Parallel/flash ADCs use a voltage ladder and comparators to convert an analog input to a thermometer code. They can achieve sampling rates over 1GHz but require 2N-1 comparators. Interpolating and averaging ADCs reduce comparator count by interpolating between ladder voltages and averaging comparator outputs. Folding ADCs further reduce comparator count by mapping the input range onto a smaller set of subranges. Time-interleaved ADCs achieve high speeds by parallelizing conversions across multiple ADCs.
This document provides an overview of testing techniques for analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and discusses various types of moderate-speed ADCs. It describes common tests for measuring ADC performance including input-output tests, FFT tests, histogram tests, and sinusoidal input tests. Different ADC architectures are introduced such as serial ADCs, successive approximation ADCs, and pipeline ADCs. Specific circuit implementations and operating principles are outlined for single-slope, dual-slope, and successive approximation ADCs.
Design of a High Speed, Rail-to-Rail input CMOS comparatorPushpak Dagade
The document describes the design of a high-speed, rail-to-rail input CMOS comparator. It discusses the comparator specifications, various circuit topologies including NMOS input, PMOS input, and combined rail-to-rail comparator. It also describes the circuit optimization process using simulation and optimization algorithms to meet the design goals of 2mV resolution and ≤500ps delay. Simulation results show the comparator operates as intended across the entire input common mode range from 0-1.2V with fast switching speeds under 500ps.
The document discusses characterization of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and sample and hold circuits. It introduces ADCs and their components. Static characterization of ADCs includes parameters like resolution, quantization noise, offset error, gain error, integral nonlinearity, and differential nonlinearity. Dynamic characteristics depend on comparators and sample/hold circuits. Sample/hold circuits must precisely sample signals within the clock period and hold the value for conversion. Open-loop sample/hold circuits are faster but less accurate than feedback circuits. Settling time calculations show higher resolution ADCs require more time for buffers to settle within accuracy limits.
1) The document discusses linear circuit models used to analyze transistor behavior including small signal models that are frequency independent and frequency dependent. It also covers noise models and passive component models.
2) Key small signal models are presented for different transistor regions of operation including the saturation region. These models approximate transistor behavior as linear changes about an operating point.
3) MOSFET noise is analyzed including thermal noise and 1/f noise. Models are derived to represent noise at low and high frequencies.
This document discusses different types of digital-to-analog converters (DACs), including parallel DACs, improved resolution parallel DACs, and serial DACs. It describes voltage scaling DACs which use a resistor ladder network and charge scaling DACs which use a capacitor array. It also examines integral nonlinearity (INL) and differential nonlinearity (DNL) for these DAC types and provides examples of calculating resolution based on component tolerances.
Design of an ADC using High Precision Comparator with Time Domain Offset Canc...IJTET Journal
Abstract— The comparator is a combinational logic circuit that plays an important role in the design of analog to digital converter. One of its most important properties is its input referred offset. When mismatches are present in a dynamic comparator, due to internal positive feedback and transient response, it is always challenging to analytically predict the input-referred random offset voltages since the operating points of transistors are time varying. To overcome the offset effect a novel time-domain bulk-tuned offset cancellation method is applied to a low power dynamic comparator. Using this comparator in analog to digital converter it does not increase the power consumption, but at the same time the delay is reduced and the speed is increased. The comparator is designed using the 250-nm CMOS technology in mentor graphics tool. Operating at a supply voltage of 5v and clock frequency 100MHZ, the comparator together with the offset cancellation circuitry dissipates 335.49nW of power and dissipates 1.027uW of power for comparator without offset cancellation circuit. The simulation result indicates that the offset cancellation circuitry consumes negligible power and it does not draw any static current. Using this high precision offset cancelled comparator in the analog to digital converter circuit the static power consumption is less and it is able to work under very low supply voltage.
The paper introduces a multi-pass loop voltage controlled ring oscillator. The proposed structure uses cross-coupled PMOS transistors and replica bias with coarse/fine control signal. The design implemented in TSMC 90 nm CMOS technology, 0.9V power supply with frequency tuning range 481MHz to 4.08GHz and -94.17dBc/Hz at 1MHz offset from 4.08GHz with 26.15mW power consumption.
1) The document describes an experiment to test for non-linearities in a V265 ADC using signals from a photomultiplier tube (PMT) over a range of input voltages.
2) The results showed different behavior between the channels of the V265 ADC and a calibrated QDC. This indicates the V265 ADC has non-linear response characteristics that vary between channels.
3) Additional tests using a signal generator confirmed the V265 ADC has a non-linear response, while the QDC behaved linearly as expected. The experiment allowed the V265 ADC non-linearity to be quantified for each channel.
This document provides an overview of testing techniques for analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and discusses various types of moderate-speed ADCs. It describes common tests for measuring ADC performance including input-output tests, FFT tests, histogram tests, and sinusoidal input tests. Different ADC architectures are introduced such as serial ADCs, successive approximation ADCs, and pipeline ADCs. Specific circuit implementations and operating principles are outlined for single-slope, dual-slope, and successive approximation ADCs.
Design of a High Speed, Rail-to-Rail input CMOS comparatorPushpak Dagade
The document describes the design of a high-speed, rail-to-rail input CMOS comparator. It discusses the comparator specifications, various circuit topologies including NMOS input, PMOS input, and combined rail-to-rail comparator. It also describes the circuit optimization process using simulation and optimization algorithms to meet the design goals of 2mV resolution and ≤500ps delay. Simulation results show the comparator operates as intended across the entire input common mode range from 0-1.2V with fast switching speeds under 500ps.
