High Speed A/D Converters

Understanding Data Converters Through SPICE
2001
ISBN: 978-0-7923-7276-9
Verlag: Springer US

Buch, Englisch, Band 601, 230 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1160 g

Reihe: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science

The Analog to Digital Converters represent one half of the link between the world we live in - analog - and the digital world of computers, which can handle the computations required in digital signal processing. These devices are mathematically very complex due to their nonlinear behavior and thus fairly difficult to analyze without the use of simulation tools. presents the subject from the practising engineer's point of view rather than from the academic's point of view. A practical approach is emphasized.
is intended as a learning tool by providing building blocks that can be stacked on top of each other to build higher order systems. The book provides a guide to understanding the various topologies used in A/D converters by suggesting simple methods for the blocks used in an A/D converter. The converters discussed throughout the book constitute a class of devices called undersampled or Nyquist converters.
The tools used in deriving the results presented are:

• TopSpice® by Penzar - a mixed mode SPICE simulator - version 5.90. The files included in Appendix A were written for this tool. However, most circuit files need only minor adjustments to be used on other SPICE simulators such as PSpice, Hspice, IS_Spice and Micro-Cap IV;
• Mathcad 2000 - Professional by Mathsoft. This tool is very useful in performing FFT analysis as well as drawing some of the graphs. Again, the mathcad files are included to help the user analyze the data.

not only supplies the models for the A/D converters for SPICE program but also describes the physical reasons for the converter's performance.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Moscovici, Alfi

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Design Produktdesign, Industriedesign
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Konstruktionslehre und -technik
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Elektronik Mikroprozessoren
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Elektronik Bauelemente, Schaltkreise
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Professionelle Anwendung Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Angewandte Informatik Computeranwendungen in Wissenschaft & Technologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Computeranwendungen in der Technik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

A/D Terminology.- The Comparator.- Flash A/D.- Track and Hold Amplifier.- SAR A/D.- Folding A/D converters.- Pipelined A/D converter.- Serial Pipeline A/D with 1.5-bit/stage.