I became aware of harmonics and the sound of different shaped waveforms early in my electronics career (mid 1970’s) as I was an avid fan of [Emerson Lake and Palmer], [Pink Floyd], [Yes], and the list ...

Up to now, this series has primarily discussed the DC specifications of an ADC. Now, we will talk about AC specifications like distortion and noise in the ADC. Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) is, as ...

Virtually all scopes today provide the FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) as a standard feature, but in my experience, few users know how, when, or why to use it. And if they do, they rarely use it well.

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. For gigasample-per-second (GSPS) ADCs, perhaps one of the most important ac performance specifications is SFDR. It ...

Choosing the right oscilloscope for your application is a complicated process, especially in today’s economy when budgets are tight and purchases must be exact. There are multiple types of ...