一种带有插值滤波器的8位650MHz采样速率数字模拟转换器

针对OFDM-UWB标准超宽带收发系统中数模转换器(DAC)的要求,设计了一款8位650MHz采样速率电流驱动型数模转换器(Current-steering DAC)。为了提高静态性能,本设计通过蒙特卡洛分析确定电流源最佳尺寸并采用双中心版图技术;为了提高动态性能,文中采用共源共栅电流源结构,对开关电压降摆幅处理并在数字输入端前加入插值滤波器。测试结果表明,DAC的积分非线性(INL)和差分非线性(DNL)分别为0.3LSB和0.41LSB,650MHz转换速率下带内奈奎斯特无杂散动态范围(SFDR)为41dB。整体面积为1.8cm×1.3cm,其中DAC面积为0.8cm×0.8cm。     

用于电流舵数模转换器中的静态校准技术

本文设计了一种静态校准技术,应用在一款14bits,100Msps的电流舵数模转换器(Digital - Analog Converter,DAC)中, 通过外加校准DAC,校准高位平均电流至低位平均电流,提高了整体DAC的静态性能,并能大大减小电流源阵列的面积,从而减小系统性失配误差。在文章最后给出了校准前后的仿真对比,证明了方法的可行性。     

电流舵数模转换器的静态误差分析与建模

高分辨率的电流舵数模转换器（DAC）是电流源晶体管匹配特性设计的关键问题之一。获取晶体管匹配特性的常用方法是蒙特卡罗仿真,这种方法既耗时,又依赖于CPU的性能,设计效率低。针对电流舵DAC的静态失配进行了理论分析和公式推导,根据静态失配的特点,基于MATLAB构建电流舵DAC的静态误差模型,用于评估电流源管随机失配对DAC积分非线性良率的影响。该方法具有高精确度、高效率的特点。     

一种带电流源校准的16bit高性能DAC

设计了一种带电流源校准电路的16 bit高速、高分辨率分段电流舵型数模转换器(DAC)。针对电流舵DAC中传统差分开关的缺点,提出了一种优化的四相开关结构。系统分析了输出电流、积分非线性和无杂散动态范围(SFDR)三个重要性能指标对电流舵DAC的电流源单元设计的影响,完成了电流源单元结构和MOS管尺寸的设计。增加了一种优化设计的电流源校准电路以提高DAC的动态性能。基于0.18μm CMOS工艺完成了该DAC的版图设计和工艺加工,其核心部分芯片面积为2.8 mm^2。测试结果表明,在500 MHz采样速率、100 MHz输入信号频率下,测得该DAC的SFDR和三阶互调失真分别约为76和78 dB,动态性能得到明显提升。     

一种应用于14 bit 200 MS/s电流舵型DAC的数字校准技术

电流舵型数模转换器(DAC)广泛应用于通信系统。采用电流分叉结构的电流舵型DAC可以极大地减小电流源阵列的面积。提出一种可以应用于采用电流分叉结构的电流舵型DAC的数字校准技术。提出的后台校准技术可以同时消除高位电流源阵列和低位电流源阵列的失配误差。基于0.18μm CMOS工艺,设计并流片了一款14bit 200MS/s电流舵型DAC,经过数字校准后,无杂散动态范围(SFDR)能够提高至少24dB。在时钟频率为200MS/s,输出信号为2MHz时,SFDR能够达到80dB以上。芯片面积为1.26mm2,功耗为125mW。     

一种应用于14 bit 200 MS/s电流舵型DAC的数字校准技术北大核心CSCD

电流舵型数模转换器(DAC)广泛应用于通信系统。采用电流分叉结构的电流舵型DAC可以极大地减小电流源阵列的面积。提出一种可以应用于采用电流分叉结构的电流舵型DAC的数字校准技术。提出的后台校准技术可以同时消除高位电流源阵列和低位电流源阵列的失配误差。基于0.18μm CMOS工艺,设计并流片了一款14bit 200MS/s电流舵型DAC,经过数字校准后,无杂散动态范围(SFDR)能够提高至少24dB。在时钟频率为200MS/s,输出信号为2MHz时,SFDR能够达到80dB以上。芯片面积为1.26mm2,功耗为125mW。     

采用新型动态器件匹配算法的高速数模转换器

采用5+7的分段方式,设计了一种12位1 GHz电流舵数模转换器(DAC),分析了电流源版图误差对DAC性能的影响。为了抵消DAC版图的梯度失配误差,提出一种新型随机增减动态元件匹配(DEM)算法,并将其加入到高5位温度计码中,以优化DAC的动态性能。基于TSMC 0.18 μm CMOS工艺,完成了整个DAC的电路设计,并与常规DEM算法进行仿真比较,结果显示,在输入数据频率分别为10 MHz和120 MHz时,该DAC的无杂散动态范围(SFDR)分别提升7.2 dB和3.8 dB。     

