MAXIM MAX5893 Technical data

General Description
The MAX5893 programmable interpolating, modulating, 500Msps, dual digital-to-analog converter (DAC) offers superior dynamic performance and is optimized for high­performance wideband, single-carrier transmit applica­tions. The device integrates a selectable 2x/4x/8x interpolating filter, a digital quadrature modulator, and dual 12-bit high-speed DACs on a single integrated cir­cuit. At 30MHz output frequency and 500Msps update rate, the in-band SFDR is 84dBc while consuming 1.1W. The device also delivers 72dB ACLR for single-carrier WCDMA at a 61.44MHz output frequency.
The selectable interpolating filters allow lower input data rates while taking advantage of the high DAC update rates. These linear-phase interpolation filters ease reconstruction filter requirements and enhance the passband dynamic performance. Individual offset and gain programmability allow the user to calibrate out local oscillator (LO) feedthrough and sideband suppression errors generated by analog quadrature modulators.
The MAX5893 features a f
IM
/4 digital image-reject mod­ulator. This modulator generates a quadrature-modulat­ed IF signal that can be presented to an analog I/Q modulator to complete the upconversion process. A second digital modulation mode allows the signal to be frequency-translated with image pairs at fIM/2 or fIM/4.
The MAX5893 features a standard 1.8V CMOS, 3.3V tol­erant data input bus for easy interface. A 3.3V SPI™ port is provided for mode configuration. The programmable modes include the selection of 2x/4x/8x interpolating fil­ters, f
IM
/2, fIM/4 or no digital quadrature modulation with image rejection, channel gain and offset adjustment, and offset binary or two’s complement data interface.
Pin-compatible 14- and 16-bit devices are also available. Refer to the MAX5894 data sheet for the 14-bit version and the MAX5895 data sheet for the 16-bit version.
Applications
Base Stations: 3G UMTS, CDMA, and GSM
Broadband Wireless Transmitters
Broadband Cable Infrastructure
Instrumentation and Automatic Test Equipment (ATE)
Analog Quadrature Modulation Architectures
Features
o 72dB ACLR at f
OUT
= 61.44MHz (Single-Carrier
WCDMA)
o Meets 3G UMTS, cdma2000
®
, GSM Spectral Masks
(f
OUT
= 122MHz)
o Noise Spectral Density = -151dBFS/Hz at
f
OUT
= 16MHz
o 90dBc SFDR at Low-IF Frequency (10MHz)
o 86dBc SFDR at High-IF Frequency (50MHz)
o Low Power: 511mW (f
CLK
= 100MHz)
o User Programmable
Selectable 2x, 4x, or 8x Interpolating Filters
< 0.01dB Passband Ripple
> 99dB Stopband Rejection Selectable Real or Complex Modulator Operation Selectable Modulator LO Frequency: OFF, fIM/2, or f
IM
/4 Selectable Output Filter: Lowpass or Highpass Channel Gain and Offset Adjustment
o EV Kit Available (Order the MAX5893EVKIT)
MAX5893
12-Bit, 500Msps Interpolating and Modulating
Dual DAC with CMOS Inputs
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Maxim Integrated Products
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Ordering Information
Simplified Diagram
19-3546; Rev 2; 10/08
For pricing, delivery, and ordering information, please contact Maxim Direct at 1-888-629-4642, or visit Maxim’s website at www.maxim-ic.com.
Pin Configuration appears at end of data sheet.
SPI is a trademark of Motorola, Inc. cdma2000 is a registered trademark of Telecommunications
Industry Association.
Selector Guide
D = Dry pack.
*
EP = Exposed pad.
+
Denotes a lead-free/RoHS-compliant package.
EVALUATION KIT
AVAILABLE
PART TEMP RANGE PIN-PACKAGE
MAX5893EGK-D -40°C to +85°C 68 QFN-EP*
MAX5893EGK+D -40°C to +85°C 68 QFN-EP*
PART
MAX5893 12 500 CMOS
MAX5894 14 500 CMOS
MAX5895 16 500 CMOS
MAX5898 16 500 LVDS
RESOLUTION
(BITS)
DAC UPDATE
RATE (Msps)
DATA
PORT A
DATACLK
DATA
PORT B
DATA SYNCH
AND DEMUX
FILTERS
INTERPOLATING
1x/2x/4x
MODULATOR
FILTERS
INTERPOLATING
DAC
2x
DAC
INPUT
LOGIC
OUTI
OUTQ
MAX5893
12-Bit, 500Msps Interpolating and Modulating Dual DAC with CMOS Inputs
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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(DV
DD1.8
= AV
DD1.8
= 1.8V, AV
CLK
= AV
DD3.3
= DV
DD3.3
= 3.3V, modulator off, 2x interpolation, DATACLK input mode, dual-port
mode, 50double-terminated outputs, external reference at 1.25V, T
A
= -40°C to +85°C, unless otherwise noted. Typical values are
at T
A
= +25°C, unless otherwise noted.) (Note 2)
Stresses beyond those listed under “Absolute Maximum Ratings” may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings only, and functional operation of the device at these or any other conditions beyond those indicated in the operational sections of the specifications is not implied. Exposure to absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability.
DV
DD1.8
, AV
DD1.8
to GND, DACREF ..................-0.3V to +2.16V
AV
DD3.3
, AV
CLK
, DV
DD3.3
to GND, DACREF........-0.3V to +3.9V
DATACLK, A0–A11, B0–B9,
SELIQ/B11, DATACLK/B10, CS, RESET, SCLK,
SDI and SDO to GND, DACREF......-0.3V to (DV
DD3.3
+ 0.3V)
CLKP, CLKN to GND, DACREF..............-0.3V to (AV
CLK
+ 0.3V)
REFIO, FSADJ to GND, DACREF ........-0.3V to (AV
DD3.3
+ 0.3V)
OUTIP, OUTIN, OUTQP,
OUTQN to GND, DACREF..................-1V to (AV
DD3.3
+ 0.3V)
SDO, DATACLK, DATACLK/BIO Continuous Current ..........8mA
Continuous Power Dissipation (TA= +70°C)
68-Pin QFN (derate 41.7mW/°C above +70°C)
(Note 1) ...................................................................3333.3mW
Junction Temperature......................................................+150°C
Operating Temperature Range ...........................-40°C to +85°C
Storage Temperature Range .............................-65°C to +150°C
Lead Temperature (soldering, 10s) .................................+300°C
Thermal Resistance θ
JC
(Note 1)....................................0.8°C/W
Note 1: Thermal resistance based on a multilayer board with 4 x 4 via array in exposed pad area.
PARAMETER SYMBOL CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS
STATIC PERFORMANCE
Resolution 12 Bits
Differential Nonlinearity DNL ±0.5 LSB
Integral Nonlinearity INL ±1 LSB
Offset Error OS -0.025 ±0.003 +0.025 %FS
Offset Drift ±0.03 ppm/°C
Full-Scale Gain Error GE
FS
Gain-Error Drift ±110 ppm/°C
Full-Scale Output Current I
OUTFS
Output Compliance -0.5 +1.1 V
Output Resistance R
Output Capacitance C
OUT
OUT
DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE
Maximum Clock Frequency f
Minimum Clock Frequency f
Maximum DAC Update Rate f
Minimum DAC Update Rate f
Maximum Input Data Rate f
CLK
CLK
DAC
DAC
DATA
f
= f
DAC
f
= f
DAC
f
DATACLK
f
= 16MHz, f
OUT
CLK
CLK
= 125MHz,
= 10MHz, -12dBFS
Noise Spectral Density
f
DATACLK
f
OUT
= 125MHz,
= 16MHz, f
= 10MHz, 0dBFS
-4 ±0.6 +4 %FS
220mA
1M
5pF
