March 6, 2009 -- Alvand Technologies, Inc. has announced the production-readiness of the low-power, small die-area analog-to-digital converter (ADC) intellectual property (IP) core for advanced digital TV (DTV), digital imaging and wireless LAN applications. Designed in UMC’s leading 65-nm manufacturing process node, the ALVADC10_205M65U IP solution from Alvand is a 10-bit, 205-Msps pipeline ADC that features excellent dynamic range performance, with a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 58.5dBFS, and high immunity to substrate noise.

Alvand’s ALVADC10_205M65U IP solution features a power consumption of 30mW at 205Msps, which Alvand claims represents a 200% to 500% power savings over competitive offerings. In addition, Alvand’s ADC solution features die area of 0.12mm² in 65nm, which is up to 10X smaller than competitive solutions, according to Alvand. The combination of ultra low-power and small die area enables designers to develop high-performance systems that require a high density of multi-channel ADCs on chip, as well as highly energy efficient solutions for power-sensitive portable and mobile devices.