High Speed 12-Bit
Monolithic D/A Converters
a
AD565A*/AD566A*
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAMS
FEATURES
Single Chip Construction
V
REF OUT
CC
BIPOLAR OFF
Very High-Speed Settling to 1/2 LSB
AD565A: 250 ns max
AD566A: 350 ns max
Full-Scale Switching Time: 30 ns
Guaranteed for Operation with ؎12 V Supplies:
AD565A with –12 V Supply: AD566A
Linearity Guaranteed Over Temperature:
1/2 LSB max (K, T Grades)
20V SPAN
10V
AD565A
5k⍀
9.95k⍀
10V SPAN
DAC OUT
19.95k⍀
0.5mA
REF
IN
5k⍀
I
REF
DAC
I
=
20k⍀
OUT
I
REF
GND
8k⍀
O
REF
CODE INPUT
Monotonicity Guaranteed Over Temperature
Low Power: AD566A = 180 mW max;
AD565A = 225 mW max
–V
EE
POWER
GND
MSB
LSB
BIPOLAR OFF
Use with On-Board High-Stability Reference (AD565A)
or with External Reference (AD566A)
Low Cost
20V SPAN
AD566A
5k⍀
9.95k⍀
10V SPAN
DAC OUT
19.95k⍀
0.5mA
MlL-STD-883-Compliant Versions Available
REF
IN
5k⍀
I
REF
DAC
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
I
=
20k⍀
OUT
I
REF
GND
8k⍀
O
The AD565A and AD566A are fast 12-bit digital-to-analog
converters that incorporate the latest advances in analog circuit
design to achieve high speeds at low cost.
REF
CODE INPUT
The AD565A and AD566A use 12 precision, high-speed bipolar
current-steering switches, control amplifier and a laser-trimmed
thin-film resistor network to produce a very fast, high accuracy
analog output current. The AD565A also includes a buried
Zener reference that features low-noise, long-term stability and
temperature drift characteristics comparable to the best discrete
reference diodes.
–V
EE
POWER
GND
LSB
MSB
AD565A and AD566A are available in four performance
grades. The J and K are specified for use over the 0°C to +70°C
temperature range while the S and T grades are specified for the
–55°C to +125°C range. The D grades are all packaged in a
24-lead, hermetically sealed, ceramic, dual-in-line package. The
JR grade is packaged in a 28-lead plastic SOIC.
The combination of performance and flexibility in the AD565A
and AD566A has resulted from major innovations in circuit
design, an important new high-speed bipolar process, and con-
tinuing advances in laser-wafer-trimming techniques (LWT).
The AD565A and AD566A have a 10–90% full-scale transition
time less than 35 ns and settle to within 1/2 LSB in 250 ns
max (350 ns for AD566A). Both are laser-trimmed at the wafer
level to 1/8 LSB typical linearity and are specified to 1/4 LSB
max error (K and T grades) at +25°C. High speed and accuracy
make the AD565A and AD566A the ideal choice for high-speed
display drivers as well as fast analog-to-digital converters.
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS
1. The wide output compliance range of the AD565A and
AD566A are ideally suited for fast, low noise, accurate volt-
age output configurations without an output amplifier.
2. The devices incorporate a newly developed, fully differential,
nonsaturating precision current switching cell structure
which combines the dc accuracy and stability first developed
in the AD562/3 with very fast switching times and an
optimally-damped settling characteristic.
3. The devices also contain SiCr thin film application resistors
which can be used with an external op amp to provide a
precision voltage output or as input resistors for a successive
approximation A/D converter. The resistors are matched to
the internal ladder network to guarantee a low gain tempera-
ture coefficient and are laser-trimmed for minimum
full-scale and bipolar offset errors.
The laser trimming process which provides the excellent linear-
ity is also used to trim both the absolute value and the tempera-
ture coefficient of the reference of the AD565A resulting in a
typical full-scale gain TC of 10 ppm/°C. When tighter TC per-
formance is required or when a system reference is available, the
AD566A may be used with an external reference.
*Covered by Patent Nos.: 3,803,590; RE 28,633; 4,213,806; 4,136,349;
4,020,486; 3,747,088.
4. The AD565A and AD566A are available in versions compli-
ant with MIL-STD-883. Refer to the Analog Devices Mili-
tary Products Databook or current /883B data sheet for
detailed specifications.
REV. D
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