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Semiconductors  SC9153A

ELECTRONIC VOLUME CONTROLLER

DESCRIPTION
The SC9153A is CMOS IC which has been designed for
electronization volume control of audio equipment,etc.

FEATURES
*Wide operating voltage range(VDD=6V ~ 12V)
*Low current comsumption .
*Attenuation can be controlled from 0dB to –66dB by 2dB/step
*Both of dual power suppliers of (+) and (-) and a single power
supply can be used.
*Be capable of controlling attenuation by means of the built-in
oscillator and the up/down terminals.

DIP-16

BLOCK DIAGRAM
VDD VSS
16 1
INT

INT Auto Initialize

U/D 10 U/D 7 Bits Bidirectional U/D 6 Bits Bidirectional
Circuit
7 INH
CK shift registor CK shift registor

OSC 9 OSC Constant

Current 8 DCO
Circuit

VDD
L-OUT1 2 15 R-OUT1

CK CK
L-IN1 3 A-SW A-SW 14 R-IN1

A-SW A-SW
7 Bits Latch Circuit
7 Bits Latch Circuit

A-SW A-SW

A-SW A-SW

A-SW A-SW

A-SW A-SW

A-SW A-SW

A-GND 4 13 A-GND
CK CK
L-IN2 5 A-SW A-SW 12 R-IN2

A-SW A-SW
6 Bits Latch Circuit
6 Bits Latch Circuit

A-SW A-SW

A-SW A-SW

A-SW A-SW

A-SW A-SW

L-OUT2 6 11 R-OUT2

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PIN CONFIGURATION
Vss 1 16 VDD

L-OUT1 2 15 R-OUT1

L-IN1 3 14 R-IN1

A-GND 4 13 A-GND
SC9153A
L-IN2 5 12 R-IN2

L-OUT2 6 11 R-OUT2

INH 7 10 U/D

DCO 8 9 OSC

ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS

Characteristic Symbol Value Unit
Supply Voltage(Pin 16) VDD 13.0 V
Input/Output Voltage VIN Vss-0.3V ~ VDD+0.3V V
Power Dissipation PD 150 mW
Operating Temperature Topr -30 ~ +75 °C
Storage Temperature Tstg -55 ~ +125 °C

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(Tamb=25°C,VDD=12.0V, VSS=0V, Unless otherwise specified)
Parameter Symbol Test conditions Min Typ Max Unit
Operating Supply Voltage VDD 6 12 V
Operating supply current IDD 1 3 mA
“H” Level VIH 0.8*VDD VDD+0.3
Input Voltage INH,U/D V
“L” Level VIL Vss-0.3 0.2*VDD
Backup current IB VDD=4V,INH=”L” 10 µA
Attenuator 1 (10dB/step) resistor RATT-1 R-IN1(L-IN1) ~ A-GND 25 50 70 kΩ
Attenuator 2 (2dB/step) resistor RATT-2 R-IN2(L-IN2) ~ A-GND 10 20 28 kΩ
Attenuator Error 2 dB
Maximum Input Amplitude Vin Biase VDD/2=6V 4.0 Vrms
Total Harmonic Distortion THD ATT=-10dB, fin=1kHz, 0.005 0.01 %
Vin=1.0Vp-p
DCO output current IDCO 1 step 70 100 140 µA
Oscillation frequency fOSC 5 10k Hz

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FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION OF EACH TERMINAL
Terminal Symbol Function Remarks
No.
L-OUT1, 10dB/step attenuator outputs. A signal applied to IN is L and R are symmetrical.
2,15
R-OUT1 attenuated in 7 steps from 0dB to 60dB at 10dB/step. Out1
L-IN1,
3,14 10dB/step attenuator inputs IN1
R-IN1
Analog ground terminal
4,13 A-GND A-
GND
L-IN2,
5,12 2dB/step attenuator inputs
R-IN2 IN2
L-OUT2, 2dB/step attenuator outputs. A signal applied to IN is
6,11 Out2
R-OUT2 attenuated in 5 steps from 0dB to 8dB at 2dB/step.
7 INH Inhibit terminal. When this terminal is at “L” level, all
input/output cut off and the SC9153A is placed in the
inhibit state. When at “H” level, the SC9153A operates
normally.
8 DCO DC current output for displaying attenuation. Attenuation Attenuation can be
0dB~∞ is divided into 13 steps and approx 100µA/step is converted to DC voltage
transmitted. by attaching a resistor
0dB between this terminal and
1step=100µA Vss.

13 steps
~
~

∞
VDD
9 OSC R,C connecting terminal or the oscillator. Up/down speed
of attenuation is decided by the attenuation up/down
control oscillator according to this time constant. OSC

10 U/D Attenuation terminal for oscillator. When this terminal is

at “H” level, sound volume is increased synchronizing
with rise of the oscillator. Conversely, when this pin is at U/D
“L” level, sound volume is decreased.

1 VSS (-) Power supply terminal

16 VDD (+) Power supply terminal

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DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION

1. SETTING OF ATTENUATION
On the SC9153A, attenuation can be increased/decreased according to the stae of U/D terminal ”H” or “L”
level ) by actuating the build-in oscillator. The attenuation is automatically set at the -40dB positions when power is
applied.

