14-bit DAC breaks 1000 MSPS speed barrier; clocks at 1.2 GSPS

Analog Devices Inc. launched a 14-bit DAC to clock at a sample rate of 1.2 GSPS (giga-samples-per-second). It is claimed that this converter sets a new data-rate benchmark, breaking the 1000 MSPS speed barrier, while still providing excellent dynamic performance. As signal processing requirements increase in speed and complexity, the AD9736 represents a leap in speed and performance. The fast data rates are made possible by the integration of LVDS digital interface technology with Analog Devices' high-speed data converters.

"Twenty percent faster than any comparable DAC in the marketplace today, the AD9736 is the best option for designers of high-end products needing a low-power, high-performance converter," says David Robertson, product line director for high-speed converters, Analog Devices. The AD9736 has good spurious free dynamic range, intermodulation distortion and noise spectral density performance over the entire Nyquist zone.

The AD9736 operates from 1.8 and 3.3V supplies, consuming 380mW at 1.2 GSPS with the interpolation filter bypassed, and 550mW with the interpolation filter enabled. Production quantities will be available at the end of 2004.

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