Short Course: High Speed/High Performance Data Converters: Metrics, Architectures, and Emerging Topics

Abstract

Data converters provide the gateway between the analog and digital worlds. They play a critical role in a vast range of systems, and integrated converters represent a central and growing element in high performance designs in applications from wireline to wireless and more. In this course, we start with an introduction to data converters, discussing key topologies, metrics, and the associated trade space. We continue with a discussion of ultra-high data rate converter design approaches before moving to high precision and low power converter topics. In our final session, we discuss emerging data converter concepts that will shape the future of research in this area.