
MAX5100
+2.7V to +5.5V, Low-Power, Quad, Parallel
8-Bit DAC with Rail-to-Rail Voltage Outputs
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5
-80
-60
-70
-50
-20
-10
-30
-40
0
1
10
100
TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION PLUS NOISE
AT DAC OUTPUT vs. REFERENCE FREQUENCY
MAX5100
toc07
FREQUENCY (kHz)
THD
+
NOISE
(dB)
VDD = +3V
DAC CODE = FF HEX
VREF = SINE WAVE CENTERED AT 1.5V
1kHz FREQUENCY
500kHz FILTER
REF = 1Vp-p
REF = 2Vp-p
REF = 0.5Vp-p
0
-90
0.01
10
1
0.1
REFERENCE INPUT
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
-60
-80
-20
-40
10
-50
-70
-10
-30
MAX5100
toc08
FREQUENCY (MHz)
OUTPUT
AMPLITUDE
(dB)
CODE = FF HEX, REF IS 1Vp-p SIGNAL
VREF = 1.5V
2
1
WORST-CASE 1LSB DIGITAL STEP CHANGE
(NEGATIVE)
MAX55100
toc09
1
s/div
CH1 = LDAC, 2V/div
CH2 = VOUTA, 50mV/div,
AC-COUPLED
DAC CODE FROM
80 TO 7F HEX
2
1
WORST-CASE 1LSB DIGITAL STEP CHANGE
(POSITIVE)
MAX55100
toc10
1
s/div
CH1 = LDAC, 2V/div
CH2 = VOUTA, 50mV/div,
AC-COUPLED
DAC CODE FROM
7F TO 80 HEX
2
1
DIGITAL FEEDTHROUGH GLITCH IMPULSE
(0 TO 1 DIGITAL TRANSITION)
MAX55100
toc11
20ns/div
CH1 = D7, 2V/div
CH2 = VOUTA, 2mV/div,
AC-COUPLED
0 TO 1 DIGITAL TRANSITION ON
ALL DATA BITS (WITH WR HIGH,
LDAC LOW)
2
1
DIGITAL FEEDTHROUGH GLITCH IMPULSE
(1 TO 0 DIGITAL TRANSITION)
MAX55100
toc12
20ns/div
CH1 = D7, 2V/div
CH2 = VOUTA, 2mV/div,
AC-COUPLED
1 TO 0 DIGITAL TRANSITION ON
ALL DATA BITS (WITH WR HIGH,
LDAC LOW)
2
1
POSITIVE SETTLING TIME
MAX55100
toc13
1
s/div
CH1 = WR, 2V/div
CH2 = VOUTA, 2V/div
DAC CODE FROM
10 TO F0 HEX
2
1
NEGATIVE SETTLING TIME
MAX55100
toc14
1
s/div
CH1 = WR, 2V/div
CH2 = VOUTA, 2V/div
DAC CODE FROM
10 TO F0 HEX
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
-0.1
-0.2
-0.3
-0.4
-0.5
0
32
64
96
128
160 192
224 256
INTEGRAL AND DIFFERENTIAL NONLINEARITY
vs. DIGITAL CODE
MAX5100
toc15
DIGITAL CODE
INL/DNL
(LSB)
RL =
∞
DNL
INL
Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)
(VDD = VREF = +3V, RL = 10k
, CL = 100pF, code = FF hex, TA = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)