
Analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) are commonly used in receivers for wireless applications for either IF or baseband signal sampling. The choice of ADC is generally determined by the rest of the receiver architecture, and can be affected by the selectivity of the filters, the dynamic range afforded by the frontend amplifiers, and the bandwidth and type of modulation to be processed.



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One issue with comparator applications is caused when a slow-moving signal is applied to the input. As the applied signal crosses the switch point, even a small level of ...