Improved definition of the effective number of bits in ADC testing

Computer Standards and Interfaces

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 231-236

  Bellan, Diego ^a   Brandolini, Arnaldo ^a   Di Rienzo, Luca ^a   Gandelli, Alessandro ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Effective Number of Bits (ENOB); Quantization error power

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERRORS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

EFFECTIVE NUMBER OF BITS; QUANTIZATION ERROR POWER;

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION;

EID: 0032157397     PISSN: 09205489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-5489(98)00011-7     Document Type: Article

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