A recent press release by Linear Technology announced the introduction of the LTC2373-18 low noise, high speed, 8-channel, 18-bit, 1 Msps, successive approximation register (SAR) ADC. The device is capable of operating from a single 5V supply and features a highly configurable, low crosstalk 8-channel input multiplexer, supporting fully differential, pseudo-differential unipolar and pseudo-differential bipolar analog input ranges. The LTC2373-18 achieves ±2.75LSB maximum integral nonlinearity for all input ranges with no missing codes at 18-bits and a typical SNR of 100dB for fully differential inputs and 95dB with pseudo-differential inputs.

The temperature-compensated onboard 2.048 V reference has a maximum drift of  20 ppm/°C and a singleshot capable reference buffer. For control the LTC2373-18 has a high speed SPI-compatible serial interface that supports 1.8 V, 2.5 V, 3.3 V and 5 V logic through which a sequencer with a depth of 16 may be programmed. An internal oscillator sets the conversion time, easing external timing considerations. The LTC2373-18 dissipates 40mW and automatically naps between conversions to reduce power consumption. This power saving feature is scaled in accordance with the sampling rate. A sleep mode is also provided which reduces power consumption to 300 μW during inactive periods.

The device outline is a 5 mm square QFN-32 package and pricing starts at $17.35 per unit in quantities of 1000 units. The original press release can be viewed here.