General Description

The MAX106 PECL-compatible, 600Msps, 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 MAX106 integrates a high-performance track/hold (T/H) amplifier and a quantizer on a single monolithic die.

Features

♦ 600Msps Conversion Rate

♦ 2.2GHz Full-Power Analog Input Bandwidth

♦ 7.6 Effective Bits at fIN = 300MHz (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: 10-27 Metastable States

♦ Selectable 8:16 Demultiplexer

♦ Internal Demux Reset Input with Reset Output

♦ 192-Contact ESBGA

♦ Pin Compatible with Faster MAX104/MAX108

Applications

Digital RF/IF Signal Processing

Direct RF Downconversion

High-Speed Data Acquisition

Digital Oscilloscopes

High-Energy Physics

Radar/ECM Systems

ATE Systems