基于高精度电流源的10 bit电流舵DAC

文中设计了一款10 bit 250 MS/s的电流舵数模转换器(DAC),通过在DAC中引入阻抗增强型共源共栅电流源结构来提升DAC静态性能。整体电路采用了分段式电流舵结构,高6位为温度计码,低4位为二进制码。基于SMIC 28 nm CMOS工艺,对所设计的DAC进行了仿真验证,结果表明,在0.9 V电源电压下,DAC的积分非线性误差和微分非线性误差的最大绝对值分别为0.06 LSB和0.01 LSB;在输入频率为1.087 5 MHz,采样速率38.4 MS/s时,DAC的无杂散动态范围为65.3 dB;与传统相同性能的电流舵DAC相比,电流源单元的面积减少了约75%。     

采用新型动态器件匹配算法的高速数模转换器

采用5+7的分段方式,设计了一种12位1GHz电流舵数模转换器(DAC),分析了电流源版图误差对DAC性能的影响。为了抵消DAC版图的梯度失配误差,提出一种新型随机增减动态元件匹配(DEM)算法,并将其加入到高5位温度计码中,以优化DAC的动态性能。基于TSMC0.18μm CMOS工艺,完成了整个DAC的电路设计,并与常规DEM算法进行仿真比较,结果显示,在输入数据频率分别为10MHz和120MHz时,该DAC的无杂散动态范围(SFDR)分别提升7.2dB和3.8dB。     

100MHz 10bit CMOS电流型DAC设计

本文介绍一种可用于HDTV的100MHz 10bit CMOS电流型DAC设计方法。通过合理划分等权重电流和二进制权重电流，并在电路设计及版图设计中充分考虑工艺偏差、开关噪声以及温度电压等的影响，在CMOS工艺上实现高速高精度的电流型输出数模转换器(Current Steering DAC)。     

一种低功耗嵌入式14位400MHz数模转换器

设计了一个14位刷新频率达400MHz,用于高速频率合成器的低功耗嵌入式数模转换器。该数模转换器采用5+4+5分段式编码结构,其电流源控制开关输出驱动级采用归零编码以提高DAC动态特性。该数模转换器核采用0.18μm1P6M混合信号CMOS工艺实现,整个模块面积仅为1.1mm×0.87mm。测试结果表明,该DAC模块的微分非线性误差是-0.9～+0.5LSB,积分非线性误差是-1.4～+1.3LSB,在400MHz工作频率下,输出信号频率为80MHz时的无杂散动态范围为76.47dB,并且功耗仅为107.2mW。     

12bit高稳定性数模转换器设计

设计了一款12 bit高稳定性控制类数模转换器(DAC),该DAC集成了带有稳定启动电路的新型低失调带隙基准源(BGR),改善了基准电路的稳定性以及对温度和工艺的敏感性;DAC采用了改进的两级电阻串结构,通过开关电阻匹配和特殊版图布局,在既不增加电路功耗又不扩大版图面积的前提下,提高了DAC的精度并降低了工艺浓度梯度对整体性能的影响.基于CSMC 0.5 μm 5 V 1P4M工艺对所设计的DAC芯片进行了流片验证.测试结果表明:常温下DAC的微分非线性(DNL)小于0.45 LSB,积分非线性(INL)小于1.5 LSB,并且在-55～125℃内DNL小于1 LSB,INL小于2.5 LSB;5V电源电压供电时功耗仅为3.5 mW,实现了高精度、高稳定性的设计目标.     

A 10-b 125-MHz CMOS digital-to-analog converter (DAC) withthreshold-voltage compensated current sources

This paper describes a 10-b high-speed COMS DAC fabricated by 0.8-μm double-poly double-metal CMOS technology. In the DAC, a new current source called the threshold-voltage compensated current source is used in the two-stage current array to reduce the linearity error caused by inevitable current variations of the current sources. In the two-stage weighted current array, only 32 master and 32 slave unit current sources are required. Thus silicon area and stray capacitance can be reduced significantly. Experimental results show that a conversion rate of 125 MHz is achievable with differential and integral linearity errors of 0.21 LSB and 0.23 LSB, respectively. The power consumption is 150 mW for a single 5-V power supply. The rise/fall time is 3 ns and the full-scale settling time to ±1/2 LSB is within 8 ns. The chip area is 1.8 mm×1.0 mm     