500 MHz
or f
or f
DAC
DAC
= f
/2 500 Msps
CLK
= f
/2 1 Msps
CLK
125 MWps
No interpolation -151
OFFSET
2x interpolation -147
4x interpolation -148
OFFSET
4x interpolation -145
1 MHz
dBFS/
Hz
MAX5893
12-Bit, 500Msps Interpolating and Modulating
Dual DAC with CMOS Inputs
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
(DV
DD1.8
= AV
DD1.8
= 1.8V, AV
CLK
= AV
DD3.3
= DV
DD3.3
= 3.3V, modulator off, 2x interpolation, DATACLK input mode, dual-port
mode, 50double-terminated outputs, external reference at 1.25V, T
A
= -40°C to +85°C, unless otherwise noted. Typical values are
at T
A
= +25°C, unless otherwise noted.) (Note 2)
PARAMETER SYMBOL CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS
In-Band SFDR (DC to f
DATA
/2)
SFDR
Two-Tone IMD TTIMD
f
DATACLK
= 125MHz,
interpolation off, 0dBFS
f
DATACLK
= 125MHz,
2x interpolation, 0dBFS
f
DATACLK
= 125MHz,
4x interpolation, 0dBFS
f
DATACLK
f
OUT1
= 125MHz,
= 9MHz, f
OUT2
10MHz, -6.1dBFS
f
= 125MHz, f
DATA
= 79MHz, f
OUT2
=
80MHz, -6.1dBFS
f
DATACLK
f
OUT1
= 62.5MHz,
= 9MHz, f
OUT2
10MHz, -6.1dBFS
f
= 10MHz 90
OUT
f
= 30MHz 83
OUT
= 50MHz 72
f
OUT
f
= 10MHz 77 88
OUT
f
= 30MHz 83
OUT
f
= 50MHz 84
OUT
f
= 10MHz 90
OUT
f
= 30MHz 84
OUT
f
= 50MHz 86
OUT
No interpolation -100
2x interpolation -100
=
4x interpolation -100
2x interpolation, f
OUT1
/4 complex
IM
modulation
-73
4x interpolation,
/4 complex
f
IM
-75
modulation
=
8x interpolation -99
dBc
dBc
Four-Tone IMD FTIMD
ACLR for WCDMA (Note 3)
ACLR
f
DATACLK
f
OUT1
= 70MHz, -6.1dBFS
f
DATACLK
f
OUT1
= 180MHz, -6.1dBFS
f
DATACLK
= 62.5MHz,
= 69MHz, f
= 62.5MHz,
= 179MHz, f
= 125MHz, f
OUT2
OUT2
8x interpolation,
/4 complex
f
IM
modulation
8x, highpass interpolation, f
/4 complex
IM
modulation
spaced 1MHz
OUT
apart from 32MHz, -12dBFS, 2x interpolation
f
DATACLK
f
OUT
f
DATACLK
= 61.44MHz,
= baseband
=
122.88MHz, f
61.44MHz
f
DATACLK
=
122.88MHz, f
122.88MHz
OUT
OUT
=
=
4x interpolation 74
8x interpolation 73
2x interpolation, fIM/4 complex modulation
4x interpolation, fIM/4 complex modulation
-67
-62
-93 dBc
73
dB
69
MAX5893
12-Bit, 500Msps Interpolating and Modulating Dual DAC with CMOS Inputs
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
(DV
DD1.8
= AV
DD1.8
= 1.8V, AV
CLK
= AV
DD3.3
= DV
DD3.3
= 3.3V, modulator off, 2x interpolation, DATACLK input mode, dual-port
mode, 50double-terminated outputs, external reference at 1.25V, T
A
= -40°C to +85°C, unless otherwise noted. Typical values are
at T
A
= +25°C, unless otherwise noted.) (Note 2)
Output Propagation Delay t
Output Rise Time t
Output Fall Time t
Output Settling Time To 0.5% (Note 5) 11 ns
Output Bandwidth -1dB bandwidth (Note 6) 240 MHz
Passband Width Ripple < -0.01dB
Stopband Rejection
Data Latency
DAC INTERCHANNEL MATCHING
Gain Match ∆Gain f Gain-Match Tempco ∆Gain/°C I Phase Match ∆Phase f Phase-Match Tempco Phase/°C f
DC Gain Match I
Channel-to-Channel Crosstalk f
REFERENCE
Reference Input Range 0.125 1.250 V
Reference Output Voltage V
Reference Input Resistance R
Reference Voltage Drift ±50 ppm/°C
CMOS LOGIC INPUT/OUTPUT (A11–A0, SELIQ/B11, DATACLK/B10, B9–B0, DATACLK)
Input High Voltage V
Input Low Voltage V
Input Current I
Input Capacitance C
PARAMETER SYMBOL CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS
PD
RISE
FALL
REFIO
REFIO
IH
IL
IN
IN
1x interpolation (Note 4) 2.9 ns
10% to 90% (Note 5) 0.75 ns
10% to 90% (Note 5) 1 ns
0.604 x f
0.604 x f
0.604 x f
1x interpolation 22
2x interpolation 70
4x interpolation 146
8x interpolation 311
OUT
OUTFS
OUT
OUT
OUTFS
OUT
Internal reference 1.14 1.20 1.27 V
DATA
DATA
DATA
= DC - 80MHz, I
= 20mA ±0.02 ppm/°C
= 60MHz, I
= 60MHz, I
= 20mA -0.2 ±0.04 +0.2 dB
= 50MHz, f
0.4 x
f
DATA
, 2x interpolation 100
, 4x interpolation 100
, 8x interpolation 100
= 20mA ±0.1 dB
OUTFS
= 20mA ±0.13 Deg
OUTFS
= 20mA ±0.006 Deg/°C
OUTFS
= 250MHz, 0dBFS -90 dB
DAC
10 k
0.7 x
DV
DD1.8
0.3 x
DV
±1 ±20 µA
3pF
DD1.8
dB
Clock
Cycles
V
V
MAX5893
12-Bit, 500Msps Interpolating and Modulating
Dual DAC with CMOS Inputs
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
(DV
DD1.8
= AV
DD1.8
= 1.8V, AV
CLK
= AV
DD3.3
= DV
DD3.3
= 3.3V, modulator off, 2x interpolation, DATACLK input mode, dual-port
mode, 50double-terminated outputs, external reference at 1.25V, T
A
= -40°C to +85°C, unless otherwise noted. Typical values are
at T
A
= +25°C, unless otherwise noted.) (Note 2)
Output High Voltage V
Output Low Voltage V
Output Leakage Current Three-state 1 µA
Rise/Fall Time C
CLOCK INPUT (CLKP, CLKN)
Differential Input Voltage Swing V
Differential Input Slew Rate > 100 V/µs
Common-Mode Voltage V
Input Resistance R
Input Capacitance C
Minimum Clock Duty Cycle 45 %
Maximum Clock Duty Cycle 55 %
CLKP/CLKN, DATACLK TIMING (Figure 4) (Notes 7, 8)
CLK to DATACLK Delay t
Data Hold Time, DATACLK Input/Output (Pin 14)
Data Setup Time, DATACLK Input/Output (Pin 14)
Data Hold Time, DATACLK/B10 Input/Output (Pin 27)
Data Setup Time, DATACLK/B10 Input/Output (Pin 27)
SERIAL PORT INTERFACE TIMING (Figure 3) (Note 7)
SCLK Frequency f CS Setup Time t
Input Hold Time t
Input Setup Time t
Data Valid Duration t
PARAMETER SYMBOL CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS
OH
OL
DIFF
COM
CLK
CLK
D
t
DH
t
DS
t
DH
t
DS
SCLK
SS
SDH
SDS
SDV
200µA load
200µA load
Sine-wave input > 1.5
Square-wave input > 0.5
AC-coupled AV
DATACLK output mode, C
Capturing rising edge 1.0
Capturing falling edge 2.1
Capturing rising edge 0.4
Capturing falling edge -0.7
Capturing rising edge 1.0
Capturing falling edge 2.3
Capturing rising edge 0.2
Capturing falling edge -0.4
= 10pF, 20% to 80% 1.6 ns
LOAD
0.8 x
DV
DD3.3
= 10pF 6.2 ns
LOAD
2.5 ns
0ns
4.5 ns
6.5 16.5 ns
0.2 x
DV
DD3.3
/2 V
CLK
5k
3pF
10 MHz
V
V
V
P-P
ns
ns
ns
ns
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12-Bit, 500Msps Interpolating and Modulating Dual DAC with CMOS Inputs
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
(DV
DD1.8
= AV
DD1.8
= 1.8V, AV
CLK
= AV
DD3.3
= DV
DD3.3
= 3.3V, modulator off, 2x interpolation, DATACLK input mode, dual-port
mode, 50double-terminated outputs, external reference at 1.25V, T
A
= -40°C to +85°C, unless otherwise noted. Typical values are
at T
A
= +25°C, unless otherwise noted.) (Note 2)
Note 2: All specifications are 100% tested at T
A
+25°C. Specifications at TA< +25°C are guaranteed by design and characteriza-
tion data.
Note 3: 3.84MHz bandwidth, single carrier. Note 4: Excludes data latency. Note 5: Measured single-ended into a 50load. Note 6: Excludes sin(x)/x rolloff. Note 7: Guaranteed by design and characterization. Note 8: Setup and hold time specifications characterized with 3.3V CMOS logic levels. Note 9: Parameter defined as the change in midscale output caused by a ±5% variation in the nominal supply voltage.
