• DocumentCode
    3181153
  • Title

    C-2C ladder based D/A converters for two metal CMOS process

  • Author

    Singh, S.P. ; Hanson, J.V. ; Vlach, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada
  • fYear
    1989
  • fDate
    1-2 June 1989
  • Firstpage
    80
  • Lastpage
    82
  • Abstract
    Three 8-bit C-2C ladder based D/A converter circuits are presented that utilize interlayer capacitors available in a two-metal CMOS process and need no process modification. The capacitances, being of a similar order, are used to form individual capacitors in the C-2C ladder. This leads to a lower unit capacitor number requirement and a saving of silicon area.<>
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; analogue-digital conversion; ladder networks; 8 bit; C-2C ladder; D/A converter circuits; DAC; Si; capacitances; interlayer capacitors; two metal CMOS process; CMOS process; Capacitors; Circuits; Fabrication; Parasitic capacitance; Silicon; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Communications, Computers and Signal Processing, 1989. Conference Proceeding., IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Victoria, BC, Canada
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PACRIM.1989.48310
  • Filename
    48310