LTC2378-16
16-Bit, 1Msps, Low Power
SAR ADC with 97dB SNR
FeaTures
DescripTion
The LTC®2378-16 is a low noise, low power, high speed
16-bit successive approximation register (SAR) ADC. Op-
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1Msps Throughput Rate
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±±0.5Sꢀ IN5 ꢁMaꢂx
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Guaranteed 16-ꢀit No Missing Codes
erating from a 2.5V supply, the LTC2378-16 has a ±V
fully differential input range with V ranging from 2.5V
to 5.1V. The LTC2378-16 consumes only 13.5mW and
achieves ±±.5LSꢀ ꢁIL maximum, no missing codes at
16 bits with 97dꢀ SIR.
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5ow Power: 130.mW at 1Msps, 130.µW at 1ksps
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97dꢀ SNR ꢁTypx at f = 2kHz
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–122dꢀ THD ꢁTypx at f = 2kHz
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Digital Gain Compression ꢁDGCx
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Guaranteed Operation to 125°C
The LTC2378-16 has a high speed SPꢁ-compatible serial
interface that supports 1.8V, 2.5V, 3.3V and 5V logic while
alsofeaturingadaisy-chainmode.Thefast1Mspsthrough-
put with no cycle latency makes the LTC2378-16 ideally
suited for a wide variety of high speed applications. An
internaloscillatorsetstheconversiontime,easingexternal
timingconsiderations.TheLTC2378-16automaticallypow-
ers down between conversions, leading to reduced power
dissipation that scales with the sampling rate.
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2.5V Supply
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Fully Differential ꢁnput Range ±V
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ꢁnput Range from 2.5V to 5.1V
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Io Pipeline Delay, Io Cycle Latency
1.8V to 5V ꢁ/O Voltages
SPꢁ-Compatible Serial ꢁ/O with Daisy-Chain Mode
ꢁnternal Conversion Clock
16-Lead MSOP and 4mm × 3mm DFI Packages
applicaTions
The LTC2378-16 features a unique digital gain compres-
sion(DGC)function,whicheliminatesthedriveramplifier’s
negative supply while preserving the full resolution of the
ADC. When enabled, the ADC performs a digital scaling
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Medical ꢁmaging
High Speed Data Acquisition
Portable or Compact ꢁnstrumentation
ꢁndustrial Process Control
Low Power ꢀattery-Operated ꢁnstrumentation
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function that maps zero-scale code from 0V to 0.1 • V
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and full-scale code from V
to 0.9 • V . For a typical
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reference voltage of 5V, the full-scale input range is now
±.5V to 4.5V, which provides adequate headroom for
powering the driving amplifier from a single 5.5V supply.
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Typical applicaTion
32k Point FFT fS = 1Msps, fIN = 2kHz
2.5V 1.8V TO 5V
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SNR = 97.2dB
–20
–40
THD = –121.7dB
SINAD = 97.1dB
SFDR = 128dB
10µF
0.1µF
V
OV
DD
CHAIN
RDL/SDI
SDO
DD
6800pF
3300pF
6800pF
V
V
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20Ω
20Ω
–60
+
–
IN
+
–
–80
0V
LTC2378-16
SCK
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BUSY
CNV
REF/DGC
–100
–120
–140
–160
–180
IN
SAMPLE CLOCK
0V
V
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GND
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237816 TA01
2.5V TO 5.1V
47µF
(X5R, 0805 SIZE)
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FREQUENCY (kHz)
237816 TA02
237816f
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