PARAMETER SYMBOL CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS
POWER SUPPLIES
Digital Supply Voltage DV
Digital I/O Supply Voltage DV
Clock Supply Voltage AV
Analog Supply Voltage
AV
AV
I
AVDD3.3
Analog Supply Current
I
AVDD1.8
Digital Supply Current I
Digital I/O Supply Current I
Clock Supply Current I
DVDD1.8
DVDD3.3
AVCLK
Total Power Dissipation P
Power-Down Current
AV Ratio
Power-Supply Rejection
DD3.3
PSRR
DD1.8
DD3.3
CLK
DD3.3
DD1.8
TOTAL
1.71 1.8 1.89 V
3.0 3.3 3.6 V
3.135 3.3 3.465 V
3.135 3.3 3.465
1.71 1.8 1.89
f
= 250MHz, 2x interpolation, 0dBFS,
CLK
f
= 10MHz, DATACLK output mode
OUT
f
= 250MHz, 2x interpolation, 0dBFS,
CLK
f
= 10MHz, DATACLK output mode
OUT
f
= 250MHz, 2x interpolation, 0dBFS,
CLK
= 10MHz, DATACLK output mode
f
OUT
f
= 250MHz, 2x interpolation, 0dBFS,
CLK
= 10MHz, DATACLK output mode
f
OUT
f
= 250MHz, 2x interpolation, 0dBFS,
CLK
= 10MHz, DATACLK output mode
f
OUT
110 130
27 32
205 250 mA
21 32 mA
35mA
511 mW
AV
DD3.3
AV
DV
DV
AV
DD1.8
DD1.8
DD3.3
CLK
All I/O are static high or low, bit 2 to bit 4 of address 00h are set high
(Note 9) 0.05 %FS/V
A
450
1
10
100
1
V
mA
µA
MAX5893
12-Bit, 500Msps Interpolating and Modulating
Dual DAC with CMOS Inputs
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Y
Typical Operating Characteristics
(DV
DD1.8
= AV
DD1.8
= 1.8V, AV
CLK
= AV
DD3.3
= DV
DD3.3
= 3.3V, modulator off, 2x interpolation, output is transformer-coupled to
50load, T
A
= +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
IN-BAND SFDR vs. OUTPUT FREQUENCY
f
120
100
80
60
SFDR (dBc)
40
20
0
050
IN-BAND SFDR vs. OUTPUT FREQUENCY
f
120
100
80
60
SFDR (dBc)
40
20
0
050
IN-BAND SFDR vs. OUTPUT FREQUENCY
f
90
80
70
60
50
40
SFDR (dBc)
30
20
10
0
125 175
DATA
SPURS MEASURED BETWEEN 0MHz AND 62.5MHz
DATA
SPURS MEASURED BETWEEN 0MHz AND 62.5MHz
DATA
-6dBFS
UPPER SIDEBAND MODULATION SPURS MEASURED BETWEEN 125MHz AND 187.5MHz
= 125MWps, 2x INTERPOLATION
-6dBFS
-12dBFS
OUTPUT FREQUENCY (MHz)
-0.1dBFS
40302010
= 125MWps, 4x INTERPOLATION
-6dBFS
OUTPUT FREQUENCY (MHz)
-0.1dBFS
-12dBFS
40302010
= 125MWps, 4x INTERPOLATION
-0.1dBFS
-12dBFS
165155145135
OUTPUT FREQUENCY (MHz)
MAX5893 toc01
MAX5893 toc04
MAX5893 toc07
100
SFDR (dBc)
SFDR (dBc)
120
100
TWO-TONE IMD (-dBc)
0UT-OF-BAND SFDR vs. OUTPUT FREQUENCY
= 125MWps, 2x INTERPOLATION
f
DATA
-12dBFS
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
-6dBFS
-0.1dBFS
SPURS MEASURED BETWEEN
62.5MHz AND 125MHz
0
050
OUTPUT FREQUENCY (MHz)
40302010
MAX5893 toc02
OUT-OF-BAND SFDR vs. OUTPUT FREQUENC
f
= 125MWps, 4x INTERPOLATION
DATA
90
80
70
60
-6dBFS
50
40
30
20
SPURS MEASURED BETWEEN
10
62.5MHz AND 250MHz
0
050
-0.1dBFS
MAX5893 toc05
-12dBFS
40302010
OUTPUT FREQUENCY (MHz)
TWO-TONE IMD vs. OUTPUT FREQUENCY
= 125MWps, 2x INTERPOLATION
f
DATA
80
60
40
20
0
0
-9dBFS
1MHz CARRIER SPACING COMPLEX MODULATION FOR OUTPUT FREQUENCIES GREATER THAN 50MHz
CENTER FREQUENCY (MHz)
-12dBFS
-6dBFS
MAX5893 toc08
100755025
IN-BAND SFDR vs. OUTPUT FREQUENCY
= 125MWps, 2x INTERPOLATION
f
DATA
90
80
70
60
50
40
SFDR (dBc)
30
20
UPPER SIDEBAND MODULATION SPURS MEASURED BETWEEN
10
62.5MHz AND 125MHz
0
62.5 112.5
IN-BAND SFDR vs. OUTPUT FREQUENCY
= 125MWps, 4x INTERPOLATION
f
DATA
100
90
80
70
60
-6dBFS
50
SFDR (dBc)
40
30
20
LOWER SIDEBAND MODULATION SPURS MEASURED BETWEEN
10
62.5MHz AND 125MHz
0
75 125
TWO-TONE IMD vs. OUTPUT FREQUENCY
f
DATA
120
90
60
TWO-TONE IMD (-dBc)
30
1MHz CARRIER SPACING COMPLEX MODULATION FOR OUTPUT FREQUENCIES GREATER THAN 50MHz
0
0
-6dBFS
-0.1dBFS -12dBFS
102.592.582.572.5
OUTPUT FREQUENCY (MHz)
-0.1dBFS
-12dBFS
1151059585
OUTPUT FREQUENCY (MHz)
= 125Msps, 4x INTERPOLATION
-6dBFS
-12dBFS
-9dBFS
150120906030
CENTER FREQUENCY (MHz)
MAX5893 toc03
MAX5893 toc06
MAX5893 toc09
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12-Bit, 500Msps Interpolating and Modulating Dual DAC with CMOS Inputs
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Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)
(DV
DD1.8
= AV
DD1.8
= 1.8V, AV
CLK
= AV
DD3.3
= DV
DD3.3
= 3.3V, modulator off, 2x interpolation, output is transformer-coupled to
50load, T
A
= +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
GAIN MISMATCH vs. TEMPERATURE
= 125Msps, 2x INTERPOLATION
f
DATA
0.100
f
= 22.7MHz
OUT
= -6dBFS
A
OUT
0.075
0.050
GAIN MISMATCH (dB)
0.025
0
-40 85
TEMPERATURE (°C)
603510-15
MAX5893 toc10
DIFFERENTIAL NONLINEARITY
vs. DIGITAL INPUT CODE
1.0
0.5
0
DNL (LSB)
-0.5
-1.0 512
0 4096
1536
1024
DIGITAL INPUT CODE
2048
2560
3072
3584
MAX5893 toc11
INL (LSB)
1.00
0.75
0.50
0.25
0
-0.25
-0.50
-0.75
-1.00
INTEGRAL NONLINEARITY
vs. DIGITAL INPUT CODE
1536
512
0 4096
1024
DIGITAL INPUT CODE
2048
2560
3072
MAX5893 toc12
3584
SUPPLY CURRENTS vs. DAC UPDATE RATE
3.3V TOTAL
(MHz)
OUT
= 5MHz
250200150
2x INTERPOLATION, f
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
SUPPLY CURRENT (mA)
100
50
0
100 300
1.8V TOTAL
f
DAC
MAX5893 toc13
SUPPLY CURRENTS vs. DAC UPDATE RATE
1.8V TOTAL
3.3V TOTAL
(MHz)
OUT
= 5MHz
400300200
4x INTERPOLATION, f
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
SUPPLY CURRENT (mA)
100
50
0
100 500
f
DAC
SUPPLY CURRENTS vs. DAC UPDATE RATE
8x INTERPOLATION, f
500
450
MAX5893 toc14
400
350
300
250
200
150
SUPPLY CURRENT (mA)
100
50
0
100 500
f
(MHz)
DAC
OUT
1.8V TOTAL
3.3V TOTAL
= 5MHz
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Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)
(DV
DD1.8
= AV
DD1.8
= 1.8V, AV
CLK
= AV
DD3.3
= DV
DD3.3
= 3.3V, modulator off, 2x interpolation, output is transformer-coupled to
50load, T
A
= +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
WCDMA ACLR vs. OUTPUT FREQUENCY
f
DATA
= 122.88MWps, 4x INTERPOLATION
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f
CENTER
(MHz)
ACLR (dB)
1208040
50
60
70
80
90
100
40
0 160
SINGLE-CARRIER ALTERNATE CHANNEL
SINGLE-CARRIER ADJACENT CHANNEL
WCDMA ACLR vs. OUTPUT FREQUENCY
f
DATA
= 76.8MWps, 4x INTERPOLATION
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f
CENTER
(MHz)
ACLR (dB)
8040
50
60
70
80
90
100
40
0
SINGLE-CARRIER ALTERNATE CHANNEL
SINGLE-CARRIER ADJACENT CHANNEL
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-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
-120
WCDMA ACLR SPECTRAL PLOT
f
DATA
= 61.44MWps, 8x INTERPOLATION
f
CENTER
= 61.44MHz
SPAN = 25.5MHz
ACLR2 = 73dB
OUTPUT POWER (dBm)
ACLR1 = 73dB
ACLR1 = 72dB
ACLR2 = 73dB
CARRIER = -12dBm
WCDMA ACLR SPECTRAL PLOT = 122.88MWps, 4x INTERPOLATION
f
DATA
-20
-30
-40
-50
-60
-70
-80
-90
OUTPUT POWER (dBm)
-100
-110
-120
ACLR2 = 71dB
ACLR1 = 69dB
CARRIER = -14dBm
f
= 122.88MHz
CENTER
SPAN = 25.5MHz
ACLR2 = 70dB
ACLR1 = 69dB
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Pin Description
PIN NAME FUNCTION
1 CLKP Noninverting Differential Clock Input
2 CLKN Inverting Differential Clock Input
3, 4, 5, 22–25,
40–43
6, 21, 30, 37 DV
7–12, 15–20 A11–A0
N.C. Internally Connected. Do not connect.
DD1.8
Digital Power Supply. Accepts a 1.71V to 1.89V supply range. Bypass each pin to ground with a
0.1µF capacitor as close to the pin as possible.
A-Port Data Inputs. Dual-port mode: I-channel data input. Data is latched on the rising/falling edge (programmable) of the DATACLK. Single-port mode: I-channel and Q-channel data input, with SELIQ.
13, 44 DV
14 DATACLK Programmable Data Clock Input/Output. See the DATACLK Modes section for details.
26 SELIQ/B11
27 DATACLK/B10
28, 29, 31–36,
38, 39
45 SDO Serial-Port Data Output
46 SDI Serial-Port Data Input
47 SCLK Serial-Port Clock Input. Data on SDI is latched on the rising edge of SCLK. 48 CS Serial-Port Interface Select. Drive CS low to enable serial-port interface. 49 RESET Reset Input. Set RESET low during power-up.
50 REFIO Reference Input/Output. Bypass to ground with a 1µF capacitor as close to the pin as possible.
51 DACREF
52 FSADJ
DD3.3
B9–B0
CMOS I/O Power Supply. Accepts a 3.0V to 3.6V supply range. Bypass each pin to ground with a
0.1µF capacitor as close to the pin as possible.
Select I/Q-Channel Input or B-Port MSB Input. Single-port mode: If SELIQ = LOW, data is latched into Q-channel on the rising/falling edge (programmable) of the DATACLK. If SELIQ = HIGH, data is latched into I-channel on the rising/falling edge (programmable) of the DATACLK. Dual-port mode: Q-channel MSB input.
