Chip information – Rainbow Electronics MAX1444 User Manual

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MAX1444

10-Bit, 40Msps, +3.0V, Low-Power
ADC with Internal Reference

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Signal-to-Noise Plus Distortion (SINAD)

SINAD is computed by taking the ratio of the RMS sig-
nal to all spectral components minus the fundamental
and the DC offset.

Effective Number of Bits (ENOB)

ENOB specifies the dynamic performance of an ADC at
a specific input frequency and sampling rate. An ideal
ADC’s error consists of quantization noise only. ENOB
is computed from:

ENOB = (SINAD - 1.76dB) / 6.02dB

Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)

THD is typically the ratio of the RMS sum of the input
signal’s first five harmonics to the fundamental itself.
This is expressed as:

where V

1

is the fundamental amplitude, and V

2

through

V

5

are the amplitudes of the 2nd- through 5th-order

harmonics.

Spurious-Free Dynamic Range (SFDR)

SFDR is the ratio expressed in decibels of the RMS
amplitude of the fundamental (maximum signal compo-
nent) to the RMS value of the next largest spurious
component, excluding DC offset.

Intermodulation Distortion (IMD)

The two-tone IMD is the ratio expressed in decibels of
either input tone to the worst 3rd-order (or higher) inter-
modulation products. The individual input tone levels
are at -6.5dB full scale, and their envelope is at -0.5dB
full scale.

___________________Chip Information

TRANSISTOR COUNT: 5684

PROCESS: CMOS

HOLD

ANALOG

INPUT

SAMPLED

DATA (T/H)

T/H

t

AD

t

AJ

TRACK

TRACK

CLK

Figure 10. T/H Aperture Timing

THD

V

V

V

V

V

=

×

+

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+

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2

2

3

2

4

2

5

2

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