Common Mode Rejection Ratio (CMRR)

CMRR is a measure of the capability of an op-amp to reject a signal that is common to both inputs. Ideally, CMRR is infinite: if both inputs fluctuate by the same amount (while remaining constant relative to each other), this change will have no bearing on the output.

Common mode rejection is a feature of differential amplifiers. Op-amps are amplifiers with differential input; so common mode rejection applies to operational amplifiers. Common mode signal is when both of the inputs of the amplifier have the same voltage or they have a “common voltage” across them. Under this condition the output of the amplifier should be zero or the amplifier should reject the signal and not amplify it.

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The picture below shows the MCP601 common mode rejection specification.

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