Alternate DATACLK Input/Output or B-Port Bit 10 Input. Single-port mode: See the DATACLK Modes section for details. Dual-port mode: Q-channel bit 10 input. If unused connect to GND.
B-Port Data Bits 9–0. Dual-port mode: Q-channel inputs. Data is latched on the rising/falling (programmable) edge of the DATACLK. Single-port mode: Connect to GND.
C ur r ent- S et Resi stor Retur n P ath. For a 20m A ful l - scal e outp ut cur r ent, connect a 2kΩ r esi stor b etw een FS AD J and D AC RE F. Inter nal l y connected to GN D . D o no t u s e a s a n e x t e r n a l g r o u n d co n n e c t io n .
Full-Scale Adjust Input. This input sets the full-scale output current of the DAC. For a 20mA full­scale output current, connect a 2k resistor between FSADJ and DACREF.
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Pin Description (continued)
Functional Diagram
PIN NAME FUNCTION
53, 67 AV
54, 56, 59, 61,
64, 66
55, 60, 65 AV
DD1.8
GND Ground
DD3.3
57 OUTQN Inverting Differential DAC Current Output for Q-Channel
58 OUTQP Noninverting Differential DAC Current Output for Q-Channel
62 OUTIN Inverting Differential DAC Current Output for I-Channel
63 OUTIP Noninverting Differential DAC Current Output for I-Channel
68 AV
CLK
EP Exposed Pad. Must be connected to GND through a low-impedance path.
INTERPOLATING
FILTER
A0–A11
DATACLK
B0–B11
SELIQ
DATA SYNCH
AND DEMUX
INTERPOLATING
FILTER
Low Analog Power Supply. Accepts a 1.71V to 1.89V supply range. Bypass each pin to GND with a 0.1µF capacitor as close to the pin as possible.
Analog Power Supply. Accepts a 3.135V to 3.465V supply range. Bypass each pin to GND with a
0.1µF capacitor as close to the pin as possible.
Clock Power Supply. Accepts a 3.135V to 3.465V supply range. Bypass to ground with a 0.1µF capacitor as close to the pin as possible.
MODULATOR
INTERPOLATING
INTERPOLATING
FILTER
2x
2x
FILTER
INTERPOLATING
2x
MUX
I
Q
fIM/2, fIM/4
I
MUX
2x
Q
FILTER
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INTERPOLATING
FILTER
DIGITAL OFFSET
MUX
MUX
ADJUST
DIGITAL OFFSET ADJUST
2x
2x
IDAC
QDAC
DIGITAL GAIN ADJUST
OUTIP
OUTIN
f
DAC
DIGITAL GAIN ADJUST
OUTQP
OUTQN
RESET
f
DAC
/2/2
CONTROL REGISTERS
SERIAL INTERFACE
SDO SDI CS SCLK DACREF FSADJ REFIO
REFERENCE
CLOCK BUFFERS
AND DIVIDERS
/2/2
f
CLK
CLKPCLKN
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Detailed Description
The MAX5893 dual, 500Msps, high-speed, 12-bit, cur­rent-output DAC provides superior performance in communication systems requiring low-distortion ana­log-signal reconstruction. The MAX5893 combines two DAC cores with 8x/4x/2x/1x programmable digital inter­polation filters, a digital quadrature modulator, an SPI­compatible serial interface for programming the device, and an on-chip 1.20V reference. The full-scale output current range is programmable from 2mA to 20mA to optimize power dissipation and gain control.
Each channel contains three selectable interpolating fil­ters making the MAX5893 capable of 1x, 2x, 4x, or 8x interpolation, which allows for low-input and high-out­put data rates. When operating in 8x interpolation mode, the interpolator increases the DAC conversion rate by a factor of eight, providing an eight-fold increase in separation between the reconstructed waveform spectrum and its first image. The MAX5893 accepts either two’s complement or offset binary input data format and can operate from either a single- or dual-port input bus.
The MAX5893 includes modulation modes at f
IM
/2 and fIM/4, where fIMis the data rate at the input of the modu­lator. If 2x interpolation is used, this data rate is 2x the input data rate. If 4x or 8x interpolation is used, this data rate is 4x the input data rate. Table 1 summarizes the modulator operating data rates for dual-port mode.
The power-down modes can be used to turn off each DAC’s output current or the entire digital section. Programming both DACs into power-down simultane­ously will automatically power down the digital interpo­lator filters. Note the SPI section is always active.
The analog and digital sections of the MAX5893 have separate power-supply inputs (AV
DD3.3
, AV
DD1.8
,
AV
CLK
, DV
DD3.3
, and DV
DD1.8
), which minimize noise
coupling from one supply to the other. AV
DD1.8
and
DV
DD1.8
operate from a typical 1.8V supply, and all
other supply inputs operate from a typical 3.3V supply.
Serial Interface
The SPI-compatible serial interface programs the MAX5893 registers. The serial interface consists of the CS, SDI, SCLK, and SDO. Data is shifted into SDI on the rising edge of the SCLK when CS is low. When CS is high, data presented at SDI is ignored and SDO is in high-impedance mode. Note: CS must transition high after each read/write operation. SDO is the serial data output for reading registers to facilitate easy debug­ging during development. SDI and SDO can be con­nected together to form a 3-wire serial interface bus or remain separate and form a 4-wire SPI bus.
The serial interface supports two-byte transfer in a communication cycle. The first byte is a control byte written to the MAX5893 only. The second byte is a data byte and can be written to or read from the MAX5893.
Table 1. Quadrature Modulator Operating Data Rates (fIMis the Data Rate at the Input of the Modulator) for Dual-Port Mode
INTERPOLATION RATE MODULATION MODE (fLO)
1x
2x
4x
8x
fIM/2 f
f
/4 f
IM
fIM/2 f
f
/4 f
IM
fIM/2 f
/4 f
f
IM
fIM/2 f
/4 f
f
IM
MODULATION FREQUENCY
RELATIVE TO f
DAC
DAC
DAC
DAC
DAC
DAC
DAC
DAC
DAC
/2 f
/4 f
/2 f
/4 f
/2 2 x f
/4 f
/4 2 x f
/8 f
MODULATION FREQUENCY
RELATIVE TO f
DATA
DATA
DATA
DATA
/2
/4
DATA
/2
DATA
DATA
DATA
DATA
When writing to the MAX5893, data is shifted into SDI; data is shifted out of SDO in a read operation. Bits 0 to 3 of the control byte are the address bits. These bits set the address of the register to be written to or read from. Bits 4 to 6 of the control byte must always be set to 0. Bit 7 is a read/write bit: 0 for write operation and 1 for read operation. The most significant bit (MSB) is shifted
in first in default mode. If the serial port is set to LSB­first mode, both the control byte and data byte are shifted LSB in first. Figures 1 and 2 show the SPI serial interface operation in the default write and read mode, respectively. Figure 3 is a timing diagram for the SPI serial interface.
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Figure 1. SPI Serial Interface Write Cycle, MSB-First Mode
Figure 2. SPI Serial Interface Read Cycle, MSB-First Mode
CS
SCLK
SDI
SDO
0 0 0 0 A3 A2 A1 A0 D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0
HIGH IMPEDANCE
CS
SCLK
SDI
SDO
READ CYCLE N - 1
ADDRESS DATA
10003210
HIGH
IMPEDANCE
IGNORED
DATA N - 2
10003210
IMPEDANCE
READ CYCLE N
ADDRESS DATA
IGNORED
HIGH
DATA N - 1
READ CYCLE N + 1
ADDRESS DATA
10003210
HIGH
IMPEDANCE
IGNORED
DATA N
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Figure 3. SPI Serial-Interface Timing Diagram
t
SS
CS
SCLK
t
SDS
SDI
SDO
t
SDH
t
SDV
MAX5893
Programming Registers
Programming its registers with the SPI serial interface sets the MAX5893 operation modes. Table 2 shows all
of the registers. The following are descriptions of each register.
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Table 2. MAX5893 Programmable Registers
Conditions in bold are default states after reset.
ADD BIT 7 BIT 6 BIT 5 BIT 4 BIT 3 BIT 2 BIT 1 BIT 0
00h Unused
Interpolation Rate (Bit 7, Bit 6) 00 = No interpolation
01h
01 = 2x interpolation 10 = 4x interpolation
11 = 8x interpolation
0 = Two’s complement input data
02h
1 = Offset binary input data
03h Unused
04h 8-Bit IDAC Fine-Gain Adjustment (see the Gain Adjustment section). Bit 7 is MSB and bit 0 is LSB. Default: 00h
05h Unused
10-Bit IDAC Offset Adjustment (see the Offset Adjustment section). Bits 7 to 0 of the 06h register are the MSB bits. Bit 1 and bit 0 are the LSB
06h
bits in 07h register. Default: 000h
IDAC IOFFSET Direction
0 = Current on
07h
OUTIN
1 = Current on OUTIP
08h 8-Bit QDAC Fine-Gain Adjustment (see the Gain Adjustment section). Bit 7 is MSB and bit 0 is LSB. Default: 00h
09h Unused
10-Bit QDAC Offset Adjustment (see the Offset Adjustment section). Bits 7 to 0 of the 0Ah register are the MSB bits. Bit 1 and bit 0 are the
0Ah
LSB bits in 0Bh register. Default: 000h
QDAC IOFFSET Direction
0 = Current on
0Bh
OUTQN
1 = Current on OUTQP
0Ch Reserved, do not write to these bits.
0Dh Reserved, do not write to these bits.
0Eh Reserved, do not write to these bits.
