A 5.5fJ/conv-step 6.4MS/s 13b SAR ADC utilizing a redundancy-facilitated background error-detection-and-correction scheme

M. Ding; P.J.A. Harpe; Y.-H. Liu; B. Büsze; K.J.P. Philips; H.W.H. Groot, de

doi:10.1109/ISSCC.2015.7063125

A 5.5fJ/conv-step 6.4MS/s 13b SAR ADC utilizing a redundancy-facilitated background error-detection-and-correction scheme

M. Ding, P.J.A. Harpe, Y.-H. Liu, B. Büsze, K.J.P. Philips, H.W.H. Groot, de

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Wireless standards, e.g., 802.15.4g, need high-resolution ADCs (>10b) with very low power and MS/s sampling rates. The SAR ADC is well known for its excellent power efficiency. However, its intrinsic accuracy (DAC matching) is limited up to 10 to 12b in modern CMOS technologies [1]. Scaling up the device dimensions can improve matching but it deteriorates power-efficiency and speed. Alternatively, calibrations [2-5] are introduced to correct errors (e.g., comparator offset and capacitor mismatch) and push the SNDR beyond 62dB. However, most of the calibrations [2-4] are implemented off-chip and the power for the calibration circuit is relatively high when implemented on-chip. Foreground calibration [4-5] is an alternative but is sensitive to environmental changes. We report a low-power fully automated on-chip background calibration that uses a redundancy-facilitated error-detection-and-correction scheme. Thanks to the low-power calibration, this ADC achieves an ENOB of 10.4b and a power efficiency of 5.5fJ/conv-step at 6.4MS/S.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, 22-26 Februari 2015, San Francisco, California
Place of Publication	Piscataway
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	460-461
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4799-6223-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSCC.2015.7063125
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	62nd IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference,(ISSCC 2015) - San Francisco Marriott, San Francisco, United States Duration: 22 Feb 2015 → 26 Feb 2015 Conference number: 62

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Conference	62nd IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference,(ISSCC 2015)
Abbreviated title	ISSCC 2015
Country	United States
City	San Francisco
Period	22/02/15 → 26/02/15

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Ding, M., Harpe, P. J. A., Liu, Y-H., Büsze, B., Philips, K. J. P., & Groot, de, H. W. H. (2015). A 5.5fJ/conv-step 6.4MS/s 13b SAR ADC utilizing a redundancy-facilitated background error-detection-and-correction scheme. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, 22-26 Februari 2015, San Francisco, California (pp. 460-461). Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSCC.2015.7063125

Ding, M. ; Harpe, P.J.A. ; Liu, Y.-H. ; Büsze, B. ; Philips, K.J.P. ; Groot, de, H.W.H. / A 5.5fJ/conv-step 6.4MS/s 13b SAR ADC utilizing a redundancy-facilitated background error-detection-and-correction scheme. Proceedings of the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, 22-26 Februari 2015, San Francisco, California. Piscataway : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2015. pp. 460-461

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Ding, M, Harpe, PJA, Liu, Y-H, Büsze, B, Philips, KJP & Groot, de, HWH 2015, A 5.5fJ/conv-step 6.4MS/s 13b SAR ADC utilizing a redundancy-facilitated background error-detection-and-correction scheme. in Proceedings of the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, 22-26 Februari 2015, San Francisco, California. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway, pp. 460-461, 62nd IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference,(ISSCC 2015), San Francisco, United States, 22/02/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSCC.2015.7063125

A 5.5fJ/conv-step 6.4MS/s 13b SAR ADC utilizing a redundancy-facilitated background error-detection-and-correction scheme. / Ding, M.; Harpe, P.J.A.; Liu, Y.-H.; Büsze, B.; Philips, K.J.P.; Groot, de, H.W.H.

Proceedings of the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, 22-26 Februari 2015, San Francisco, California. Piscataway : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2015. p. 460-461.

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Ding M, Harpe PJA, Liu Y-H, Büsze B, Philips KJP, Groot, de HWH. A 5.5fJ/conv-step 6.4MS/s 13b SAR ADC utilizing a redundancy-facilitated background error-detection-and-correction scheme. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, 22-26 Februari 2015, San Francisco, California. Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 2015. p. 460-461 https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSCC.2015.7063125

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