Features

• 8-Pin SO Package
• Buffered Voltage Output
• Built-In 2.048V Reference
• 500µV/LSB with 2.048V Full Scale
• 1/2 LSB Max DNL Error
• Guaranteed 12-Bit Monotonic
• Three-Wire Cascadable Serial Interface
• Wide Single Supply Range: VCC = 4.75V to 15.75V
• Low Power: ICC Typ = 350µA with 5V Supply

Typical Application

Applications

• Digital Offset/Gain Adjustment
• Industrial Process Control
• Automatic Test Equipment

Packaging

Datasheet

• LTC1257 - Complete Single Supply 12-Bit Voltage Output DAC in SO-8

Application Note

• AN62 - Data Acquisition Circuit Collection
• AN67 - Linear Technology Magazine Circuit Collection, Volume III

Design Note

• DN96 - 12-Bit Rail-to-Rail Micropower DACs in an SO-8

Reliability Data

• R266 Reliability Data

Product Selector Card

• DAC Selector Card
• PWM to DC in One Cycle
• Voltage Output DACs

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