
DAC8043
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To further ensure accuracy across the full temperature range,
permanently on MOS switches were included in series with
the feedback resistor and the terminating resistor of the R-2R
ladder. The simplified DAC circuit
, Figure 13, shows the location
of the series switches. These series switches are equivalently
scaled to two times Switch S1 (MSB) and to Switch S12 (LSB),
respectively, to maintain constant relative voltage drops with
varying temperature. During any testing of the resistor ladder
or RFEEDBACK (such as incoming inspection), VDD must be present
to turn on these series switches.
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20k
20k
20k
GND
IOUT
RFEEDBACK
S12
S3
20k
S2
20k
S1
VREF
10k
10k
*THESE SWITCHES PERMANENTLY ON.
10k
10k
BIT 1 (MSB)
BIT 2
DIGITAL INPUTS
(SWITCHES SHOWN FOR DIGITAL INPUTS (HIGH))
BIT 3
BIT 12 (LSB)
*
Figure 13. Simplified DAC Circuit
EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT ANALYSIS
Figure 14 shows an equivalent analog circuit for the DAC8043.
The (D × VREF)/R current source is code dependent and is the
current generated by the DAC. The current source, ILKG, consists
of surface and junction leakages and doubles approximately
every 10°C. COUT is the output capacitance; it is the result of
the N-channel MOS switches and varies from 80 pF to 110 pF,
depending on the digital input code. RO is the equivalent out-
put resistance that also varies with digital input code. R is the
nominal R-2R resistor ladder resistance.
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R
COUT
RFB
IOUT
VREF
GND
ILKG
D × VREF
R
Figure 14. Equivalent Analog Circuit
DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE
Output Impedance
The output resistance of the DAC8043, as in the case of the
output capacitance, varies with the digital input code. This
resistance, looking back into the IOUT terminal, may be between
10 k (the feedback resistor alone when all digital inputs are low)
and 7.5 k (the feedback resistor in parallel with approximately
30 k of the R-2R ladder network resistance when any single bit
logic is high). Static accuracy and dynamic performance will be
affected by these variations. This variation is best illustrated by
+
=
O
FB
OS
ERROR
R
V
1
where:
RO is a function of the digital code and
= 10 k for more than four bits of Logic 1.
= 30 k for any single bit of Logic 1.
Therefore, the offset gain varies as follows:
At Code 0011 1111 1111,
OS
1
ERROR
V
2
kΩ
10
kΩ
10
1
=
+
=
At Code 0100 0000 0000,
OS
2
ERROR
V
3
/
4
kΩ
30
kΩ
10
1
=
+
=
The error difference is 2/3 VOS.
Because one LSB has a weight (for VREF = 10 V) of 2.4 mV for
the DAC8043, it is clearly important that VOS be minimized,
either by using the amplifier’s nulling pins or an external nulling
network or by selecting an amplifier with inherently low VOS.
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RFB
VREF
2R
ETC
R
OP77
VOS
Figure 15. Simplified Circuit
The gain and phase stability of the output amplifier, board
layout, and power supply decoupling all affect the dynamic
performance. The use of a small compensation capacitor may
be required when high speed operational amplifiers are used. It
may be connected across the feedback resistor of the amplifier
to provide the necessary phase compensation to critically damp
the output. The output capacitance of the DAC8043 and the RFB
resistor form a pole that must be outside the amplifier’s unity
gain crossover frequency.
The considerations when using high speed amplifiers are:
2. Power supply decoupling at the device socket and the use
of proper grounding techniques.