Nyquist rate A/D converters

A/D converters enable a variety of applications ranging from low-power/low-speed sensing to high-speed wireless/wireline communications. Most often system specifications are so closely tied to ADC performance that incremental improvements are deemed too difficult without meaningful innovation on the ADC side. Due to this fact, a considerable worldwide effort has traditionally been dedicated to the advancement of ADC technology by numerous companies and R&D groups across the globe. This year CICC has received many high quality papers related to the topic. Papers presented in this session reflect some of the efforts on pushing the envelope of Nyquist rate ADCs.