Re: 400 Mb/s ADC

"Paul Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Ulf Samuelsson wrote:
>
> >
> > If you want to get some real speed, then maybe something like the Atmel
> > TS8308500 (500 Mspl/s), TS8388B (1 Gspl/s) or TS83102G0B (2 Gspl/s)
could be
> > of interest.
> > Going up to Giga Samples per second, would make your problem worse
though
> > :-)
> >
> > http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/datasheets.asp?family_id=611
> >
>
> When did Atmel start making flash ADCs?  Can someone actually buy these
> now?  How much do they cost?

Yep, have been around for quite some time.

> see:
>
> http://dustbunny.physics.indiana.edu/~paul/hallDrd
>
> for our "merely" 250 Msps particle physics project.

My guess is maybe $500 for the 1 G sample 8 bit  devices.
2-3 x the price for the 2 G sample 10 bit device.
This is for commercial spec, mil spec devices are more expensive.

How many do you need?

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Ulf at atmel dot com
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>
> Paul Smith
> Indiana University Physics
>