12-Bit, 20 MSPS/40 MSPS/65 MSPS
3 V Low Power A/D Converter
AD9237
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
FEATURES
Ultralow power
AVDD
DRVDD
85 mW at 20 MSPS
135 mW at 40 MSPS
190 mW at 65 MSPS
SNR = 66 dBc to Nyquist at 65 MSPS
SFDR = 80 dBc to Nyquist at 65 MSPS
DNL = 0.7 LSB
Differential input with 500 MHz bandwidth
Flexible analog input: 1 V p-p to 4 V p-p range
Offset binary, twos complement, or gray code data formats
Output enable pin
VIN+
VIN–
10-STAGE
SHA
1 1/2-BIT
PIPELINE
A/D
MDAC1
4
15
3
REFT
REFB
A/D
CORRECTION LOGIC
12
OE
MODE2
OUTPUT BUFFERS
OTR
D11
D0
AD9237
VREF
2-step power-down
Full power-down and sleep mode
Clock duty cycle stabilizer
CLOCK
DUTY CYCLE
STABILIZER
MODE
SELECT
SENSE
REF
SELECT
0.5V
AGND
CLK
PDWN
MODE
DGND
APPLICATIONS
Figure 1.
Ultrasound and medical imaging
Battery-powered instruments
Hand-held scope meters
Low cost digital oscilloscopes
Low power digital still cameras and copiers
Low power communications
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS
1. Evaluation boards available for all speed grades.
The AD9237 is a family of monolithic, single 3 V supply, 12-bit,
20 MSPS/40 MSPS/65 MSPS analog-to-digital converters
(ADC). This family features a high performance sample-and-
hold amplifier (SHA) and voltage reference. The AD9237 uses a
multistage differential pipelined architecture with output error
correction logic to provide 12-bit accuracy at 20 MSPS/
40 MSPS/65 MSPS data rates and guarantees no missing codes
over the full operating temperature range.
2. Operating at 65 MSPS, the AD9237 consumes a low 190 mW
at 65 MSPS, 135 mW at 40 MSPS, and 85 mW at 20 MSPS.
3. Power scaling reduces the operating power further when
running at lower speeds.
4. The AD9237 operates from a single 3 V power supply and
features a separate digital output driver supply to
accommodate 2.5 V and 3.3 V logic families.
5. The patented SHA input maintains excellent performance
for input frequencies beyond Nyquist and can be configured
for single-ended or differential operation.
6. The AD9237 is optimized for selectable and flexible input
ranges from 1 V p-p to 4 V p-p.
With significant power savings over previously available ADCs,
the AD9237 is suitable for applications in imaging and medical
ultrasound.
Fabricated on an advanced CMOS process, the AD9237 is
available in a 32-lead LFCSP and is specified over the industrial
temperature range (−40°C to +85°C).
7. An output enable pin allows for multiplexing of the outputs.
8. Two-step power-down supports a standby mode in addition
to a power-down mode.
9. The OTR output bit indicates when the signal is beyond the
selected input range.
10. The clock duty cycle stabilizer (DCS) maintains converter
performance over a wide range of clock pulse widths.
Rev. 0
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