0 = MSB first
1 = LSB first
0 = Single port (A), interleaved I/Q
1 = Dual port I/Q input
Unused
Unused
Software Reset
0 = Normal
1 = Reset all registers
Third Interpolation Filter Configuration
0 = Lowpass
1 = Highpass
0 = Clock output on DATACLK
1 = Clock output on D ATAC LK/B10
Interpolator Power-Down
0 = Normal
1 = Power-down
Modulation Mode (Bit 4, Bit 3) 00 = Modulation off 01 = f
/2
IM
/4
10 = f
IM
11 = f
/4
IM
0 = Input data latched on rising clock edge
1 = Input data latched on falling clock edge
IDAC Power­Down
0 = Normal
1 = Power-down
0 = Data clock input enabled
1 = Data clock output enabled
4-Bit IDAC Coarse-Gain Adjustment (see the Gain Adjustment section). Bit 3 is MSB and bit 0 is LSB. Default: Fh
4-Bit QDAC Coarse-Gain Adjustment (see the Gain Adjustment section). Bit 3 is MSB and bit 0 is LSB. Default: Fh
QDAC Power­Down
0 = Normal
1 = Power-down
Mixer Modulation Mode 0 = Complex
1 = Real
Data Synchronizer
0 = Enabled
1 = Disabled
Unused
Modulation Sign
-jω
0 = e
+jω
1 = e
Unused
IDAC Offset Adjustment Bit 1 (see 06h register)
QDAC Offset Adjustment Bit 1 (see 0Ah register)
Unused
IDAC Offset Adjustment Bit 0 (see 06h register)
QDAC Offset Adjustment Bit 0 (see 0Ah register)
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Address 00h
Bit 6 Logic 0 (default) causes the serial port to use
MSB first address/data format. When set to a logic 1, the serial port will use LSB first address/data format.
Bit 5 When set to a logic 1, all registers reset to
their default state (this bit included).
Bit 4 Logic 1 stops the clock to the digital interpo-
lators. DAC outputs hold last value prior to interpolator power-down.
Bit 3 IDAC power-down mode. A logic 1 to this bit
powers down the IDAC.
Bit 2 QDAC power-down mode. A logic 1 to this bit
powers down the QDAC.
Note: If both bit 2 and bit 3 are 1, the MAX5893 is in full-power-down mode, leaving only the serial interface active.
Address 01h
Bits 7, 6 Configure the interpolation filters according
to the following table:
00 1x (no interpolation)
01 2x
10 4x
11 8x (default)
Bit 5 Logic 0 configures FIR3 as a lowpass digital
filter (default). A logic 1 configures FIR3 as a highpass digital filter.
Bits 4, 3 Configure the modulation frequency accord-
ing to the following table:
00 No modulation
01 fIM/2 modulation
10 fIM/4 modulation (default)
11 fIM/4 modulation
where fIMis the data rate at the input of the modulator.
Bit 2 Configures the modulation mode for either
real or complex (image reject) modulation. Logic 1 sets the modulator to the real mode (default). Complex modulation is only avail­able for f
IM
/4 modulation.
Bit 1 Quadrature modulator sign inversion. With I-
channel data leading Q-channel data by 90°, logic 0 sets the complex modulation to be e
-jw
(default), cancelling the upper image
when used with an external quadrature mod-
ulator. A logic 1 sets the complex modulation to be e
+jw
, cancelling the lower image when
used with an external quadrature modulator.
Address 02h
Bit 7 Logic 0 (default) configures the data port for
two’s complement. A logic 1 configures the data ports for offset binary.
Bit 6 Logic 0 (default) configures the data bus for
single-port, interleaved I/Q data. I and Q data enter through one 12-bit bus. Logic 1 config­ures the data bus for dual-port I/Q data. I and Q data enter on separate buses.
Bit 5 Logic 0 (default) configures the data clock
for pin 14. A logic 1 configures the data clock for pin 27 (DATACLK/B10).
Bit 4 Logic 0 (default) sets the internal latches to
latch the data on the rising edge of DATACLK. A logic 1 sets the internal latches to latch the data on the falling edge of DATACLK.
Bit 3 Logic 0 (default) configures the DATACLK
pin (pin 14 or pin 27) to be an input. A logic 1 configures the DATACLK pin to be an output.
Bit 2 Logic 0 (default) enables the data synchro-
nizer circuitry. A logic 1 disables the data synchronizer circuitry.
Address 03h
Bits 7–0 Unused.
Address 04h
Bits 7–0 These 8 bits define the binary number for
fine-gain adjustment of the IDAC full-scale current (see the
Gain Adjustment
section). Bit
7 is the MSB. Default is all zeros.
Address 05h
Bits 3–0 These four bits define the binary number for
the coarse-gain adjustment of the IDAC full­scale current (see the
Gain Adjustment
sec-
tion). Bit 3 is the MSB. Default is all ones.
Address 06h, Bits 7 to 0; Address 07h, Bit 1 and Bit 0
These 10 bits represent a binary number that defines the magnitude of the offset added to the IDAC output (see the
Offset Adjustment
section). Default is all zeros.
Address 07h
Bit 7 Logic 0 (default) adds the 10 bits offset cur-
rent to OUTIN. A logic 1 adds the 10 bits off­set current to OUTIP.
Address 08h
Bits 7–0 These 8 bits define the binary number for
fine-gain adjustment of the QDAC full-scale current (see the
Gain Adjustment
section). Bit
7 is the MSB. Default is all zeros.
Address 09h
Bits 3–0 These 4 bits define the binary number for the
coarse-gain adjustment of the QDAC full­scale current (see the
Gain Adjustment
sec-
tion). Bit 3 is the MSB. Default is all ones.
Address 0Ah, Bits 7 to 0; Address 0Bh, Bit 1 and Bit 0
These 10 bits represent a binary number that defines the magnitude of the offset added to the QDAC output (see the
Offset Adjustment
section). Default is all zeros.
Address 0Bh
Bit 7 Logic 0 (default) adds the 10 bits offset to
OUTQN. A logic 1 adds the 10 bits offset to OUTQP.
Offset Adjustment
Offset adjustment is achieved by adding a digital code to the DAC inputs. The code OFFSET (see equation below), as stored in the relevant control registers, has a range from 0 to 1023 and a sign bit. The applied DAC offset is 4 times the code stored in the register, provid­ing an offset adjustment range of ±255 LSB codes. The resolution is 1 LSB.
Gain Trim
Gain trimming is done by varying the full-scale current according to the following formula:
where I
REF
is the reference current (see the
Internal
Reference
section). COARSE is the register content of registers 05h and 09h for the I- and Q-channel, respec­tively. FINE is the register content of register 04h and
08h for the I- and Q-channel, respectively. The range of coarse is from 0 to 11, with 11 being the default. The range for FINE is from 0 to 255 with 0 being the default. Given this, the gain can be adjusted in steps of approx­imately 0.01dB.
Single-Port/Dual-Port Data Input Modes
The MAX5893 is capable of capturing data in single­port and dual-port modes (selected through bit 6, address 02h). In single-port mode, the data for both channels is input through the A port (A11–A0). The channel for the input data is determined through the state of the SELIQ/B11 (pin 26) bit. When SELIQ is set to logic-high, the input data is presented to the I-channel, when set to logic-low, the input data is presented to the Q-channel. The unused B-port inputs (DATACLK/B10, B9–B0) should be grounded when run­ning in single-port mode.
Dual-port mode, as the name implies, requires that each channel receives its data from a separate data bus. SELIQ/B11 and DATACLK/B10 revert to data bit inputs for the Q-channel in dual-port mode.
The MAX5893 control registers can be programmed to allow either signed or unsigned binary format (bit 7, address 02h) data in either single-port or dual-port mode. Table 3 shows the corresponding DAC output levels when using signed or unsigned data modes.
Data Synchronization Modes
Data synchronization circuitry is provided to allow oper­ation with an input data clock. The data clock must be frequency locked to the DAC clock (f
DAC
), but can have arbitrary phase with respect to the DAC clock. The synchronization circuitry allows for phase jitter on the input data clock of up to ±1 data clock cycles. Synchronization is initially established when the reset pin is asynchronously deasserted and the input data clock has been running for at least 4 clock cycles. Subsequently, the MAX5893 monitors the phase rela-
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Table 3. DAC Output Code Table
OFFSET
I
OFFSET OUTFS
=
××4
16
2
I
DIGITAL INPUT CODE
OFFSET BINARY
(UNSIGNED)
0000 0000 0000 1000 0000 0000 0 I
0111 1111 1111 0000 0000 0000 I
1111 1111 1111 0111 1111 1111 I
TWO'S
COMPLEMENT
(SIGNED)
OUT_P OUT_N
OUTFS
/2 I
OUTFS
OUTFS
OUTFS
0
/2
I
OUTFS
I
×
3
⎜ ⎝
COARSE
REF REF
4
16
+
1
⎞ ⎟
3
⎜ ⎝
I
×
32 256
⎞ ⎟
FINE
⎛ ⎜
1024
=
24
⎞ ⎟
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tionship and detects if the phase drifts more than ±1 data clock cycle. If this occurs, the synchronizer auto­matically reestablishes synchronization. However, dur­ing the resynchronization phase, up to 8 data words may be lost or repeated.
Bit 2 of register 02h disables or enables (default) the automatic data clock phase detection. Disabling the data synchronization circuitry requires the data clock and the DAC clock phase to be locked.
DATACLK Modes
The MAX5893 has a main DATACLK available at pin 14. An alternate DATACLK is available at pin 27 (DATACLK/B10) when configured in single-port data input mode (bit 5, address 02h). The DATACLK can be configured to accept an input clock signal for latching the input data, or to source a clock signal that can drive up to 10pF load while latching the input data (bit 3, address 02h). If DATACLK is configured as an output, it is frequency divided from the CLKP/CLKN input, depending on the operating mode, see Table 4.
