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HIGH-PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS – ATE
Edge6420
Care should be taken to ensure that devices being driven
by Group E and F DACs are designed to be within the
compliance specification.
Figure 8. Compliance of Current Output DACs
(Groups E and F)
Caution Regarding Power Dissipation of the 6420
During Parallel Load:
The Voltage DAC output amplifiers, for a FAST process,
can:
Source up to 10 mA (8 mA @ TJ = 100C)
Sink up to 4.5 mA (3.5 mA @ TJ = 100C)
Caution must be taken during a parallel load, particularly
when the voltage DACs are loaded with a large filtering
capacitor (10 to 100 nF). In this scenario, a large voltage
change can induce a large current peak. For example,
the currents calculated below can be induced in the VCC/
VEE supplies:
Source case:
44 DACs * 10 mA / DAC + 40 mA = 480 mA
(or 400 mA @ TJ = 100C) in the VCC supply
Sink case:
44 DACs * 4.5 mA / DAC + 120 mA = 320 mA
(or 280 mA @ TJ = 100C) in the VEE supply
Therefore, the user must take care of extra power
dissipation due to these currents peaks, and should avoid
large voltage changes during a parallel load.
Temperature Coefficient Effect on DACs
There is a gain and offset temperature coefficient that
should be taken into account in the system design that
will affect calibration and performance.
The equation for voltage drift on output DACs is as follows:
VOUT_A,B,C,D = T * TCOFFSET_A,B,C,D
+
CODE * LSB * TCGAIN_A,B,C,D (%/C)
Current outputs drift follow the following equation:
IOUT_E,F = T * TCOFFSET_E,F
+
CODE * LSB * TCGAIN_E,F (%/C)
Average values for TCOFFSET and TCGAIN can be found in
the specifications.
Compliance of Current Output DACs (Groups E, F)
The compliance of the current output DACs (Groups E and
F) is governed by the following two equations:
IOUT < 2.5 mA:
VCOMPLIANCE = (–250 * IOUT) + AVDD – 1.875V
IOUT ≥ 2.5 mA:
VCOMPLIANCE = (–600 * IOUT) + AVDD – 1V
See Figure 8 for a graphical depiction.
Note: IOUT is current sourced from output of DAC.
Application Information (continued)
A
C
V
C
1 mA
2 mA
3 mA
IOUT
AVDD
AVDD – 1
AVDD – 2
AVDD – 3
VCOMPLIANCE
(1.3 mA, AVDD – 2.2V)
(2.5 mA, AVDD – 2.5V)
(3.6 mA, AVDD – 3.2V)
Compliance Exceeded