Differential ADC Drivers have 2-channel configuration.

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Supplied in Pb-free, 4 x 4 mm, 24-lead LFCSP, ADA4937-2 and ADA4938-2 drive ADCs operating from DC to 100 MHz in DAQ systems serving industrial and communications applications. Distortion, depending on device, ranges from -120/-102 to -84/-90 dBc with single 3-5 V supplies (ADA4937-2) or -112/-108 to -79/-81 dBc with dual 5-10 V supplies (ADA4938-2). Both models have internal common-mode feedback architecture and are fabricated using silicon-germanium complementary bipolar process.



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Industry's First Dual Differential ADC Drivers Complement Best Performing High-Speed ADCs



-ADA4937-2 and ADA4938-2 dual differential ADC drivers reduce design complexity, cost and board space in industrial and communications applications.

Norwood, MA(9/26/2007) -

About the ADA4937-2 and the ADA4938-2
Analog Devices' ADA4937-2 and ADA4938-2 are the industry's first dual differential analog-to-digital converter (ADC) drivers. The new differential drivers enable designers of data acquisition systems in industrial and communications applications to improve system performance by enhancing key ADC performance characteristics, including SFDR (spurious-free dynamic range) and SNR (signal-to-noise ratio). With the industry's first two-channel configuration, the ADA4937-2 and ADA4938-2 drivers reduce component count, bill of material cost and design complexity while driving high-performance ADCs operating from dc to 100 MHz.

The ADI ADA4937-2 and ADA4938-2 differential drivers combine the low noise and distortion levels required to drive the high-speed ADCs found in today's wireless infrastructure and instrumentation equipment. Ideal for single 3-V to 5-V power supplies, the ADA4937-2 achieves an industry-best distortion of -120/-102 dBc at 10 MHz, -98/-100 dBc at 40 MHz and -84/-90 dBc at 70 MHz. The ADA4938-2 works over a 5-V to 10-V supply range and achieves industry-leading distortion of -112/-108 dBc at 10 MHz, -96/-93 dBc at 30 MHz and -79/-81 dBc at 50 MHz in dual supply applications.

Featuring an internal common-mode feedback architecture, the ADA4937-2 and ADA4938-2 allow the output common-mode voltage to be controlled by an externally applied voltage. This function bridges any gap between the output range of the component before the ADC and the input range of the ADC, eliminating the need for ac coupling, and making the drivers well suited for dc-coupled applications, such as data-acquisition instruments and baseband communications systems.

Both the ADA4937-2 and the ADA4938-2 are fabricated using ADI's proprietary silicon-germanium (SiGe) complementary bipolar process, enabling very low levels of distortion with an input voltage noise of only 2.2 nV/rt-Hz. The low dc offset and excellent dynamic performance of the ADA4937-2 make it well suited for a variety of data acquisition and signal processing applications.

The ADA4937-2 and the ADA4938-2 are ideally suited for use with Analog Devices' AD9640/AD9627/AD9600 family, AD6655/53 family, and AD9248/38/16 family. For more information, visit www.analog.com/pr/ADA4937-2 or http://www.analog.com/pr/ADA4938-2.

Availability and Pricing
The ADA4937-2 and ADA4938-2 dual differential ADC drivers are sampling now with full production scheduled for October 2007. The devices are priced at $5.69 per unit in 1,000-piece quantities in a Pb-free 4 mm x 4 mm 24-lead LFCSP (lead-frame chip-scale package) and are specified to operate over the -40 degrees C to +105 degrees C temperature range for 3.3-V supplies and the -40 degrees C to +85 degrees C temperature range for 5-V supplies.

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