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Overview:
Many of us consider Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs) to be mystery components. We do not understand them and may even dread using them. Yet, we may feel quite comfortable using analog components and digital components. ADCs combine both analog and digital elements, but they need not be mysterious.
In this presentation we will briefly discuss the use of the ADC, review common ADC specifications, discuss the sources of noise and distortion in ADC circuits and how to avoid them, common application errors when using ADCs, proper evaluation of ADCs, and the use of ADCs outside of their specified conditions.
After this seminar you should know the basic operation of the ADC and be able to successfully use them in your circuit designs.
Presenter:
Nicholas "Nick" Gray is a Staff Applications Engineer with National Semiconductor's Data Conversion Products Group in Santa Clara, California
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