The document discusses characterization of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and sample and hold circuits. It introduces ADCs and their components. Static characterization of ADCs includes parameters like resolution, quantization noise, offset error, gain error, integral nonlinearity, and differential nonlinearity. Dynamic characteristics depend on comparators and sample/hold circuits. Sample/hold circuits must precisely sample signals within the clock period and hold the value for conversion. Open-loop sample/hold circuits are faster but less accurate than feedback circuits. Settling time calculations show higher resolution ADCs require more time for buffers to settle within accuracy limits.
1) The document discusses linear circuit models used to analyze transistor behavior including small signal models that are frequency independent and frequency dependent. It also covers noise models and passive component models.
2) Key small signal models are presented for different transistor regions of operation including the saturation region. These models approximate transistor behavior as linear changes about an operating point.
3) MOSFET noise is analyzed including thermal noise and 1/f noise. Models are derived to represent noise at low and high frequencies.
This document discusses different types of digital-to-analog converters (DACs), including parallel DACs, improved resolution parallel DACs, and serial DACs. It describes voltage scaling DACs which use a resistor ladder network and charge scaling DACs which use a capacitor array. It also examines integral nonlinearity (INL) and differential nonlinearity (DNL) for these DAC types and provides examples of calculating resolution based on component tolerances.
Design of an ADC using High Precision Comparator with Time Domain Offset Canc...IJTET Journal
Abstract— The comparator is a combinational logic circuit that plays an important role in the design of analog to digital converter. One of its most important properties is its input referred offset. When mismatches are present in a dynamic comparator, due to internal positive feedback and transient response, it is always challenging to analytically predict the input-referred random offset voltages since the operating points of transistors are time varying. To overcome the offset effect a novel time-domain bulk-tuned offset cancellation method is applied to a low power dynamic comparator. Using this comparator in analog to digital converter it does not increase the power consumption, but at the same time the delay is reduced and the speed is increased. The comparator is designed using the 250-nm CMOS technology in mentor graphics tool. Operating at a supply voltage of 5v and clock frequency 100MHZ, the comparator together with the offset cancellation circuitry dissipates 335.49nW of power and dissipates 1.027uW of power for comparator without offset cancellation circuit. The simulation result indicates that the offset cancellation circuitry consumes negligible power and it does not draw any static current. Using this high precision offset cancelled comparator in the analog to digital converter circuit the static power consumption is less and it is able to work under very low supply voltage.
The paper introduces a multi-pass loop voltage controlled ring oscillator. The proposed structure uses cross-coupled PMOS transistors and replica bias with coarse/fine control signal. The design implemented in TSMC 90 nm CMOS technology, 0.9V power supply with frequency tuning range 481MHz to 4.08GHz and -94.17dBc/Hz at 1MHz offset from 4.08GHz with 26.15mW power consumption.
1) The document describes an experiment to test for non-linearities in a V265 ADC using signals from a photomultiplier tube (PMT) over a range of input voltages.
2) The results showed different behavior between the channels of the V265 ADC and a calibrated QDC. This indicates the V265 ADC has non-linear response characteristics that vary between channels.
3) Additional tests using a signal generator confirmed the V265 ADC has a non-linear response, while the QDC behaved linearly as expected. The experiment allowed the V265 ADC non-linearity to be quantified for each channel.
This document describes a 10-bit 165MSPS video ADC. It uses a time-interleaved SAR architecture with multiple low-power SAR ADCs operating in parallel to achieve the high sampling rate. Each SAR ADC samples every nth cycle, resulting in an effective sampling rate that is n times higher than an individual ADC. The design achieves low power consumption and area through its digital nature and use of scaled CMOS technology. It provides offset correction through a calibration technique to improve accuracy for video applications.
This document summarizes high speed comparators. It discusses how the speed of comparators is limited by either linear response or slew rate. Techniques to maximize speed include increasing sourcing/sinking currents, optimizing the number of stages in cascaded amplifiers, and using a preamplifier followed by a latch. An example calculates the minimum propagation delay of a comparator consisting of an amplifier cascaded with a latch. The summary maximizes essential information while keeping within 3 sentences.
This document discusses the operation and modeling of semiconductor devices used in digital integrated circuits, including diodes, MOS transistors, and their parasitic components. It covers device physics concepts like depletion regions, threshold voltage, carrier transport equations, and capacitances. Models are presented for manual analysis and SPICE simulation of diodes and MOSFETs in different regions of operation. Emerging effects in deep-submicron transistors like velocity saturation and threshold variations are also examined.
Voltage Controlled Oscillator Design - Short Course at NKFUST, 2013Simen Li
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10Gb/s DWDM XFP Transceiver Hot Pluggable, Duplex LC, +3.3V & +5V, 100GHz ITU...Allen He
This document provides specifications for a 10Gb/s DWDM XFP transceiver module that operates at wavelengths across the C band from 1528.77nm to 1561.42nm over single mode fiber links up to 80km. It uses EML laser transmitters and APD photodetectors, supports data rates of 9.95-11.3Gb/s, and complies with the XFP MSA specification including digital diagnostics via a 2-wire interface.
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Transmission Line Theory
The document discusses analog to digital conversion. It begins by explaining the difference between analog and digital signals. It then provides examples of applications that require analog to digital conversion like microphones and thermocouples. The document discusses the two main steps in analog to digital conversion - quantization, which breaks down the analog value into discrete states, and encoding, which assigns a digital value to each state. It also discusses factors that affect accuracy like resolution and sampling rate. Finally, it describes several types of analog to digital converters like flash ADCs, sigma-delta ADCs, dual slope ADCs, and successive approximation ADCs.
The document discusses delay modeling in digital VLSI circuits. It notes that circuit delay depends on many factors like charge, discharge, parasitics, transistor width-to-length ratio, fan-in, fan-out and topology. Existing delay models do not clearly indicate the contribution of each factor. This wastes circuit designers' time in simulation and tweaking. The document then presents a delay model based on logical effort that estimates delay based on the topology of the gate and relative sizes of its transistors. It shows how to compute logical effort values and parasitic delays for different gates. Applying this model helps optimize circuit design parameters like transistor sizes, number of stages in a path and topology for minimum delay.
