Title
Delay-Line-Based Analog-to-Digital Converters
Abstract
We will introduce a design of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) based on digital delay lines. Instead of voltage comparators, they convert the input voltage into a digital code by delay lines and are mainly built on digital blocks. This makes it compatible with process scaling. Two structures are proposed, and tradeoffs in the design are discussed. The effects of jitter and mismatch are also studied. We will present two 4 bit, 1 GS/s prototypes in 0.13 mum and 65 nm CMOS processes, which show a small area (0.015 mm2) and small power consumption (<2.4 mW).
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1109/TCSII.2009.2020947
IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems
Keywords
Field
DocType
cmos process,small area,digital delay-line-based adc design,analogue-digital conversion,process scaling,65-nm cmos process,jitter effect,size 65 nm,jitter,delay-line-based analog-to-digital converter,scaling,input voltage,digital block,analog-to-digital converter (adc),small power consumption,delay line,analog-to-digital converter,voltage comparators,cmos digital integrated circuits,digital delay line,delay lines,size 0.13 mum,digital code,voltage,cmos technology
4-bit,Comparator,Voltage,Delay,Electronic engineering,CMOS,Converters,Analog-to-digital converter,Jitter,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
56
6
1549-7747
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
44
2.85
10
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Guansheng Li1977.48
Yahya M. Tousi216113.68
Arjang Hassibi312225.61
Ehsan Afshari432536.65