SBASAL3 September 2024 ADC3669
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The ADC requires four different power-supplies. The AVDD18 and AVDD12 rails provide power for the internal analog and clocking circuits of the ADC. The DVDD18 and DVDD12 rail powers the digital logic (including averaging and decimation filter) and the LVDS digital interface.
Power sequencing is required as shown in Section 8.2.5. The AVDD18 and AVDD12 power supplies must be low noise to achieve data sheet performance. For applications operating near DC, the 1/f noise contribution of the power supply must also be considered.
Power supply decoupling capacitors (0.1µF) as close to the pins as possible on the top layer are recommended.
The recommended power supply architecture for a low noise design is to first use a high-efficiency step down switching regular, followed by a second stage of regulation using a low noise LDO for each power rail as shown in Figure 8-10. This provides additional switching noise reduction and improved voltage accuracy.
TI WEBENCH® Power Designer can be used to select and design the individual power-supply elements. Recommended switching regulators for the first stage include the LMS3635, and similar devices. Recommended low dropout (LDO) linear regulators include the TPS7A8400, and similar devices.
AVDD18 or AVDD12 must not be shared with the DVDD18/12 to prevent digital switching noise from coupling into the analog domain.