Cirrus Logic AN248 User Manual
Cirrus Logic Hardware

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Copyright
Cirrus Logic, Inc. 2003
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AN248
Transitioning to the CS4344 family
David Olivenbaum
Applications Engineer
1. Introduction
This application note describes how to easily transition to the CS4344 family from an existing design
which uses the CS4334/5/8 or CS4340/40A. The CS4344 family was designed to give a simple transition
path from the CS4334 family or the CS4340/40A. Please refer to the CS4344 data sheet for supplemental
information and specifications concerning operation of the device. A brief comparison between the
product families is shown in Table 1.
The CS4344 family offers better analog performance (dynamic range and THD+N), a smaller package,
and is more cost effective than the CS4340A and CS4340. For users of the CS4334, the CS4344 family
is a simple, yet affordable, upgrade to higher performance.
2. The Design Transition
2.1
Transitioning from the CS4340/40A
2.1.1
Hardware changes
The CS4344 family removes six pins from the sixteen pins of the CS4340/40A. The CS4344 family also
uses a smaller lead pitch which takes up about 75% less space than the CS4340/40A.
Figure 1 is a modification of the Figure 2 schematic which helps show the changes between the
CS4340/40A and the CS4344. Figure 1 shows the schematic for the CS4344/5/6/8. Figure 2 shows
the original example schematic for the CS4340/40A.
CS4344
CS4340A CS4340 CS4334
Dyna m ic Ra nge
dB
105
101
101
96
THD+ N
dB
-95
-91
-91
-88
Re solution
bits
24
24
24
24
Sa mple Ra te
kHz
192
192
96
96
Pow e r Supply
V
3-5
3-5
3-5
5
Volum e Control
No
No
No
No
Auto Fs De te ct
Ye s
Yes
No
No
Pa cka ge
10TSSOP
16SOIC
16SOIC
8SOIC
Price (1K)
$1.55
$2.15
$1.95
$1.35
Table 1. Product Comparison
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