Industry's first four-in-one ADC family features serial LVDS output.
Oct. 02, 2003 - Analog Devices Inc. unveiled the industry's first quad analog-to-digital converters (ADCs). Four ADCs are integrated onto one chip to meet the needs of high-density, space-constrained systems, such as medical imaging systems - which can require more than 100 converters per system - or space-constrained, multi-channel applications, such as wireless communications basestations. Using serial low-voltage differential-signaling (LVDS) data outputs, Analog Devices is able to integrate four ADCs onto a single chip, creating a solution that is compact, fast, cost competitive, and power-efficient. The LVDS outputs dramatically reduce pin count, package size, number of board traces, and substrate noise.
About the AD92x9 Quad ADC Family
The first members of the new AD92x9 quad ADC family are the 12-bit 50-/65-MSPS (mega samples per second) AD9229, and the 8-bit 65-MSPS AD9289. Both parts are general-purpose converters for high-channel-density applications.
Both the AD9229 and AD9289 quad ADCs feature best-in-class dynamic specifications with the highest signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR) of any converter within their resolution grades on the market today.
Pricing and Availability
The AD9289 and AD9229 are sampling now and production quantities will be available in the first quarter of 2004.
The AD9289 is available in a 64-lead BGA (ball grid array) package and is priced at $2.63 per channel in 1,000-piece quantities. The AD9229 is available in a 48-pin 7 mm x 7 mm LFCSP (lead frame chip scale package) and is priced starting at $8.50 per channel in 1,000-piece quantities.
