3. CAN and DAC technologies
The data conversion market has grown considerably in recent years. The demands placed on converters, in terms of performance, cost and size, have led manufacturers and academics to study new architectures and specific technologies. Today, CAN/CNAs are built on a single chip (monolithic technology). They benefit from the advantages of advanced integration, i.e. increased density and speed, and lower power consumption. Today, many CAN/CNAs are true systems that include just about everything analog (multiplexers, sample-and-hold, etc.), but also digital with signal processing (error correction, averaging, calibration, programming interface). They often use a single supply voltage of 3.3 to 1.8 V.
Some circuits keep higher voltages to accept 5, 10 and ± 10 V analog signals, which are widely used in the industrial world.
As with all components,...
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Bibliography
Software tools
On the Analog Devices Inc. website, a number of analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog simulation tools and models are available. These range from simple 'on-line' theoretical simulations on their site, to complex models that can be interfaced with tools such as Mathlab, Simulink from The MathWorks and ADS from Agilent.
Time and spectral domains are accessible.
Demonstration...
Websites
On the websites of major manufacturers, under the keywords below, you'll find a wealth of documentation, publications and online videos, ranging from basic knowledge to product details.
The simulation tools provided are also excellent ways of understanding and using the components.
All in English.
Keywords: Application notes, FAQs, Handbooks, Knowledge...
Events
ISCC and Imec organize annual conferences at which, among other things, results on data conversion are regularly presented.
ISCC: International Solid-State Circuits Conference. Website: http://isscc.org/
Imec (Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre). Website: http://www.imec.be
...Standards and norms
There are standards or projects on CANs and NACs, but to my knowledge, their use is never cited by manufacturers.
This is probably due to the dynamism of manufacturers and the specificity of each market segment addressed.
Project DYNAD still has a home page on the Internet, but no changes since 2002. (SMT4-CT98-2214 2002)
DYNAD: Methods and...
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Analog Devices Inc. http://www.analog.com
Broadcom Corporation http://www.broadcom.com
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Databeans http://www.databeans.net
IC Insights, Inc. http://www.icinsights.com
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