This chapter discussed the key parameters and specifications normally targeted in ADC testing, methods for extracting these performance parameters and potential solutions for either implementing full self-test or migrating test resources from external test equipment to the device under test. A table provides a summary of the advantages and limitations of five of the main test methods used in A/D converter testing.

Inspec keywords: analogue-digital conversion; built-in self test

Other keywords: analog-digital converters; full self-test; device under test; A/D converter testing; converter characteristics; external test equipment; built-in self-test

Subjects: A/D and D/A convertors