A Simplified Polynomial-Fitting Algorithm for DAC and ADC BIST

  • Authors:
  • Stephen K. Sunter;Naveena Nagi

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-

  • Venue:
  • ITC '97 Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE International Test Conference
  • Year:
  • 1997

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Abstract

An accurate and simple method is introduced fordetermining the third order polynomial that best fits a setof data points containing random noise. The coefficientsof the polynomial are translated into offset, gain, andharmonic distortion for an analog-to-digital converter(ADC) driven by a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) orother appropriate signal source. The algorithm is efficientenough to be implemented as a built-in self-test for an IC,and is particularly suitable for sigma-delta converters.