Elantec Semiconductor, Inc. a leader in high-performance analog ICs, introduced a new family of rail-to-rail high-speed amplifiers.

The EL5144C and EL5146C are designed to operate in systems running on a single 5V supply. With rail-to-rail outputs and high drive capability, these ICs are ideally suited to low-cost video applications, as well as other analog processing functions. The EL5144C is available in a small SOT23-5 package.  The EL5146C is available in both 8-pin DIP and 8-pin SO packages, and also includes a disable function.  This disable reduces supply current to 2.6 microamps and sets the outputs to a high impedance state.

A number of analog manufacturers seem to forget how lucrative it can be to satisfy the special needs of engineers working in areas such as video; one has to think, sometimes, that our whole industry is focused around the massive volume markets where everything is cut-throat and a mistake can be a major problem -- even for the largest of vendors. The drive level from these parts is good, the use of a 5-V rail gives enough headroom for video applications, and the 100-MHz bandwidth is more than suitable. The use for standalone video amplifiers has dramatically increased over the last few years and every video-oriented consumer product, or even audio product with video switching, is using a bunch.