Analog-to-Digital Conversion Techniques

Abstract

Various types of analog-to-digital converters (ADC's) are currently on the market. Intended to familiarize the reader with different ADC's, this report examines three specific types: integrating, successive approximation, and flash or parallel and subranging converters. The methods by which these ADC's process signals are discussed, in addition to their common uses. This report also includes a brief market survey which demonstrates the many ADC's that are available from different manufacturers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA239469

Entities

People

  • Clyde C. Deluca

Organizations

  • Harry Diamond Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Analog Signals
  • Capacitors
  • Circuit Boards
  • Circuits
  • Clocks
  • Coders
  • Comparators
  • Conversion
  • Converters
  • Corporations
  • Data Acquisition
  • Diagrams
  • Digital Circuits
  • Printed Circuits
  • Signal Processing
  • Transfer Functions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design