This document discusses digital to analog converters (DACs). It explains that a DAC converts digital numbers into analog voltages or currents. The key components of a DAC are its digital input, analog output, and conversion process. Common DAC types include binary weighted resistor DACs and R-2R ladder DACs, which use resistors and switches to implement the conversion. Important DAC specifications are also outlined such as reference voltage, resolution, speed, settling time, and linearity. Common applications of DACs include function generators, digital oscilloscopes, and converting digital video signals to analog formats for display.
Novel RF Power Amplifier Linearization Proof-Of-Concept Bipolar Ne46134welahdab
The document presents a novel approach for linearizing RF power amplifiers to improve efficiency while maintaining linearity. It describes the nonlinearity of amplifiers and how predistortion is commonly used as a linearization technique. The proposed technique achieves better linearity and efficiency simultaneously with little insertion loss or die area increase. Experimental results on prototype amplifiers show improvements like higher 1dB compression point, 6-10dB lower IM3, and maintained gain and PAE over a wider input power range when the technique is applied.
RF Module Design - [Chapter 4] Transceiver ArchitectureSimen Li
This document discusses RF transceiver architectures. It begins by outlining general considerations for transmitters such as adjacent channel leakage and receiver considerations like rejection of interference. It then covers frequency conversion techniques used in receivers like heterodyne receivers and issues they face like images and mixing spurs. Receiver architectures covered include the basic heterodyne, modern approaches like zero-IF, and dual-IF receivers which attempt to balance image rejection and channel selection. Transmitter architectures discussed include direct conversion and heterodyne approaches.
This document describes an R-2R ladder digital-to-analog converter (DAC). It explains that an R-2R ladder DAC uses only two resistor values, R and 2R, to convert a binary input signal into an analog output voltage. The circuit diagram and working of the R-2R ladder is provided. A 4-bit R-2R ladder DAC is simulated showing the output combinations. Advantages like only needing two resistor values and ability to expand bits are discussed. Applications like audio amplifiers and motor control are also listed.
This chapter discusses discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) in power electronics. DCM occurs when inductor current or capacitor voltage ripple causes the applied switch current or voltage to reverse polarity. Analysis techniques for DCM include inductor volt-second balance and capacitor charge balance. The chapter provides an example analysis of a buck converter in DCM and derives the mode boundary and conversion ratio equations.
This document discusses various topics related to analog to digital conversion including:
1) The characteristics of analog to digital converters including quantization error, linearity errors, offset and gain errors, and differential nonlinearity.
2) Measurement techniques for analyzing static characteristics such as code boundary testing and histogram testing.
3) Dynamic performance metrics including quantization noise, signal to noise ratio, and effective number of bits.
4) Different architectures for analog to digital converters including flash, folding, subranging, pipeline, successive approximation, dual slope, and delta-sigma converters.
5) Digital to analog converter design including resistor scaling, R2R ladders, and charge redistribution techniques.
Basic blocks to understand RFFE Architecture. how Analog front end and Digital front is different. Basic components like Filter, Mixer, Power Amplifier, circulator, Duplexer, LNA and demodulator working is explained. It can held to design your own front end as RF link budget has been explained in well manner. what to do to avoid saturation of PA?
Negitive Feedback in Analog IC Design 02 April 2020 Javed G S, PhD
The webinar discusses the topics of negative feedback and its importance across the Analog IC design spectrum. In the talk, we discuss about the variations of feedback (Shunt and Series combinations) and their usage. It has applications in many control circuit design for power management, reference designs, regulator design, noise reduction in the system, gain desensitization and PLL design among many other systems.
And the end of the talk, the audience is expected to understand the need for the feedback and its applications
The document discusses the design of a 60 GHz receiver in CMOS. It aims to achieve over 1 Gbps data rate at 10 m distance, cost less than 10 euros, and have a robust receiver. The challenges include using the latest CMOS technology between 65-45nm, selecting channel bandwidth and modulation, and meeting system specifications. The document then evaluates the link budget, calculates bit rate requirements, discusses system specifications and performance, and choices of architecture and technology. It also provides details on the design of the low noise amplifier including specifications, performance analysis, and future improvements.
This document discusses important considerations for analog integrated circuit layout and the CMOS fabrication process. It covers topics like MOS transistor operation, analog signal characteristics, CMOS fabrication steps, layout techniques for minimizing noise and mismatches, and avoiding latch-up issues. The key goals of analog layout include matching devices, minimizing parasitic capacitance and resistance, isolating analog and digital sections, and using guard rings and decoupling capacitors.
The document discusses layout design rules for integrated circuits. It provides guidelines for feature sizes and spacings to ensure fabricated circuits meet intended designs. This includes minimum line widths, separations between layers, and allowances for misalignment. The document also notes two key checks that must be completed to validate a mask design: a design rule check to verify rules are followed, and circuit extraction to confirm masks produce the correct interconnected circuit.
This document describes a 10-bit 165MSPS video ADC. It uses a time-interleaved SAR architecture with multiple low-power SAR ADCs operating in parallel to achieve the high sampling rate. Each SAR ADC samples every nth cycle, resulting in an effective sampling rate that is n times higher than an individual ADC. The design achieves low power consumption and area through its digital nature and use of scaled CMOS technology. It provides offset correction through a calibration technique to improve accuracy for video applications.
This document summarizes high speed comparators. It discusses how the speed of comparators is limited by either linear response or slew rate. Techniques to maximize speed include increasing sourcing/sinking currents, optimizing the number of stages in cascaded amplifiers, and using a preamplifier followed by a latch. An example calculates the minimum propagation delay of a comparator consisting of an amplifier cascaded with a latch. The summary maximizes essential information while keeping within 3 sentences.
