Contents

1. The converter as a black box. 2. Specifications of converters. 3. High-speed A/D converters. 4. High-speed D/A converters. 5. High-resolution A/D converters. 6. High-resolution D/A converters. 7. Sample-and-hold amplifiers. 8. Noise-shaping D/A conversion. 9. Sigma-delta A/D conversion. 10. Voltage and current references. 11. Limitations of comparitors. 12. Technology and device matching. 13. Testing of D/A and A/D converters.