一种12位50MS/s CMOS流水线A/D转换器

采用TSMC 0.18μm 1P6M工艺设计了一个12位50 MS/s流水线A/D转换器（ADC）。为了减小失真和降低功耗,该ADC利用余量增益放大电路（MDAC）内建的采样保持功能,去掉了传统的前端采样保持电路;采用时间常数匹配技术,保证输入高频信号时,ADC依然能有较好的线性度;利用数字校正电路降低了ADC对比较器失调的敏感性。使用Cadence Spectre对电路进行仿真。结果表明,输入耐奎斯特频率的信号时,电路SNDR达到72.19 dB,SFDR达到88.23 dB。当输入频率为50 MHz的信号时,SFDR依然有80.51 dB。使用1.8 V电源电压供电,在50 MHz采样率下,ADC功耗为128 mW。     

一种10位250 MS/s电荷域流水线ADC

提出了一种高速、低功耗、小面积的10位 250 MS/s 模数转换器(ADC)。该ADC采用电荷域流水线结构,消除了高增益带宽积的跨导运算放大器,降低了ADC功耗。采用流水线逐级电荷缩减技术,降低了后级电路的电荷范围,减小了芯片面积。测试结果表明,在250 MS/s采样速率、9.9 MHz输入正弦信号的条件下,该ADC的无杂散动态范围(SFDR)为64.4 dB,信噪失真比(SNDR)为57.7 dB,功耗为45 mW。     

An area-efficient 55 nm 10-bit 1-MS/s SAR ADC for battery voltage measurement

An area-efficient CMOS 1-MS/s 10-bit charge-redistribution SAR ADC for battery voltage measurement in a SoC chip is proposed. A new DAC architecture presents the benefits of a low power approach without applying the common mode voltage. The threshold inverter quantizer(TIQ)-based CMOS Inverter is used as a comparator in the ADC to avoid static power consumption which is attractive in battery-supply application. Sixteen level-up shifters aim at converting the ultra low core voltage control signals to the higher voltage level analog circuit in a 55 nm CMOS process. The whole ADC power consumption is 2.5 mW with a maximum input capacitance of 12 pF in the sampling mode. The active area of the proposed ADC is 0.0462 mm2 and it achieves the SFDR and ENOB of 65.6917 dB and 9.8726 bits respectively with an input frequency of 200 kHz at 1 MS/s sampling rate.     

一个电容阵列定制的100MS/s，9bit，0.43mW逐次逼近型模数转换器

本论文介绍了一个带定制电容阵列的低功耗9bit,100MS/s逐次比较型模数转换器。其电容阵列的基本电容单元是一个新型3D,电容值为1fF的MOM电容。除此之外,改进后的电容阵列结构和开关转换方式也降低了不少功耗。为了验证设计的有效性,该比较器在TSMC IP9M 65nm LP CMOS工艺下流片。测试结果如下：采样频率100MS/s,输入频率1MS/s时,有效位数（ENOB）为7.4,bit,信噪失真比（SNDR）为46.40dB,无杂散动态范围（SFDR）为62.31dB。整个芯片核面积为0.030mm2,在1.2V电源电压下功耗为0.43mW。该设计的品质因数（FOM）为23.75fJ/conv。     

一种基于电阻型数模转换器每级输出3位的6-bit 410-MS/s单通道异步逐次逼近模数转换器

该设计采用SMIC 65-nm CMOS工艺,实现了一款可应用于超宽带通信领域的单通道低功耗6位410-MS/s异步逐次逼近模数转换器(SAR ADC)。通过采用电阻型数模转换器、每级输出3位数字码字结构,以及改进的异步控制逻辑,该ADC在370-MS/s采样率时,无杂散动态范围(SFDR)达到41.95-dB,信号噪声失真比(SNDR)达到28.52-dB。在采样率为410MS/s时,该设计仍能达到40.71-dB的SFDR和30.02-dB的SNDR。通过动态比较器的使用,实现了低功耗设计。测试结果表明,在410-MS/s采样率下,电路总功耗为2.03mW,对应的品质因子(FOM)为189.17fJ/step。     

