The MAX5174/MAX5176 low-power, serial, voltage-output, 12-bit digital-to-analog converters (DACs) feature a precision output amplifier in a space-saving 16-pin QSOP package. The MAX5174 operates from a single +5V supply, and the MAX5176 operates from a single +3V supply. Both devices draw only 280A of supply current, which reduces to 1A in shutdown. In addition, the programmable power-up reset feature allows for a user-selectable output voltage state of either 0 or midscale. The 3-wire, digital, serial interface is compatible with SPITM/QSPITM, and MICROWIRETM standards. An input register followed by a DAC register provides a doublebuffered input, allowing the input and DAC registers to be updated independently or simultaneously with a 16bit serial word. Additional features include software and hardware shutdown, shutdown lockout, a hardware clear pin, and a reference input capable of accepting DC and offset AC signals. These devices provide a programmable digital output pin for added functionality and a serial-data output pin for daisy-chaining. All logic inputs are TTL/CMOS compatible and are internally buffered with Schmitt triggers to allow direct interfacing to optocouplers.