AN1140Maxim > App Notes > A/D and D/A CONVERSION/SAMPLING CIRCUITS BASESTATIONS / WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE HIGH-SPEED SIGNAL PROCESSING WIRELESS, RF, AND CABLE Keywords: receiver sensitivity, spread spectrum, digital communication receiver, CDMA, WCDMA, bit energy, noise power spectral density, signal-to-noise ratio, SNR, signal powerJun 28, 2002APPLICATION NOTE 1140Receiver Sensitivity Equation for Spread Spectrum SystemsAbstract: The following application note provides insight into how the sensitivity of a spread spectrum application is defined and how the desired sensitivity level for digital communication receivers can be calculated. This technical paper provides a step-by-step development of the receiver sensitivity equation and concludes with numeric example, putting its mathematical……