MAX1182
Dual 10-Bit, 65Msps, 3V, Low-Power ADC
with Internal Reference and Parallel Outputs
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Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)
For a waveform perfectly reconstructed from digital
samples, the theoretical maximum SNR is the ratio of the
full-scale analog input (RMS value) to the RMS quantiza-
tion error (residual error). The ideal, theoretical minimum
analog-to-digital noise is caused by quantization error
only and results directly from the ADC’s resolution
(N-Bits):
SNR
dB[max]
= 6.02 x N + 1.76
In reality, there are other noise sources besides quanti-
zation noise e.g. thermal noise, reference noise, clock
jitter, etc. SNR is computed by taking the ratio of the
RMS signal to the RMS noise, which includes all spec-
tral components minus the fundamental, the first five
harmonics, and the DC offset.
Signal-to-Noise Plus Distortion (SINAD)
SINAD is computed by taking the ratio of the RMS sig-
nal to all spectral components minus the fundamental
and the DC offset.
