AD5424/AD5433/AD5445 Data Sheet
Rev. C | Page 24 of 28
PCB LAYOUT AND POWER SUPPLY DECOUPLING
In any circuit where accuracy is important, careful consideration of
the power supply and ground return layout helps to ensure the
rated performance. The printed circuit board on which the
AD5424/AD5433/AD5445 is mounted should be designed so
that the analog and digital sections are separated and confined
to certain areas of the board. If the DAC is in a system where
multiple devices require an AGND-to-DGND connection, the
connection should be made at one point only. The star ground
point should be established as close as possible to the device.
These DACs should have ample supply bypassing of 10 μF in
parallel with 0.1 μF on the supply, located as close to the package
as possible and ideally right up against the device. The 0.1 μF
capacitor should have low effective series resistance (ESR) and
effective series inductance (ESI), like the common ceramic types
that provide a low impedance path to ground at high frequencies,
to handle transient currents due to internal logic switching. Low
ESR 1 μF to 10 μF tantalum or electrolytic capacitors should also be
applied at the supplies to minimize transient disturbance and filter
out low frequency ripple.
Fast switching signals such as clocks should be shielded with
digital ground to avoid radiating noise to other parts of the
board and should never be run near the reference inputs.
Avoid crossover of digital and analog signals. Traces on opposite
sides of the board should run at right angles to each other. This
reduces the effects of feedthrough through the board. A micro-
strip technique is by far the best, but not always possible with a
double-sided board. In this technique, the component side of
the board is dedicated to the ground plane, while signal traces
are placed on the solder side.
It is good practice to employ compact, minimum lead length
PCB layout design. Leads to the input should be as short as
possible to minimize IR drops and stray inductance.
The PCB metal traces between VREF and RFB should also be
matched to minimize gain error. To maximize high frequency
performance, the I-to-V amplifier should be located as close to
the device as possible.
Table 12. Overview of AD54xx and AD55xx Devices
Part No. Resolution No. DACs INL(LSB) Interface Package Features
AD5424 8 1 ±0.25 Parallel RU-16, CP-20 10 MHz BW, 17 ns CS pulse width
AD5426 8 1 ±0.25 Serial RM-10 10 MHz BW, 50 MHz serial
AD5428 8 2 ±0.25 Parallel RU-20 10 MHz BW, 17 ns CS pulse width
AD5429 8 2 ±0.25 Serial RU-10 10 MHz BW, 50 MHz serial
AD5450 8 1 ±0.25 Serial RJ-8 10 MHz BW, 50 MHz serial
AD5432 10 1 ±0.5 Serial RM-10 10 MHz BW, 50 MHz serial
AD5433 10 1 ±0.5 Parallel RU-20, CP-20 10 MHz BW, 17 ns CS pulse width
AD5439 10 2 ±0.5 Serial RU-16 10 MHz BW, 50 MHz serial
AD5440 10 2 ±0.5 Parallel RU-24 10 MHz BW, 17 ns CS pulse width
AD5451 10 1 ±0.25 Serial RJ-8 10 MHz BW, 50 MHz serial
AD5443 12 1 ±1 Serial RM-10 10 MHz BW, 50 MHz serial
AD5444 12 1 ±0.5 Serial RM-8 50 MHz serial interface
AD5415 12 2 ±1 Serial RU-24 10 MHz BW, 50 MHz serial
AD5405 12 2 ±1 Parallel CP-40
10 MHz BW, 17 ns CS pulse width
AD5445 12 2 ±1 Parallel RU-20, CP-20
10 MHz BW, 17 ns CS pulse width
AD5447 12 2 ±1 Parallel RU-24 10 MHz BW, 17 ns CS pulse width
AD5449 12 2 ±1 Serial RU-16 10 MHz BW, 50 MHz serial
AD5452 12 1 ±0.5 Serial RJ-8, RM-8 10 MHz BW, 50 MHz serial
AD5446 14 1 ±1 Serial RM-8 10 MHz BW, 50 MHz serial
AD5453 14 1 ±2 Serial UJ-8, RM-8 10 MHz BW, 50 MHz serial
AD5553 14 1 ±1 Serial RM-8 4 MHz BW, 50 MHz serial clock
AD5556 14 1 ±1 Parallel RU-28
4 MHz BW, 20 ns WR pulse width
AD5555 14 2 ±1 Serial RM-8 4 MHz BW, 50 MHz serial clock
AD5557 14 2 ±1 Parallel RU-38
4 MHz BW, 20 ns WR pulse width
AD5543 16 1 ±2 Serial RM-8 4 MHz BW, 50 MHz serial clock
AD5546 16 1 ±2 Parallel RU-28
4 MHz BW, 20 ns WR pulse width
AD5545 16 2 ±2 Serial RU-16 4 MHz BW, 50 MHz serial clock
AD5547 16 2 ±2 Parallel RU-38
4 MHz BW, 20 ns WR pulse width