Features

• To request a full datasheet, please email ltcspace@linear.com
• Processed and Qualified to Proprietary RT Flow Using PEM-INST-001 as a Guideline
• 1Msps Throughput Rate
• ±0.5ppm INL (Typ)
• Guaranteed 20-Bit No Missing Codes
• Low Power: 21mW at 1Msps, 21μW at 1ksps
• 104dB SNR (Typ) at f_IN = 2kHz
• –125dB THD (Typ) at f_IN = 2kHz
• Digital Gain Compression (DGC)
• 2.5V Supply
• Fully Differential Input Range ±V_REF
• V_REF Input Range from 2.5V to 5.1V
• No Pipeline Delay, No Cycle Latency
• 1.8V to 5V I/O Voltages
• SPI-Compatible Serial I/O with Daisy-Chain Mode
• Internal Conversion Clock
• 16-Lead MSOP Package
• To request samples or a demo board of the commercial equivalent, please visit the LTC2378-20 product page
• For more detailed information, please contact ltcspace@linear.com with your requirements

Radiation Performance

• Total Ionizing Dose (TID) Tolerance, per TM1019.8, MIL-STD-883:  - 10kRad (Si), per condition A at 50Rads(Si)/sec (15kRad data available in Space Data Pack)
• Single Event Latch-Up (SEL) Threshold Linear Energy Transfer (LET) ≥ 30.86MeV-cm²/mg at T_CASE = 70°C

Typical Application

Description

The RT2378-20 is a low noise, low power, high speed 20-bit successive approximation register (SAR) ADC. Operating from a 2.5V supply, the RT2378-20 has a ±V_REF fully differential input range with V_REF ranging from 2.5V to 5.1V. The RT2378-20 consumes only 21mW and achieves ±2ppm INL maximum, no missing codes at 20 bits with 104dB SNR.

The RT2378-20 has a high speed SPI-compatible serial interface that supports 1.8V, 2.5V, 3.3V and 5V logic while also featuring a daisy-chain mode. The fast 1Msps throughput with no cycle latency makes the RT2378-20 ideally suited for a wide variety of high speed applications. An internal oscillator sets the conversion time, easing external timing considerations. The RT2378-20 automatically powers down between conversions, leading to reduced power dissipation that scales with the sampling rate.

The RT2378-20 features a unique digital gain compression (DGC) function, which eliminates the driver amplifier’s negative supply while preserving the full resolution of the ADC. When enabled, the ADC performs a digital scaling function that maps zero-scale code from 0V to 0.1 • V_REF and full-scale code from V_REF to 0.9 • V_REF. For a typical reference voltage of 5V, the full-scale input range is now 0.5V to 4.5V, which provides adequate headroom for powering the driving amplifier from a single 5.5V supply.