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The D/A Converter (Digital-to-Analog Converter) semiconductor IP serves as a crucial component in the translation of digital signals into analog formats, indispensable for numerous electronic devices. Within this category at Silicon Hub, you'll find a diverse range of D/A converter semiconductor IPs designed to offer high precision and reliability, essential for applications across consumer electronics, telecommunications, and automotive sectors.
D/A converters are pivotal in bridging the gap between digital systems and real-world analog outputs. These semiconductor IPs are implemented in a wide array of devices, from audio amplification systems to instrumentation equipment, where precise and efficient conversion is vital. With the proliferation of digital technologies, the demand for robust D/A conversion mechanisms has only increased, making these IP blocks a key focus for designers aiming to maintain signal integrity and performance across their products.
In consumer electronics, D/A converter semiconductor IPs facilitate features in devices like smartphones, televisions, and home audio systems, where digital signals need to be output as sound or video. Similarly, in telecommunications, these converters enable impeccable data transmission and reception capabilities by converting digital signals suitable for analog transmission over various media. In automotive applications, D/A converters are also used in digital dashboard displays and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), requiring high precision and low power consumption.
Silicon Hub's selection of D/A Converter Semiconductor IPs encompasses a variety of specifications to meet design requirements such as resolution, sampling rate, and power efficiency. This ensures that developers can tailor their choice of D/A converter IPs to the specific needs of their applications, whether they require ultra-low power converters or high-speed and high-resolution variants. By providing access to these innovative semiconductor solutions, Silicon Hub supports the creation of cutting-edge technologies that rely on seamless digital-to-analog conversion.
The DAC solutions provided transform digital signals back into analog form, ensuring high fidelity and accuracy in the conversion process. This is crucial for applications that demand pristine audio outputs or precise control signals. Noteworthy for their minimal power consumption and high resolution, these DACs are suitable for both consumer electronics and professional audio equipment. Their advanced architecture ensures superior performance, enabling end-users to leverage the full potential of digital-to-analog conversion. Engineered for seamless integration into larger systems, they support various output ranges and resolutions to meet specific application demands. With a strong emphasis on maintaining signal integrity, these DACs provide consistent and reliable performance, making them a preferred choice for numerous technological solutions.
The agileDAC is a digital-to-analog converter that uses a traditional capacitive DAC architecture. The agileDAC uses its own internal reference voltage. The architecture can achieve up to 10-bit resolution at sample rates up to 16 MSPS. Agile Analog designs are based on tried and tested architectures to ensure reliability and functionality. Our automated design methodology is programmatic, systematic and repeatable leading to analog IP that is more verifiable, more robust and more reliable. Our methodology also allows us to quickly re-target our IP to different process options. Our highly configurable and multi-node analog IP products are developed to meet the customer’s exact requirements. These digitally-wrapped and verified solutions can be seamlessly integrated into any SoC, significantly reducing complexity, time and costs.
The REFS, a robust band-gap and PTAT current reference, is designed to bolster RF, analog, and mixed-signal integrated circuits with significant stability even across varied operational conditions. This component outputs currents and voltages that remain consistent against temperature fluctuations, making it indispensable in high-precision electronic environments. It features multiple outputs referenced to both internal and external resistors, all of which are programmable within a flexibility range of ±30% to support custom calibration needs.
The C100 is a highly integrated SoC designed for IoT applications, boasting efficient control and connectivity features. It is powered by an enhanced 32-bit RISC-V CPU running at up to 1.5GHz, making it capable of tackling demanding processing tasks while maintaining low power consumption. The inclusion of embedded RAM and ROM further enriches its computational prowess and operational efficiency. Equipped with integrated Wi-Fi, the C100 facilitates seamless wireless communication, making it ideal for varied IoT applications. It supports multiple types of transmission interfaces and features key components such as an ADC and LDO, enhancing its versatility. The C100 also offers built-in temperature sensors, providing higher integration levels for simplified product designs across security systems, smart homes, toys, healthcare, and more. Aiming to offer a compact form factor without compromising on performance, the C100 is engineered to help developers rapidly prototype and bring to market devices that are safe, stable, and efficient. Whether for audio, video, or edge computing tasks, this single-chip solution embodies the essence of Chipchain's commitment to pioneering in the IoT domain.
