Wireless Basestation Design Challenges Using High-Speed, 16-bit ADCs

摘要

Cutting-edge 16-bit, high-speed analog-to-digital converters (ADC) can offer the very high dynamic range and low distortion levels required to meet today's most demanding wireless communications standards. As communication receivers trend toward more flexibility, multi-standard/multi-carrier radios require digitization of wider bandwidths and therefore higher sensitivity due to reduced power in individual frequency channels and increased probability of in-band blocker signals. For this reason, ADC noise and distortion are critical.