What are the advantages and disadvantages of R-2R ladder DAC?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of R-2R ladder DAC?
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Advantage:

• Easier to build

• Number of bits can be expanded by adding more sections.

Disadvantage:

• More power dissipation makes heating, which in turns develops non-linearties in DAC.
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