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Message started by neoflash on Jul 7^th, 2007, 11:04pm

Title: relationship between INL/DNL and no. of bits
Post by neoflash on Jul 7^th, 2007, 11:04pm

relationship between INL/DNL and no. of bits

in some literatures, authors will state that "we improved INL to 9.5b". What is the relationship between these three specifications of ADC?

Title: Re: relationship between INL/DNL and no. of bits
Post by boe on Jul 9^th, 2007, 12:57am

Hi neoflash,
In principle, there is no relationship between DNL/INL on the one hand and the resolution on the other hand.
When we compare non-idealities or errors of an ADC with a number of bits, we mean that the error is as large as the quantization error of an ideal ADC with that given number of bits...

BOE