The main advantage of the SAR ADC method is its high speed.

More Questions from Interfacing to the Analog World

• Resolution in the analog output of a DAC is primarily dependent on the number of input binary bits.
• The delay between a change on the digital input of a DAC and the appearance of the change on the output is called settling time.
• The DSO ________, ________, and ________ analog waveforms.
• The AD7524, a CMOS IC available from several IC manufacturers, is an eight-bit D/A converter that uses a(n) ________.
• A digital voltmeter converts an analog voltage to its ________ representation.
• The figure given below represents a ________.
• A(n) ________ converts an analog input to a digital output.
• For each bit that is added to a digital ramp ADC, the conversion time ________.
• A 4-bit stairstep-ramp A/D converter has a clock frequency of 100 kHz and a maximum input of 10 V, and has 6 V applied to the input. The conversion time will be ________.
• The stability of the ADC process can be improved by using a(n) ________ to hold the analog voltage constant while the A/D conversion is taking place.

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