A 16 bit+sign monotonic precise current DAC for sensor applications

Author

Horský, Pavel

Author_Institution

AMI Semicond. Czech, Brno, Czech Republic

Volume

3

fYear

2004

fDate

16-20 Feb. 2004

Firstpage

34

Abstract

A 16 bit+sign monotonic precise current DAC for sensor applications working in a harsh environment is described. It is working in a wide temperature range with high output voltage swing and low current consumption. The converter is based on current division and segmentation techniques to guarantee monotonicity. Two active cascading loops and one follower loop are used to improve the output impedance, the accuracy and the voltage compliance of the DAC. The resolution of the DAC is further increased by applying PWM to one fine LSB current. To achieve low power consumption unused coarse current sources are switched off. Several second order technological effects influencing final performance and circuits dealing with them are discussed.

Keywords

digital-analogue conversion; power consumption; pulse width modulation; 16 bit; 16 bit+sign monotonic precise current DAC; LSB current; PWM; cascading loops; current consumption; current division; follower loop; least significant bit current; output impedance; power consumption; pulse width modulation; segmentation technique; technological effects; voltage compliance; voltage swing; Ambient intelligence; Circuits; Energy consumption; Impedance; Low voltage; Pulse width modulation; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Temperature control; Temperature distribution; Temperature sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference and Exhibition, 2004. Proceedings

ISSN

1530-1591

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2085-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DATE.2004.1269195

Filename

1269195