
MAX1184
Dual 10-Bit, 20Msps, 3V, Low-Power ADC with
Internal Reference and Parallel Outputs
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Clock Input (CLK)
The MAX1184’s CLK input accepts CMOS-compatible
clock signals. Since the interstage conversion of the
device depends on the repeatability of the rising and
falling edges of the external clock, use a clock with low
jitter and fast rise and fall times (< 2ns). In particular,
sampling occurs on the rising edge of the clock signal,
requiring this edge to provide lowest possible jitter. Any
significant aperture jitter would limit the SNR perfor-
mance of the on-chip ADCs as follows:
where fIN represents the analog input frequency and tAJ
is the time of the aperture jitter.
Clock jitter is especially critical for undersampling
applications. The clock input should always be consid-
ered as an analog input and routed away from any ana-
log input or other digital signal lines.
The MAX1184 clock input operates with a voltage thresh-
old set to VDD/2. Clock inputs with a duty cycle other than
50%, must meet the specifications for high and low peri-
ods as stated in the Electrical Characteristics.
System Timing Requirements
Figure 3 depicts the relationship between the clock
input, analog input, and data output. The MAX1184
samples at the rising edge of the input clock. Output
data for channels A and B is valid on the next rising
edge of the input clock. The output data has an internal
latency of five clock cycles. Figure 4 also determines
the relationship between the input clock parameters
and the valid output data on channels A and B.
Digital Output Data, Output Data Format
Selection (T/B), Output Enable (
OE)
All digital outputs, D0A–D9A (Channel A) and
D0B–D9B (Channel B), are TTL/CMOS logic-compati-
ble. There is a five-clock-cycle latency between any
particular sample and its corresponding output data.
SNR
ft
IN
AJ
=×
××
×
20
1
2
log
)
π
N - 6
N
N - 5
N + 1
N - 4
N + 2
N - 3
N + 3
N - 2
N + 4
N - 1
N + 5
N
N + 6
N + 1
5-CLOCK-CYCLE LATENCY
ANALOG INPUT
CLOCK INPUT
DATA OUTPUT
D9A–D0A
tDO
tCH
tCL
N - 6
N - 5
N - 4
N - 3
N - 2
N - 1
N
N + 1
DATA OUTPUT
D9B–D0B
Figure 3. System Timing Diagram