General Description

The MAX104 PECL-compatible, 1Gsps, 8-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC) allows accurate digitizing of analog signals with bandwidths to 2.2GHz. Fabricated on Maxim’s proprietary advanced GST-2 bipolar process, the MAX104 integrates a high-performance track/hold (T/H) amplifier and a quantizer on a single monolithic die.

Features

♦ 1Gsps Conversion Rate

♦ 2.2GHz Full-Power Analog Input Bandwidth

♦ >7.5 Effective Bits at fIN = 500MHz (Nyquist Frequency)

♦ ±0.25LSB INL and DNL

♦ 50Ω Differential Analog Inputs

♦ ±250mV Input Signal Range

♦ On-Chip, +2.5V Precision Bandgap Voltage Reference

♦ Latched, Differential PECL Digital Outputs

♦ Low Error Rate: 10-16 Metastable States at 1Gsps

♦ Selectable 8:16 Demultiplexer

♦ Internal Demux Reset Input with Reset Output

♦ 192-Contact ESBGA Package

Applications

    Digital RF/IF Signal Processing

    Direct RF Downconversion

    High-Speed Data Acquisition

    Digital Oscilloscopes

    High-Energy Physics

    Radar/Sonar/ECM Systems

    ATE Systems