This document discusses the operation and modeling of semiconductor devices used in digital integrated circuits, including diodes, MOS transistors, and their parasitic components. It covers device physics concepts like depletion regions, threshold voltage, carrier transport equations, and capacitances. Models are presented for manual analysis and SPICE simulation of diodes and MOSFETs in different regions of operation. Emerging effects in deep-submicron transistors like velocity saturation and threshold variations are also examined.
Voltage Controlled Oscillator Design - Short Course at NKFUST, 2013Simen Li
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VCO design.
Short Course at NKFUST, 2013
10Gb/s DWDM XFP Transceiver Hot Pluggable, Duplex LC, +3.3V & +5V, 100GHz ITU...Allen He
This document provides specifications for a 10Gb/s DWDM XFP transceiver module that operates at wavelengths across the C band from 1528.77nm to 1561.42nm over single mode fiber links up to 80km. It uses EML laser transmitters and APD photodetectors, supports data rates of 9.95-11.3Gb/s, and complies with the XFP MSA specification including digital diagnostics via a 2-wire interface.
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Transmission Line Theory
The document discusses analog to digital conversion. It begins by explaining the difference between analog and digital signals. It then provides examples of applications that require analog to digital conversion like microphones and thermocouples. The document discusses the two main steps in analog to digital conversion - quantization, which breaks down the analog value into discrete states, and encoding, which assigns a digital value to each state. It also discusses factors that affect accuracy like resolution and sampling rate. Finally, it describes several types of analog to digital converters like flash ADCs, sigma-delta ADCs, dual slope ADCs, and successive approximation ADCs.
The document discusses delay modeling in digital VLSI circuits. It notes that circuit delay depends on many factors like charge, discharge, parasitics, transistor width-to-length ratio, fan-in, fan-out and topology. Existing delay models do not clearly indicate the contribution of each factor. This wastes circuit designers' time in simulation and tweaking. The document then presents a delay model based on logical effort that estimates delay based on the topology of the gate and relative sizes of its transistors. It shows how to compute logical effort values and parasitic delays for different gates. Applying this model helps optimize circuit design parameters like transistor sizes, number of stages in a path and topology for minimum delay.
This document discusses digital to analog converters (DACs). It explains that a DAC converts digital numbers into analog voltages or currents. The key components of a DAC are its digital input, analog output, and conversion process. Common DAC types include binary weighted resistor DACs and R-2R ladder DACs, which use resistors and switches to implement the conversion. Important DAC specifications are also outlined such as reference voltage, resolution, speed, settling time, and linearity. Common applications of DACs include function generators, digital oscilloscopes, and converting digital video signals to analog formats for display.
Novel RF Power Amplifier Linearization Proof-Of-Concept Bipolar Ne46134welahdab
The document presents a novel approach for linearizing RF power amplifiers to improve efficiency while maintaining linearity. It describes the nonlinearity of amplifiers and how predistortion is commonly used as a linearization technique. The proposed technique achieves better linearity and efficiency simultaneously with little insertion loss or die area increase. Experimental results on prototype amplifiers show improvements like higher 1dB compression point, 6-10dB lower IM3, and maintained gain and PAE over a wider input power range when the technique is applied.
RF Module Design - [Chapter 4] Transceiver ArchitectureSimen Li
This document discusses RF transceiver architectures. It begins by outlining general considerations for transmitters such as adjacent channel leakage and receiver considerations like rejection of interference. It then covers frequency conversion techniques used in receivers like heterodyne receivers and issues they face like images and mixing spurs. Receiver architectures covered include the basic heterodyne, modern approaches like zero-IF, and dual-IF receivers which attempt to balance image rejection and channel selection. Transmitter architectures discussed include direct conversion and heterodyne approaches.
This document describes an R-2R ladder digital-to-analog converter (DAC). It explains that an R-2R ladder DAC uses only two resistor values, R and 2R, to convert a binary input signal into an analog output voltage. The circuit diagram and working of the R-2R ladder is provided. A 4-bit R-2R ladder DAC is simulated showing the output combinations. Advantages like only needing two resistor values and ability to expand bits are discussed. Applications like audio amplifiers and motor control are also listed.
This chapter discusses discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) in power electronics. DCM occurs when inductor current or capacitor voltage ripple causes the applied switch current or voltage to reverse polarity. Analysis techniques for DCM include inductor volt-second balance and capacitor charge balance. The chapter provides an example analysis of a buck converter in DCM and derives the mode boundary and conversion ratio equations.
This document discusses various topics related to analog to digital conversion including:
1) The characteristics of analog to digital converters including quantization error, linearity errors, offset and gain errors, and differential nonlinearity.
2) Measurement techniques for analyzing static characteristics such as code boundary testing and histogram testing.
3) Dynamic performance metrics including quantization noise, signal to noise ratio, and effective number of bits.
4) Different architectures for analog to digital converters including flash, folding, subranging, pipeline, successive approximation, dual slope, and delta-sigma converters.
5) Digital to analog converter design including resistor scaling, R2R ladders, and charge redistribution techniques.
Basic blocks to understand RFFE Architecture. how Analog front end and Digital front is different. Basic components like Filter, Mixer, Power Amplifier, circulator, Duplexer, LNA and demodulator working is explained. It can held to design your own front end as RF link budget has been explained in well manner. what to do to avoid saturation of PA?
Negitive Feedback in Analog IC Design 02 April 2020 Javed G S, PhD
The webinar discusses the topics of negative feedback and its importance across the Analog IC design spectrum. In the talk, we discuss about the variations of feedback (Shunt and Series combinations) and their usage. It has applications in many control circuit design for power management, reference designs, regulator design, noise reduction in the system, gain desensitization and PLL design among many other systems.
