2.7 V to 5.5 V, Serial-Input, Voltage-Output,
16-/12-Bit nanoDACs in LFCSP
Preliminary Technical Data
AD5541A/AD5542A/AD5512A
range of −40°C to 105°C.
FEATURES
Low power, 1 LSB INL nanoDACs
AD5541A: 16 bits
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAMS
AD5542A: 16 bits
AD5512A: 12 bits
2.7 V to 5.5 V single-supply operation
Low glitch: 0.5 nV-s
Unbuffered voltage output capable of driving 60 kΩ loads
directly
VLOGIC pin provides 1.8 V digital interface capability
Hardware CLR and LDAC functions
50 MHz SPI-/QSPI-/MICROWIRE-/DSP-compatible interface
standards
Power-on reset clears DAC output to zeroscale and midscale
Schmitt trigger inputs
Figure 1. AD5541A
Available in 3 mm × 3 mm 16-LFCSP, 10-LFCSP, and 8-LFCSP
Also available in10-MSOP and 16-TSSOP
APPLICATIONS
Automatic test equipment
Precision Source-measure Instruments
Data Acquisition Systems
Medical Instrumentation
Aerospace Instrumentation
Communications Infrastructure equipment
Industrial Control
Figure 2. AD5541A-1
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The AD5541A/AD5542A/AD5512A1 are single, 16-/16-/12-bit,
serial input, unbuffered voltage output digital-to-analog conver-
ters (DACs) that operate from a single 2.7 V to 5.5 V supply.
The AD5541A/AD5542A/AD5512A utilize a versatile 3-wire
interface that is compatible with a 50 MHz SPI, QSPI™,
MICROWIRE™, and DSP interface standards.
These DACs provide 16-/12-bit performance without any adjust-
ments. The DAC output is unbuffered, which reduces power
consumption and offset errors contributed to by an output buffer.
The AD5542A/AD5512A can be operated in bipolar mode, which
generates a
VREF output swing. The AD5542A/AD5512A also
includes Kelvin sense connections for the reference and analog
ground pins to reduce layout sensitivity.
Figure 3. AD5542A
The AD5541A is available in 10-lead 3 mm × 3 mm LFCSP and
10-lead MSSOP. The AD5541A-1 is available in 8-lead 3 mm ×
3 mm LFCSP. The AD5542A/AD5512A are available in 16-lead
3 mm × 3 mm LFCSP and the AD5542A is also available in
16-lead TSSOP. The AD5542A-1 is available in 10-lead LFCSP.
The AD5541A and AD5542A are specified over a temperature
Rev. PrA
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