GENERAL INFORMATION
The DAC8143 is a 12-bit serial-input daisy-chain CMOS D/A converter that features serial data input and buffered serial data output. It was designed for multiple serial DAC systems, where serially daisy-chaining one DAC after another is greatly simplified.
   
FEATURES
    Fast, Flexible, Microprocessor Interfacing in Serially
        Controlled Systems
    Buffered Digital Output Pin for Daisy-Chaining
        Multiple DACs
    Minimizes Address-Decoding in Multiple DAC
        Systems—Three-Wire Interface for Any Number of DACs
            One Data Line
            One CLK Line
            One Load Line
    Improved Resistance to ESD
    –40°C to +85°C for the Extended Industrial Temperature
        Range
   
APPLICATIONS
    Multiple-Channel Data Acquisition Systems
    Process Control and Industrial Automation
    Test Equipment
    Remote Microprocessor-Controlled Systems