ADC STATE-OF-THE ART AND DSM

The current evolution of the information and communications technology (ICT) has led into the convergence of many traditional fields, such as real-time analytics, health monitoring, machine learning, sensory systems, embedded systems, etc..., into complex applications that share data with one another over some kind of network or the Internet. This is the so-called Internet-of-Things (IoT) paradigm, which is currently the focus of the industry and its expanding at a high rate. This growing market demands sensors with increasingly better performance (e.g., resolution), increased autonomy (i.e., low power consumption), and high-speed capabilities. A key component in any sensory system is the analog-to-digital converter (ADC) since its performance often determines the capabilities of the entire sensory system.

Agenda:

• ADC Applications

• ADC State-of-the-Art and Families

• Delta Sigma Modulator

  • Converter Order

  • Multi-bit Quantization

  • Switched Capacitor (SC) vs Continuous Time (CT) Implementations