What is Pipelined ADC?

An ADC that splits conversion into stages, each resolving a few bits and passing the residue to the next, like an assembly line. It combines high speed with medium to high resolution.

Field: AD/DA conversion

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  1. Which AD converter splits conversion into several stages processed like an assembly line, combining high speed with medium to high resolution?

Related terms

Comparator Aliasing Delta-sigma ADC DNL (differential nonlinearity) ENOB (effective number of bits) Flash ADC INL (integral nonlinearity) Jitter Missing code Noise shaping

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