High Speed A/D Converters - Understanding Data Converters Through SPICE (The Kluwer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, Volume 601) ... 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. __High Speed A/D____Converters: Understanding Data Converters Through SPICE__ 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. __High Speed A/D Converters: Understanding Data Converters Through SPICE__ 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. __High Speed A/D Converters:____Understanding Data Converters Through SPICE__ not only supplies the models for the A/D converters for SPICE program but also describes the physical reasons for the converter's performance. 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. High Speed A/D Converters: Understanding Data Converters Through SPICE 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. High Speed A/D Converters: Understanding Data Converters Through SPICE 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. High Speed A/D Converters: Understanding Data Converters Through SPICE not only supplies the models for the A/D converters for SPICE program but also describes the physical reasons for the converter's performance. Annotation The Analog to Digital Converters represent one half of the linkbetween the world we live in - analog - and the digitalworld of computers, which can handle the computations required indigital signal processing. These devices are mathematically verycomplex due to their nonlinear behavior and thus fairly difficult toanalyze without the use of simulation tools. "High Speed A/D""Converters: Understanding Data Converters Through SPICE" presentsthe subject from the practising engineer's point of view rather thanfrom the academic's point of view. A practical approach is emphasized."High Speed A/D Converters: Understanding Data Converters ThroughSPICE" is intended as a learning tool by providing building blocksthat can be stacked on top of each other to build higher ordersystems. The book provides a guide to understanding the varioustopologies used in A/D converters by suggesting simple methods for theblocks used in an A/D converter. The converters discussed throughoutthe book constitute a class of devices called undersampled or Nyquistconverters. The tools used in deriving the results presented are: "High Speed A/DConverters: " "Understanding Data Converters Through SPICE" notonly supplies the models for the A/D converters for SPICE program butalso describes the physical reasons for the converter's performance "High Speed A/D Converters: Understanding Data Converters Through SPICE 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 through the book constitute a class of devices called undersampled of Nyquist converters."--Jacket A/D Terminology....Pages 1-23 The Comparator....Pages 25-44 Flash A/D....Pages 45-66 Track and Hold Amplifier....Pages 67-93 SAR A/D....Pages 95-117 Folding A/D converters....Pages 119-145 Pipelined A/D converter....Pages 147-169 Serial Pipeline A/D with 1.5-bit/stage....Pages 171-192 To set a baseline for comparing A/D converter performance we need to define the major static and dynamic parameters.