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Data Sheet

Applications Dicussion

Figure 5 (on the following page) illustrates a typical CDK3404

interface circuit. In this example, an optional 1.2V band-

the internal voltage reference source.

Grounding

It is important that the CDK3404 power supply is well-

regulated and free of high-frequency noise. Careful power

supply decoupling will ensure the highest quality video

signals at the output of the circuit. The CDK3404 has

separate analog and digital circuits. To keep digital system

noise from the D/A converter, it is recommended that power

supply voltages come from the system analog power

source and all ground connections (GND) be made to the

analog ground plane. Power supply pins should be indi-

vidually decoupled at the pin.

Printed Circuit Board Layout

Designing with high-performance mixed-signal circuits

demands printed circuits with ground planes. Overall

system performance is strongly influenced by the board

layout. Capacitive coupling from digital to analog circuits

may result in poor D/A conversion. Consider the following

suggestions when doing the layout:

from all digital signals. The CDK3404 should be

located near the board edge, close to the analog out-put

connectors.

2. The power plane for the CDK3404 should be separate

from that which supplies the digital circuitry. A single

the power supply for the CDK3404 is the same

as that of the system’s digital circuitry, power to the

CDK3404 should be decoupled with 0.1µF and

0.01µF capacitors and isolated with a ferrite bead.

3. The ground plane should be solid, not cross-hatched.

Connections to the ground plane should have very short

leads.

4. If the digital power supply has a dedicated power plane

layer, it should not be placed under the CDK3404,

the voltage reference, or the analog outputs. Capacitive

coupling of digital power supply noise from this layer

to the CDK3404 and its related analog circuitry can

have an adverse effect on performance.

5. CLK should be handled carefully. Jitter and noise on this

clock will degrade performance. Terminate the clock line

carefully to eliminate overshoot and ringing.

Improved Transisiton Times

Output shunt capacitance dominates slowing of output

transition times, whereas series inductance causes a small

amount of ringing that affects overshoot and settling time.

With a doubly terminated 75Ω load, transition times can

be improved by matching the capacitive impedance output

of the CDK3404. Output capacitance can be matched with

a 220nH inductor in series with the 75Ω source termination.

Figure 4. Schematic, Transition Time Sharpening Circuit

A 220nH inductor trims the performance of a 4ft cable,

quite well. In Figures xx through xx, the glitch at 12.5ns, is

due to a reflection from the source. Not shown, are smaller

glitches at 25 and 37.5ns, corresponding to secondary and

tertiary reflections. Inductor values should be selected to

match the length and type of the cable.

U1

CDK3404

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R1

75Ω

W1

COAX

W2

COAX

W3

COAX

L1

220nH

L2

220nH

L3

220nH

R2

75Ω

R3

75Ω

R4

75Ω

R5

75Ω

R6

75Ω

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