SNOSBI1C November 2009 – June 2015
PRODUCTION DATA.
Precautions should be taken to insure that the power supply for the integrated circuit never becomes reversed in polarity or that the unit is not inadvertently installed backwards in a test socket as an unlimited current surge through the resulting forward diode within the device could cause fusing of the internal conductors and result in a destroyed unit.
Noise spikes on the VCC supply line can cause conversion errors as the comparator will respond to this noise. A low-inductance, low-ESR tantalum bypass capacitor should be used close to the converter VCC pin, and a 10-µF is recommended. If an unregulated voltage is available in the system, a separate 5-V voltage regulator for the converter (and other analog circuitry) will greatly reduce digital noise on the VCC supply.