• DocumentCode
    1206119
  • Title

    A Current-Comparator-Based 20-Bit Digital-to-Analog Converter

  • Author

    So, Eddy

  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1985
  • fDate
    6/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    278
  • Lastpage
    282
  • Abstract
    A current-comparator technique for obtaining a 20-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC) is described. A self-balancing dc comparator is used to establish currents proportional to a reference quantity. The code weight of each input bit is established through turns on a magnetic core rather than by a resistor ladder network. The converter has a full-scale voltage output of 10 V, a linearity error of less than 1 ppm of full scale, and a settling time of approximately 6 ms.
  • Keywords
    Analog-digital conversion; Circuits; Councils; Detectors; Digital-analog conversion; Magnetic cores; Magnetic materials; Open loop systems; Resistors; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9456
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIM.1985.4315324
  • Filename
    4315324