
LTC2274
18
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APPLICATIONS INFORMATION
SAMPLE/HOLD OPERATION AND INPUT DRIVE
Sample/Hold Operation
Figure 2 shows an equivalent circuit for the LTC2274 CMOS
differential sample and hold. The differential analog inputs
are sampled directly onto sampling capacitors (CSAMPLE)
through NMOS transistors. The capacitors shown attached
to each input (CPARASITIC) are the summation of all other
capacitance associated with each input.
During the sample phase when ENC is low, the NMOS
transistors connect the analog inputs to the sampling
capacitors and they charge to, and track, the differential
input voltage. On the rising edge of ENC, the sampled
input voltage is held on the sampling capacitors. During
the hold phase when ENC is high, the sampling capacitors
are disconnected from the input and the held voltage is
passed to the ADC core for processing. As ENC transitions
for high to low, the inputs are reconnected to the sampling
capacitors to acquire a new sample. Since the sampling
capacitors still hold the previous sample, a charging glitch
proportional to the change in voltage between samples will
be seen at this time. If the change between the last sample
and the new sample is small, the charging glitch seen at
the input will be small. If the input change is large, such
as the change seen with input frequencies near Nyquist,
then a larger charging glitch will be seen.
Common Mode Bias
The ADC sample-and-hold circuit requires differential drive
to achieve specied performance. Each input should swing
±0.5625V for the 2.25V range (PGA = 0) or ±0.375V for
the 1.5V range (PGA = 1), around a common mode volt-
age of 1.25V. The VCM output pin (Pin 39) is designed to
provide the common mode bias level. VCM can be tied
directly to the center tap of a transformer to set the DC
input level or as a reference level to an op amp differential
driver circuit. The VCM pin must be bypassed to ground
close to the ADC with 2.2μF or greater.
Input Drive Impedance
As with all high performance, high speed ADCs the dy-
namic performance of the LTC2274 can be inuenced
by the input drive circuitry, particularly the second and
third harmonics. Source impedance and input reactance
can inuence SFDR. At the falling edge of ENC the
sample-and-hold circuit will connect the 4.9pF sampling
capacitor to the input pin and start the sampling period.
The sampling period ends when ENC rises, holding the
sampled input on the sampling capacitor. Ideally, the
input circuitry should be fast enough to fully charge
the sampling capacitor during the sampling period
1/(2FENCODE); however, this is not always possible and the
incomplete settling may degrade the SFDR. The sampling
glitch has been designed to be as linear as possible to
minimize the effects of incomplete settling.
For the best performance it is recommended to have a
source impedance of 100
Ω or less for each input. The
source impedance should be matched for the differential
inputs. Poor matching will result in higher even order
harmonics, especially the second.
CSAMPLE
4.9pF
VDD
LTC2274
AIN+
2274 F02
CSAMPLE
4.9pF
VDD
AIN–
ENC–
ENC+
1.6V
6k
1.6V
6k
CPARASITIC
1.8pF
CPARASITIC
1.8pF
RPARASITIC
3Ω
RON
20Ω
RON
20Ω
RPARASITIC
3Ω
Figure 2. Equivalent Input Circuit