A 12-bit 40 MS/s pipelined ADC with over 80 dB SFDR

This paper describes a 12-bit 40 MS/s calibration-free pipelined analog-to-digital converter (ADC), which is optimized for high spurious flee dynamic range (SFDR) performance and low power dissipation. With a 4.9 MHz sine wave input, the prototype ADC implemented in a 0.18-μm 1P6M CMOS process shows measured differential nonlinearity and integral nonlinearity within 0.78 and 1.32 least significant bits at the 12-bit level without any trimming or calibration. The ADC, with a total die area of 3. 1 × 2.1 mm~2, demonstrates a maximum signal-to-noise distortion ratio (SNDR) and SFDR of 66.32 and 83.38 dB, respectively, at a 4.9 MHz analog input and a power consumption of 102 mW from a 1.8 V supply.     

A power-efficient 10-bit 40-MS/s sub-sampling pipelined CMOS analog-to-digital converter

This paper presents a 10-bit 40-MS/s pipelined analog-to-digital converter (ADC) in a 0.13-μm CMOS process for subsampling applications. A simplified opamp-sharing scheme between two successive pipelined stages is proposed to reduce the power consumption. For subsampling, a cost-effective fast input-tracking switch with high linearity is introduced to sample the input signal up to 75 MHz. A two-stage amplifier with hybrid frequency compensation is developed to achieve both high bandwidth and large swing with low power dissipation. The measured result shows that the ADC achieves over 77 dB spurious free dynamic range (SFDR) and 57.3 dB signal-to-noise-plus-distortion ratio (SNDR) within the first Nyquist zone and maintains over 70 dB SFDR and 55.3 dB SNDR for input signal up to 75 MHz. The peak differential nonlinearity (DNL) and integral nonlinearity (INL) are ±0.2 LSB and ±0.3 LSB, respectively. The ADC consumes 15.6 mW at the sampling rate of 40 MHz from a 1.2-V supply voltage, and achieves a figure-of-merit (FOM) value of 0.22 pJ per conversion step.     

0.13 μm CMOS 60 dB SFDR的8 bit 250 MS/s模数转换器

论述了一种高速度低功耗的8位250 MHz采样速度的流水线型模数转换器(ADC).在高速度采样下为了实现大的有效输入带宽,该模数转换器的前端采用了一个采样保持放大器(THA).为了实现低功耗,每一级的运放功耗在设计过程中具体优化,并在流水线上逐级递减.在250 MHz采样速度下,测试结果表明,在1.2 V供电电压下,所有模块总功耗为60 mw.在19 MHz的输入频率下,SFDR达到60.1 dB,SNDR为46.6 dB,有效比特数7.45.有效输入带宽大于70 MHz.该ADC采用TSMC 0.13μm CMOS 1P6M工艺实现,芯片面积为800 μm×700μm.     

A 1.4-V 25-Mw 600-MS/s 6-bit folding and interpolating ADC in 0.13-μm CMOS

A 600-MSample/s 6-bit folding and interpolating analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is presented. This ADC with single track-and-hold (T/H) circuits is based on cascaded folding amplifiers and input-connection-improved active interpolating amplifiers. The prototype ADC achieves 5.55 bits of the effective number of bits (ENOB) and 47.84 dB of the spurious free dynamic range (SFDR) at 10-MHz input and 4.3 bit of ENOB and 35.65 dB of SFDR at 200-MHz input with a 500 MS/s sampling rate; it achieves 5.48 bit of ENOB and 43.52 dB of SFDR at 1-MHz input and 4.66 bit of ENOB and 39.56 dB of SFDR at 30. 1-MHz input with a 600-MS/s sampling rate. This ADC has a total power consumption of 25 mW from a 1.4 V supply voltage and occupies 0.17 mm~2 in the 0.13-μm CMOS process.     

A 0.9-V 12-mW 5-MSPS algorithmic ADC with 77-dB SFDR

An ultra-low-voltage CMOS two-stage algorithm ADC featuring high SFDR and efficient background calibration is presented. The adopted low-voltage circuit technique achieves high-accuracy high-speed clocking without the use of clock boosting or bootstrapping. A resistor-based input sampling branch demonstrates high linearity and inherent low-voltage operation. The proposed background calibration accounts for capacitor mismatches and finite opamp gain error in the MDAC stages via a novel digital correlation scheme involving a two-channel ADC architecture. The prototype ADC, fabricated in a 0.18 /spl mu/m CMOS process, achieves 77-dB SFDR at 0.9 V and 5MSPS (30 MHz clocking) after calibration. The measured SNR, SNDR, DNL, and INL at 80 kHz input are 50 dB, 50 dB, 0.6 LSB, and 1.4 LSB, respectively. The total power consumption is 12 mW, and the active die area is 1.4 mm/sup 2/.     

