Ridgetop Group offers a diverse library of high performance analog-to-digital converter (ADC) intellectual property (IP), including radiation-hardened blocks. Architectures includes pipeline, time-interleaved pipeline, successive approximation register (SAR), and sigma-delta.

A partial list of ADC IP blocks developed by Ridgetop includes:

• RG1440A: ADC/VGA 14-Bit, 40 MS/s, TSMC 180 nm IP Core
• RGADC-12B-40M-RH: Rad-Hard Adjustable Sample Rate ADC, 12-bit, Ultra-Low Power
• RGADC-14B-3G-RH: Rad-Hard Programmable SiGe ADC, 3 GS/s at 12-bit, 500 MS/s at 14-bit Resolution
• RGADC-12B-650M-RH: ADC 12-Bit, 650 MSPS, Rad-Hard SiGe, IBM 130 nm IP Core
• RG1004: ADC 10-Bit, 4 MSPS, TSMC 0.25 μ IP Core

RG1440A: ADC/VGA 14-Bit, 40 MS/s, TSMC 180 nm IP Core

• 14 bits of resolution
• 40 MS/s sampling rate
• TSMC 180 nm mixed-mode process
• 3.3 V analog supply voltage
• 3.3 V digital I/O supply voltage
• Differential input
• Pipeline architecture
• 4-bit variable gain
• ~53 mW power

Click here for RG1440A Product Brief

RGADC-12B-40M-RH: Rad-Hard Adjustable Sample Rate ADC, 12-bit, Ultra-Low Power, IBM 130 nm IP Core

• Pipeline architecture
• 40 MS/s sampling speed
• 12 bits resolution (10 bits ENOB)
• Rad-hard to >3.5 Mrad TID
• Rad-hard to >120 MeV-cm²/mg SEL
• Low power, 22.5 mW, 10 bits of resolution
• Thin-oxide 130 nm SiGe
• IBM 8HP high-performance fabrication process
• Input analog bandwidth 50 MHz
• INL <1.5 LSB, DNL <0.95 LSB
• Sleep mode reduces power to 9 mW
• Non-rad-hard also available

Click here for RGADC-12B-40M-RH Product Brief

RGADC-14B-3G-RH: Rad-Hard Programmable SiGe ADC, 3 GS/s at 12-bit, 500 MS/s at 14-bit Resolution, IBM 130 nm IP Core

• Time-interleaved pipeline architecture
• 500 MS/s to 3 GS/s sampling speed
• 12-14 bits resolution, programmable (11-12 bits ENOB)
• SiGe BiCMOS technology
• Uses 77% less power than commercially available ADCs
• Two configurable pipeline channels
• Four programmable operation modes
• Hard to 1 Mrad TID
• Hard to 120 MeV-cm2 /mg SEL

Click here for RGADC-14B-3G-RH Product Brief

RGADC-12B-650M-RH: ADC 12-Bit, 650 MSPS, Rad-Hard SiGe, IBM 130 nm IP Core

• 12 bits of resolution (11-bit ENOB)
• 650 MSPS sampling rate
• IBM 8HP 130 nm SiGe process
• 1.5 GHz analog bandwidth
• 650 mW power
• Rad-hard to 300 krads (Si) of TID
• Rad-hard to 120 MeV-cm2/mg of SEL
• 2.5 V, 4.5 V analog supply voltage
• 1.2 V digital I/O supply voltage
• Input range 2 V
• Pipeline architecture

Click here for RGADC-12B-650M-RH Product Brief

RG1004: ADC 10-Bit, 4 MS/s, TSMC 0.25 μm IP Core

• 10 bits of resolution
• 4 MS/s sampling rate
• TSMC 0.25 μm mixed-signal process
• 3.0-3.6 V analog supply voltage
• 2.25-2.75 V digital supply voltage
• Pin provided for enable mode
• External (or internal) reference voltage
• Up to 10 analog inputs
• MIM capacitors
• Pipeline architecture

Click here for RG1004 Product Brief

For more information, please contact us or follow the links below.

Overviews

• ADC Technology Overview
• Radiation-Hardened (Rad-Hard) Electronics Capabilities
• FYRE Semiconductor Catalog

Product briefs

• 14-bit ADC/VGA, 40 MS/s, TSMC 180 nm IP Core
• Rad-Hard Programmable SiGe ADC, 3 GS/s at 12-bit, 500 MS/s at 14-bit Resolution
• 12-bit, 650 MS/s, Rad-Hard SiGe ADC, IBM 130 nm IP Core
• Rad-Hard Adjustable Sample Rate ADC, 12-bit, Ultra-Low Power
• ADC 10-bit, 4 MS/s, TSMC 0.25 µm IP Core
• 16-bit DAC, 100 KS/s TSMC 250 nm IP Core
• Ultra-High Efficiency DC-DC Switching Converter Circuit

Press Releases

• Ridgetop Group to Provide High Resolution ADC IP to ON Semiconductor

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