EDN

“Golden Gloves” A/D Converter Match, Round 2: Successive-approximation register vs. sigma-delta topology–Power Efficiency

After the seven-round fight back in April 2010 between the successive-approximation register (SAR) analog/digital converter (ADC) and the sigma-delta (S?) ADC, Figure 1, (click here to see the full ...
Hackaday

successive approximation

[Igor] made a VU meter with LEDs using 8 LEDs and 8 comparators. This is a fast way to get one of 8 bits to indicate an input voltage, but that’s only the equivalent of a 3-bit analog to digital ...
Nature

Noise-Shaping Successive Approximation Register Analog-to-Digital Converters

The noise‐shaping successive approximation register (NS‐SAR) analogue‐to‐digital converter represents an attractive hybrid architecture that merges the inherent energy efficiency and simplicity of ...
Hackaday

Approximating An ADC With Successive Approximation

[Igor] made a VU meter with LEDs using 8 LEDs and 8 comparators. This is a fast way to get one of 8 bits to indicate an input voltage, but that’s only the equivalent of a 3-bit analog to digital ...
New Electronics

A/D converter architectures still up to the challenge

In the University of Texas converter – a 1.25Gsample/s 6bit A/D device – the circuitry employed a 3bit flash module in a three-step successive-approximation loop. In operation, the flash module would ...
Nature

Low-Power Successive Approximation Register Analog-to-Digital Converters

Low-power successive approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) represent a critical technology in modern electronic systems, seamlessly bridging the analogue and digital realms ...
New Electronics

Successive approximation A/D converters: Ensuring a valid first conversion

Successive approximation A/D converters, with resolutions of up to 18bit and sampling at 10Msample/s, are suited to many data acquisition applications.
Design-Reuse

This analog-to-digital converter (ADC) uses successive approximation register (SAR) architecture to achieve 12-bit resolution.

This analog-to-digital converter (ADC) uses successive approximation register (SAR) architecture to achieve 12-bit resolution. The ADC includes intern ...
The Engineer

Super SAR

Texas Instruments has announced what it says is the industry's most linear 16-bit, successive-approximation converter. (TI) today announced what it says is the industry's most linear 16-bit, ...
Electronic Design

What’s the Difference Between SAR and Delta-Sigma ADCs?

This file type includes high-resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Today, almost every electronic product contains an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). When designing a new product, one ...
EDN

“Golden Gloves” A/D Converter Match: Successive-approximation register vs. sigma-delta topology

In one corner, the current champion successive-approximation register (SAR) analog/digital converter (ADC); in the opposing corner, a relative newcomer to the A/D conversion scene, the sigma-delta (ΣΔ ...