The MAX5893 can be configured to latch the input data on either the rising edge or falling edge of the DATACLK signal (bit 4, address 02h). Figure 4 shows the timing requirements between the DATACLK signal and the input data bus with latching on the rising edge.
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Table 4. Clock Frequency Ratios in Various Modes
Figure 4. Data Input Timing Diagram
CLKP–CLKN
INPUT MODE
Single
Port
Dual Port
INTERPOLATION
RATE
1x 1:1 1:2
2x 1:1 1:1
4x 1:2 1:1
8x 1:4 1:1
1x 1:1 1:1
2x 1:2 1:1
4x 1:4 1:1
8x 1:8 1:1
f
DATA:fCLKfDAC:fCLK
DATACLK
A0–A11/B0–B11
t
CLK
t
D
t
DS
t
DH
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Interpolating Filter
The MAX5893 features three cascaded FIR half-band filters. The interpolating filters are enabled or disabled in combinations to support 1x (no interpolation), 2x, 4x, or 8x interpolation. Bits 7 and 6 of register 01h set the interpolation rate (see Table 2). The last interpolation fil-
ter is located after the modulator. In the 8x interpolation mode, the last filter (FIR3) can be configured as low­pass or highpass (bit 5, address 01h) to select the lower or upper sideband from the modulation output. The frequency responses of these three filters are plot­ted in Figures 5–8.
Figure 5. Interpolation Filter Frequency Response, 2x Interpolation Mode
Figure 6. Interpolation Filter Frequency Response, 4x Interpolation Mode
Figure 7. Interpolation Filter Frequency Response, 8x Interpolation Mode (FIR3 Lowpass Mode)
Figure 8. Interpolation Filter Frequency Response, 8x Interpolation Mode (FIR3 Highpass Mode)
0
-20
-40
-60
GAIN (dBFS)
-80
-100
-120
0.2
0 0.4 0.6 0.8
f
OUT
-0.0002
-0.0004
- NORMALIZED TO INPUT DATA RATE
PASSBAND DETAIL
0
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0
0.4
0
-20
-40
-60
-0.0002
-0.0004
GAIN (dBFS)
-80
-100
-120
0.5
0 1.0 1.5 2.0
- NORMALIZED TO INPUT DATA RATE
f
OUT
PASSBAND DETAIL
0
0.4
0.3
0
0.2
0.1
2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
0
-20
PASSBAND DETAIL
-0.0002
-0.0004
0
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
-40
-60
GAIN (dBFS)
-80
-100
-120 1
0234
f
- NORMALIZED TO INPUT DATA RATE
OUT
5678
0
-20
-40
-60
GAIN (dBFS)
-0.0002
-0.0004
PASSBAND DETAIL
0
3.6 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.4
-80
-100
-120 1
0234
f
- NORMALIZED TO INPUT DATA RATE
OUT
5678
MAX5893
The programmable interpolation filters multiply the MAX5893 input data rate by a factor of 2x, 4x, or 8x to separate the reconstructed waveform spectrum and the DAC image. The original spectral images, appearing at around multiples of the input data rate, are attenuated by the internal digital filters. This feature provides three benefits:
1) Image separation reduces complexity of analog reconstruction filters.
2) Lower input data rates eliminate board-level high­speed data transmission.
3) Sin(x)/x rolloff is reduced over the effective bandwidth.
Figure 9 illustrates a practical example of the benefits when using the MAX5893 in 2x, 4x, and 8x interpolation modes with the third filter configured as a lowpass filter. With no interpolation filter, the first image signal appears in the second Nyquist zone between fS/2 and fS. The first interpolating filter removes this image. In fact, all of the
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Figure 9. Spectral Representation of Interpolating Filter Responses (Output Frequencies are Relative to the Data Input Frequency, fS)
FILTER
IMAGE
IMAGE
RESPONSE
3f
S
3f
S
3f
S
INPUT SPECTRUM AND FIRST FILTER RESPONSE
OUTPUT SPECTRUM OF THE FIRST FILTER
INPUT SPECTRUM AND SECOND FILTER RESPONSE
SIGNAL
SIGNAL
SIGNAL
IMAGE
f
S
f
S
f
S
2f
S
2f
S
2f
S
NO INTERPOLATION
4f
S
4f
S
4f
S
5f
5f
5f
S
S
S
FILTER RESPONSE
6f
S
6f
S
6f
S
7f
S
7f
S
7f
S
8f
S
2x INTERPOLATION
8f
S
8f
S
OUTPUT SPECTRUM OF THE SECOND FILTER
INPUT SPECTRUM AND THIRD FILTER RESPONSE
OUTPUT SPECTRUM OF THE THIRD FILTER
SIGNAL
SIGNAL
SIGNAL
IMAGE
f
S
f
S
f
S
2f
S
2f
S
2f
S
FILTER RESPONSE
3f
S
3f
S
3f
S
4f
S
4f
S
4f
S
IMAGE
5f
S
5f
S
5f
S
6f
S
6f
S
6f
S
7f
S
7f
S
IMAGE
7f
S
4x INTERPOLATION
8f
S
8f
S
8x INTERPOLATION
8f
S
images at odd numbers of fSare filtered. At the output of the first filter, the images are at 2fS, 4fS, etc. This signal is then passed to the second interpolating filter, which is similar to the first filter and removes the images at 2fS, 6fS, 10fS, etc. Finally, the third filter removes images at 4fS,
12fS, 20fS, etc. Figures 10, 11, and 12 similarly illustrate the spectral responses when using the interpolating filters combined with the digital modulator.
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Figure 10. Spectral Representation of 4x Interpolation Filter with fIM/4 Modulation (Output Frequencies are Relative to the Data Input Frequency, f
S
)
INPUT SPECTRUM AND FIRST FILTER RESPONSE
OUTPUT SPECTRUM OF THE FIRST FILTER
INPUT SPECTRUM AND SECOND FILTER RESPONSE
SIGNAL
SIGNAL
SIGNAL
f
f
f
IMAGE
S
S
FILTER RESPONSE
S
FILTER
RESPONSE
2f
S
IMAGE
2f
S
IMAGE
2f
S
3f
S
3f
S
3f
S
NO INTERPOLATION
4f
S
2x INTERPOLATION
4f
S
4f
S
OUTPUT SPECTRUM OF THE SECOND FILTER
OUTPUT SPECTRUM OF THE MODULATOR
SIGNAL
f
S
SIGNAL
LOWER
SIDEBAND
FOR COMPLEX MODULATION THE MODULATION SIGN (BIT 1, ADDRESS 01h) SELECTS UPPER OR LOWER SIDEBAND
UPPER SIDEBAND
f
S
2f
S
2f
S
3f
S
IMAGE
3f
S
IMAGE
4x INTERPOLATION
4f
S
4f
S
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Figure 11. Spectral Representation of 8x Interpolation Filter with fIM/4 Modulation and Lowpass Mode Enabled (Output Frequencies are Relative to the Data Input Frequency, f
S
)
INPUT
SIGNAL
SPECTRUM AND FIRST FILTER RESPONSE
OUTPUT
SIGNAL
SPECTRUM OF THE FIRST FILTER
INPUT SPECTRUM
SIGNAL
AND SECOND FILTER RESPONSE
OUTPUT
SIGNAL
SPECTRUM OF THE SECOND FILTER
FILTER
IMAGE
f
S
2f
S
RESPONSE
3f
S
4f
S
5f
S
6f
S
7f
S
IMAGE
f
S
2f
S
3f
S
4f
S
5f
S
6f
S
7f
S
NO INTERPOLATION
8f
S
2x INTERPOLATION
8f
S
FILTER
4f
S
4f
S
RESPONSE
IMAGE
5f
S
6f
S
7f
S
8f
S
4x INTERPOLATION
5f
S
6f
S
7f
S
8f
S
IMAGE
f
S
f
S
2f
S
2f
S
3f
S
3f
S
SIGNAL
OUTPUT
LOWER
SIDEBAND
UPPER SIDEBAND
IMAGE
SPECTRUM OF THE MODULATOR
f
S
2f
S
3f
S
4f
S
5f
S
6f
S
7f
S
8f
S
FOR COMPLEX MODULATION THE MODULATION SIGN (BIT 1, ADDRESS 01h) SELECTS UPPER OR LOWER SIDEBAND
FILTER RESPONSE
IMAGE
INPUT SPECTRUM
SIGNAL
AND THIRD FILTER RESPONSE
OUTPUT SPECTRUM
f
S
SIGNAL
2f
S
3f
S
4f
S
5f
S
6f
S
IMAGE
7f
S
8f
S
8x INTERPOLATION
OF THE THIRD FILTER
f
S
2f
S
3f
S
4f
S
5f
S
6f
S
7f
S
8f
S
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Figure 12. Spectral Representation of 8x Interpolation Filter with fIM/4 Modulation and Highpass Mode Enabled (Output Frequencies are Relative to the Data Input Frequency, f
S
)
INPUT SPECTRUM AND FIRST FILTER RESPONSE
SIGNAL
FILTER
IMAGE
f
S
2f
S
RESPONSE
3f
S
4f
S
5f
S
6f
S
7f
S
NO INTERPOLATION
8f
S
OUTPUT SPECTRUM OF THE FIRST FILTER
INPUT SPECTRUM AND SECOND FILTER RESPONSE
OUTPUT SPECTRUM OF THE SECOND FILTER
OUTPUT SPECTRUM OF THE MODULATOR
SIGNAL
SIGNAL
SIGNAL
f
S
f
S
f
S
IMAGE
2f
S
IMAGE
2f
S
3f
S
4f
S
5f
S
6f
S
FILTER RESPONSE
3f
S
4f
S
5f
S
6f
S
IMAGE
2f
S
3f
S
4f
S
5f
S
6f
S
SIGNAL
LOWER
SIDEBAND
f
S
UPPER SIDEBAND
IMAGE
2f
S
3f
S
4f
S
5f
S
6f
S
FOR COMPLEX MODULATION THE MODULATION SIGN (BIT 1, ADDRESS 01h) SELECTS UPPER OR LOWER SIDEBAND
2x INTERPOLATION
7f
S
7f
S
8f
S
8f
S
4x INTERPOLATION
7f
S
7f
S
8f
S
8f
S
INPUT SPECTRUM
SIGNAL
IMAGE
FILTER RESPONSE
AND THIRD FILTER RESPONSE
OUTPUT SPECTRUM
f
S
2f
S
3f
S
SIGNAL
4f
S
5f
S
IMAGE
6f
S
7f
S
8f
S
8x INTERPOLATION
OF THE THIRD FILTER
f
S
2f
S
3f
S
4f
S
5f
S
6f
S
7f
S
8f
S
MAX5893
Digital Modulator
The MAX5893 features digital modulation at frequen­cies of fIM/2 and fIM/4, where fIMis the data rate at the input to the modulator. fIMequals f
DAC
in 1x, 2x, and 4x
interpolation modes. In 8x interpolation mode, f
IM
equals f
DAC
/2. The output rate of the modulator is always the same as the input data rate to the modula­tor, f
IM
.