ISPido represents a fully configurable RTL Image Signal Processing Pipeline, adhering to the AMBA AXI4 standards and tailored through the AXI4-LITE protocol for seamless integration with systems such as RISC-V. This advanced pipeline supports a variety of image processing functions like defective pixel correction, color filter interpolation using the Malvar-Cutler algorithm, and auto-white balance, among others. Designed to handle resolutions up to 7680x7680, ISPido provides compatibility for both 4K and 8K video systems, with support for 8, 10, or 12-bit depth inputs. Each module within this pipeline can be fine-tuned to fit specific requirements, making it a versatile choice for adapting to various imaging needs. The architecture's compatibility with flexible standards ensures robust performance and adaptability in diverse applications, from consumer electronics to professional-grade imaging solutions. Through its compact design, ISPido optimizes area and energy efficiency, providing high-quality image processing while keeping hardware demands low. This makes it suitable for battery-operated devices where power efficiency is crucial, without sacrificing the processing power needed for high-resolution outputs.
EnSilica’s eSi-Analog suite offers a broad array of Analog IP solutions essential for integrating analog functions into custom ASIC and SoC devices. Proven across various process nodes, these solutions are renowned for their performance, power efficiency, and adaptability to customer specifications, thereby expediting time-to-market and lowering costs. With an extensive range of easy-to-integrate IPs, eSi-Analog encompasses high-performance blocks like oscillators, SMPSs, PLLs, LDOs, and more, each optimized for low power consumption and high resolution. The flexibility of this IP suite allows for adaptation to various application needs, supporting industries as diverse as automotive and healthcare with critical analog capabilities. Specialized in enabling SoC platforms with robust analog interfaces, this IP package features components like temperature sensors and ultra-low power radios. The solutions in eSi-Analog are designed to integrate seamlessly across major foundry technologies, offering a competitive edge for customers seeking to enhance system performance with reliable analog solutions.
Functioning as a comprehensive cross-correlator, the XCM_64X64 facilitates efficient and precise signal processing required in synthetic radar receivers and advanced spectrometers. Designed on IBM's 45nm SOI CMOS technology, it supports ultra-low power operation at about 1.5W for the entire array, with a sampling performance of 1GSps across a bandwidth of 10MHz to 500MHz. The ASIC is engineered to manage high-throughput data channels, a vital component for high-energy physics and space observation instruments.
The XCM_64X64_A is a powerful array designed for cross-correlation operations, integrating 128 ADCs each capable of 1GSps. Targeted at high-precision synthetic radar and radiometer systems, this ASIC delivers ultra-low power consumption around 0.5W, ensuring efficient performance over a wide bandwidth range from 10MHz to 500MHz. Built on IBM's 45nm SOI CMOS technology, it forms a critical component in systems requiring rapid data sampling and intricate signal processing, all executed with high accuracy, making it ideal for airborne and space-based applications.
The 16-bit Sigma-Delta ADC from Leo LSI is built on the advanced 55nm 2P7M SMIC CMOS technology, making it suitable for precision audio applications. It features a programmable gain of up to 50 dB, allowing fine-tuning for varied input densities. Supporting a conversion rate of 16KSPS, this ADC is optimized for mono audio inputs with fully differential configurations and boasts a power-efficient design ideal for mobile devices.
The CC-205 Wideband CMOS Rectifier stands out for its wide frequency rectification range, effectively working from 6 MHz to 5.8 GHz. This rectifier is capable of handling input power signals from -18 dBm up to +33 dBm, whilst maintaining impressive conversion efficiency between 40% to 90%. Without the need for a matching network, it directly interfaces with antennas, facilitating efficient power transfer. Its design includes a low S11 return loss of -40 dB, ensuring optimal power reception and usability in applications requiring broad frequency operation.