And the end of the talk, the audience is expected to understand the need for the feedback and its applications
The document discusses the design of a 60 GHz receiver in CMOS. It aims to achieve over 1 Gbps data rate at 10 m distance, cost less than 10 euros, and have a robust receiver. The challenges include using the latest CMOS technology between 65-45nm, selecting channel bandwidth and modulation, and meeting system specifications. The document then evaluates the link budget, calculates bit rate requirements, discusses system specifications and performance, and choices of architecture and technology. It also provides details on the design of the low noise amplifier including specifications, performance analysis, and future improvements.
This document discusses important considerations for analog integrated circuit layout and the CMOS fabrication process. It covers topics like MOS transistor operation, analog signal characteristics, CMOS fabrication steps, layout techniques for minimizing noise and mismatches, and avoiding latch-up issues. The key goals of analog layout include matching devices, minimizing parasitic capacitance and resistance, isolating analog and digital sections, and using guard rings and decoupling capacitors.
The document discusses layout design rules for integrated circuits. It provides guidelines for feature sizes and spacings to ensure fabricated circuits meet intended designs. This includes minimum line widths, separations between layers, and allowances for misalignment. The document also notes two key checks that must be completed to validate a mask design: a design rule check to verify rules are followed, and circuit extraction to confirm masks produce the correct interconnected circuit.
The document contains notes on Analog and Digital VLSI Design from a course taught at BITS Pilani in Fall 2013. It includes a disclaimer noting that the information is provided for educational purposes only without any guarantees. It also states that the content was prepared by Akshansh Chaudhary based on a course by Prof. Vijaya Gunturu and includes copyright information and a link for more resources.
This document provides an introduction to VLSI technology and MOS transistors. It discusses the history and generations of integrated circuits from SSI to VLSI. The dominant fabrication process for high performance VLSI circuits is now silicon CMOS technology. The document then describes the basic MOS transistor structure and different types of MOS transistors including nMOS, pMOS, and CMOS. It explains the working of enhancement mode and depletion mode transistors. Finally, it discusses CMOS fabrication processes like p-well and n-well and the basic structure of a p-well CMOS process.
This document provides an overview of an "Analog VLSI Design" course. The goals of the course are to introduce principles of analog integrated circuit design and CMOS technology. Students will learn about CMOS layout design using CAD tools and complete a design project. The course covers topics including CMOS technology, resistors, capacitors, MOSFETs, current mirrors, amplifiers, and data converters. Assessment includes homework, a project, and a final exam.
The document provides an overview of analog layout design. It discusses that analog circuits require careful attention to geometry during layout due to process variations. The analog design flow includes electrical design, physical design involving layout, and fabrication/testing. Key considerations for analog layout include minimizing parasitic resistances and capacitances, reducing noise, and ensuring matching between identical components using techniques like common-centroid layout. Resistors and capacitors must be carefully laid out to minimize non-ideal effects and provide accurate values.
This document discusses integrated circuits and microprocessors. It begins by defining an integrated circuit as a set of electronic circuits on a semiconductor substrate and notes they are used in virtually all electronics. It then covers the invention of the integrated circuit by Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce, types of integrated circuits including analog, digital and mixed signal, and the advantages of integrated circuits like lower cost and power. The document proceeds to discuss the evolution of Intel microprocessors from the 4004 in 1971 to today's multi-core processors. It also outlines Moore's Law predicting transistor counts would double every year or two and how System on Chips are now commonly used in smartphones.
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VLSI refers to very large scale integration in electronics, involving the integration of millions of transistors on a single chip. The document discusses the history and evolution of integration levels from SSI to VLSI to ULSI. It describes the CMOS fabrication process and design styles used in VLSI. Key phases in chip creation are design, fabrication, testing and packaging. Advanced computer-aided design tools are needed to design complex VLSI circuits. Applications include analog, ASIC and system-on-chip designs. Challenges to VLSI include power dissipation and scaling issues as integration increases. The future of VLSI involves continued device miniaturization and increasing transistor densities on chips.
EE 290C is a course on CMOS analog design using all-region MOSFET modeling taught by Carlos Galup-Montoro. [1] The course format includes two hours of lecture and one hour of project discussion per week. [2] Prerequisites for the course are EE140 Linear Integrated Circuits or equivalent, and grading is based on homework assignments and a project. [3] The course aims to provide an understanding of MOSFET modeling and application to the design of basic CMOS building blocks and operational amplifiers.
The document discusses a presentation on VLSI design given by students after an industrial training. It provides an introduction to VLSI, describes software used in VLSI design like DSCH, Xilinx, Altera and Microwind. It explains VLSI design hierarchy, basic VHDL code structure and Verilog code structure. It also discusses programmable logic device and the downloading process on a PLD using Xilinx. The conclusion states that VLSI design has significant scope as a career.
This document provides an overview of VLSI design for a course. It discusses topics including CMOS transistors and logic gates, VLSI levels of abstraction, the VLSI design process, design styles like full custom and ASIC, and trends like Moore's Law. The roadmap outlines topics to be covered like CMOS processing, combinational and sequential circuit design, and a design project to complete a chip. Course objectives are listed relating to VLSI analysis, layout design, and system design skills.
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This document describes a proposed technique for a 10-bit high-speed successive approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The technique uses a hybrid architecture that partitions the input range into 256 quantization cells using an 8-bit flash ADC, then assigns a 10-bit binary code to each cell. Only 2 comparisons are needed for 10-bit conversion using a successive approximation approach. The proposed ADC architecture is described and experimental results showing differential and integral nonlinearities within specifications are presented, validating the technique.
This document discusses various types of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and digital-to-analog converters (DACs). It describes the basic principles of operation for successive approximation (SAR) ADCs, resistor ladder DACs, and R-2R DACs. It also covers specifications for converters like resolution, speed, settling time, and linearity. Common applications that use DACs are also mentioned such as function generators, digital oscilloscopes, and video conversion.
