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Analyzing ADC SNR, SFDR in high-speed apps

High-performance A/D converters (ADCs) used in wireless base stations, high-speed data acquisition, test and measurement, medical imaging, and military applications require high-performance ...
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Analyzing ADC Noise Impacts on Wireless System Performance

Analyzing ADC Noise Impacts on Wireless System PerformanceBy Brad Brannon, Analog Devices, Incfrom Communication Systems Design It's commonly thought in the RF community that noise generated by an ...
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Squeeze 10-Bit Performance From An 8-Bit ADC, Part 3: Self-Dithering ADCs

If the input signal moves at least the analog-to-digital converter’s (ADC’s) resolution (Δ) over the time it takes to take multiple samples, the average result of these multiple signals will increase ...
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14-Bit ADC Provides 250-Msample/s Speeds

The 14-bit ADS62P49 analog-to-digital converter (ADC) from Texas Instruments operates at 250 Msamples/s with a 73-dBFS signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and 85-dBc spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR) at an ...