The single WCDMA carrier signal with an intermediate frequency (IF) of 30.72 MHz must be created in the digital processor at a sample rate of 122.88 MSPS for the DAC. These 10-bit samples are placed on the 10-bit CMOS input port of the DAC.

A CMOS DAC clock must be generated from a clock source at 122.88 MHz. This clock must be provided to the CLK pin of the DAC. The IOUTA and IOUTB differential connections must be connected to a transformer in order to provide a single-ended output. A typical 1:1 impedance transformer is used on the device EVM. The DAC5672A evaluation module (EVM) provides a good reference for this design example.