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2. A Quantizer is also known as

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3. A range of analog values that is assigned a single digital code is known as a

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4. To decrease the size of the Quanta we can

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5. The ADC Transfer Curve is

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6. A n-bit ADC has how many possible output codes?

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7. Each ADC code transition occurs at intervals of

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8. A quanta is equivalent in size to one LSB

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9. The fact that a range of input voltages is represented by and converted to a single code is what we call

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10. Quantization uncertainty arises from the fact that

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11. Quantization Error is

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12. To get the ±1/2 LSB error rather than the 0 to 1 LSB error, we introduce an offset into the A/D converter to force the error range to be ±1/2 LSB.

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13. The first code transition point in an ADC, in the ideal case, is at an input value of

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14. The transition to the last code, in the ideal case, is at an input value of

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15. Whether or not the ADC has a built in offset, the quantization uncertainty is still 1 LSB.

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16. The quantization error is the same whether or not the ADC has a built in offset

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17. The code transition points DO NOT change when an input offset is built into the ADC

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18. The DAC input, unlike that of the ADC, is continuous

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19. While the ADC transfer curve has discontinuous horizontal lines, the DAC transfer curve

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20. Like the ADC, the DAC has a built-in offset

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21. It is common, but somewhat incorrect, to plot the DAC transfer curve as a

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22. If we looked at a DAC output on an oscilloscope we would see a

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23. DNL is also known as

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24. Positive and negative DNL are the

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25. In an ideal ADC, the code-to-code transition points are exactly

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26. The difference between the ideal 1 LSB and the worst case actual input voltage change between output code transitions is called

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27. In an ideal DAC, as opposed to the case with the ideal ADC, the code-to-code transition points are NOT exactly 1 LSB apart.

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28. The code transition points in the ideal DAC are how far apart?

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29. The difference between the ideal 1 LSB and the worst case actual output voltage change between output code transitions is the DAC

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30. A missing code in an ADC means that the minimum DNL has reached a value of

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31. For all practical purposes, an ADC has at least one missing code if DNL reaches a value of

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32. When the sign of the slope of the input-output characteristic of a DAC is not constant, we say the DAC is

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33. There is a change in the slope of the DAC transfer function whenever

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34. Like in the ADC, DNL of a DAC can never be more negative than -1.0 LSB.

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35. Which of these is True?

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36. INL is a static specification and relates to the dynamic specification of

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37. THD can be calculated from

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38. Which INL test method allows the supplier to show the better INL specification?

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39. Which INL test method is the more conservative?

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40. It is reasonable to compare the INL of two devices when they are tested with different methods

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41. It is possible to externally trim Gain and Offset Errors

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42. External trimming can

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43. The spec that tells us the worst deviation from the ideal device transfer curve is

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44. Nearly all ADCs specify TUE

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45. The fact that the input signal is quantized means that the ADC output is

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46. The ADC discontinuous output creates what is known as

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47. Quantization Error is

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48. Theoretical SNR increases with increasing resolution

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49. With more bits, the maximum converter (ADC or DAC) error is larger

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50. Higher resolution converters offer better noise performance

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