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MAX1316–MAX1318/MAX1320–MAX1322/MAX1324–MAX1326

8-/4-/2-Channel, 14-Bit, Simultaneous-Sampling ADCs

with ±10V, ±5V, and 0 to +5V Analog Input Ranges

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Signal-to-Noise Plus Distortion

Signal-to-noise plus distortion (SINAD) is the ratio of the
fundamental input frequency’s RMS amplitude to the
RMS equivalent of all the other ADC output signals:

Effective Number of Bits

The effective number of bits (ENOB) indicates the global
accuracy of an ADC at a specific input frequency and
sampling rate. An ideal ADC’s error consists of quanti-
zation noise only. With an input range equal to the full-
scale range of the ADC, calculate the ENOB as follows:

Total Harmonic Distortion

Total harmonic distortion (THD) is the ratio of the RMS
sum of the first five harmonics of the input signal to the
fundamental itself. This is expressed as:

where V

1

is the fundamental amplitude and V

2

through

V

5

are the 2nd- through 5th-order harmonics.

Spurious-Free Dynamic Range

Spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR) is the ratio of the
RMS amplitude of the fundamental (maximum signal
component) to the RMS value of the next-largest fre-
quency component.

Aperture Delay

Aperture delay (t

AD

) is the time delay from the sampling

clock edge to the instant when an actual sample is taken.

Aperture Jitter

Aperture Jitter (t

AJ

) is the sample-to-sample variation in

aperture delay.

Channel-to-Channel Isolation

Channel-to-channel isolation indicates how well each
analog input is isolated from the other channels. Channel-
to-channel isolation is measured by applying DC to chan-
nels 1 to 7, while a -0.5dBFS sine wave is applied to
channel 0. A 100kHz FFT is taken for channel 0 and
channel 1. Channel-to-channel isolation is expressed in
dB as the power ratio of the two 100kHz magnitudes.

Small-Signal Bandwidth

A small -20dBFS analog input signal is applied to an
ADC in a manner that ensures that the signal’s slew
rate does not limit the ADC’s performance. The input
frequency is then swept up to the point where the
amplitude of the digitized conversion result has
decreased 3dB.

Full-Power Bandwidth

A large -0.5dBFS analog input signal is applied to an
ADC, and the input frequency is swept up to the point
where the amplitude of the digitized conversion result
has decreased by 3dB. This point is defined as full-
power input bandwidth frequency.

Chip Information

TRANSISTOR COUNT: 80,000

PROCESS: BiCMOS 0.6µm

THD

V

V

V

V

V

=

×

+

+

+

20

2

2

3

2

4

2

5

2

1

log

ENOB

SINAD

=

- 1 76

6 02

.

.

SINAD dB

Signal

Noise

Distortion

RMS

RMS

(

)

log

(

)

=

Ч

+



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