NON-LINEAR MODEL BASED CALIBRATION OF D/A CONVERTERS

Balázs Vargha, Johan Schoukens, Yves Rolain
Abstract:
Various error sources cause linearity errors which degrade the performance of D/A converters. The paper presents a non-linear model to describe multiplying D/A converters. A Walsh transformation based diagnostic tool is used to determine the model parameters. Based on this model, a calibration scheme is derived, in order to compensate the non-linear behaviour of the converter. Practical applicability of the proposed method is shown by measurements performed on a custom designed test circuit.
Keywords:
bit intermodulation, calibration of converters, digital-to-analog conversion, testing data converters, Walsh transformation
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IMEKO-TC4-2001-014.pdf
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Event details
IMEKO TC:
TC4
Event name:
TC4 Symposium 2001
Title:

11th IMEKO TC4 Symposium on Trends in Electrical Measurements and Instrumentation (together with 6th IMEKO TC4 Workshop on ADC Modelling and Testing)

Place:
Lisbon, PORTUGAL
Time:
13 September 2001 - 14 September 2001