Linear Integrated Circuits

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Analog to Digital and Digital to Analog Data Converters

Objectives

To understand the theory, analysis, and design concepts of data converters

• Data in the real world is in the form of analog signals. For example, temperature, pressure, biopotentials from human body, and so on can be detected by using appropriate sensors (transducers). Though the sensed quantities are analog signals, they can be converted into digital signals for measurement and practical applications. Electronic circuits used for analog to digital signal conversion are called analog to digital converters (ADCs). The basic principles of analog to digital signal conversion using different techniques are explained.
• Electronic circuits in devices such as compact disc (CD) ...