CoreVCO offers a highly customizable voltage-controlled oscillator crucial for generating precise frequencies in communication systems. With its robust design, CoreVCO ensures minimal phase noise and offers exceptional tuning capabilities, making it an indispensable component in RF and mixed-signal applications. It is tailored to support a broad frequency range, aligning with the diverse requirements of modern technological applications. The product is designed to operate efficiently across various environments, providing reliable performance in both consumer electronics and industrial settings. Its adaptability enables easy integration into complex systems, where precise frequency modulation is required. CoreVCO’s optimized power efficiency and compact form factor make it ideal for portable and space-constrained devices, demanding a balance between performance and size. By ensuring stable operation across various temperatures and conditions, CoreVCO supports mission-critical applications where consistent performance is non-negotiable. Its wideband characteristics and high linearity distinguish it as a leading choice for engineers looking to enhance signal processing capabilities in their designs.
Enosemi's analog and mixed-signal devices are designed to handle both low and high-speed electrical signals, making them integral to the implementation and operation of advanced photonic circuits. These devices play a crucial role in ensuring signal integrity and seamless integration between various components within a circuit, facilitating high-fidelity data processing and transmission. The product range includes various amplifiers, filters, and converters, each meticulously crafted to enhance performance while minimizing power consumption and signal distortion. By leveraging these devices, engineers can achieve precise control over electrical signals, enabling the efficient operation of complex photonic systems. These devices are particularly well-suited for high-performance applications where accuracy and speed are paramount. By providing reliable and versatile solutions, Enosemi ensures that its products meet the highest standards required for next-generation photonic applications, aiding clients in achieving superior performance and reliability in their designs.
The JDA1 is a versatile DAC core cell, designed for high-fidelity audio processing. It integrates a delta-sigma DAC with a PLL, eliminating the need for external clock generation by deriving all necessary sampling clocks from a 27MHz input. The JDA1 processes digital PCM inputs from 16 to 24 bits wide, supporting various standard and custom audio sample rates, including 96kHz. Its efficient silicon use requires just 0.3 to 0.4 sqmm, adapting seamlessly to scaling digital IC technologies.
The VR-3V3-1V2-1-55-U is a specialized voltage regulator designed to efficiently downscale a 3.3V input to a 1.2V output, with impressive power conservation features marked by a minimal quiescent current of only 1.8μA. This regulator exemplifies a balance between performance and energy efficiency, making it ideal for applications with stringent power requirements. Prominent in its design is its capacity to sustain operations with minimal power wastage, a trait crucial in devices where power efficiency directly correlates to battery life. Its ability to regulate voltage with precision makes it essential in maintaining system stability and performance, especially in environments where reliability is paramount. This voltage regulator accommodates varied electronic setups by providing a consistent power supply that adheres to strict voltage mandates. Its deployment facilitates the optimization of power distribution across circuits, ultimately aiding in extending device longevity and operational efficiency.
Monolithic Microsystems from Imec serve as a platform for integrating mechanical, optical, and electronic components on a single chip. This technology is pivotal in developing compact systems that require high precision and reliability, particularly in industries like telecommunications and medical devices. By leveraging advanced manufacturing processes, these microsystems support complex functionalities in a reduced footprint, facilitating innovations in sensor technologies and micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS). The integration capabilities of Monolithic Microsystems allow for enhanced performance and efficiency, making them ideal for emerging applications where space and power constraints are critical factors.
Advanced Silicon's High-Voltage ICs are specialized for driving TFT technology, well suited for turning on/off thin film switching devices. These ICs include digital-to-analog converters (DACs) capable of managing high output grey scales and voltage levels, critical for various display technologies and MEMS devices. Whether it's amorphous silicon, poly-silicon, or IGZO, these HV ICs are versatile for several thin film materials. Their robustness makes them ideal for applications requiring high-pin count, such as elaborate digital flat panel X-ray detectors where radiation hardness is crucial. By delivering up to 512 output channels in COF packaging, our line drivers simplify complex system requirements. For more precision, our digital-to-analog source drivers provide fine voltage control, essential for large pixel capacitive loads in flat panel display setups, featuring DAC resolutions of up to 1024 levels. In essence, these HV ICs are indispensable for modern display technologies, ranging from LCDs to advanced OLEDs and microLED displays. Their capability to manage precise voltage applications across diverse TFT setups ensures their value in today's high-tech landscape.
