1 Features

• AEC-Q100 qualified for automotive applications:

– Temperature grade 1: –40°C to +125°C, TA

• 1 LSB INL and DNL (10-bit and 8-bit)

• Wide operating range

– Power supply: 1.8 V to 5.5 V

• General-purpose input (GPI) based function trigger

• PMBus™ compatible I2C interface

– Standard, fast, and fast mode plus

– Four target address options configured using

the broadcast address

– 1.62-V VIH with VDD = 5.5 V

• User-programmable nonvolatile memory (NVM/

EEPROM)

– Save and recall all register settings

• Programmable waveform generation: Square,

triangular, and sawtooth

• Pulse-width modulation (PWM) output using

triangular waveform and FB pin

• Digital slew rate control

• Internal reference

• Very low power: 0.2 mA at 1.8 V

• Flexible start-up: High impedance or 10K-GND

• Tiny package: 8-pin WSON (2 mm × 2 mm)

2 Applications

• Rear light

• Headlight

• Interior light

3 Description

The automotive-grade 10-bit DAC53701-Q1 and 8-bit

DAC43701-Q1 (DACx3701-Q1) are a pin-compatible

family of buffered voltage-output smart digital-toanalog

converters (DACs). These devices consume

very low power, and are available in a tiny 8-pin

WSON package. The feature set combined with the

tiny package and low power make the DACx3701-

Q1 an excellent choice for applications such as

automotive tail plus brake light, license plate light

fade-in fade-out, and PWM expansion for interior light.

These devices have nonvolatile memory (NVM), an

internal reference, a PMBus-compatible I2C interface,

and a general-purpose input. The DACx3701-Q1

operates with either an internal reference or with the

power supply as a reference, and provides a full-scale

output of 1.8 V to 5.5 V.

The DACx3701-Q1 are smart DAC devices because

of the advanced integrated features. With a forcesense

output, GPI based function trigger, PWM

output, and NVM capabilities, smart DACs enable

system performance and control without the use of

software.