An approach to design Flash Analog to Digital Converter for High Speed and Lo...VLSICS Design
This paper proposes the Flash ADC design using Quantized Differential Comparator and fat tree encoder. This approach explores the use of a systematically incorporated input offset voltage in a differential amplifier for quantizing the reference voltages necessary for Flash ADC architectures, therefore eliminating the need for a passive resistor array for the purpose. This approach allows very small voltage comparison and complete elimination of resistor ladder circuit. The thermometer code-to-binary code encoder has become the bottleneck of the ultra-high speed flash ADCs. In this paper, the fat tree thermometer code to-binary code encoder is used for the ultra high speed flash ADCs. The simulation and the implementation results shows that the fat tree encoder performs the commonly used ROM encoder in terms of speed and power for the 6 bit CMOS flash ADC case. The speed is improved by almost a factor of 2 when using the fat tree encoder, which in fact demonstrates the fat tree encoder and it is an effective solution for the bottleneck problem in ultra-high speed ADCs.The design has been carried out for the 0.18um technology using CADENCE tool.
CMOS Analog IC design by Dr GS Javed - Refresher Course - Batch 1Javed G S, PhD
Topics covered in the course
1. DC Biasing of the circuits
2. Circuits for reference voltage and current generation
-Voltage Regulator
-BGR
-LDO
-V-to-I
3. Precision Current References
4. Opamp design for Analog to digital converters
- OTA
- Buffer
- Unity Feedback OTA
- Layout design strategies – 2stage opamp + CMFB
5. Sense and Return mechanisms in Feedback circuits
- Current and Voltage circuits
6. Sub-Threshold Conduction
- Low voltage Operation
7. ADC Design and Simulation
-Near Nyquist performance of Opamp for ADC Circuits
-Spectral Analysis and No. of FFT Points for simulation
-Simulation time for performance
-Resistors – their variation and Calibration
-Switch design for S/H
-CDAC
8. On-Chip Inductors
The document discusses analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), including what they are, the conversion process from analog to digital signals, examples of ADC applications, and different types of ADCs such as successive approximation, flash, dual slope, and delta-sigma ADCs. It also provides details on the ADC subsystem and registers of the MC9S12C32 microcontroller.
Simulation of 3 bit Flash ADC in 0.18μmTechnology using NG SPICE Tool for Hig...ijsrd.com
This paper provides the basic simulation result for the 3 bit flash type ADC in 0.18μm technology using the NG Spice device simulator tool. It includes two stages, first stage includes 7 comparators and second stage has a thermometer encoder. The simulation is done in NG spice tool developed by university of California at Berkeley (USA).The response time of the comparator and ADC are 3.7ns and 4.9ns respectively with 50.01μw power dissipation which makes the ADC more suitable for high speed application with lower power devices.
The document provides specifications for the DS-247-128 Absolute Position, Rotary Electric Encoder. It has a hollow shaft with no bearings, allowing generous mounting tolerances. It provides analog sine/cosine or digital SSi and AqB+Index output signals and has a resolution of up to 20 bits. It is suited for applications requiring high precision even in harsh environments.
Analog and Digital Electronics Lab ManualChirag Shetty
This document provides details on 12 experiments conducted in an Analog and Digital Electronics Lab. The first experiment involves simulating clipping and clamping circuits using diodes. The second experiment involves simulating a relaxation oscillator using an op-amp and comparing the frequency and duty cycle to theoretical values. The third experiment involves simulating a Schmitt trigger using an op-amp and comparing the upper and lower trigger points. The remaining experiments involve simulating circuits such as a Wein bridge oscillator, power supply, CE amplifier, half/full adders, multiplexers, and counters. Procedures and calculations are provided for analyzing and verifying the output of each circuit simulation.
This document provides a summary of a progress report on the design of a 3-bit flash analog-to-digital converter (ADC). It describes the architecture and design of a comparator, which acts as a 1-bit ADC, and a 3-bit flash ADC. It also discusses characterization of the ADC's DC performance by measuring differential nonlinearity and integral nonlinearity from histograms. The document covers comparator design techniques, reference voltage generation using diode-connected transistors, and layout of the 3-bit flash ADC.
A NEW APPROACH TO DESIGN LOW POWER CMOS FLASH A/D CONVERTERVLSICS Design
In the present paper, a 4-bit flash analog to digital converter for low power SoC application is presented. CMOS inverter has been used as a comparator and by adjusting the ratio of channel width and length, the switching threshold of the CMOS inverter is varied to detect the input analog signal. The simulation results show that this proposed 4-bit flash ADC consumes about 12.4 mW at 200M sample/s with 3.3V supply voltage in TSMC 0.35 µm process. Compared with the traditional flash ADC, this proposed method can reduce about 78% in power consumption.
The document provides specifications for the DS-37-16 Electric Encoder. It is a hollow shaft encoder that provides absolute position measurement with various output options. Key specifications include a resolution of 17 bits, static error of less than 25 mDeg, operational speed of 3,500 rpm, and operating temperature range of -55°C to +125°C. It has generous mounting tolerances and requires no bearings, making it reliable and suitable for demanding applications.
DESIGN OF IMPROVED RESISTOR LESS 45NM SWITCHED INVERTER SCHEME (SIS) ANALOG T...VLSICS Design
This work presents three different approaches which eliminates the resistor ladder completely and hence
reduce the power demand drastically of a Analog to Digital Converter. The first approach is Switched
Inverter Scheme (SIS) ADC; The test result obtained for it on 45nm technology indicates an offset error of
0.014 LSB. The full scale error is of -0.112LSB. The gain error is of 0.07 LSB, actual full scale range of
0.49V, worst case DNL & INL each of -0.3V. The power dissipation for the SIS ADC is 207.987 μwatts;
Power delay product (PDP) is 415.9 fWs, and the area is 1.89μm2. The second and third approaches are
clocked SIS ADC and Sleep transistor SIS ADC. Both of them show significant improvement in power
dissipation as 57.5% & 71% respectively. Whereas PDP is 229.7 fWs and area is 0.05 μm2 for Clocked SIS
ADC and 107.3 fWs & 1.94 μm2 for Sleep transistor SIS ADC.
