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MP7523/XRD7523
15 V CMOS
Multiplying 8-Bit
Digital-to-Analog Converter
FEATURES
• Full Four-Quadrant Multiplying
• Low Feedthrough: 1/2 LSB @ 200 kHz
• Fast Settling: 100 ns (typ.)
• Low Power Dissipation
• Low Cost
• 5 V/15 V Operation
• Buffered Version: MP7524/XRD7524
APPLICATIONS
January 1996-2
• Battery Operated Equipment
• Low Power, Ratiometric A/D Converters
• Digitally Controlled Gain Circuits
• Digitally Controlled Attenuators
• CRT Character Generation
• Low Noise Audio Gain Control
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The MP7523/XRD7523 is a low cost multiplying Digital-to-
Analog Converter. The device uses an advanced thin-film-on-
CMOS technology to provide 8-bit resolution with accuracy to
10-bits and very low power dissipation.
The MP7523/XRD7523’s excellent multiplying characteris-
tics and low cost allow it to be used in a wide ranging field of ap-
plications such as: low noise audio gain control, CRT character
generation, motor speed control, digitally controlled attenuators,
etc.
SIMPLIFIED BLOCK DIAGRAM
VDD
2R
2R
2R
VREF
RFB
4R
4R
4R
4R
4R
4R 4R
R
2 to 3 Decoder
Switch Drivers & Switches
R = 10k
BIT 1
MSB
BIT 8
LSB
3 Segment D/A Converter with Termination to DGND
Logical “1” at Digital Input Steers Current to IOUT1
IOUT1
IOUT2
Rev. 3.00
E1996
EXAR Corporation, 48720 Kato Road, Fremont, CA 94538 z (510) 668-7000 z (510) 668-7010