ADC Histogram Test Using Triangular Stimulus Signals

Francisco André Corrêa Alegria *

Telecommunications Institute, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1, 1049 Lisbon, Portugal.
 
Research Article
Global Journal of Engineering and Technology Advances, 2023, 16(03), 121–133.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gjeta.2023.16.3.0188
Publication history: 
Received on 26 July 2023; revised on 08 September 2023; accepted on 11 September 2023
 
Abstract: 
This paper focuses on tackling the uncertainty in ADC testing estimates using the Histogram Method with a triangular stimulus instead of a sinusoidal one as is standard practice. It introduces expressions to calculate the standard deviation of transition voltages and code bin widths.
 
Keywords: 
Analog-to-Digital Converter; Histogram Method; Testing; Uncertainty; Noise
 
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