SAMPLE-AND-HOLD CIRCUITSCircuit Operation
During the sampling time, or acquisition time (t1 in Fig.7-13(c)), C1 is charged via the FET channel resistance (RDS(on)).
If the sampling time is t1 = 5CRDS(on), the capacitor is charged to 0.993 of the input voltage, resulting in a 0.7% error in the sample amplitude.
If t1 = 7CRDS(on) is used, the error is 0.1%.
During the holding time (t2 = th in Fig.7-13(c)), the capacitor is partially discharged, exactly like the case of the peak detector circuit.
Capacitor discharge current (Id)
Id = input bias current (IB(max)) of op-amp A2 + FET gate-source reverse leakage current (IGSS )
Id = IB(max) + IGSS
Op-amp A2 should have a very low input bias current (IB).
Q1 should have a very low gate-source reverse leakage current (IGSS).
Q1 should also have a low channel resistance (RDS(on)) for rapid charge and discharge of C1.
The capacitor should have a low leakage dielectric.