EDN

ADC Input Buffer and Protection Techniques

This application note presents the Analog-to-Digital converter input buffer and protection techniques designed for maximized and reliable data acquisition. The document also briefly describes the SCR ...
EDN

Protecting ADC inputs

A common issue that arises when designing an ADC circuit is how to protect the ADC inputs from over voltage. Protection of ADC inputs have many scenarios and potential solutions. ADCs from all vendors ...
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

Tighten The Gap Between ADC Datasheet Specs And The Real World

Intersil's Michael Steffes details how every semi company tests new analog-to-digital converter products in the lab in order to obtain data-sheet values for SFDR and SNR, then compares the test ...
The Engineer

CTSD Precision ADCs - Part 4: Ease of ADC Input and Reference Drive Simplify Signal Chain Design

In this article, we highlight one of the most important architectural traits of new continuous-time sigma-delta (CTSD) precision ADCs: the easy to drive resistive input and reference. The key to ...