In complex modulation mode, data from the second interpolation filter is frequency mixed with the on-chip in-phase and quadrature (I/Q) local oscillator (LO). Complex modulation provides the benefit of image sideband rejection when combined with an external quadrature modulator commonly found in wireless communication systems.
In the f
LO
= fIM/4 mode, real or complex modulation can
be used. The modulator multiplies successive input data samples by the sequence [1, 0, -1, 0] for a cos(ωt). The modulator modulates the input signal up to fIM/4, creat­ing upper and lower images around fIM/4. The quadra­ture LO sin(ωt) is realized by delaying the cos(ωt) sequence by one clock cycle. Using complex modula­tion, complex IF is generated. The complex IF combined with an external quadrature modulator provides image rejection. The sign of the LO can be changed to allow the user to select whether the upper or the lower image should be rejected (bit 1 of register 01h).
When f
IM
/2 is chosen as the LO frequency, the input signal is multiplied by [-1, 1] on both channels. This pro­duces images around f
IM
/2. The complex image-reject
modulation mode is not available for this LO frequency.
The outputs of the modulator can be expressed as:
in complex modulation, e
+jwt
in complex modulation, e
-jwt
where ω = 2 x π x fLO.
For real modulation, the outputs of the modulator can be expressed as:
If more than one MAX5893 is used, their LO phases can be synchronized by simultaneously releasing RESET. This sets the MAX5893 to its predefined initial phase.
Device Reset
The MAX5893 can be reset by holding the RESET pin low for 10ns. This will program the control registers to their default values in Table 2. During power-on, RESET must be held low until all power supplies have stabi­lized. Alternatively, programming bit 5 of address 00h to a logic-high also resets the MAX5893 after power-up.
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Figure 13. (a) Modulator in Complex Modulation Mode; (b) Modulator in Real Modulation Mode
It At t Bt t
()=()×() ()×()
=
Qt At t Bt t
()
sin cos
()×()+()×()
It At t Bt t
()=()×()+()×()
Qt At t Bt t
cos sin
=
sin cos
()×()+()×()
()
cos sin
ωω
ωω
ωω
ωω
It At t
()=()×()
Qt At t
()
cos
=
cosωω
()×()
I-CHANNEL INPUT DATA
cos(ωt)
sin(ωt)
sin(ωt)
Q-CHANNEL INPUT DATA
cos(ωt)
(a)
I-CHANNEL OUTPUT DATA
TO FIR3
Q-CHANNEL OUTPUT DATA
I-CHANNEL INPUT DATA
Q-CHANNEL INPUT DATA
cos(ωt)
sin(ωt)
sin(ωt)
cos(ωt)
I-CHANNEL
OUTPUT DATA
TO FIR3
Q-CHANNEL
OUTPUT DATA
(b)
Power-Down Mode
The MAX5893 features three power-saving modes. Each DAC can be individually powered down through bits 2 and 3 of address 00h. The interpolation filters can also be powered down through bit 4 of address 00h, preserving the output level of each DAC (the DACs remain powered). Powering down both DACs will auto­matically put the MAX5893 into full power-down, includ­ing the interpolation filters.
Applications Information
Frequency Planning
System designers need to take the DAC into account during frequency planning for high-performance appli­cations. Proper frequency planning can ensure that optimal system performance is achieved. The MAX5893 is designed to deliver excellent dynamic per­formance across wide bandwidths, as required for communication systems. As with all DACs, some com­binations of output frequency and update rate produce better performance than others.
Harmonics are often folded down into the band of inter­est. Specifically, if the DAC outputs a frequency close to fS/N, the Mth harmonic of the output signal will be aliased down to:
Thus, if N (M + 1), the Mth harmonic will be close to the output frequency. SFDR performance of a current­steering DAC is often dominated by third-order har­monic distortion. If this is a concern, placing the output signal at a different frequency other than fS/4 should be considered.
Common to interpolating DACs are images near the divided clocks. In a DAC configured for 4x interpolation this applies to images around fS/4 and fS/2. In a DAC configured for 8x interpolation this applies to images around fS/8, fS/4, and fS/2. Most of these images are not part of the in-band (0 to f
DATA
/2) SFDR specifica­tion, though they are a consideration for out-of-band (f
DATA
/2 - f
DAC
/2) SFDR and may depend on the rela-
tionship of the DATACLK to DAC update clock (see the
Data Clock
section). When specifying the output recon­struction filter for other than baseband signals, these images should not be ignored.
Data Clock
The MAX5893 features synchronizers that allow for arbitrary phase alignment between DATACLK and CLKP/CLKN. The DATACLK causes internal switching in the MAX5893 and the phase between DATACLK (input mode) to CLKP/CLKN will influence the images at DATACLK. Optimum image rejection is achieved when DATACLK transitions are aligned with the falling edge of CLKP. Figure 14 shows the image level near DATACLK as a function of the DATACLK (input mode) to CLKP/CLKN phase at 500Msps, 4x interpolation for a 10MHz, -6dBFS output signal.
Clock Interface
The MAX5893 features a flexible differential clock input (CLKP, CLKN) with a separate supply (AV
CLK
) to achieve optimum jitter performance. It uses an ultra-low jitter clock to achieve the required noise density. Clock jitter must be less than 0.5ps
RMS
to meet the specified noise density. For that reason, the CLKP/CLKN input source must be designed carefully. The differential clock (CLKN and CLKP) input can be driven from a sin­gle-ended or a differential clock source. Differential clock drive is required to achieve the best dynamic performance from the DAC. For single-ended opera­tion, drive CLKP with a low noise source and bypass CLKN to GND with a 0.1µF capacitor.
The CLKP and CLKN pins are internally biased to AV
CLK
/2. This allows the user to AC-couple clock
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Figure 14. Effect of CLKP/CLKN to DATACLK Phase on fS/4 Images
ff Mf f
=×=
S OUT S
NM
⎡ ⎢
N
fS/4 IMAGES vs. CLKP/CLKN to DATACLK DELAY
= 125MWps, 4x INTERPOLATION
f
DATA
-50
-60
-70
-80
IMAGE LEVEL (dBc)
-90
-100
-110 0 8.0
fS/4 - f
OUT
fS/4 + f
OUT
CLKP/CLKN DELAY (ns)
f
OUT
A
OUT
6.04.02.0
= 10MHz
= -6dBFS
MAX5893
sources directly to the device without external resistors to define the DC level. The input resistance of CLKP and CLKN is 5kΩ.
A convenient way to apply a differential signal is with a balun transformer as shown in Figure 15. Alternatively,
these inputs may be driven from a CMOS-compatible clock source, however it is recommended to use sine-wave or AC-coupled differential ECL/PECL drive for best dynamic performance.
Output Interface (OUTI, OUTQ)
The MAX5893 outputs complementary currents (OUTIP, OUTIN) and (OUTQP, OUTQN), that can be utilized in a differential configuration. Load resistors convert these two output currents into a differential output voltage.
The differential output between OUTIP (OUTQP) and OUTIN (OUTQN) can be converted to a single-ended output using a transformer or a differential amplifier. Figure 16 shows a typical transformer-based applica­tion circuit for generation of IF output signals. In this configuration, the MAX5893 operates in differential mode, which reduces even-order harmonics, and increases the available output power. Pay close atten­tion to the transformer core saturation characteristics when selecting a transformer. Transformer core satura­tion can introduce strong second harmonic distortion, especially at low output frequencies and high signal
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Figure 15. Single-Ended-to-Differential Clock Conversion Using a Balun Transformer
Figure 16. Differential-to-Single-Ended Conversion Using Wideband RF Transformers
MINI-CIRCUITS
SINGLE-ENDED
IINPUT
ADTL1-12
1:1 RATIO
100nF
CLKP
24.9
MAX5893
24.9
100nF
CLKN
OUTIP
50
1:1
, SINGLE-ENDED
V
IOUT
IDAC
12
OUTIN
MAX5893
OUTQP
QDAC
12
OUTQN
100
50
50
100
50
1:1
V
, SINGLE-ENDED
QOUT
1:1
1:1
amplitudes. It is recommended to connect the trans­former center tap to ground.
