12bit a/d converters cut board space by 80%
A new family of 12bit, 500 to 900MS/s a/d converters has been unveiled by Texas Instruments.
The devices are said to offer industry leading signal to noise ratio and spurious free dynamic range. Measuring just 12 x 12mm, TI claims they cut board space by 80%.
The ADS5409 family is targeted at applications including test and measurement equipment, wideband LTE and LTE-advanced communications base stations, millimetre wave backhaul, cable infrastructure return path and defence electronics.
According to TI, the converters address the challenges associated with wideband LTE and LTE-advanced power amplifier linearisation by reducing ic size, cost and power, while also providing the high performance needed to achieve transmit spectral mask requirements and improved power amplifier efficiency.
