Analog-to-Digital Converter and Driver ICs
Volume 9, Issue 2 YOUR SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS RESOURCE

Groundbreaking 9.6 mA Differential ADC Driver Supports True 12-Bit and 14-Bit Converter Performance

Free samples and design bookThe ADA4932-1 (single) and ADA4932-2 (dual) differential ADC drivers are next generation, very low power versions of ADI's AD8132. The AD813x family enabled the market shift to differential signaling—setting a new industry standard for differential ADC drivers.

The ADA4932 is a programmable gain ADC driver that supports both single-ended and differential inputs and is capable of delivering true 14-bit ADC performance at frequencies from dc to 20 MHz, and true 12-bit ADC performance at frequencies from dc to 50 MHz. The device offers SFDR performance of 95 dB at 20 MHz and 72 dB at 50 MHz, while maintaining a very low quiescent power consumption of 9.6 mA (–30 mW) per channel. The ADA4932-1 is available in 16-lead LFCSP; the ADA4932-2 is available in 24-lead LFCSP. A fixed gain version of this chip, the ADA4950-1 (single) and ADA4950-2 (dual) is also available, offering fixed gains of 1×, 2×, or 3×. Both devices are pin-to-pin compatible with ADI's ADA4937, ADA4938, ADA4939, and ADA4927 differential ADC drivers. The ADA4932 supports 12-bit and 14-bit ADCs including ADI's AD9236 12-bit, 80 MSPS, 3 V ADC, and AD9245 14-bit 20 MSPS/ 40 MSPS/65 MSPS/80 MSPS ADC.

ADA4950-2 ADA4950-1 ADA4932-2 ADA4932-1

ADA4932 and ADA4950 Features

  • Low power: 9.6 mA/amp –3 dB bandwidth of 560 MHz, G = 1
  • Gain flatness: 0.1 dB to 300 MHz
  • Slew rate: 2800 V/µs, 25% to 75%
  • Fast 0.1% settling time of 9 ns
  • Low harmonic distortion
    • 100 dB HD2/3 @ 10 MHz
    • 90 dB HD2/3 @ 20 MHz
  • Low input voltage noise: 3.6 nV/√Hz
  • Typical input offset voltage: ±0.5 mV
  • Can be used with fractional differential gains (ADA4932)
  • Differential-to-differential or single-ended-to-differential operation
  • Adjustable output common-mode voltage
  • Rated temperature: –40°C to +105°C

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