Features and Benefits

1Msps Throughput Rate
±0.5LSB INL (Max)
Guaranteed 16-Bit No Missing Codes
Low Power: 13.5mW at 1Msps, 13.5μW at 1ksps
97dB SNR (Typ) at fIN = 2kHz
–122dB THD (Typ) at fIN = 2kHz
Digital Gain Compression (DGC)
Guaranteed Operation to 125°C
2.5V Supply
Fully Differential Input Range ±VREF
VREF Input Range from 2.5V to 5.1V
No Pipeline Delay, No Cycle Latency
1.8V to 5V I/O Voltages
SPI-Compatible Serial I/O with Daisy-Chain Mode
Internal Conversion Clock
16-Lead MSOP and 4mm × 3mm DFN Packages

Product details

The LTC2378-16 is a low noise, low power, high speed 16-bit successive approximation register (SAR) ADC. Operating from a 2.5V supply, the LTC2378-16 has a ±VREF fully differential input range with VREF ranging from 2.5V to 5.1V. The LTC2378-16 consumes only 13.5mW and achieves ±0.5LSB INL maximum, no missing codes at 16 bits with 97dB SNR.

The LTC2378-16 has a high speed SPI-compatible serial interface that supports 1.8V, 2.5V, 3.3V and 5V logic while also featuring a daisy-chain mode. The fast 1Msps throughput with no cycle latency makes the LTC2378-16 ideally suited for a wide variety of high speed applications. An internal oscillator sets the conversion time, easing external timing considerations. The LTC2378-16 automatically powers down between conversions, leading to reduced power dissipation that scales with the sampling rate.

The LTC2378-16 features a unique digital gain compression (DGC) function, which eliminates the driver amplifier's negative supply while preserving the full resolution of the ADC. When enabled, the ADC performs a digital scaling function that maps zero-scale code from 0V to 0.1 • VREF and full-scale code from VREF to 0.9 • VREF. For a typical reference voltage of 5V, the full-scale input range is now 0.5V to 4.5V, which provides adequate headroom for powering the driving amplifier from a single 5.5V supply.