A 6-bit 800-MS/s Pipelined A/D Converter With Open-Loop Amplifiers

A 6-bit 800-MS/s pipelined A/D converter (ADC) achieves SNDR and SFDR of 33.7 dB and 47.5 dB, respectively. Employing voltage-mode open-loop amplifiers in gain stages, global gain control techniques, and two-bank-interleaved architecture, the proposed pipelined A/D converter relaxes stringent design tradeoffs between speed and power. Fabricated in a 0.18-mum CMOS technology, the ADC consumes 105 mW from a 1.8-V power supply while the active area is only 0.5 mm²     

A 10-bit 110 MHz SAR ADC with asynchronous trimming in 65-nm CMOS

A 10-bit 110 MHz SAR ADC with asynchronous trimming is presented. In this paper, a high linearity sampling switch is used to produce a constant parasitical barrier capacitance which would not change with the range of input signals. As a result, the linearity of the SAR ADC will increase with high linearity sampled signals. Farther more, a high-speed and low-power dynamic comparator is proposed which would reduce the comparison time and save power consumption at the same time compared to existing technology. Additionally, the proposed comparator provides a better performance with the decreasing of power supply. Moreover, a highspeed successive approximation register is exhibited to speed up the conversion time and will reduce about 50% register delay. Lastly, an asynchronous trimming method is provided to make the capacitive-DAC settle up completely instead of using the redundant cycle which would prolong the whole conversion period. This SAR ADC is implemented in 65-nm CMOS technology the core occupies an active area of only 0.025 mm² and consumes 1.8 mW. The SAR ADC achieves SFDR > 68 dB and SNDR > 57 dB, resulting in the FOM of 28 fJ/conversion-step. From the test results, the presented SAR ADC provides a better FOM compared to previous research and is suitable for a kind of ADC IP in the design SOC.     

A 1.8-V 67-mW 10-bit 100-MS/s pipelined ADC using time-shifted CDS technique

A time-shifted correlated double sampling (CDS) technique is proposed in the design of a 10-bit 100-MS/s pipelined ADC. This technique significantly reduces the finite opamp gain error without compromising the conversion speed, allowing the active opamp blocks to be replaced by simple cascoded CMOS inverters. Both high-speed and low-power operation is achieved without compromising the accuracy requirement. An efficient common-mode voltage control is introduced for pseudodifferential architecture which can further reduce power consumption. Fabricated in a 0.18-/spl mu/m CMOS process, the prototype 10-bit pipelined ADC occupies 2.5 mm/sup 2/ of active die area. With 1-MHz input signal, it achieves 65-dB SFDR and 54-dB SNDR at 100MS/s. For 99-MHz input signal, the SFDR and SNDR are 63 and 51 dB, respectively. The total power consumption is 67 mW at 1.8-V supply, of which analog portion consumes 45 mW without any opamp current scaling down the pipeline.     

用于SOC系统的逐次逼近型ADC设计

设计了一个基于SOC系统的触摸屏逐次逼近型结构的10 bit 2Msps模数转换器(ADC)。高精度比较器和Bootstrap开关应用于设计电路中,提高了芯片速度和降低了功耗。芯片采用SMIC0.18μm 1P6M CMOS工艺流片,版图面积为0.25mm2,2MHz工作时平均功耗为3.1mW。输入频率320kHz时,信噪比(SNR)为56dB,ENOB为9.05bit,无杂散动态范围(SFDR)为66.56dB,微分非线性(DNL)为0.8LSB,积分非线性(INL)为1.4LSB。     

A low power 12-bit 30 MSPS CMOS pipeline ADC with on-chip voltage reference buffer

A 12-bit 30 MSPS pipeline analog-to-digital converter(ADC) implemented in 0.13-μm 1P8M CMOS technology is presented.Low power design with the front-end sample-and-hold amplifier removed is proposed.Except for the first stage,two-stage cascode-compensated operational amplifiers with dual inputs are shared between successive stages to further reduce power consumption.The ADC presents 65.3 dB SNR,75.8 dB SFDR and 64.6 dB SNDR at 5 MHz analog input with 30.7 MHz sampling rate.The chip dissipates 33.6 mW from 1.2 V power supply.FOM is 0.79 pJ/conv step.     

