Abstract: This document collects and defines technical terms commonly used with analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and digital-to-analog converters (DACs). Maxim > App Notes > A/D and D/A CONVERSION/SAMPLING CIRCUITS Keywords: glossary, ADCs, DACs, analog digital converters, digital to analog converters, time delay, jitter, Dec 13, 2000 binary, DNL, INL, SNR, dynamic range, sinad, sfdr, enob, gain, offset, distortion, lsb, monotonic, nyquist, quantization, THD APPLICATION NOTE 641 ADC and DAC Glossary Abstract: This document collects and defines technical terms commonly used with analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and digital-to-analog converters (DACs). Acquisition Time Acquisition time is the interval between the release of the hold state (imposed by the input circuitry of a track- and-hold) and the instant at which the voltage on the sampling capacitor settles to within 1 LSB of a new input value. The equation for acquisition time……