Assignment 1

EEE3068F

Due
March, 2014
2015
DueDate:
date:13th
10 March

This assignment will investigate some of the imperfections of the LM741 op-amp using SPICE.
Preferably compile the assignment in Latex. All circuit diagrams from SPICE must be shown. Each
question should have an answer with a screenshot of your SPICE simulation.
PS: Its an individual assignment. So NO group work or plagiarism.

Open the attached SPICE file (LM741.asc) of the LM741 op-amp.

Power the op-amp from +-10V supply. Connect the op-amp as a non-inverting amplifier with a
gain of 5. Connect a sinusoid voltage source to the input.

1. What is the input offset voltage of the circuit? What causes this offset?
2. Measure the input bias current of the op-amp? Does this current stay constant with changes in
operating frequency?
3. What is the supply current?
4. Vary the frequency of the sinusoidal input to find the slew rate of the op-amp. Is this value the
same as the one on data sheet?
5. Perform an AC analysis on the op-amp to find the -3db point. What is the GBWP of the op-amp?
6. Connect a load to the op-amp to find how much current the op-amp can supply before voltage
starts to drop off. Also use the load to calculate the output resistance of the op-amp.
7. How close can the output voltage get to the supply rails? What is limiting the output from reaching
the positive and negative rails?
8. Write a paragraph detailing the imperfections of op-amps that were investigated in this
assignment.