The programmable Very-low-Noise and High-Gain DC-Voltage Amplifier is focused on delivering enhanced signal amplification with minimal noise interference. Designed for applications necessitating precision voltage amplification, such as in audio equipment or sensitive instrumentation, this amplifier helps maintain signal clarity and integrity.
Sunplus's Audio DAC is engineered to convert digital audio signals back into analog form, delivering immersive sound from digital sources. This component ensures precise audio reproduction, which is crucial for providing high-quality sound in home and portable audio systems. The DAC is characterized by its ability to handle various audio formats, converting digital audio with accuracy and minimizing distortion. This ensures that audio output is clear and detailed, enhancing user experience across devices ranging from smartphones to home theater systems. Through innovative technology, the Audio DAC incorporates features that reduce noise and interference, maintaining signal integrity even in challenging environments. Its flexibility allows it to be integrated easily into consumer electronics, offering manufacturers a reliable and cost-efficient solution for high-quality sound reproduction.
The mixed-signal front-end IP from GUC is crafted to handle analog signal processing tasks efficiently. Tailored for applications in AI, HPC, and major networking functions, this IP ensures seamless integration with digital components. By utilizing GUC's proprietary design techniques, it offers enhanced precision and reduced noise, making it a vital component of modern integrated circuit systems.
The Video DAC from Sunplus specializes in converting digital video signals to analog, enabling display outputs for various visual media applications. This component is pivotal for video devices requiring high-resolution outputs, ensuring that converted images maintain clarity and depth. Designed with adaptability, the Video DAC supports different video standards and resolutions, allowing seamless integration into numerous video processing systems. It caters to the demands of both professional video production and consumer electronics, aiding in the delivery of vivid, lifelike color rendition. Leveraging advanced signal processing techniques, it mitigates issues related to signal degradation, ensuring that video outputs remain pristine. Its low power consumption and high accuracy make it suitable for a range of applications, from portable devices to home and professional video equipment, offering a comprehensive solution for complex visual data needs.
Nexperia's SiC Schottky Diode is engineered for high-efficiency power conversion and rectification tasks. It leverages silicon carbide material to achieve lower forward voltage drop and reduced power losses, making it a preferred choice for power converters and inverters. This diode's capability to operate at higher junction temperatures enhances its reliability in demanding industrial and automotive applications. One of the defining characteristics of the SiC Schottky Diode is its enhanced switching speed, which minimizes power loss and improves overall efficiency. This attribute not only aids in energy savings but also supports the compact design of modern electronic systems by enabling smaller passive components. Suited for applications like power factor correction (PFC) and photovoltaic inverters, this diode plays a crucial role in enhancing the performance of electronic systems where efficiency and thermal management are paramount. Its robust design ensures long-term operational stability, even under fluctuating environmental conditions.
The SMS Fully Integrated Gigabit Ethernet & Fibre Channel Transceiver Core is an advanced solution designed for high-speed data transmission applications. This core incorporates all necessary high-speed serial link blocks, such as high-speed drivers and PLL architectures, which enable precise clock recovery and signal synchronization.\n\nThe transceiver core is compliant with IEEE 802.3z for Gigabit Ethernet and is also compatible with Fibre Channel standards, ensuring robust performance across a variety of network settings. It features an inherently full-duplex operation, providing simultaneous bidirectional data paths through its 10-bit controller interface. This enhances communication efficiency and overall data throughput.\n\nParticularly suited for networks requiring low jitter and high-speed operation, this transceiver includes proprietary technology for superior jitter performance and noise immunity. Its implementation in low-cost, low-power CMOS further provides a cost-effective and energy-efficient solution for high-speed networking requirements.
