National Semiconductor Introduces Industry’s Fastest 12-bit ADC. At 3.6 GSPS
National Semiconductor Introduces ADC12D1800, 12-bit ultra high-speed analog-to-digital converter (ADC) at 3.6 Giga-samples per second (GSPS). The ADC12D1800 is 3.6 times faster than any other available 12-bit device. The ADC’s dynamic performance of -147 dBm/Hz noise floor, 52 dB noise power ratio (NPR) and -61 dBFS intermodulation distortion (IMD) enables a new generation of software-defined radio (SDR) architectures and applications. National also introduces two other members of its ultra high-speed ADC family: the ADC12D1600 with sampling speed up to 3.2 GSPS and the ADC12D1000 with performance up to 2.0 GSPS. All three PowerWise® ADCs target wideband SDRs including radar, communications, multi-channel set-top box (STB), signal intelligence, and light detecting and ranging (LIDAR) applications…

