Philips Semiconductors Linear Products Product specification
MC1508-8/1408-88-bit multiplying D/A converter
August 31, 1994
738
BLOCK DIAGRAM
CURRENT SWITCHES
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
MSB LSB
REFERENCE
CURRENT
AMPLIFIER
14
2
13
16
GND
COMPEN
NPN CURRENT SOURCE PAIR
A
1
A
2
A
3
A
4
A
5
A
6
A
7
A
8
4
BIAS
CURRENT
R-2R LADDER
15
(+)
(–)
V
REF
V
REF
V
CC
3
V
EE
I
O
CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION
The MC1508/MC1408 consists of a reference current amplifier, an
R-2R ladder, and 8 high-speed current switches. For many
applications, only a reference resistor and reference voltage need
be added.
The switches are non-inverting in operation; therefore, a high state
on the input turns on the specified output current component.
The switch uses current steering for high speed, and a termination
amplifier consisting of an active load gain stage with unity gain
feedback. The termination amplifier holds the parasitic capacitance
of the ladder at a constant voltage during switching, and provides a
low impedance termination of equal voltage for all legs of the ladder.
The R-2R ladder divides the reference amplifier current into
binarily-related components, which are fed to the remainder current
which is equal to the least significant bit. This current is shunted to
ground, and the maximum output current is 255/256 of the reference
amplifier current, or 1.992mA for a 2.0mA reference amplifier current
if the NPN current source pair is perfectly matched.
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
SYMBOL PARAMETER RATING UNIT
V
CC
Positive power supply voltage +5.5 V
V
EE
Negative power supply voltage –16.5 V
V5 – V
12
Digital input voltage 0 to V
CC
V
V
O
Applied output voltage –5.2 to +18 V
I
14
Reference current 5.0 mA
V14, V
15
Reference amplifier inputs VEE to V
CC
P
D
Maximum power dissipation,
T
A
= 25°C (still-air)
1
F package 1190 mW
N package 1450 mW
D package 1080 mW
T
SOLD
Lead soldering temperature (10 sec) 300 °C
T
A
Operating temperature range 300 °C
MC1508 –55 to +125 °C
MC1408 0 to +75 °C
T
STG
Storage temperature range -65 to +150 °C
NOTES:
1. Derate above 25°C, at the following rates: F package at 9.5mW/°C; N package at 11.6mW/°C; D package at 8.6mW/°C