Title :
A 10-bit, 500 MS/s analog-to-digital converter
Author :
Sheng, N.H. ; Yu, R. ; Chang, C. ; Cheng, K. ; Gutierrez, G. ; van der Wagt, P. ; Chang, M.F. ; Rode, J. ; Nary, K. ; Nubling, R.
Author_Institution :
Rockwell Inst. Sci. Center, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
Abstract :
High-speed, high-resolution analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) are key components for advanced digital receivers and high-speed instruments. A 10-bit ADC was designed and fabricated with a production AlGaAs-GaAs Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor (HBT) technology. Sampling at 500 MS/s, the fabricated ADCs showed 8 effective-number-of-bits (ENOBs) and >65 dB spur-free-dynamic-range (SFDR) for a 49 MHz input signal.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; analogue-digital conversion; bipolar integrated circuits; gallium arsenide; heterojunction bipolar transistors; high-speed integrated circuits; integrated circuit design; pipeline processing; 10 bit; ADC design; AlGaAs-GaAs; advanced digital receivers; analog-to-digital converter; heterojunction bipolar transistor technology; high-resolution ADC; high-speed ADC; high-speed instruments; production AlGaAs-GaAs HBT technology; Analog-digital conversion; Circuits; Clocks; Contracts; Error correction; Heterojunction bipolar transistors; Production; Radio frequency; Sampling methods; Space technology;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1999 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5135-5
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1999.779456
