
AD7760
Preliminary Technical Data
TERMINOLOGY
Signal to (Noise + Distortion) Ratio
The measured ratio of signal to (noise + distortion) at the
output of the ADC. The signal is the rms amplitude of the
fundamental. Noise is the sum of all nonfundamental signals up
to half the sampling frequency (f
S
/2), excluding dc. The ratio is
dependent on the number of quantization levels in the
digitization process; the more levels, the smaller the
quantization noise. The theoretical signal to (noise + distortion)
ratio for an ideal N-bit converter with a sine wave input is given
by
(
Distortion
Noise
to
Signal
+
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)
(
.
)
dB
N
76
.
02
+
=
Thus, for an 18-bit converter, this is 110.12dBs and for a 20-bit
converter, 122.16 dB.
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)
The ratio of the rms sum of harmonics to the fundamental. For
the AD7760, it is defined as
(
)
1
2
6
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
V
V
V
V
V
V
20
dB
THD
+
+
+
+
=
log
where:
V
1
is the rms amplitude of the fundamental.
V
2
, V
3
, V
4
, V
5
, and V
6
are the rms amplitudes of the second to the
sixth harmonics.
Peak Harmonic or Spurious Noise
The ratio of the rms value of the next largest component in the
ADC output spectrum (up to f
S
/2 and excluding dc) to the rms
value of the fundamental. Normally, the value of this
specification is determined by the largest harmonic in the
spectrum, but, for ADCs where the harmonics are buried in the
noise floor, it is a noise peak.
Non-Harmonic Spurious Free Dynamic Range (SFDR)
The ratio of the rms signal amplitude to the rms value of the
peak spurious spectral component excluding harmonics.
Intermodulation Distortion
With inputs consisting of sine waves at two frequencies, fa and
fb, any active device with nonlinearities creates distortion
products at sum and difference frequencies of mfa ± nfb, where
m, n = 0, 1, 2, 3, and so on. Intermodulation distortion terms are
those for which neither m nor n are equal to zero. For example,
the second-order terms include (fa + fb) and (fa fb), while the
third-order terms include (2fa + fb), (2fa fb), (fa + 2fb) and (fa
2fb).
The AD7760 is tested using the CCIF standard, where two input
frequencies near the top end of the input bandwidth are used.
In this case, the second-order terms are usually distanced in
frequency from the original sine waves, while the third-order
terms are usually at a frequency close to the input frequencies.
As a result, the second- and third-order terms are specified
separately. The calculation of the intermodulation distortion is
as per the THD specification, where it is the ratio of the rms
sum of the individual distortion products to the rms amplitude
of the sum of the fundamentals expressed in dB.
Integral Nonlinearity (INL)
The maximum deviation from a straight line passing through
the endpoints of the ADC transfer function.
Differential Nonlinearity (DNL)
The difference between the measured and the ideal 1 LSB
change between any two adjacent codes in the ADC.
Offset Error
The deviation of the first code transition (000...000 to 000...001)
from the ideal (that is, AGND + 1 LSB).
Gain Error
The deviation of the last code transition (111...110 to 111...111)
from the ideal (that is, V
REF
1 LSB), after the offset error has
been adjusted out.
Power Supply Rejection Ratio (PSRR)
The ratio of the power in the ADC output at full-scale
frequency, f, to the power of a 100 mV p-p sine wave applied to
the ADC V
DD
supply of frequency fs. The frequency of this
input varies from 1 kHz to 1 MHz.
(
)
dB
PSRR
10
=
(
)
Pfs
Pf
log
P
f
is the power at frequency f in the ADC output; P
f
s is the
power at frequency fs in the ADC output.