The AD660 DACPORT® is a 16-bit serial/byte monolithic digital-to-analog converter (DAC) with the following features: complete 16-bit digital-to-analog function, on-chip output amplifier, on-chip buried Zener voltage reference, ±1 LSB integral linearity, 15-bit monotonic over temperature, microprocessor compatible, serial or byte input, double-buffered latches, fast (40 ns) write pulse, asynchronous clear (to 0 V) function, serial output pin facilitates daisy-chaining, unipolar or bipolar output, low glitch: 15 nV-s, low total harmonic distortion (THD) + noise: 0.009%