Power
Supply

U/D

OSC

-30dB

-32dB

-34dB

-36dB

-38dB

-40dB

VDD
When the UP key is pressed after power ON, 16
the U/D terminal is place in the UP state at “H”
level, and the oscillator is actuated. When the Cx Rs
OSC
DOWN key is pressed, the U/D terminal is kept
at “L” level as long as the Down key is pressed,
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and the oscillator is actuated in the down state Rx
Rx=33kΩ
and therefore, attenuation is decreased. U/D
Cx=4.7µF
Oscillation frequency is decided by Cx and Rx. 10 Rs=100kΩ
UP Down
Fosc=1/(0.7*Rx*Cx) (Hz) (Rs>3Rx) 2.2µF

Vss

2.ATTENUATION DISPLAY OUTPUT

The SC9153A is provided with DC current output terminal for displaying attenuation. With 0dB ~ ∝ divided in to
13steps, current of approx 100µA/step is transmitted.

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STEP DCO ATTENUATION REMARKS

0 0 -64dB ~ ∝
13
1 IDCO=100µA±30µA -60dB ~ -62dB
12
2 2 × IDCO -54dB ~ -58dB 8 11
3 3 × IDCO -50dB ~ -52dB 1kΩ
10
4 4 × IDCO -44dB ~ -48dB Vss 9
5 5 × IDCO -40dB ~ -42dB
8
6 6 × IDCO -34dB ~ -38dB About
7
7 7 × IDCO -30dB ~ -32dB 1.3V
6
8 8 × IDCO -24dB ~ -28dB 5
9 9 × IDCO -20dB ~ -22dB 4
10 10 × IDCO -14dB ~ -18dB 3
11 11 × IDCO -10dB ~ -12dB 2
12 12 × IDCO -4dB ~ -8dB 1 1 Step is about 100mV±30mV
Step 0
13 13 × IDCO 0dB ~ -2dB

3.ATTENUATOR
The attenuator unit consist of diffused resistors and analog switches. Attenuator-1 attenuates 0 ~ 60dB at
10dB/step while Attenuator-2 attenuates 2~8db at 2dB/step, a total of 0~ 66dB at 2dB/step.

Buffer
IN1
0 0
OUT1 IN2 OUT2
R1 R2
-10 -2
R1 R2
-20 -4
R1 R2
-30 -6
R1 R2
-40 -8
R1
R2
-50 -∞
R1
Attenuator-2
-60
R1
Attenuator-1

A-GND R1=50kΩ(typical)
R2=20kΩ(typical)

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VDD
VDD
If there is possibility for excessive voltage being to the
attenuator, it is recommended to insert a protected diode as
IN1
illustrated below.
Vss

Vss

4.POWER SUPPLY

DUAL POWER SUPPLY

+VDD
OSC

U/D
VDD U/D OSC
0
A-GND SC9153A UP DOWN

VSS INH DCO

-VSS
DC

VDD
SINGLE POWER SUPPLY

+VDD
OSC

U/D
VDD U/D OSC
0
A-GND SC9153A UP DOWN

VSS INH DCO

VSS (0V)
DC

VDD

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5.BACKUP WHEN POWER OFF

On the SC9153A, when the INH terminal is set

at “L” level, all input/output terminal are shut off +B
and current consumption is reduced to the 16 VDD

10KΩ
minimum. The backup by means of a capacitor

10KΩ
become possible in this condition. An example
of application, when a backup capacitor is
used, is shown right. 7 INH

51KΩ
1000µF
If VDD-VSS drops below 4.0V, the backup 16V
-VSS 1 VSS
becomes impossible.

6.INITIALIZATION WHEN POWER ON

The SC9153A has the auto-initializating built-in

for initialization at time of power ON. As the
initializing system through detection of supply
voltage level is adopted., if rise power supply is
too fast, the initialization may not be fully
effected.(No external initialization is
necessary. )In addition for effective initialization, VDD-VSS=4.0V
VDD-VSS or INH
it is necessary that the INH terminal is raised
Terminal
simultaneously with supply voltage. Further, the
Voltage
initializating level is –40dB.
It is recommended to rise supply voltage and the
INH terminal as illustrated below. If the VDD-VSS
drops below 4.0V, the auto-initializing function is T>1ms
actuated.

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APPLICATION CIRCUIT (L-CH ONLY)

UTC4558 10µF
120kΩ 27kΩ VDD= +6V
680Ω

27pF
10µF

5.6kΩ
1µF
10µF

0.012µF
560kΩ
2700pF
1µF 470kΩ

0.01µF
82kΩ

VSS= -6V
1 16 1 16 1 16

39kΩ
2 15 2 15 2 15

0.068µF
0.022µF

Input 3 14 3 14 3 14
1µF
4.7kΩ
1.2kΩ

4 13 4 13 4 13

5 12 5 12 5 12

Output 6 11 6 11 6 11
1µF

7 10 7 10 7 10
SC9153A SC9153A SC9153A
8 9 8 9 8 9
2.2µF
2.2µF

2.2µF
Down
UP

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VOLUME TREBLE BASS

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PACKAGE OUTLINE
DIP-16-300-2.54 UNIT:mm

2.54

0.25
6.40

7.62
1.50
15 degree
19.4
3.51

5.08
3.30

0.46

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