MAX1446 Datasheet, PDF (11/16 Pages) Maxim Integrated Products – 10-Bit, 60Msps, 3.0V, Low-Power ADC with Internal Reference

10-Bit, 60Msps, 3.0V, Low-Power
ADC with Internal Reference
The MAX1446 provides three modes of reference oper-
ation:
• Internal reference mode
• Buffered external reference mode
• Unbuffered external reference mode
In internal reference mode, the internal reference out-
put (REFOUT) can be tied to the REFIN pin through a
resistor (e.g., 10kΩ) or resistor-divider if an application
requires a reduced full-scale range. For stability pur-
poses, it is recommended to bypass REFIN with a
>10nF capacitor to GND.
In buffered external reference mode, the reference volt-
age levels can be adjusted externally by applying a
stable and accurate voltage at REFIN. In this mode,
REFOUT may be left open or connected to REFIN
through a >10kΩ resistor.
In unbuffered external reference mode, REFIN is con-
nected to GND, thereby deactivating the on-chip
buffers of REFP, COM, and REFN. With their buffers
shut down, these pins become high impedance and
can be driven by external reference sources.
Clock Input (CLK)
The MAX1446 CLK input accepts CMOS-compatible
clock signals. Since the interstage conversion of the
device depends on the repeatability of the rising and
falling edges of the external clock, use a clock with low
jitter and fast rise and fall times (<2ns). In particular,
sampling occurs on the falling edge of the clock signal,
mandating this edge to provide lowest possible jitter.
Any significant aperture jitter would limit the SNR per-
formance of the ADC as follows:
SNR = 20log (1 / 2πf_INt_AJ)
where f_IN represents the analog input frequency, and
t_AJ is the time of the aperture jitter.
Clock jitter is especially critical for undersampling
applications. The clock input should always be consid-
ered as an analog input and routed away from any ana-
log input or other digital signal lines.
The MAX1446 clock input operates with a voltage
threshold set to V_DD/2. Clock inputs with a duty cycle
other than 50% must meet the specifications for high
and low periods as stated in the Electrical Character-
istics. See Figures 3a, 3b, 4a, and 4b for the relation-
ship between spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR),
signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), total harmonic distortion
(THD), or signal-to-noise plus distortion (SINAD) versus
duty cycle.
Output Enable (OE), Power-Down (PD),
and Output Data (D0–D9)
All data outputs, D0 (LSB) through D9 (MSB), are
TTL/CMOS-logic compatible. There is a 5.5 clock-cycle
latency between any particular sample and its valid
output data. The output coding is straight offset binary
(Table 1). With OE and PD (power-down) high, the digi-
tal output enters a high-impedance state. If OE is held
low with PD high, the outputs are latched at the last
value prior to the power-down.
The capacitive load on the digital outputs D0–D9
should be kept as low as possible (<15pF) to avoid
large digital currents that could feed back into the ana-
log portion of the MAX1446, degrading its dynamic per-
formance. The use of buffers on the ADC’s digital
outputs can further isolate the digital outputs from
heavy capacitive loads.
To further improve the dynamic performance of the
MAX1446 small series resistors (e.g. 100Ω) may be
added to the digital output paths, close to the ADC.
Figure 5 displays the timing relationship between out-
put enable and data output valid, as well as power-
down/wake-up and data output valid.
System Timing Requirements
Figure 6 shows the relationship between the clock
input, analog input, and data output. The MAX1446
samples at the falling edge of the input clock. Output
data is valid on the rising edge of the input clock. The
output data has an internal latency of 5.5 clock cycles.
Table 1. MAX1446 Output Code for Differential Inputs
DIFFERENTIAL INPUT VOLTAGE*
V_REF × 511/512
V_REF × 510/512
V_REF × 1/512
0
- V_REF × 1/512
- V_REF × 511/512
- V_REF × 512/512
DIFFERENTIAL INPUT
+Full Scale -1LSB
+Full Scale -2LSB
+1LSB
Bipolar Zero
-1LSB
Negative Full Scale + 1LSB
Negative Full Scale
STRAIGHT OFFSET BINARY
11 1111 1111
11 1111 1110
10 0000 0001
10 0000 0000
01 1111 1111
00 0000 0001
00 0000 0000
*V_REFIN = V_REFP = V_REFN
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