12bit10MS/s流水线结构模数转换器

介绍了12 bit,10 MS/s流水线结构的模数转换器IP核设计。为了实现低功耗,在采样电容和运放逐级缩减的基础上,电路设计中还采用了没有传统前端采样保持放大器的第一级流水线结构,并且采用了运放共享技术。瞬态噪声的仿真结果表明,在10 MHz采样率和295 kHz输入信号频率下,由该方法设计的ADC可以达到92.56 dB的无杂散动态范围,72.97 dB的信号噪声失调比,相当于11.83个有效位数,并且在5 V供电电压下的功耗仅为44.5 mW。     

High-speed single-channel SAR ADC with a novel control logic in 65 nm CMOS

This paper presents an 8-bit 320 MS/s single-channel successive approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) with low power consumption. Through a procedure of splitting all the most significant bit (MSB) capacitors except the least significant bit (LSB) capacitor into two equal sub-capacitors and reusing the terminal capacitor, the average switching energy and total capacitance can be reduced by about 87 and 50% respectively compared to the conventional procedure. Meanwhile, high-speed operation can be achieved by using a novel SAR control logic featuring efficient hardware cost and small critical path delay. In addition, this paper analyzes how to obtain the value of the unit capacitance which exhibits trade-offs between conversion rate, power consumption and linearity performance. The SAR ADC is simulated in 65 nm CMOS technology. It can achieve 48.63 dB SNDR, 63.61 dB SFDR at a supply voltage of 1.2 V and sampling frequency of 320 MS/s for near-Nyquist input, consuming 2.59 mW of power and with a FoM of 37 fJ/conversion-step.     

基于流水线ADC的高速数据采集系统设计

由于流水线模数转换器（ADC）能在较低的功耗条件下实现中、高精度高速数据采样功能,因而被广泛应用于雷达、通信、医学成像、精确控制等技术领域的数据采集系统。文章介绍了流水线ADC的基本原理及其最新研究成果,并且基于流水线ADC完成了一种14位精度125Msps高速数据采集系统的设计。测试结果表明,该系统在75Msps采样...     

1.8Vpp 250MS/s低谐波失真流水线ADC

采用40nm CMOS工艺设计了一款在250MS/s采样率下具有1.8Vpp满摆幅和低谐波失真性能的流水线ADC（Analog-to-Digital Converter）.针对传统源跟随器结构的输入缓冲器在大摆幅下驱动大采样电容时线性度恶化的问题,采用了改进型电流注入技术和漏端电压自举技术.ADC中实现采样和电荷转移功能的开关采用薄栅器件设计,其工作电压由片上LDO（Low Dropout Regulator）提供,在降低开关寄生和电荷注入的同时保障了器件的可靠性.测试结果表明,对于10.1MHz单音输入,该ADC在-1dBFS下的信噪失真比、无杂散动态范围和总谐波失真分别为68.3dB、76.4dBc、-75.1dBc,在-1.57dBFS下的信噪失真比、无杂散动态范围和总谐波失真分别达68.3dB、80.1dBc、-78.6dBc.     

加扰技术对模数转换器性能的影响

分析了加扰技术改善ADC性能的基本原理,通过选择合适的扰动信号注入到理想量化器模型中进行仿真,验证了加扰技术能够随机化量化误差的周期性三角形分布。在加扰技术的实际应用中,首先基于10 bit 25 MS/s Pipelined ADC模型完成加扰仿真,仿真得到ADC的SFDR由74.69 dB提高到了85 dB。然后对两种ADC芯片进行加扰实验,该加扰技术使两种ADC芯片的SFDR分别提高了8.29 dB和5.97 dB。理论仿真和实验验证了加扰技术可以明显提高ADC的SFDR,为后期ADC内部集成加扰电路模块做好了准备工作。