"From a technical
perspective, engineers
need to balance different
design specs like low noise,
high speed, and small
size, for example. From a
marketing perspective,
companies need to strike
the right balance between
these specs and cost."
Henry Fang
Electrical Hardware Engineer,
HORIBA Scientific
The end products our customers design are differentiated on accuracy
and precision, with precise measurement being their competitive
advantage. But for each customer there are tradeoffs. It's really about
striking the correct balance between those different parameters within
a system that's going to drive a customer to the best end solution.
Martin Keenan
Business Development Manager, Precision Technology and Platforms at ADI
To achieve any of these optimizations, tradeoffs are inherent. For example, a requirement for low
power tends to conflict with that for low noise performance; tradeoffs must be made to achieve
both. Hence, to realize high precision while meeting any of these aforementioned criteria, signal
chains need to be optimized meticulously for given application criteria.
ADI helps engineers design highly optimized signal chains by providing the following:
• Product families each optimized for a given high-precision signal chain use case
• Recommended signal chains that view the signal chain holistically to help achieve the
highest aggregate performance for a variety of potential optimizations
• Design expertise in the form of tools and collateral to help engineers balance the many
tradeoffs required when optimizing their signal chains for a given application
11 | Optimizing a Signal Chain for Unique Application Requirements
