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10-Bit, 40MHz, Current/Voltage-Output DACs
General Description
The MAX5181 is a 10-bit, current-output digital-to-ana-
log converter (DAC) designed for superior performance
in signal reconstruction or arbitrary waveform genera-
tion applications requiring analog signal reconstruction
with low distortion and low-power operation. The
MAX5184 provides equal specifications, with on-chip
precision resistors for voltage-output operation. The
MAX5181/MAX5184 are designed for a 10pVs glitch
operation to minimize unwanted spurious signal com-
ponents at the output. An on-board 1.2V bandgap cir-
cuit provides a well-regulated, low-noise reference that
can be disabled for external reference operation.
The devices are designed to provide a high level of sig-
nal integrity for the least amount of power dissipation.
They operate from a single 2.7V to 3.3V supply.
Additionally, these DACs have three modes of opera-
tion: normal, low-power standby, and full shutdown,
which provides the lowest possible power dissipation
with a 1µA (max) shutdown current. A fast wake-up time
(0.5µs) from standby mode to full DAC operation facili-
tates power conservation by activating the DAC only
when required.
The MAX5181/MAX5184 are available in 24-pin QSOP
packages and are specified for the extended (-40°C to
+85°C) temperature range. Additionally, the MAX5184
is also available in a 24-pin TQFN with exposed pad
(EP) and is specified for the extended (-40°C to +85°C)
temperature range. For lower resolution, 8-bit versions,
refer to the MAX5187/MAX5190 data sheet.
Features
o
2.7V to 3.3V Single-Supply Operation
o
Wide Spurious-Free Dynamic Range:
70dB at f
OUT
= 2.2MHz
o
Fully Differential Output
o
Low-Current Standby or Full Shutdown Modes
o
Internal 1.2V, Low-Noise Bandgap Reference
o
Small 24-Pin QSOP and Thin QFN Packages
MAX5181/MAX5184
Ordering Information
PART
MAX5181BEEG+
MAX5184BEEG+
MAX5184ETG+
MAX5184ETG/V+
TEMP RANGE
-40°C to +85°C
-40°C to +85°C
-40°C to +85°C
-40°C to +85°C
PIN-PACKAGE
24 QSOP
24 QSOP
24 TQFN-EP*
24 TQFN-EP*
*EP
= Exposed pad.
+Denotes
a lead(Pb)-free/RoHS-compliant package.
/V denotes an automotive qualified part.
Pin Configurations
TOP VIEW
CREF 1
OUTP 2
OUTN 3
AGND 4
AV
DD
5
DACEN 6
PD 7
CS 8
CLK 9
REN 10
D0 11
D1 12
Applications
Signal Reconstruction
Arbitrary Waveform Generators (AWGs)
Direct Digital Synthesis
Imaging Applications
+
24 REFO
23 REFR
22 DGND
21 DV
DD
MAX5181
MAX5184
20 D9
19 D8
18 D7
17 D6
16 D5
15 D4
14 D3
13 D2
QSOP
Pin Configurations continued at end of data sheet.
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10-Bit, 40MHz, Current/Voltage-Output DACs
MAX5181/MAX5184
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
AV
DD
, DV
DD
to AGND, DGND .................................-0.3V to +6V
Digital Inputs to DGND.............................................-0.3V to +6V
OUTP, OUTN, CREF to AGND .................................-0.3V to +6V
V
REF
to AGND ..........................................................-0.3V to +6V
AGND to DGND.....................................................-0.3V to +0.3V
AV
DD
to DV
DD
.................................................................... ±3.3V
Maximum Current into Any Pin............................................50mA
Continuous Power Dissipation (T
A
= +70°C)
24-Pin QSOP (derate 9.50mW/°C above +70°C) ........762mW
24-Pin TQFN
(derate 20.8mW/°C above +70°C) ............................1667mW
Operating Temperature Range
MAX518_BEEG ................................................-40°C to +85°C
MAX5184ETG ..................................................-40°C to +85°C
Storage Temperature Range .............................-65°C to +150°C
Lead Temperature (soldering, 10s) .................................+300°C
Soldering Temperature (reflow) .......................................+260°C
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.
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(AV
DD
= DV
DD
= 3V, V
AGND
= V
DGND
= 0V, f
CLK
= 40MHz, I
FS
= 1mA, 400Ω differential output, C
L
= 5pF, T
A
= T
MIN
to T
MAX
, unless
otherwise noted. Typical values are at T
A
= +25°C.)
