Vendor: Continium Technologies Category: DAC

20b-linear 100MS/s DAC on X-FAB 180nm SOI

20b-linear 100MS/s DAC on X-FAB 180nm SOI

20 Bit X-FAB 180nm XT018 Available on request View all specifications

Key features

  • Implementation technology: X-FAB 180nm SOI (XT018) 5+1 Metal, Double-MiM Cap for high linearity and low temp. coeff.
  • Architecture: digital oversampling Sigma-Delta Modulator with 38 current-steering cells and 2stage analog RC reconstruction filtering with two fully differential Voltage Amplifiers
  • Power Supply: 1.8Vdd analog & digital core, 5Vdd analog power output
  • 20bit 10MS/s digital input interpolated (10x, 20x) to 100MS/s as oversampling Sigma-Delta Modulator input
  • 3 different digital scrambler/randomizer implemented: Dynamic Element Matching (DEM), Data Weighted Averaging (DWA)
  • fully differential 2-stage analog signal path with out-of-band noise filtering (> 1,25MHz)

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Silicon Options

Foundry Node Process Maturity
X-FAB 180nm XT018 Available on request

Specifications

Identity

Part Number
20b-linear 100MS/s DAC
Vendor
Continium Technologies
Type
Silicon IP

Analog

Resolution bits
20 Bit

Provider

Continium Technologies
HQ: GERMANY
Continium Technologies is a fabless semiconductor company, which is offering electronic design services for different kind of Integrated Circuit (IC) products (ASIC application specific integrated circuits, ASSP application specific standard products). Continium’s engineering team posses overall 150 men years of electronic circuit experience with world leading expertise in data converters (ADC analog-to-digital converters / DAC digital-to-analog converters), especially of broad band CTSD ADC (continuous-time Sigma-Delta converters). Members of Continium’s team participated in the design of the ever first commercially available CTSD converter, the ADC12EU050, as well as some smartphone products XMM71. Having long-time experience in Silicon proven CTSD ADC products gives us a very strong competitive advantage and reduces the development risk significantly. Continium’s world-class innovative chip-design differentiates us from giant companies whose strategy, to scale their existing IC products down (e.g 14nm – 7nm FinFET), makes it difficult for them to create innovation in this field and thus significantly reduce power consumption. Our team members, who have been cooperating for years, demonstrate market proven experience which is about to be used for another world-leading high-performance IC solution.

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What is 20b-linear 100MS/s DAC on X-FAB 180nm SOI?

20b-linear 100MS/s DAC on X-FAB 180nm SOI is a DAC IP core from Continium Technologies listed on Semi IP Hub. It is listed with support for x-fab Available on request.

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