JAJS398F January 2009 – April 2018 DAC7568 , DAC8168 , DAC8568
PRODUCTION DATA.
The DAC7568, DAC8168, and DAC8568 include a 2.5V internal reference that is disabled by default. The internal reference is externally available at the VREFIN/VREFOUT pin. A minimum 100nF capacitor is recommended between the reference output and GND for noise filtering.
The internal reference of the DAC7568, DAC8168, and DAC8568 is a bipolar, transistor-based, precision bandgap voltage reference. Figure 122 shows the basic bandgap topology. Transistors Q1 and Q2 are biased such that the current density of Q1 is greater than that of Q2. The difference of the two base-emitter voltages (VBE1 – VBE2) has a positive temperature coefficient and is forced across resistor R1. This voltage is gained up and added to the base-emitter voltage of Q2, which has a negative temperature coefficient. The resulting output voltage is virtually independent of temperature. The short-circuit current is limited by design to approximately 100mA.
Refer to Enable/Disable Internal Reference section for information on enabling and disabling the internal reference.