10-Bit, 40Msps, 3.0V, Low-Power
ADC with Internal Reference
Signal-to-Noise Plus Distortion (SINAD)
SINAD is computed by taking the ratio of the RMS sig-
nal to all spectral components minus the fundamental
and the DC offset.
Effective Number of Bits (ENOB)
ENOB specifies the dynamic performance of an ADC at
a specific input frequency and sampling rate. An ideal
ADC’s error consists of quantization noise only. ENOB
is computed from:
ENOB = (SINAD − 1.76dB)
6.02dB
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)
THD is typically the ratio of the RMS sum of the input
signal’s first four harmonics to the fundamental itself.
This is expressed as:
THD = 20 × log
V22
+
V32 +
V1
V42
+
V52
where V1 is the fundamental amplitude, and V2 through
V5 are the amplitudes of the 2nd- through 5th-order
harmonics.
Spurious-Free Dynamic Range (SFDR)
SFDR is the ratio expressed in decibels of the RMS
amplitude of the fundamental (maximum signal compo-
nent) to the RMS value of the next largest spurious
component, excluding DC offset.
Intermodulation Distortion (IMD)
The two-tone IMD is the ratio expressed in decibels of
either input tone to the worst 3rd-order (or higher) inter-
modulation products. The individual input tone levels
are at -6.5dB full scale.
Chip Information
TRANSISTOR COUNT: 5684
PROCESS: CMOS
CLK
IN+
T/H
IN-
PD
REF
CONTROL
ADC
REF SYSTEM +
BIAS
Functional Diagram
MAX1444
VDD
GND
D
E
C
10
OUTPUT
DRIVERS
D9–D0
OVDD
OGND
REFOUT REFIN REFP COM REFN
OE
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