8-bit CMOS Unit-Element Current-Steering Digital-to-Analog Converter Yang Lin Advisor Dr. David E. Kotecki Electrical and Computer Engineering Department University of Maine May, 2008 This design is an 8-bit, 50MHz, unit-element, current-steering DAC operating from a 5V supply. The topology is used to achieve high speed, monotonicity and good matching, while it has drawbacks of complex