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

New Low Power PulSAR ADCs Delivers High Resolution to Portable Designs

Free samples and design bookIn portable and handheld systems, speed and accuracy are often sacrificed in order to deliver to the low power and small size requirements. ADI's newest ADCs offer an unmatched combination of all of these features without forcing designers to decide between them.

Housed inside a 4 mm × 4 mm, 20-lead LFCSP package, the AD7986 is an 18-bit successive approximation ADC achieving 2 MSPS of conversion speed, ideal for high end data acquisition systems. Power dissipation is only 15 mW, and the input range is fully differential. The AD7986 operates from a single, 2.5 V supply with a separate logic pin for 1.8 V, 2.5 V, 3 V, and 5 V digital logic.

The AD7986 achieves ±1.5 LSB INL typical with a maximum specification of ±2 LSBs. Differential nonlinearity guarantees 18-bit resolution with no missing codes and is specified at +2 LSB/–1 LSB. Dynamic range is 99 dB, SFDR is 119 dB, and THD is –116 dB; all typical specifications. Performance is specified from –40°C to +85°C.

For higher sampling rates, the 16-bit, 2.5 MSPS AD7985 is available.

Both devices utilize a 4-wire SPI bus that allows extra features like daisy-chaining and setting the sampling rate using the TURBO option (high for full throughput or low for lower power dissipation). These PulSAR ADCs were designed for batterypowered equipment, medical instruments, and seismic data acquisition but can be used in any application where speed, accuracy, and low power are required.

AD7686 AD7985

AD7985, AD7686

Features

  • Resolution up to 18 bits with no missing codes
  • Throughput up to 2 MSPS
  • Low power dissipation: <15 mW
  • Package: small 4 mm × 4 mm, 20-lead LFCSP
Amplifier Typical Application
AD8021 Very low noise, high frequency
AD8022 Low noise, high frequency
ADA4841-x Very low noise, small, low power
ADA4941-x Very low noise, low power single-to-differential


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Visit www.analog.com/ADCtutorials.


"Driving Precision Converters: How to Select the Best Voltage Reference and Amplifier for your ADC Application" at www.analog.com/onlineseminars.

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