EDN

Optimizing SAR ADC driver amplifier and RC filter circuit settling using SPICE

The key to obtaining the best performance on your successive-approximation-register (SAR) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is optimizing the driver amplifier and resistor-capacitor (RC) filter ...
TechRepublic

Implementation of Flash ADC Using Multisim Technology

Resolution, speed and power consumption are the three key parameters for an Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) and flash ADCs are the fastest type of ADC. In this paper, an effort is made to design ...
EDN

Using the CDBCAPTURE System with Embedded ADC

This application note presents the use of the CDBCAPTURE system with embedded A/D converters. The article will introduce the CDBCAPTURE system and present some examples. This application note presents ...
Embedded

Using input-referred noise to improve analog-to-digital converter resolution

All analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) have a certain amount ofinput-referred noise. In most cases,less input noise is better. There are some cases, however, where inputnoise can actually be helpful ...
Electronic Design

Using Delta-Sigma Can Be As Easy As ADC

As an application engineer, I spend a lot of time convincing customers that a delta-sigma modulating analog-to-digital converter (ADC), or DSM, would be the best choice for their particular ...
Electronic Design

Measuring ADC Linearity from a Sine-Wave Input

How to measure linearity of an ADC using sine-wave input. How do non-idealities of a sine wave affect ADC linearity while testing it. Testing an ADC’s linearity. To obtain the transfer function of an ...