An ultra-low power successive approximation A/D converter with time-domain comparator

被引:22
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作者
Agnes, Andrea [1 ]
Bonizzoni, Edoardo [1 ]
Malcovati, Piero [2 ]
Maloberti, Franco [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Pavia, Dept Elect, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
[2] Univ Pavia, Dept Elect Engn, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
关键词
Analog-digital conversion; SAR; Low-power; ADC;
D O I
10.1007/s10470-010-9466-8
中图分类号
TP3 [计算技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
This paper presents an ultra-low power successive approximation analog-to-digital converter. An improved implementation of the binary weighted capacitors array and a novel comparator that operates in the time instead of the voltage domain are effective and power efficient. The circuit, fabricated in a conventional 0.18-mu m CMOS technology, achieves a sampling rate of 100 kS/s and an effective number of bit of 9.4. Using a 1-V supply voltage, the achieved power consumption is 3.8 mu W, leading to a Figure of Merit as low as 56 fJ/conversion-level.
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页码:183 / 190
页数:8
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