Technology · Analog, RF & Mixed-Signal
Pipeline ADC
An ADC built from cascaded low-resolution stages, each resolving a few bits and passing an amplified residue to the next stage. Concurrent stage operation gives high throughput at the cost of latency and calibration complexity.
- Also known as
- Pipelined ADC
- Type
- Technology
- Domain
- Analog, RF & Mixed-Signal, Data converters
Notes
Was the default for 10 to 14 bit, 50 to 500 MSPS applications before SAR and time-interleaved SAR eroded its territory.
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