PARAMETER
STATIC PERFORMANCE
Resolution
Integral Nonlinearity
Differential Nonlinearity
Zero-Scale Error
Full-Scale Error
DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE
Output Settling Time
Glitch Impulse
Spurious-Free
Dynamic Range to
Nyquist
f
CLK
= 40MHz, f
OUT
= 500kHz
SFDR
f
CLK
= 40MHz,
f
OUT
= 2.2MHz, T
A
= +25°C
f
CLK
= 40MHz, f
OUT
= 500kHz
MAX518_BEEG
Total Harmonic Distortion to
Nyquist
THD
MAX5184ETG
f
CLK
= 40MHz,
f
OUT
= 2.2MHz, T
A
= +25°C
f
CLK
= 40MHz,
f
OUT
= 2.2MHz, T
A
= +25°C
f
CLK
= 40MHz, f
OUT
= 500kHz
Signal-to-Noise Ratio to
Nyquist
Clock and Data Feedthrough
Output Noise
ANALOG OUTPUT
Full-Scale Output Voltage
Voltage Compliance of Output
Output Leakage Current
DACEN = 0, MAX5181 only
V
FS
-0.3
-1
400
0.8
1
mV
V
µA
SNR
MAX518_BEEG
MAX5184ETG
All 0s to all 1s
f
CLK
= 40MHz,
f
OUT
= 2.2MHz, T
A
= +25°C
f
CLK
= 40MHz, f
OUT
= 2.2MHz
56
57
To ±0.5LSB error band
25
10
72
70
-70
-68
-68
61
59
59
50
10
nVs
pA/√Hz
dB
-63
-57
dBc
dBc
ns
pVs
N
INL
DNL
Guaranteed monotonic
MAX5181
MAX5184
(Note 1)
10
-2
-1
-2
-8
-40
±15
±0.5
±0.5
+2
1
+2
+8
+40
Bits
LSB
LSB
LSB
LSB
SYMBOL
CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNITS
2
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10-Bit, 40MHz, Current/Voltage-Output DACs
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
(AV
DD
= DV
DD
= 3V, V
AGND
= V
DGND
= 0V, f
CLK
= 40MHz, I
FS
= 1mA, 400Ω differential output, C
L
= 5pF, T
A
= T
MIN
to T
MAX
, unless
otherwise noted. Typical values are at T
A
= +25°C.)
PARAMETER
Full-Scale Output Current
DAC External Output Resistor
load
REFERENCE
Output Voltage Range
Output Voltage Temperature
Drift
Reference Output Drive
Capability
Reference Supply Rejection
Current Gain (I
FS
/ I
REF
)
POWER REQUIREMENTS
Analog Power-Supply Voltage
Analog Supply Current
Digital Power-Supply Voltage
Digital Supply Current
Standby Current
Shutdown Current
LOGIC INPUTS AND OUTPUTS
Digital Input Voltage High
Digital Input Voltage Low
Digital Input Current
Digital Input Capacitance
TIMING CHARACTERISTICS
DAC DATA to CLK Rise Setup
Time
DAC CLK Rise to DATA Hold
Time
CS
Fall to CLK Rise Time
CS
Fall to CLK Fall Time
DACEN Rise Time to V
OUT
PD Fall Time to V
OUT
Clock Period
Clock High Time
Clock Low Time
t
CLK
t
CH
t
CL
25
10
10
t
DS
t
DH
10
0
5
5
0.5
50
ns
ns
ns
ns
µs
µs
ns
ns
ns
V
IH
V
IL
I
IN
C
IN
V
IN
= 0V or DV
DD
10
2
0.8
±1
V
V
µA
pF
AV
DD
I
AVDD
DV
DD
I
DVDD
I
STANDBY
I
SHDN
PD = 0, DACEN = 1, digital inputs at 0V or DV
DD
PD = 0, DACEN = 0, digital inputs at 0V or DV
DD
PD = 1, DACEN = X,digital inputs at 0V
or DV
DD
(X = don’t care)
PD = 0, DACEN = 1, digital inputs at 0V or DV
DD
2.7
4.2
1.0
0.5
2.7
1.7
3.3
4.0
3.3
5.0
1.5
1
V
mA
V
mA
mA
µA
V
REF
TCV
REF
I
REFOUT
1.12
1.2
50
10
0.5
8
1.28
V
ppm/°C
µA
mV/V
mA/mA
SYMBOL
I
FS
R
L
MAX5181 only
MAX5181 only
CONDITIONS
MIN
0.5
TYP
1
400
MAX
1.5
UNITS
mA
Ω
MAX5181/MAX5184
Note 1:
Excludes reference and reference resistor (MAX5184) tolerance.
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10-Bit, 40MHz, Current/Voltage-Output DACs
MAX5181/MAX5184
Typical Operating Characteristics
(AV
DD
= DV
DD
= 3V, V
AGND
= V
DGND
= 0V, I
FS
= 1mA, 400Ω differential output, C
L
= 5pF, T
A
= +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
INTEGRAL NONLINEARITY vs.
INPUT CODE
MAX5181/4toc01
DIFFERENTIAL NONLINEARITY vs.
