SBASAU8 December 2024 ADC3649
PRODMIX
The sampling clock input is designed to be driven differentially with external AC coupling and termination. The ADC provides internal common mode voltage biasing as shown in Figure 8-8.
The internal sampling clock path was designed for low residual phase noise contribution. The sampling clock circuitry requires a dedicated, low noise power supply for best phase noise and jitter performance. The internal residual clock phase noise is also sensitive to clock amplitude.
The internal residual clock noise consists of two components - phase noise and amplitude noise as shown in Table 8-1. The phase noise scales with input frequency and sampling rate (20*log(fIN/FS)) while the amplitude noise does not scale.
Frequency Offset (MHz) | Phase Noise (dBc/Hz) | Amplitude Noise (dBc/Hz) |
---|---|---|
0.001 | -130 | -129 |
0.01 | -140 | -139 |
0.1 | -150 | -149 |
1 | -160 | -159 |
3 | -165 | -164 |
10 | -165 | -164 |
Figure 8-9 and Figure 8-10 show the phase and amplitude noise at three different input frequencies.
The internal clock noise is also dependent on the external clock amplitude. Figure 8-11 to Figure 8-14 show the expected AC performance for different input frequencies across clock amplitude.
FS = 500MSPS | FIN = 100MHz | AIN = -1dBFS |
FS = 250MSPS | FIN = 100MHz | AIN = -1dBFS |
FS = 500MSPS | FIN = 400MHz | AIN = -1dBFS |
FS = 250MSPS | FIN = 240MHz | AIN = -1dBFS |