Understanding Pipelined ADCs

Abstract:Thisarticleexplainsthearchitectureandoperationofpipelinedanalog-to-digitalconverters(ADCs).Itdiscusseskeyperformancecharacteristicssuchasarchitecture,latency,digitalerrorcorrection,componentaccuracy,anddigitalcalibration.ThearticlealsobrieflycomparespipelinesADCstootherdataconverterarchitectures.Maxim>AppNotes>A/DandD/ACONVERSION/SAMPLINGCIRCUITSBASESTATIONS/WIRELESSINFRASTRUCTUREKeywords:pipeline,ADC,analogtodigitalconverter,analogtodigitalconvertor,A/D,latency,blockdiagram,Mar01,2001componentaccuracy,digitalerrorcorrection,archecturecomparison,ADCs,convertersAPPLICATIONNOTE1023UnderstandingPipelinedADCsAbstract:Thisarticleexplainsthearchitectureandoperationofpipelinedanalog-to-digitalconverters(ADCs).Itdiscusseskeyperformancecharacteristicssuchasarchitecture,latency,digitalerrorcorrection,componentaccuracy,anddigitalcalibration.ThearticlealsobrieflycomparespipelinesADCstootherdataconverterarchitectures.Thepipelinedanalog-to-digitalconverter(ADC)hasbecomethemostpopularADCar