A low-Voltage 10-bit CMOS DAC in 0.01-mm/sup 2/ die area

A low-voltage 10-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC) for static/dc operation is fabricated in a standard 0.18-/spl mu/m CMOS process. The DAC is optimized for large integrated circuit systems where possibly dozens of such DAC would be employed for the purpose of digitally controlled analog circuit calibration. The DAC occupies 110 /spl mu/m/spl times/94 /spl mu/m die area. A segmented R-2R architecture is used for the DAC core in order to maximize matching accuracy for a minimal use of die area. A pseudocommon centroid layout is introduced to overcome the layout restrictions of conventional common centroid techniques. A linear current mirror is proposed in order to achieve linear output current with reduced voltage headroom. The measured differential nonlinearity by integral nonlinearity (DNL/INL) is better than 0.7/0.75 LSB and 0.8/2 LSB for 1.8-V and 1.4-V power supplies, respectively. The DAC remains monotonic (|DNL|<1 LSB) as INL reaches 4 LSB down to 1.3-V operation. The DAC consumes 2.2 mA of current at all supply voltage settings.     

A current-steering self-calibration 14-bit 100-MSPs DAC

This paper presents the design and implementation of a 14-bit,100 MS/s CMOS digital-to-analog converter(DAC).Analog background self-calibration based on the concept of analog current trimming is introduced.A constant clock load switch driver,a calibration period randomization circuit and a return-to-zero output stage have been adopted to improve the dynamic performance.The chip has been manufactured in a SMIC 0.13-μm process and occupies 1.33× 0.97 mm2 of the core area.The current consumption is 50 mA under 1.2/3.3 V dual power supplies for digital and analog,respectively.The measured differential and integral nonlinearity is 3.1 LSB and 4.3 LSB,respectively.The SFDR is 72.8 dB at a 1 MHz signal and a 100 MHz sampling frequency.     

Design and verification of a 10-bit 1.2-V 100-MSPS D/A IP core based on a 0.13-μm low power CMOS process

Based on a low supply voltage curvature-compensated bandgap reference and central symmetry Q~2 random walk NMOS current source layout routing method,a 1.2-V 10-bit 100-MSPS CMOS current-steering digital-to-analog converter is implemented in a SMIC 0.13-μm CMOS process.The total consumption is only 10 mW from a single 1.2-V power supply,and the integral and differential nonlinearity are measured to be less than 1 LSB and 0.5 LSB, respectively.When the output signal frequency is 1-5 MHz at 100-MSPS samplin...     

A 10-bit 200-MHz CMOS video DAC for HDTV applications

This paper describes a 10-bit 200-MHz CMOS current steering digital-to-analog converter (DAC) for HDTV applications. The proposed 10-bit DAC is composed of a unit decoded matrix for 6 MSBs and a binary weighted array for 4 LSB’s, considering linearity, power consumption, routing area, and glitch energy. A new switching scheme for the unit decoded matrix is developed to improve linearity further. Cascade current sources and differential switches with deglitch latch improve dynamic performance. The measured differential nonlinearity (DNL) and integral nonlinearity (INL) are 0.3 LSB and 0.2 LSB, respectively. The converter achieves a spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR) of above 55 dB over a100-MHz bandwidth and low glitch energy of 1.5 pVs. The circuit is fabricated in a 0.25 μm CMOS process and occupies 0.91 mm². When operating at 200 M Sample/s, it dissipates 82 mW from a 3.3 V power supply.     

Power efficient high-speed DAC for wideband communication applications

This paper demonstrates a power efficient design of high-speed Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs) for wideband communication systems. For Wireless personal area network applications with a 250 MHz signal bandwidth, a 6 bit DAC capable of two times the Nyquist rate sampling is implemented in a current steering segmented 2 + 4 architecture optimized for power efficiency. Along with a proposed master-slave deglitch circuit, several circuit techniques are investigated to improve dynamic performances such as linearity. Implemented in a 0.18 um CMOS process, our DAC achieved a superior conversion performance over the state-of-the-arts, exhibiting integral nonlinearity of less than 0.27 LSB and differential nonlinearity of less than 0.15 LSB. Measured spurious free dynamic range for 251 MHz output signal is 40.92 dB, with total power consumption at 1 GS/s of 6mW, yielding a figure-of-merits of 78.3 pJ/(conversion step*W).     

A 14-bit intrinsic accuracy Q2 random walk CMOS DAC

In this paper, a 14-bit, 150-MSamples/s current steering digital-to-analog converter (DAC) is presented. It uses the novel Q² random walk switching scheme to obtain full 14-bit accuracy without trimming or tuning. The measured integral and differential nonlinearity performances are 0.3 and 0.2 LSB, respectively; the spurious-free dynamic range is 84 dB at 500 kHz and 61 dB at 5 MHz. Running from a single 2.7-V power supply, it has a power consumption of 70 mW for an input signal of 500 kHz and 300 mW for an input signal of 15 MHz. The DAC has been integrated in a standard digital single-poly, triple-metal 0.5-μm CMOS process. The die area is 13.1 mm²