EDN

Two-quadrant multiplying DAC utilizes octal CMOS buffer

Utilizing the large operating voltage range of an octal CMOS buffer, this Design Idea presents a simple 8-bit two-quadrant multiplying Digital-to-Analog-Converter (DAC) built with the ...
Electronic Design

CMOS ADCs Surge Past 1 GHz As VCOs Race Toward 50 GHz

Scaling analog circuits and data converters in CMOS has always been a daunting task for designers. But those hurdles get taller as developers begin migrating toward design rules of 0.25 µm and below ...
Electronic Design

CMOS DAC Family Combines Low-Power Dissipation With Broadband Capability

The AD9751, AD9753, AD9755 TxDAC+ family of 10-, 12- and 14-bit D/A converters are manufactured using a 0.35-µm CMOS process to reduce chip power dissipation by 40%. In addition, the DACs can ...
EDN

CMOS DACs act as digitally controlled voltage dividers

Digital potentiometers, such as Analog Devices’ AD5160, make excellent digitally controlled voltage dividers in applications in which 8-bit resolution is acceptable. This Design Idea shows how to use ...
Design-Reuse

S13_DAC_03 CMOS 10-BIT 200MSPS+CURRENT-STEERING D/A Converter

The S13_DAC_03 is a 10-bit resolution, high performance, low power, current-steering CMOS digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The input update rate can ...
Design-Reuse

Imec presents 150 GSa/s Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) achieving 300 Gb/s data transmission

LEUVEN (Belgium), JUNE 11, 2025— This week at the 2025 Symposium on VLSI Technology and Circuits, imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, and ...