AD/DA conversion

Which architecture is used as the internal DAC in many successive-approximation AD converters?

  1. AOnly the R-2R resistor ladder
  2. BOnly current steering
  3. CA capacitor array using capacitance ratios (charge redistribution)
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Answer: C. A capacitor array using capacitance ratios (charge redistribution)

Many SAR ADCs use an array of binary-weighted capacitors and generate the comparison voltage by switching the capacitors to redistribute charge. The capacitor array can also serve as the sampling capacitor and draws no static current, allowing low power consumption.

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