A CURRENT MODE DA CONVERTER,

Abstract

The design of a digital to analog converter using a current driven ladder instead of the more conventional voltage driven technique is described. The constant current source is a standard Darlington configuration which is easily temperature compensated. The converter specifications include a maximum worst case absolute error of less than .01%, long term stability better than .008%, 0 offset voltage, and a setting time of less than 1.8 microsec. No trimming components are used. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0619778

Entities

People

  • Jack Stifle

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Converters
  • Specifications

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Electronics Engineering