TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE LINEARITY OF R-2R LADDER DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTERS (DACs)

    公开(公告)号:US20200252073A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-06

    申请号:US16854077

    申请日:2020-04-21

    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) core including a plurality of thermometric arms and an R-2R ladder, the DAC core to convert a DAC code to an analog signal. The integrated circuit includes additional components as well. A differential non-linearity (DNL) calibration circuit outputs DNL coefficients based on the DAC code. A memory stores a value indicative of a product of a resistor temperature coefficient (TC) and a resistor self-heating coefficient (SHC). A current DAC (IDAC) couples to the R-2R ladder. A self-heating calibration circuit generates a self-heating trim code based on the value from the memory. An adder adds a value indicative of the DNL coefficients with the self-heating trim code to generate an IDAC trim code and provides the IDAC trim code to the IDAC to trim the R-2R ladder.

    TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE LINEARITY OF R-2R LADDER DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTERS (DACs)

    公开(公告)号:US20200162090A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-21

    申请号:US16197132

    申请日:2018-11-20

    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) core including a plurality of thermometric arms and an R-2R ladder, the DAC core to convert a DAC code to an analog signal. The integrated circuit includes additional components as well. A differential non-linearity (DNL) calibration circuit outputs DNL coefficients based on the DAC code. A memory stores a value indicative of a product of a resistor temperature coefficient (TC) and a resistor self-heating coefficient (SHC). A current DAC (IDAC) couples to the R-2R ladder. A self-heating calibration circuit generates a self-heating trim code based on the value from the memory. An adder adds a value indicative of the DNL coefficients with the self-heating trim code to generate an IDAC trim code and provides the IDAC trim code to the IDAC to trim the R-2R ladder.

    DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER POWER-UP CONTROL

    公开(公告)号:US20200333814A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-22

    申请号:US16386637

    申请日:2019-04-17

    Abstract: A digital-to-analog converter includes a resistor ladder, a first switch and a protection circuit. The first switch includes a first terminal and a second terminal that are respectively coupled to a rung of the resistor ladder and a reference voltage node. The protection circuit is coupled to the reference voltage node and to a reference voltage input terminal. The protection circuit includes a second switch, a third switch, and a fourth switch. First and second terminals of the second switch are respectively coupled to the reference voltage node and the reference voltage input terminal. First and second terminals of the third switch are respectively coupled to the reference voltage node and a reference voltage feedback terminal. The first and second terminals of the fourth switch are respectively coupled to the reference voltage input terminal and the reference voltage feedback terminal.

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