V threshold voltage and the device will consequently fail to turn OFF when
the mute line is brought down.
About the stand-by, the time constant to be assigned in order to obtain a virtually pop-free
transition has to be slower than 2.5V/ms.

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4 Package information

In order to meet environmental requirements, ST offers this device in ECOPACK® packages.

This package has a Lead-free second level interconnect. The category of second level
interconnect is marked on the package and on the inner box label, in compliance with
JEDEC Standard JESD97. The maximum ratings related to soldering conditions are also
marked on the inner box label.
ECOPACK is an ST trademark. ECOPACK specifications are available at: www.st.com.

Figure 15. Flexiwatt25 mechanical data and package dimensions

mm inch
DIM.
MIN. TYP. MAX. MIN. TYP. MAX.
A 4.45 4.50 4.65 0.175 0.177 0.183 OUTLINE AND
B 1.80 1.90 2.00 0.070 0.074 0.079 MECHANICAL DATA
C 1.40 0.055
D 0.75 0.90 1.05 0.029 0.035 0.041
E 0.37 0.39 0.42 0.014 0.015 0.016
F (1) 0.57 0.022
G 0.80 1.00 1.20 0.031 0.040 0.047
G1 23.75 24.00 24.25 0.935 0.945 0.955
H (2) 28.90 29.23 29.30 1.139 1.150 1.153
H1 17.00 0.669
H2 12.80 0.503
H3 0.80 0.031
L (2) 22.07 22.47 22.87 0.869 0.884 0.904
L1 18.57 18.97 19.37 0.731 0.747 0.762
L2 (2) 15.50 15.70 15.90 0.610 0.618 0.626
L3 7.70 7.85 7.95 0.303 0.309 0.313
L4 5 0.197
L5 3.5 0.138
M 3.70 4.00 4.30 0.145 0.157 0.169
M1 3.60 4.00 4.40 0.142 0.157 0.173
N 2.20 0.086
O 2 0.079
R 1.70 0.067
R1 0.5 0.02
R2 0.3 0.12
R3 1.25 0.049
R4 0.50 0.019
V
V1
5˚ (T p.)
3˚ (Typ.)
Flexiwatt25 (vertical)
V2 20˚ (Typ.)
V3 45˚ (Typ.)
(1): dam-bar protusion not included
(2): molding protusion included

B
V
H
H1
V3
H2 A
H3
O

R3

R4
L4

V1
R2
N
L2

R
L L1
V1
L3

V2

R2 D
R1

L5 R1 R1
Pin 1
E
G G1 F
FLEX25ME
M M1

7034862

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5 Revision history

Table 5. Document revision history

Date Revision Changes

9-Nov-2007 1 Initial release.

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