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Lecture 10a - Fundamentals of ADC and DAC

This document summarizes key topics from a lecture on fundamentals of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and digital-to-analog converters (DACs). It discusses the processes of sampling and quantization in ADCs, which convert continuous analog signals to discrete digital signals. It also covers specifications for ADCs like resolution, offset error, and signal-to-noise ratio. For DACs, it describes how digital signals are reconstructed into continuous analog outputs. The lecture contrasts analog and digital circuits and outlines the benefits of conversion between domains.

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Lecture 10a - Fundamentals of ADC and DAC

This document summarizes key topics from a lecture on fundamentals of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and digital-to-analog converters (DACs). It discusses the processes of sampling and quantization in ADCs, which convert continuous analog signals to discrete digital signals. It also covers specifications for ADCs like resolution, offset error, and signal-to-noise ratio. For DACs, it describes how digital signals are reconstructed into continuous analog outputs. The lecture contrasts analog and digital circuits and outlines the benefits of conversion between domains.

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Lecture 10a – Fundamentals of

ADC and DAC

Dr. Mohamed Refky Amin


Nanotechnology Engineering Program
Zewail City of Science and Technology
[email protected]
Outline of this Lecture
• Introduction
• Analog to Digital Conversion
– Sampling
– Quantization
• ADC Specifications
• Digital to Analog Conversion

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
Introduction

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
Introduction

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
Introduction

Analog Circuit Digital Circuit


Harder to design Easier to design
Higher power consumption Lower power consumption
Larger IC area Smaller IC area
Immune to noise (Noise
margin)
Technology scaling Gain a lot from technology
introduces challenges scaling (speed, power,…)
Dr. Mohamed Refky
Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
Analog to Digital Conversion

Analog Domain Digital Domain

Continuous in time by Sampling Discrete in time by


nature (Asynchronous) nature (Synchronous)

Continuous in
Quantization Discrete in amplitude
amplitude
(Finite Resolution)
(Infinite Resolution)

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
Analog to Digital Conversion
Sampling

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
Analog to Digital Conversion
Sampling

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
Analog to Digital Conversion
Sampling

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
Analog to Digital Conversion
Sampling

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
Analog to Digital Conversion
Sampling

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
Analog to Digital Conversion
Sampling

Analog to Digital Converter

Nyquist rate ADCs Oversampling ADCs

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
Analog to Digital Conversion
Sampling

Analog to Digital Converter

Nyquist rate ADCs Oversampling ADCs

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
Analog to Digital Conversion
Quantization

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
Analog to Digital Conversion
Quantization

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
Analog to Digital Conversion
Quantization

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
Analog to Digital Conversion
Quantization

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
Analog to Digital Conversion
Quantization
The quantization process can be
mathematically modeled by using
a summer

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
Analog to Digital Conversion
Quantization

Power of a
random variable

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
Analog to Digital Conversion
Quantization

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
Analog to Digital Conversion
Quantization

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
Analog to Digital Conversion
Quantization

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
Analog to Digital Conversion
Quantization

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
ADC Specifications

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
ADC Static Specifications
Offset Error

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
ADC Static Specifications
Gain Error

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
ADC Static Specifications
Differential Non-Linearity

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
ADC Static Specifications
Integral Non-Linearity

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
ADC Dynamic Specifications
Signal to Noise Ratio

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
ADC Dynamic Specifications
Signal to Noise and Distortion Ratio

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
Digital to Analog Conversion

Digital Domain Analog Domain

Discrete in time by Continuous in time by


nature (Synchronous) nature (Asynchronous)
Reconstruction
Continuous in
Discrete in amplitude
amplitude
(Finite Resolution)
(Infinite Resolution)

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
Digital to Analog Conversion
Reconstruction

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
Digital to Analog Conversion
Reconstruction

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
Digital to Analog Conversion
Reconstruction

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
Digital to Analog Conversion
Reconstruction

Dr. Mohamed Refky


Fundamentals of ADC and DAC
Digital to Analog Conversion
Reconstruction

Dr. Mohamed Refky

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