Dual 12-/14-/16-Bit,
1 GSPS, Digital-to-Analog Converters
AD9776/AD9778/AD9779
FEATURES
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Low power: 1.0 W @ 1 GSPS, 600 mW @ 500 MSPS,
full operating conditions
SFDR = 78 dBc to fOUT = 100 MHz
Single carrier WCDMA ACLR = 79 dBc @ 80 MHz IF
Analog output: adjustable 8.7 mA to 31.7 mA,
RL = 25 Ω to 50 Ω
Novel 2×, 4×, and 8× interpolator/coarse complex modulator
allows carrier placement anywhere in DAC bandwidth
Auxiliary DACs allow control of external VGA and offset control
Multiple chip synchronization interface
High performance, low noise PLL clock multiplier
Digital inverse sinc filter
The AD9776/AD9778/AD9779 are dual, 12-/14-/16-bit, high
dynamic range, digital-to-analog converters (DACs) that pro-
vide a sample rate of 1 GSPS, permitting multicarrier generation
up to the Nyquist frequency. They include features optimized
for direct conversion transmit applications, including complex
digital modulation, and gain and offset compensation. The DAC
outputs are optimized to interface seamlessly with analog quad-
rature modulators such as the AD8349. A serial peripheral interface
(SPI®) provides for programming/readback of many internal
parameters. Full-scale output current can be programmed over a
range of 10 mA to 30 mA. The devices are manufactured on an
advanced 0.18 μm CMOS process and operate on 1.8 V and
3.3 V supplies for a total power consumption of 1.0 W. They are
enclosed in 100-lead TQFP packages.
100-lead, exposed paddle TQFP package
APPLICATIONS
Wireless infrastructure
WCDMA, CDMA2000, TD-SCDMA, WiMax, GSM
Digital high or low IF synthesis
Internal digital upconversion capability
Transmit diversity
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS
1. Ultralow noise and intermodulation distortion (IMD)
enable high quality synthesis of wideband signals from
baseband to high intermediate frequencies.
2. A proprietary DAC output switching technique enhances
dynamic performance.
Wideband communications: LMDS/MMDS, point-to-point
3. The current outputs are easily configured for various
single-ended or differential circuit topologies.
4. CMOS data input interface with adjustable set up and hold.
5. Novel 2×, 4×, and 8× interpolator/coarse complex
modulator allows carrier placement anywhere in DAC
bandwidth.
TYPICAL SIGNAL CHAIN
QUADRATURE
MODULATOR/
MIXER/
COMPLEX I AND Q
AMPLIFIER
LO
DC
DC
DIGITAL INTERPOLATION FILTERS
I DAC
POST DAC
ANALOG FILTER
FPGA/ASIC/DSP
Q DAC
A
AD9779
Figure 1.
Rev. A
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