INPUT CODE
MAX5181/4toc02
ANALOG SUPPLY CURRENT
vs. SUPPLY VOLTAGE
MAX5181/4toc03
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.2
DNL (LSB)
0.1
0
-0.1
-0.2
-0.3
3.0
ANALOG SUPPLY CURRENT (mA)
2.5
0.3
INL (LSB)
0.2
0.1
0
-0.1
-0.2
0
128 256 384 512 640 768 896 1024
INPUT CODE
2.0
MAX5184
1.5
MAX5181
1.0
0
128 256 384 512 640 768 896 1024
INPUT CODE
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
SUPPLY VOLTAGE (V)
ANALOG SUPPLY CURRENT vs.
TEMPERATURE
MAX5181/4toc04
DIGITAL SUPPLY CURRENT
vs. SUPPLY VOLTAGE
MAX5181/4toc05
DIGITAL SUPPLY CURRENT vs.
TEMPERATURE
MAX5181/4toc06
3.0
ANALOG SUPPLY CURRENT (mA)
8
DIGITAL SUPPLY CURRENT (mA)
4.00
DIGITAL SUPPLY CURRENT (mA)
2.5
7
MAX5184
6
MAX5181
5
4
3.75
MAX5184
3.50
MAX5181
3.25
2.0
MAX5184
1.5
MAX5181
1.0
-40
-15
10
35
60
85
TEMPERATURE (°C)
3
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
SUPPLY VOLTAGE (V)
3.00
-40
-15
10
35
60
85
TEMPERATURE (°C)
STANDBY CURRENT vs.
SUPPLY VOLTAGE
MAX5181/4toc07
STANDBY CURRENT vs.
TEMPERATURE
MAX5181/4toc08
SHUTDOWN CURRENT vs.
SUPPLY VOLTAGE
MAX5181/4toc09
610
600
0.14
STANDBY CURRENT (μA)
MAX5184
STANDBY CURRENT (μA)
600
580
MAX5181
570
SHUTDOWN CURRENT (μA)
590
MAX5184
0.12
0.10
MAX5181
0.08
590
MAX5181
580
560
0.06
MAX5184
570
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
SUPPLY VOLTAGE (V)
550
-40
-15
10
35
60
85
TEMPERATURE (°C)
0.04
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
SUPPLY VOLTAGE (V)
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10-Bit, 40MHz, Current/Voltage-Output DACs
Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)
(AV
DD
= DV
DD
= 3V, V
AGND
= V
DGND
= 0V, I
FS
= 1mA, 400Ω differential output, C
L
= 5pF, T
A
= +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
MAX5181/MAX5184
SHUTDOWN CURRENT vs.
TEMPERATURE
MAX5181/4toc10
INTERNAL REFERENCE VOLTAGE
vs. SUPPLY VOLTAGE
MAX5181/4toc11
INTERNAL REFERENCE VOLTAGE
vs. TEMPERATURE
MAX5181/4toc12
0.13
1.28
1.28
SHUTDOWN CURRENT (μA)
REFERENCE VOLTAGE (V)
REFERENCE VOLTAGE (V)
0.11
1.27
1.27
0.09
MAX5181
1.26
MAX5184
1.25
MAX5181
1.26
MAX5181
1.25
MAX5184
0.07
MAX5184
0.05
1.24
1.24
0.03
-40
-15
10
35
60
85
TEMPERATURE (°C)
1.23
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
SUPPLY VOLTAGE (V)
1.23
-40
-15
10
35
60
85
TEMPERATURE (°C)
OUTPUT CURRENT vs.
REFERENCE CURRENT
MAX5181/4toc13
DYNAMIC RESPONSE RISE TIME
MAX5181/4toc14
DYNAMIC RESPONSE FALL TIME
MAX5181/4toc15
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OUTPUT CURRENT (mA)
3
OUTP
150mV/
div
OUTP
150mV/
div
2
1
OUTN
150mV/
div
OUTN
150mV/
div
0
0
100
200
300
400
500
500ns/div
500ns/div
REFERENCE CURRENT (μA)
SETTLING TIME
MAX5181/4toc16
FFT PLOT
MAX5181/4toc17
SPURIOUS-FREE DYNAMIC RANGE
vs. CLOCK FREQUENCY
f
OUT
= 2.2MHz
f
CLK
= 40MHz
MAX5181/4toc18
0
-10
-20
-30
OUTN
100mV/
div
-40
-50
-60
-70
-80
OUTP
100mV/
div
-90
-100
-110
-120
0
2
4
6
8
100
90
80
SFDR (dBc)
70
60
50
40
(dBc)
12.5ns/div
10 12 14 16 18 20
10 15 20 25 30 35
40 45
50 55 60
OUTPUT FREQUENCY (MHz)
CLOCK FREQUENCY (MHz)
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