Omni Design's Digital to Analog Converter IP solutions are characterized by high-speed, low-power operations tailored for applications in 5G, AI data centers, and automotive networking systems. The Swift™ DACs offer resolutions from 6 to 16 bits with update rates surpassing 100 Gsps, integrating a proprietary architecture aimed at minimizing distortions while ensuring superior spectral performance. These DACs utilize Omni Design's innovative current steering techniques to support differential output up to 20mA, accentuating their utility in high-component density environments and enabling systems to maintain precise signal control over extensive bandwidths. Built-in calibration is seamlessly executed to adjust static and dynamic conditions, enhancing operational accuracy throughout varied applications. With optional digital up converters (DUC) to widen system adaptability, these DACs are deployable as singular IP components or comprehensive systems featuring integrated AFEs. Available in process nodes from 28nm to advanced FinFET technologies, Omni Design's DACs present unmatched compatibility and integration possibilities within high-end technology spheres.
Omni Design's Swift™ Low Power Data Converter IP family offers a comprehensive suite of high-speed, ultra-low power analog to digital converters (ADCs). Leveraging advanced FinFET process nodes and an extensive reach across advanced applications, these converters excel in high-frequency domains such as 5G wireless communications, automotive ethernet, and advanced imaging systems. The Swift™ ADC line allows seamless integration of multi-channel ADC solutions with integrated calibration, ensuring energy-efficient performance and endurance across diverse operating conditions. Designed for cutting-edge direct-IF conversion in RF systems and high-resolution imaging, Omni Design's ADC solutions achieve unparalleled state-of-the-art figures of merit for conversion efficiency. Small in footprint and rich in features, these data converters are engineered to excel in high-performance markets. Available as individual IP blocks or arrayed solutions inclusive of AFEs and digital logic, Omni Design seamlessly harmonizes communication systems—mitigating frequency components and delivering greater capacity while maintaining spectral fidelity. In addition to technical innovations, the Swift™ data converters incorporate Omni Design's bandgap reference and voltage regulation technologies, enabling greater system integration. Configurable as I/Q conversions, these solutions present unmatched capability in performing under dynamic applications, indicating a vital component for future technologies.
The CT22403 is a 14-bit, 10MSps Calibration Successive Approximation Register (Cal-SAR) ADC, offering high-precision and fast conversion rates for demanding applications. Integrated with calibration features, this ADC is designed for use in systems where accuracy and speed are paramount. The robust architecture of the CT22403 ensures it can handle intricate analog-to-digital conversion tasks efficiently, making it suitable for a range of industrial and consumer electronics applications.
The ABX Platform from Racyics showcases state-of-the-art Adaptive Body Biasing (ABB) technology, primarily designed for use in GlobalFoundries' 22FDX® technology. This innovative platform facilitates reliable operation at ultra-low voltages down to 0.4V, accommodating variations in process, supply voltage, and temperature. For automotive applications, this platform promises a significant reduction in leakage power, up to 76% at critical automotive-grade conditions. The platform also enables a performance boost of up to 10.3 times under ultra-low voltage operation, highlighting its efficiency in high-performance applications. Key components of the ABX Platform include ABB generators, standard cells, and SRAM IPs, all optimized for ABB-aware implementation to enhance power, performance, and area metrics. These features ensure a guaranteed performance backed by silicon-proven solutions, offering a streamlined path from design to tape-out. Additionally, the ABX Platform includes a comprehensive suite of tools and libraries, such as single and dual rail SRAM, PLL clock generators, and ultra-low power clock generation IPs. Designed for both consumer and automotive markets, Racyics' ABX Platform supports ISO26262 safety standards, making it ideal for applications that demand robust safety and performance credentials.
The Sigma-Delta Modulator is a high-performance converter ideal for applications requiring precise digital signal processing. Known for its ability to convert high-resolution analog inputs into digital outputs, it is a preferred choice in audio processing, instrumentation, and communication systems. With its advanced error minimization and noise shaping features, this modulator ensures superior dynamic range and accuracy. It is particularly beneficial in environments where signal fidelity is paramount, making it an excellent choice for precision audio and data acquisition applications.
