User guide
MAX5888
3.3V, 16-Bit, 500Msps High Dynamic
Performance DAC with Differential LVDS Inputs
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
(AV
DD
= DV
DD
= VCLK = 3.3V, AGND = DGND = CLKGND = 0, external reference, V
REFIO
= 1.25V, R
L
= 50Ω, I
OUT
= 20mA, T
A
=
T
MIN
to T
MAX
, unless otherwise noted. ≥+25°C guaranteed by production test, <+25°C guaranteed by design and characterization.
Typical values are at T
A
= +25°C.)
PARAMETER SYMBOL CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS
f
OUT
 = 10MHz, -12dB FS 82
f
CLK
 = 100MHz
f
OUT
 = 30MHz, -12dB FS 79
f
OUT
 = 10MHz, -12dB FS 73
f
OUT
 = 16MHz, -12dB FS,
T
A
 ≥ +25°C
69 77
f
OUT
 = 50MHz, -12dB FS 72
f
CLK
 = 200MHz
f
OUT
 = 80MHz, -12dB FS 66
f
OUT
 = 10MHz, -12dB FS 67
f
OUT
 = 30MHz, -12dB FS 65
f
OUT
 = 50MHz, -12dB FS 65
Spurious-Free Dynamic Range to
Nyquist
SFDR
f
CLK
 = 500MHz
f
OUT
 = 80MHz, -12dB FS 63
dBc
Spurious-Free Dynamic Range,
25MHz Bandwidth
SFDR f
CLK
 = 150MHz f
OUT
 = 20MHz, -12dB FS 82 dBc
f
CLK
 = 100MHz
f
OUT1
 = 9MHz, -6dB FS,
f
OUT2
 = 10MHz, -6dB FS
-85
2-Tone IMD TTIMD
f
CLK
 = 300MHz
f
OU T 1
 =  49M H z, - 12d B FS ,
f
OU T 2
 =  50M H z, - 12d B FS 
-83
dBc
4-Tone IMD, 1MHz Frequency
Spacing, GSM Model
FTIMD f
CLK
 = 300MHz f
OUT
 = 32MHz, -12dB FS -78 dBc
Adjacent Channel Leakage
Power Ratio, 4.1MHz Bandwidth,
WCDMA Model
ACLR
f
CLK
 =
184.32MHz
f
OUT
 = 61.44MHz 73 dB
Output Bandwidth BW
-1dB
(Note 2) 450 MHz
REFERENCE
Internal Reference Voltage Range V
REFIO
1.13 1.22 1.3 V
Reference Voltage Drift TCO
REF
±50 ppm/°C
Reference Input Compliance
Range
V
REFIOCR
0.125 1.250 V
Reference Input Resistance R
REFIO
10 kΩ
ANALOG OUTPUT TIMING
Output Fall Time t
FALL
90% to 10% (Note 3) 375 ps
Output Rise Time t
RISE
10% to 90% (Note 3) 375 ps
Output Voltage Settling Time t
SETTLE
Output settles to 0.025% FS (Note 3) 11 ns
Output Propagation Delay t
PD
(Note 3) 1.8 ns
Glitch Energy 1 pV-s
I
OUT
 = 2mA 30
Output Noise N
OUT
I
OUT
 = 20mA 30
pA/√Hz










