New Industry Products

LTC Intros LTC2602/LTC2604 Digital Converters

April 06, 2004 by Jeff Shepard

Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced its LTC2602 dual and LTC2604 quad, 16-bit VOUT digital-to-analog converters (DACs). Also available in 12-bit and 14-bit versions, the DACs guarantee monotonic performance over temperature with differential non-linearity of ±1 LSBMAX, which is critical in control-loop applications.

The LTC2604 consumes only 250 µA per DAC and drops to 0.25 µA per DAC in power-down mode. The LTC2602 family is available in an eight-pin MSOP package. The DACs deliver rail-to-rail voltage outputs over a wide 2.5 V to 5.5 V supply range. High resolution, small size and low power make the dual and quad DACs suitable for digital calibration, portable instrumentation and industrial process control applications.

The DAC family is available in an MSOP-8 package and the quad DACs are available in a SSOP-16 package. All are screened for commercial and industrial temperature ranges. Pricing starts at $4.75 each for the LTC2602 and $9.50 each for the LTC2604, both in 1,000-piece quantities.