StarIC's STAR4000 charge pump showcases an elegant solution for regulating voltage in compact electronic applications. It integrates a frequency-regulated voltage doubler followed by a tripler, utilizing a regulation loop to allow fully programmable output voltage levels. This design is particularly geared for applications that require precise control of power supply outputs with minimal inefficiency. The charge pump's innovative approach to voltage regulation maximizes conversion efficiency while ensuring reliable performance across a range of load conditions, ideal for power-sensitive applications. Utilization of this IP ensures flexibility in design, compelling for businesses aiming to streamline power management while achieving high energy efficiency. It is adaptable to various use cases, offering a versatile and reliable option for advanced electronic systems needing compact voltage regulation mechanisms.
Analog Bits excels in providing data conversion solutions with a focus on converting signals efficiently and accurately across different domains. This family of products includes high-precision A/D converters and D/A converters, tailored for seamless integration into complex systems. By delivering superior conversion accuracy and speed, they facilitate the interfacing between analog inputs and digital processing units, ensuring that devices operate with optimized functionality. Their data conversion technologies are crafted to meet the evolving needs of today's stringent electronics architecture requirements.
SoC integrators wishing to address portable audio applications like MP3 players, PMP or Application Processors for mobile communication, should demonstrate the best sound quality, while starring the longest playback capability. shDAC95-Helium, the ultra low power audio converter, is thus the best ally of SoC integrators targeting such high volume markets. Its amazingly small area ensures a cost-effective SoC integration both in mature and very advanced pure logic processes. This audio converter proves it feasible to combine Class-AB amplifiers, known for offering the lowest Bill-of-Material, with ultra-low dynamic power.
The sDAC-uLP-SW3-LR.01 is a mixed (analog and digital) Virtual Component containing a stereo DAC, and additional functions offering an ideal digital to analog converter for low dynamic power, low Bill-of-Material and high quality audio applications. It can also combine ultra-low latency capability for ANC applications to demonstrate the best sound quality, while starring the longest playback capability.
The sDAC-uLP-SW3-LR.01 is a mixed (analog and digital) Virtual Component containing a stereo DAC, and additional functions offering an ideal digital to analog converter for low dynamic power, low Bill-of-Material and high quality audio applications. It can also combine ultra low latency capability for ANC applications to demonstrate the best sound quality, while starring the longest playback capability.
loDAC-95 LO is a set of Virtual Components comprised of a fully digital core with Δ∑-PWM to provide a stereo digital-to-analog conversion, configurable-on-order for lowest silicon cost and smoothest SoC integration. loDAC-95 LO.pl provides the best resilience to SoC and system disturbances to guarantee the success of the integration and the best audio quality.
The virtual component sDACa-MT1.01 is a PWM sound shaper which provides a stereo digital-to-analog conversion, coupled with its application schematic.This product benefits from two outputs for analog and digital input amplifiers.
The mDAC115-CDA1-D.01 is a mixed (analog and digital) Class-D Audio DAC dedicated to head-phone market featuring high efficiency performance.
The virtual component sDACa-MT1.03 is a PWM sound shaper which provides a stereo digital-to-analog conversion, coupled with its application schematic.This product benefits from two outputs for analog and digital input amplifiers.
The virtual component sDACa-MT1.05 is a fully digital PWM sound shaper which provides a stereo digital-to-analog conversion, coupled with its application schematic.This product benefits from two outputs for analog and digital input amplifiers.
Kapik has developed a 5GS/s Sample Rate Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) specifically designed for WiGig applications, operating within the 60 GHz frequency spectrum. This DAC supports advanced data transmission capabilities, facilitating speeds up to 7 Gbps, ideal for high-throughput wireless communication standards like WiGig. Kapik's DAC provides precise signal conversion critical for maintaining data integrity and high-speed connectivity in wireless networks, proving essential for future-ready communication systems.
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