LM2903DGKRG4
LM2903DGKRG4 - 36V Dual Comparator | Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments LM2903DGKRG4 is a dual differential comparator containing two independent voltage comparators, with a 2 V to 36 V supply range, approximately 300 ns response time, and an 8-pin VSSOP package. Both channels use open-collector outputs, allowing wired logic or use with an external pull-up resistor. The part supports single-supply operation and dual-supply operation when the total supply span is 2 V to 36 V.
A voltage comparator is an analog interface that compares two input voltages and produces a logic-level indication of their relationship. The LM2903 belongs to the comparator hierarchy, where a comparator is an analog IC used for threshold detection, signal conditioning, and protection. Its two independent channels can monitor separate control, sensing, or feedback signals, while its open-collector architecture provides flexible interface voltage selection.
The principal operating characteristics include a 2 V to 36 V supply range, approximately 300 ns propagation delay, and low supply-current drain of 0.4 mA typical per comparator. Its rail-to-rail input capability allows the input common-mode range to extend toward the supply rails. Open-collector outputs can sink output current while leaving the effective pull-up voltage under the system designer’s control, making the device useful in wired-AND, wired-OR, and level-shifting arrangements.
Each channel has one inverting input, one non-inverting input, one output, and access to the supply and ground rails. Because the two comparators are independent, each channel can be configured for a different threshold or polarity. Input offset, input bias current, output saturation characteristics, and detailed common-mode behavior should be checked against the manufacturer datasheet for each operating condition, particularly when sensing near a supply rail.
Typical uses include industrial control systems, battery-powered equipment, power-supply sequencing, overvoltage and undervoltage monitoring, sensor-threshold conditioning, and general-purpose logic interfaces. The wide supply range accommodates multiple industrial and automotive-style voltage environments, while the low typical supply-current drain is advantageous in portable systems. An open-collector output also allows multiple comparators to share a pull-up node when wired logic is required.
The primary design consideration is the open-collector output. Every output requires a suitable pull-up resistor and account for sink-current limits, rise time, bus capacitance, and the logic threshold of the receiving device. Input filtering may also be necessary when noisy analog signals are compared, while board placement should keep comparison inputs away from switching nodes and high-current return paths.
This page combines the exact ordering designation with package, pin, application, and drop-in replacement guidance to support schematic review and PCB reuse. It also provides practical design notes for pull-up selection, input conditioning, and open-collector interfacing, helping engineers evaluate the LM2903 family beyond a basic datasheet parameter summary.
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