SBAS533E March 2011 – February 2023 ADS4222 , ADS4225 , ADS4226 , ADS4242 , ADS4245 , ADS4246
PRODUCTION DATA
The analog input of the ADS42xx is typically driven by a fully differential amplifier. The amplifier must have sufficient bandwidth for the frequencies of interest. The noise and distortion performance of the amplifier will affect the combined performance of the ADC and amplifier. The amplifier is often AC coupled to the ADC to allow both the amplifier and ADC to operate at the optimal common mode voltages. It is possible to DC couple the amplifer to the ADC if required. An alternate approach is to drive the ADC using transformers. DC coupling cannot be used with the transformer approach.