ADC driver amplifiers perform many important functions, including buffering, amplitude scaling, single-ended-to-differential and differential-to-single-ended conversion, common-mode offset adjustment, and filtering. ADC drivers have become essential signal conditioning elements in data conversion stages and are key factors in enabling the ADC function to achieve its rated performance.
ADI offers a complete portfolio of driver amplifiers covering a wide-range of SAR, pipeline, and sigma-delta A/D converter applications.
NEW! - SAR ADC & Driver Quick-match Guide
Find drivers for ADI's most popular single-ended and differential SAR ADCs based on your specific application conditions.
This circuit uses the AD7988-1, a low power (350 µA) PulSAR® analog-to- digital converter (ADC), driven directly from the ADA4841-1 high performance, low voltage, low power op amp.
The Latest on Driving ADCs Differentially: Part 1
This is the first of a two-part series addressing how to select the right differential ADC driver for your design. Part 1 covers the basics of driving ADCs; topics include errors in sampled data systems such as distortion and noise, ENOB, differential signaling definitions, and comparisons of ADC driver architectures.
Driving High Performance ADCs in Communication Applications
In this webcast, our amplifier expert reviews RF versus ADC terminology, provides a basic overview of system budgeting, contrast different ADC driver implementations, and touches on filter design techniques.
Introduction to differential amplifiers and design tools
This Webcast covers the basics of differential amplifiers, their common applications, and explores several design examples. Our amplifier expert also works through the necessary design equations and demonstrates several new online design tools that ease system design complexities.
