ADC consumes just 469mW of power

Milpitas, Calif.– Intersil Corp. has introduced a family of new 8-, 10- and 12-bit 500MSPS analog to digital (ADC) converters.

The lead product, the 12-bit, ISLA112P50IRZ 500MSPS converter, features power consumption of 468 milliWatts, which the company claims is five times lower than comparable products. 

Developed for broadband communications, radar, light detection and ranging (LIDAR), and data acquisition systems, the ISLA112P50 is being built using Intersil’s proprietary FemtoCharge technology on a standard CMOS process. The ISLA112P50 uses a pair of time-interleaved 250MSPS ADCs to generate its 500MSPS sample rate.

Key highlights:

Analog input bandwidth: 1.15GHz

Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR): 65.8dBFS

SFDR: 80dBc for an input frequency of 190MHz. 

Pricing: 1ku quantities range from $36 to $125 depending on the selected resolution.

Availability: Full production.

Datasheet: Click here.