Technical Documentation

Application Notes (19)

AN-1142: Techniques for High Speed ADC PCB Layout (pdf, 392 kB)
AN-935: Designing an ADC Transformer-Coupled Front End (pdf, 363 kB)
AN-932: Power Supply Sequencing (pdf, 95 kB)
AN-905: VisualAnalog Converter Evaluation Tool Version 1.0 User Manual (pdf, 2124 kB)
AN-878: High Speed ADC SPI Control Software (pdf, 585 kB)
AN-877: Interfacing to High Speed ADCs via SPI (pdf, 1594 kB)
AN-835: Understanding High Speed ADC Testing and Evaluation (pdf, 985 kB)
AN-827: A Resonant Approach to Interfacing Amplifiers to Switched-Capacitor ADCs (pdf, 203 kB)
AN-812: MicroController-Based Serial Port Interface (SPI) Boot Circuit (pdf, 452,449 bytes) (pdf, 441 kB)
This application note describes the operation of a general-purpose, microcontroller-based Serial Port Interface (SPI) boot circuit.
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AN-807: Multicarrier WCDMA Feasibility (pdf, 969 kB)
AN-803: Pin Compatible High Speed ADCs Simplify Design Tasks (pdf, 356 kB)
AN-756: Sampled Systems and the Effects of Clock Phase Noise and Jitter (pdf, 291 kB)
AN-742: Frequency Domain Response of Switched-Capacitor ADCs (pdf, 401 kB)
AN-741: Little Known Characteristics of Phase Noise (pdf, 1679 kB)
AN-737: How ADIsimADC Models an ADC (pdf, 373 kB)
AN-715: A First Approach to IBIS Models: What They Are and How They Are Generated (pdf, 370 kB)
AN-586: LVDS Outputs for High Speed A/D Converters (pdf, 207 kB)
High Speed ADCs Uses LVDS (Low-Voltage Differential Signaling) to Minimize Performance Limitations In ADC Applications When Providing High Speed Data Output
AN-345: Grounding for Low-and-High-Frequency Circuits (pdf, 455 kB)
Know Your Ground and Signal Paths for Effective Designs. Current Flow Seeks Path of Least Impedance-Not Just Resistance....
AN-282: Fundamentals of Sampled Data Systems (pdf, 2131 kB)

Technical Articles (3)

MS-2124: Understanding AC Behaviors of High Speed ADCs (pdf, 276 kB)
MS-2210: Designing Power Supplies for High Speed ADC (pdf, 327 kB)
Nine Often Overlooked ADC Specifications (pdf, 445 kB)
Analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) have many specifications; some are more important for a given application than others. Understanding these specifications and controlling external devices affecting the ADC will lead to better performance.