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Increase Spectral Resolution for the LTC2387-18 Demo Board - Part 2

Doug Stuetzle - Senior Analog Applications Engineer Oct 14th 2016
Introduction In Part 1 we designed and tested a lowpass + downsample structure that increased the spectral resolution of the DC2290A-A demonstration circuit for the LTC2387-18 high speed successive approximation register (SAR) ADC from 114Hz to 0.596Hz per bin. The average noise level per bin was ...

Increase Spectral Resolution for the LTC2387-18 Demo Board - Part 1

Doug Stuetzle - Senior Analog Applications Engineer Oct 14th 2016
Introduction The LTC2387-18 is a low noise, high speed, 18-bit 15Msps successive approximation register (SAR) ADC. The combination of excellent linearity and wide dynamic range makes the LTC2387-18 ideal for high speed imaging and instrumentation applications. No latency operation provides a unique solution ...

Single-Ended to Differential Driver Circuit for the LTC2387-18 SAR ADC

Doug Stuetzle - Senior Analog Applications Engineer Sep 26th 2016
The LTC®2387-18 is a 15Msps, highly linear, low-noise SAR converter with differential inputs. The combination of excellent linearity and wide dynamic range makes this ADC ideal for high speed imaging and instrumentation applications. No-latency operation provides a unique solution for high speed control loop applications. ...

LTC2387 Drivers Part III: Trans-Impedance Amplifier/Driver

Derek Redmayne - Staff Scientist Sep 8th 2016
This is unabashedly a classic case of what marketing calls “a solution looking for a problem”. It is an example of how the full SNR of the LTC2387 may be realized for a real world signal. Most signals originating in low level circuitry, in sensors, or in the real world, will require significant gain to develop 8Vp-p ...

How to Drive the LTC2387 (Part 1): Signal Applications to 5MHz that Require Low Inter-Modulation Distortion

Derek Redmayne - Staff Scientist May 13th 2016
The biggest challenge in driving a 15Msps, 18-bit ADC with an 8Vp-p input range is the lack of integrated amplifiers with adequate bandwidth, low noise, and the required output excursion. There are low-noise, high-BW amplifiers than can produce 2VPP. There are low speed amplifiers than can produce 8VPP. For low distortion beyond ...