10BIT 80MSPS DAC
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
AL1214H
This is
a 10bit 80MSPS digital to analog data
Linearity Error : Linearity error is defined as the
maximum deviation of the actual analog output from
the ideal output, determined by a straight line drawn
from zero to full scale.
converter and uses segment architecture for 5bits of
MSB sides and binary-weighted architecture for 5bits
of LSB side. It contains of 1'st latch block, decoder
block, 2nd latch block, AMP block, CM (current
mirror ) block and analog switch block. This core
uses reference current to decide the 1LSB current size
by dividing the reference current by 116 times. So the
reference current must be constant and the switch's
physical real size can be constant by using AMP
block with high DC gain. The most significant block
of this core is analog switch block and it must
maintain the uniformity at each switch, so layout
designer must care of the matching characteristics on
analog switch and CM block. And more than 80%
of supply current is dissipated at analog switch block
and AMP block. And it uses samsung(SEC) standard
cell as all digital cell of latch , decoder and buffer.
And to adjust full current output, you must decide the
"Rset" resistor value(connected to IREF pin) .Its
voltage output can be obtained by connecting Rload
(connected to IO pin) .
Monotonicity
:
A D/A converter is monotonic if
the output either increases or remains constants as
the digital input increases.
Offset Error : The deviation of the output current
from the ideal of zero is called offset error. For IO ,
0mV output expected when the inputs are all 0s.
Gain Errors
:
The difference between the actual
andideal output span. The actual span is determined
by the output when all inputs are set to 1s minus the
output when all inputs are set to 0s.
Output Compliance Range : The range of allowable
voltage at the output of a current-output DAC.
Operation beyond the maximum compliance limits may
cause either output stage saturation or breakdown
resulting in nonlinear performance.
Settling Time : The time required for the output to
reach and remain within a specified error band about
its final value, measured from the start of the output
transition
Glitch Impulse : Asymmetrical switching times in a
DAC give rise to undesired output transients that are
quantified by a glitch impulse. It is specified as the
net area of the glitch in pV-s
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