dac die, very nice

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wepwawet



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 3:30 pm    Post subject: dac die, very nice Reply with quote

it was already in the junkbox when the lid broke and showed what's underneath:-)

as the lid was a full size i didn't realize it was a lid.
I thought the chip to be a d-package...

so now it goes into my curiosity-cabinet (if this german idiom works in english:-/
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Chiefish



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 3:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That looks pretty cool, i wonder what the tiny core on the right middle does?
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 5:41 pm    Post subject: Re: dac die, very nice Reply with quote

wepwawet wrote:

(if this german idiom works in english:-/

I don't know but it works in french Wink

I'm surprised by this core, it looks pretty nice.

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JAC



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 5:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Awesome!
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Chiefish wrote:
i wonder what the tiny core on the right middle does?


It's the feedback resistor that determines output voltage versus DAC current. It's kept thermally isolated to prevent errors due to temperature gradients within the DAC itself (the larger die).

- CMW
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Indeed, it's the feedback resistor, between pins 17 and 21:
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