If a transformer is not used, the outputs must have a resistive termination to ground. Figure 17 shows the MAX5893 output configured for differential DC-coupled mode. The DC-coupled configuration can be used to eliminate waveform distortion due to highpass filter effects. Applications include communication systems employing analog quadrature upconverters and requir­ing a high-speed DAC for baseband I/Q synthesis.
If a single-ended DC-coupled unipolar output is desir­able, OUTIP (OUTQP) should be selected as the out­put, and connect OUTIN (OUTQN) to ground. Using the MAX5893 output single-ended is not recommended because it introduces additional noise and distortion.
The distortion performance of the DAC also depends on the load impedance. The MAX5893 is optimized for a 50double termination. It can be used with a trans­former output as shown in Figure 16 or just one 25 resistor from each output to ground and one 50resis­tor between the outputs (Figure 17). Higher output ter­mination resistors may be used, as long as each output voltage does not exceed +1V with respect to GND, but at the cost of degraded distortion performance and increased output noise voltage.
Reference Input/Output
The MAX5893 supports operation with the on-chip 1.2V bandgap reference or an external reference voltage source. REFIO serves as the input for an external, low­impedance reference source, and as the output if the DAC is operating with the internal reference.
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Figure 17. The DC-Coupled Differential Output Configuration
25
OUTIP
IDAC
12
OUTIN
MAX5893
OUTQP
QDAC
12
OUTQN
50
25
25
50
25
MAX5893
For stable operation with the internal reference, REFIO should be decoupled to GND with a 1µF capacitor. REFIO must be buffered with an external amplifier, if heavy loading is required, due to its 10koutput resis­tance.
Alternatively, apply a temperature-stable external refer­ence to REFIO (Figure 18). The internal reference is over­driven by the external reference. For improved accuracy and drift performance, choose a fixed output voltage ref­erence such as the MAX6520 bandgap reference.
The MAX5893’s reference circuit (Figure 19) employs a control amplifier, designed to regulate the full-scale
current I
OUT
for the differential current outputs of the
DAC. The output current can be calculated as:
I
OUTFS
= 32 x I
REFIO
- 1LSB
I
OUTFS
= 32 x I
REFIO
- (I
OUT
/212)
where I
REFIO
is the reference output current (I
REFIO
=
V
REFIO/RSET
) and I
OUT
is the full-scale output current of the DAC. Located between FSADJ and DACREF, R
SET
is the reference resistor, which determines the amplifier’s output current for the DAC. Use Table 5 for a matrix of different I
OUTFS
and R
SET
selections.
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Figure 18. Typical External Reference Circuit
Figure 19. MAX5893 Internal Reference Architecture
Table 5. I
OUTFS
and R
SET
Selection Matrix Based on a Typical 1.20V Reference Voltage
*
Terminated into a 50Ωload.
1.2V
REFERENCE
MAX5893
CURRENT-
SOURCE
ARRAY DAC
EXTERNAL
1.25V
REFERENCE
10k
REFIO
1µF
FSADJ
I
REF
R
SET
DACREF
REFIO
1µF
FSADJ
I
REF
R
SET
DACREF
REFERENCE
1.2V
10k
MAX5893
CURRENT-
SOURCE
ARRAY DAC
FULL-SCALE
CURRENT
I
OUTFS
2 62.50 19.2k 19.1k 100
5 156.26 7.68k 7.5k 250
10 312.50 3.84k 3.83k 500
15 468.75 2.56k 2.55k 750
20 625.00 1.92k 1.91k 1000
(mA) I
REFERENCE
CURRENT
(µA) CALCULATED 1% EIA STD V
REF
() OUTPUT VOLTAGE
R
SET
IOUTP/N
* (mV
P-P
)
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Power Supplies, Bypassing,
Decoupling, and Layout
Grounding and power-supply decoupling strongly influ­ence the MAX5893 performance. Unwanted digital crosstalk can couple through the input, reference, power-supply, and ground connections, which can affect dynamic specifications like signal-to-noise ratio or spurious-free dynamic range. In addition, electro­magnetic interference (EMI) can either couple into or be generated by the MAX5893. Observe the grounding and power-supply decoupling guidelines for high­speed, high-frequency applications. Follow the power­supply and filter configuration guidelines to achieve optimum dynamic performance.
Using a multilayer PCB with separate ground and power-supply planes, run high-speed signals on lines directly above the ground plane. Since the MAX5893 has separate analog and digital sections, the PCB should include separate analog and digital ground sec­tions with only one point connecting the three planes at the exposed pad under the MAX5893. Run digital sig­nals above the digital ground plane and analog/clock signals above the analog/clock ground plane. Keep digital signals as far away from sensitive analog inputs, reference lines, and clock inputs as practical. Use a symmetric design of clock input and the analog output lines to minimize 2nd-order harmonic distortion compo­nents, thus optimizing the dynamic performance of the DAC. Keep digital signal paths short and run lengths matched to avoid propagation delay and data skew mismatches.
The MAX5893 requires five separate power-supply inputs for the analog (AV
DD1.8
and AV
DD3.3
), digital
(DV
DD1.8
and DV
DD3.3
), and clock (AV
CLK
) circuitry.
Decouple each voltage supply pin with a separate
0.1µF capacitor as close to the device as possible and with the shortest possible connection to the appropriate ground plane. Minimize the analog and digital load capacitances for optimized operation. Decouple all power-supply voltages at the point they enter the PCB with tantalum or electrolytic capacitors. Ferrite beads with additional decoupling capacitors forming a pi-net­work could also improve performance.
The exposed pad (EP) MUST be soldered to the ground. Use multiple vias, an array of at least 4 x 4
vias, directly under the EP to provide a low thermal and electrical impedance path for the IC.
Static Performance Parameter
Definitions
Integral Nonlinearity (INL)
Integral nonlinearity is the deviation of the values on an actual transfer function from either a best straight-line fit (closest approximation to the actual transfer curve) or a line drawn between the end points of the transfer func­tion, once offset and gain errors have been nullified. For a DAC, the deviations are measured at every indi­vidual step.
Differential Nonlinearity (DNL)
Differential nonlinearity is the difference between an actual step height and the ideal value of 1 LSB. A DNL error specification of less than 1 LSB guarantees no missing codes and a monotonic transfer function.
Offset Error
The offset error is the difference between the ideal and the actual offset current. For a DAC, the offset point is the average value at the output for the two midscale digital input codes with respect to the full-scale of the DAC. This error affects all codes by the same amount.
Gain Error
A gain error is the difference between the ideal and the actual full-scale output voltage on the transfer curve, after nullifying the offset error. This error alters the slope of the transfer function and corresponds to the same percentage error in each step.
Dynamic Performance
Parameter Definitions
Settling Time
The settling time is the amount of time required from the start of a transition until the DAC output settles its new output value to within the specified accuracy.
Noise Spectral Density
The DAC output noise is the sum of the quantization noise and thermal noise. Noise spectral density is the noise power in 1Hz bandwidth, specified in dBFS/Hz.
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)
For a waveform perfectly reconstructed from digital samples, the theoretical maximum SNR is the ratio of the full-scale analog output (RMS value) to the RMS quantization error (residual error). The ideal, theoretical maximum SNR can be derived from the DAC’s resolu­tion (N bits):
SNR
dB
= 6.02dBx N + 1.76
dB
MAX5893
However, noise sources such as thermal noise, refer­ence noise, clock jitter, etc. affect the ideal reading. Therefore, SNR is computed by taking the ratio of the RMS signal to the RMS noise, which includes all spec­tral components minus the fundamental, the first four harmonics, and the DC offset.
Spurious-Free Dynamic Range (SFDR)
SFDR is the ratio of the RMS amplitude of the carrier frequency (maximum signal components) to the RMS value of their next largest distortion component. SFDR is usually measured in dBc and with respect to the car­rier frequency amplitude or in dBFS with respect to the DAC’s full-scale range. Depending on its test condition, SFDR is observed within a predefined window or to Nyquist.
Two-/Four-Tone Intermodulation
Distortion (IMD)
The two-tone IMD is the ratio expressed in dBc (or dBFS) of the worst 3rd-order (or higher) IMD products to either output tone.
Adjacent Channel Leakage
Power Ratio (ACLR)
Commonly used in combination with WCDMA (wide­band code-division multiple-access), ACLR reflects the leakage power ratio in dB between the measured pow­ers within a channel relative to its adjacent channel. ACLR provides a quantifiable method of determining out-of-band spectral energy and its influence on an adjacent channel when a bandwidth-limited RF signal passes through a nonlinear device.
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Pin Configuration
PACKAGE TYPE PACKAGE CODE DOCUMENT NO.
68 QFN-EP G6800-4
21-0122
Package Information
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CLKP
CLKN
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
D
VDD1.8
A11
A10
D
VDD3.3
DATACLK
TOP VIEW
A9
10
A8
A7
11
12
A6
13
14
15
A5
16
A4
A3 17
DD1.8
CLK
AV
68
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
EXPOSED PAD
DD3.3
GND
GND
AV
OUTIP
64
656667
AV
OUTIN
GND
MAX5893
DD3.3
AV
GND
OUTQP
5859606162 5455565763
OUTQN
GND
DD3.3
AV
GND
DD1.8
AV
5253
FSADJ
51
DACREF
50
49
48 CS
47
46
45
44
43
42
41
40
39
38
37 DV
36
35
REFIO
RESET
SCLK
SDI
SDO
DV
DD3.3
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
B0
B1
DD1.8
B2
B3
2322212019 2726252418 2928 323130
A1
A0
A2
DD1.8
DV
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
SELIQ/B11
B8B9B7
DATACLK/B10
DD1.8
DV
3433
B6
B5
B4
QFN
MAX5893
12-Bit, 500Msps Interpolating and Modulating Dual DAC with CMOS Inputs
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2 10/08 Add note to setup and hold specifications. 5, 6
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