The document describes several types of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs): dual slope, flash, successive approximation, and sigma-delta. It explains the basic functioning of each type, including their key components and steps in the conversion process. For each ADC type, it provides a brief summary of their pros and cons in terms of speed, accuracy, cost, and resolution. The document serves to introduce the fundamental concepts and tradeoffs of different ADC architectures.
A Low Power, 8-Bit, 5MS/s Digital to Analog Converter for Successive Approxim...IOSR Journals
This document describes a low power 8-bit 5MS/s digital to analog converter (DAC) designed for use in successive approximation analog-to-digital converters (ADCs). The DAC starts the conversion process from the most significant bit instead of the least significant bit to provide the output more quickly for the ADC. The DAC samples a reference voltage once onto a capacitor and then transfers appropriate charge to the output capacitor based on each bit to generate the analog output voltage. The DAC consumes only 493.8 micro Watts of power, less than previous DAC designs, and achieves the 8-bit output resolution. Simulation results showed the DAC output increased appropriately for input bits of 1 and it dissipated the targeted
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This document summarizes the design and analysis of a low power, low voltage 3-bit pipeline analog-to-digital converter (ADC) using 0.18 micrometer CMOS technology. It describes the pipeline ADC architecture, which achieves high throughput and input frequency performance through sample-and-hold circuits in each stage. Simulation results show the input and output signals of the 3-bit pipeline ADC operating at 3V with a sampling rate of 80 MHz and input frequency of 1MHz. The pipeline architecture allows for lower power consumption than flash ADCs while maintaining high resolution.
This document summarizes the design of a 3-bit pipeline analog-to-digital converter (ADC) using 0.18 micrometer CMOS technology. Key aspects discussed include the design of individual circuit blocks like latches, comparators, and op-amps. Simulation results show the ADC operates at a sampling rate of 80 MHz with low power consumption compared to other architectures. The pipeline architecture achieves high sampling speeds while maintaining relatively low power.
IRJET- Design and Simulation of 12-Bit Current Steering DACIRJET Journal
This document describes the design and simulation of a 12-bit current steering digital-to-analog converter (DAC). It begins with an abstract that outlines the need to convert analog signals to digital for processing and then back to analog. It then discusses the objectives of designing a 12-bit segmented current steering DAC using a 180nm process with 3V supply at 2GHz speed. The document reviews current steering DAC architecture and its advantages of speed and accuracy. It then provides details on the design of a 3-bit current steering DAC segment including a binary-to-thermometer decoder, switch driver, differential switch, and cascode current mirror.
1. Delta-sigma ADCs use fully differential switched capacitor circuits for their analog parts. This improves dynamic range and cancels common mode signals and charge injection errors.
2. A 1.5V, 1mW, 98dB fourth-order delta-sigma modulator is discussed as an example. It uses a multi-stage pipelined architecture with four integrators.
3. Decimation and digital filtering are required after the analog delta-sigma modulation. Comb filters and FIR filters are commonly used to attenuate noise, bandlimit signals, and suppress out-of-band components during decimation and filtering.
This document provides an introduction to oversampling analog-to-digital converters (ADCs). It discusses delta-sigma modulators, which are the core component of oversampling ADCs. A delta-sigma modulator shapes the quantization noise to push it to higher frequencies, achieving high resolution through oversampling. Higher-order delta-sigma modulators provide better noise shaping. The in-band noise of a single-loop delta-sigma modulator is inversely proportional to the oversampling ratio raised to a power related to the modulator order, allowing significant gains in resolution from increased oversampling.
This document discusses the characterization and testing of digital-to-analog converters (DACs) and current scaling DACs. It begins with an introduction to DACs and their importance in signal processing applications. It then covers the static characterization of DACs, including definitions of resolution, full scale range, dynamic range, signal-to-noise ratio, offset and gain errors, and integral and differential nonlinearity. Dynamic characterization is also discussed, focusing on conversion speed. Current scaling DACs are briefly mentioned. The document provides detailed information on evaluating key specifications and performance metrics of DACs.
The document discusses improved open-loop comparators and latches. It begins with an overview of autozeroing comparators, which use feedback to cancel offset voltages. Differential and single-ended autozeroed comparator circuit implementations are shown. The document then covers hysteresis, which reduces noise sensitivity using positive feedback to create a switching threshold range. External circuits are presented for generating hysteresis. Internal hysteresis circuits using positive feedback of the comparator output are also described. Calculation examples are provided for designing comparators with hysteresis and determining switching thresholds.
The document summarizes key characteristics and performance metrics of open-loop comparators, including:
- Comparators compare analog signals and output a binary signal. They act as 1-bit analog-to-digital converters.
- Comparator characteristics include voltage gain, input offset voltage, noise, propagation delay time, input common mode range, and slew rate.
- Open-loop comparators can have a dominant pole response determined by a single dominant pole, or a two-pole response for higher speed.
- Comparator examples include the single-stage and folded-cascode designs for dominant pole response, and a two-stage design for higher speed two-pole response. Performance metrics like voltage
This document discusses techniques for designing operational amplifiers that can operate at low voltages. It begins by outlining the challenges of low voltage operation, such as reduced dynamic range and increased nonlinearity. It then covers various circuit techniques for implementing low voltage input stages, gain stages, and bias circuits. These include using parallel input stages to increase input common mode range, bulk-driven MOSFETs to achieve depletion-mode behavior, and forward biasing the bulk to reduce transistor thresholds. The document provides circuit examples and analysis of how these techniques allow op amps to function down to supply voltages of 1V or less.
