Understanding Flash ADCs

Abstract:Flashanalog-to-digitalconverters,alsoknownasparallelADCs,arethefastestwaytoconvertananalogsignaltoadigitalsignal.FlashADCsareidealforapplicationsrequiringverylargebandwidth,buttheyconsumemorepowerthanotherADCarchitecturesandaregenerallylimitedto8-bitresolution.Thistutorialwilldiscussflashconvertersandcomparethemwithotherconvertertypes.UnderstandingFlashADCsSep16,2010Abstract:Flashanalog-to-digitalconverters,alsoknownasparallelADCs,arethefastestwaytoconvertananalogsignaltoadigitalsignal.FlashADCsareidealforapplicationsrequiringverylargebandwidth,buttheyconsumemorepowerthanotherADCarchitecturesandaregenerallylimitedto8-bitresolution.Thistutorialwilldiscussflashconvertersandcomparethemwithotherconvertertypes.IntroductionFlashanalog-to-digitalconverters,alsoknownasparallelADCs,arethefastestwaytoconvertananalogsignaltoadigitalsignal.FlashADCsaresuitableforapplicationsrequiringverylargebandwidths.However,theseconvertersconsumeconsiderablepower,haverelativelylowresolution,andcanbequiteexpensive.Thislimitsthemtoh