Re: Low cost Gs/s ADC

On 21 Nov, 22:09, n...@xxxxxxxxxxx (Nico Coesel) wrote:
Hello all,
For a distant future project I might want to use a Gs/s ADC. I
estimate 4 bits resolution will be enough. I already checked the usual
suspects (Maxim, National and e2v) but their devices are 8 bits and
outside the budget (both money and power consumption). So I'm
wondering if there are any other players in this field.

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Where did you get that attitude problem?
I would like to have one too!

Four bits may be a bit difficult, but could you make a flash converter
out of fast comparators or LVDS receivers used as comparators
perhaps? I think that might work reasonably for a couple of bits at
this speed, but four bits may be a challenge. Also the power
consumption would be a bit high.

Chris
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