SBVS263B July 2017 – June 2025 TPS7A39
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A common problem in analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) is that as the input signal approaches the edge of the range of the ADC, the signal begins to become distorted. Often times this is not because of a limitation of the ADC, but is a result of the analog front-end (AFE). In the AFE, the signal begins to approach the rails of the op amp and the signal begins to lose linearity and becomes distorted. This distortion is because when the rail-to-rail op amp begins to enter the nonlinear region of operation within 100mV of the rail, the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) starts to degrade and the total harmonic distortion (THD) of the ADC increases. To prevent the op amp from exiting the linear region of operation, the design must use a power supply that can generate rails 200mV above and below the input range of the ADC.