SBASAU7C December   2024  – July 2025 ADC3548 , ADC3549

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  1.   1
  2. 1 Features
  3. 2 Applications
  4. 3 Description
  5. 4 Device Comparison
  6. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
  7. 6 Specifications
    1. 6.1  Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 6.2  ESD Ratings
    3. 6.3  Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 6.4  Thermal Information
    5. 6.5  Electrical Characteristics - Power Consumption
    6. 6.6  Electrical Characteristics - DC Specifications
    7. 6.7  Electrical Characteristics - AC Specifications (ADC3548 - 250 MSPS)
    8. 6.8  Electrical Characteristics - AC Specifications (ADC3549 - 500 MSPS)
    9. 6.9  Timing Requirements
    10. 6.10 Typical Characteristics - ADC3548 (250MSPS)
    11. 6.11 Typical Characteristics - ADC3549 (500MSPS)
  8. 7 Parameter Measurement Information
  9. 8 Detailed Description
    1. 8.1 Overview
    2. 8.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 8.3 Feature Description
      1. 8.3.1 Analog Inputs
        1. 8.3.1.1 Nyquist Zone Selection
        2. 8.3.1.2 Analog Front End Design
      2. 8.3.2 Sampling Clock
        1. 8.3.2.1 Multi-Chip Synchronization
        2. 8.3.2.2 SYSREF Monitor
      3. 8.3.3 Time-Stamp
      4. 8.3.4 Overrange
      5. 8.3.5 External Voltage Reference
      6. 8.3.6 Digital Gain
      7. 8.3.7 Decimation Filter
        1. 8.3.7.1 Uncommon Decimation Ratios
        2. 8.3.7.2 Decimation Filter Response
        3. 8.3.7.3 Decimation Filter Configuration
        4. 8.3.7.4 Numerically Controlled Oscillator (NCO)
      8. 8.3.8 Digital Interface
        1. 8.3.8.1 Parallel LVDS (SDR) - Default
        2. 8.3.8.2 Parallel LVDS (DDR)
        3. 8.3.8.3 SLVDS with Decimation
          1. 8.3.8.3.1 SLVDS - Status Bit Insertion
        4. 8.3.8.4 Output Data Format
        5. 8.3.8.5 32-bit Output Resolution
        6. 8.3.8.6 Output Scrambler
        7. 8.3.8.7 Output MUX
        8. 8.3.8.8 Test Pattern
    4. 8.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 8.4.1 Low Latency Mode
      2. 8.4.2 Power Down Mode
    5. 8.5 Programming
      1. 8.5.1 GPIO Programming
      2. 8.5.2 Register Write
      3. 8.5.3 Register Read
      4. 8.5.4 Device Programming
      5. 8.5.5 Register Map
      6. 8.5.6 Register Description
  10. 9 Application and Implementation
    1. 9.1 Application Information
    2. 9.2 Typical Application
      1. 9.2.1 Wideband Spectrum Analyzer
      2. 9.2.2 Design Requirements
        1. 9.2.2.1 Input Signal Path
        2. 9.2.2.2 Clocking
      3. 9.2.3 Detailed Design Procedure
        1. 9.2.3.1 Sampling Clock
      4. 9.2.4 Application Performance Plots
      5. 9.2.5 Initialization Set Up
    3. 9.3 Power Supply Recommendations
    4. 9.4 Layout
      1. 9.4.1 Layout Guidelines
      2. 9.4.2 Layout Example
  11. 10Device and Documentation Support
    1. 10.1 Documentation Support
      1. 10.1.1 Third-Party Products Disclaimer
    2. 10.2 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    3. 10.3 Support Resources
    4. 10.4 Trademarks
    5. 10.5 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    6. 10.6 Glossary
  12. 11Revision History
  13. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

Package Options

Mechanical Data (Package|Pins)
Thermal pad, mechanical data (Package|Pins)
Orderable Information

3 Description

The ADC3548 and ADC3549 (ADC354x) is a 14-bit, 250 and 500MSPS, single channel analog to digital converter (ADC). The device is designed for high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and delivers a noise spectral density as low as -158.5dBFS/Hz.

The power efficient ADC architecture consumes 435mW at 500MSPS and provides power scaling with lower sampling rates (369mW at 250MSPS).

The ADC354x includes a quad band digital down-converter (DDC) supporting wide band decimation by 2 to narrow band decimation by 32768. The DDC uses a 48-bit NCO which supports phase coherent and phase continuous frequency hopping.

The ADC354x is outfitted with a flexible LVDS interface. In decimation bypass mode, the device uses a 14-bit wide parallel SDR or DDR LVDS interface. When using decimation, the output data is transmitted using a serial LVDS interface reducing the number of lanes needed as decimation increases. For high decimation rates, the output resolution can be increased to 32-bit.

Device Information
PART NUMBERPACKAGE(1)MAXIMUM SAMPLING RATE
ADC354964 QFN500MSPS
ADC354864 QFN250MSPS
(1) For more information, see Section 12.


ADC3548 ADC3549 Block DiagramBlock Diagram