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ADS4449: ADS4449:Uncertainty of the Aperture Delay Value

Part Number: ADS4449
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: ADC12DJ3200

Hi there:

Now we're designing a system which is of strict-requiring of synchronous ADC sampling, with 3 ADS4449 (total 12 channels.)

The system requires a channel-to-channel sampling skew within ±100ps, but as the ADS4449 datasheet says:

The variation of aperture delay among channel of the same chip is ±70ps, and the value among chips increases to ±150ps.

[Thinking of another ADC chips, where the nominal aperture delay is just a typical value (like 360ps of ADC12DJ3200) ,which is different with ADS4449]

So, we wonder if there is a more definite range of the ADS4449 aperture delay value between channels of the same or different chip (as we can't affirm if the ±150ps is a right or an over-announced value), thus we can estimate the feasibility of using ADS4449 in our system.

Thank you & looking forward to your reply!

  • User,

    I am checking on the availability of test data for production parts regarding this spec. What application is this for? If going into production, would be the number of units required per year? We may be able to setup custom part screening if you can make a valid business case for this. Otherwise, there is no other way to guarantee the parts will fall in the range of your requirements per the data sheet.

    Regards,

    Jim