This document summarizes a lecture on low power and low noise operational amplifiers. It discusses:
1) How most micropower op amps use transistors operating in the subthreshold region for low power consumption.
2) The design of two-stage op amps that operate in weak inversion to achieve high gain with low power dissipation.
3) Techniques for increasing output current in weak inversion op amps, such as dynamically biased differential amplifier inputs.
1) The document discusses differential-in, differential-out operational amplifiers (op amps). It provides examples of circuit designs for these types of op amps, including two-stage, folded cascode, and push-pull configurations.
2) Maintaining a stable common mode output voltage is challenging for differential op amps due to the undefined common mode gain. Various common mode feedback circuit techniques are presented to address this issue.
3) Frequency compensation is important for common mode feedback circuits to achieve stable performance. Miller capacitors can be used to cancel poles in the common mode feedback path.
The document discusses techniques for increasing the gain-bandwidth (GB) of operational amplifiers. It describes:
1) How the GB of a two-stage op-amp is limited by higher-order poles beyond the dominant pole. The nulling zero can be used to cancel the closest higher-order pole, effectively increasing the GB.
2) An example of applying this technique to increase the GB of an op-amp designed in a previous example from 5MHz to 49MHz by canceling the second pole and setting the GB based on the third pole.
3) A second example of applying the same technique to increase the GB of a folded cascode op-amp by evaluating its poles and determining which
This document discusses buffered operational amplifiers (op amps). It begins by defining buffered op amps as those able to drive low output resistances and/or large output capacitances. It then covers various circuit implementations for open-loop and closed-loop buffered op amps using techniques like source followers, push-pull followers, multistage amplifiers, and negative feedback. Key aspects like compensation, driving large output currents, and reducing output resistance through feedback loops are also examined.
This document discusses simulation and measurement techniques for operational amplifiers (op amps). It begins by outlining the goals and key differences between simulation and measurement. It then provides details on simulating and measuring an op amp's open-loop gain, common-mode rejection ratio (CMRR), power supply rejection ratio (PSRR), and other specifications. Simulation examples are given for a two-stage CMOS op amp. Measurement techniques are described for determining gain, CMRR, and PSRR using a single experimental setup.
This document provides an overview and examples of cascode op amp design. It discusses the benefits of cascode op amps such as improved frequency behavior and gain. It then covers the design of single-stage and two-stage cascode op amps. An example shows the design process for a balanced two-stage cascode op amp to meet specifications like gain, bandwidth, output swing, and common-mode rejection ratio. Transistor sizing is determined through calculations of transconductance and output resistance.
This document outlines the design procedure for a two-stage operational amplifier (op amp) using CMOS technology. It begins by listing the steps in designing any op amp and the design inputs and outputs. It then provides more details on the specific design procedure for a two-stage CMOS op amp, including determining the bias currents, transistor sizes, and compensation components to meet specifications for gain, bandwidth, output swing, power dissipation, and other parameters. The document concludes with a numerical example showing the step-by-step calculations to design a two-stage op amp to given specifications.
The document discusses compensation of operational amplifiers (op amps). It describes how op amps are typically compensated using Miller compensation, which involves a capacitor that provides feedback around the high-gain inverting stage. Other compensation methods include using a capacitor in the load or feedforward techniques. Proper compensation is crucial for achieving a stable closed-loop response when negative feedback is applied to the op amp. The uncompensated frequency response of a two-stage op amp can exhibit two poles that must be stabilized through compensation.
This document provides an overview of output amplifiers, including their requirements, types, and circuit implementations. It discusses Class A amplifiers and their limitations in efficiency and distortion. Class A source followers are introduced as a way to reduce output resistance and attenuation. Push-pull amplifiers are also mentioned as being able to both sink and source current. Circuit analysis is provided for small-signal models, voltage gains, frequency responses, and output characteristics of these different amplifier configurations.
The document summarizes low input resistance amplifiers, including the common gate, cascode, and current amplifiers. It provides analysis of their large and small signal characteristics, such as input and output resistances, voltage gains, frequency responses, and limitations on voltage swings. The cascode amplifier is described as having higher output resistance and gain compared to the common gate configuration. Simplified models are used to derive expressions for the amplifiers' voltage transfer functions and pole locations.
The document provides an overview of differential amplifiers including:
- Characterizing a differential amplifier by defining differential-mode and common-mode voltages, common mode rejection ratio, input common mode range, and offset voltages.
- Analyzing a differential amplifier with a current mirror load, deriving its transconductance characteristic, voltage transfer function, and regions of operation.
- Explaining input common mode range and how it is limited by transistors entering non-saturation.
This document provides an overview of inverting amplifiers. It begins with an introduction that defines different types of amplifiers and notes that CMOS amplifiers typically operate as transconductance amplifiers. The document then discusses three specific inverting amplifier circuit topologies: the active load inverting amplifier, current source load inverting amplifier, and push-pull inverting amplifier. It also covers analyzing the small-signal performance and frequency response of inverting amplifiers. Key aspects like voltage gain, output resistance, bandwidth, and stability are examined through analytical modeling of the circuits.
This document summarizes the principles and design of temperature stable voltage references. It discusses how to generate voltages with positive temperature coefficients (PTAT) and negative temperature coefficients (CTAT) using diodes and resistors. The key principle is that a temperature independent reference voltage can be achieved by cancelling a PTAT voltage with a CTAT voltage using the appropriate ratio of resistor values. Two common configurations - series and parallel - are presented along with examples of calculating resistor ratios to achieve temperature independence.
This document discusses current mirrors and simple voltage references. It begins by outlining MOSFET current mirrors, improved current mirror designs, and voltage and current references with power supply independence. It then provides details on simple MOS current mirrors, characterization of current mirrors, and sources of error. Improved current mirror designs discussed include the cascode current mirror, self-biased cascode current mirror, and regulated cascode current mirror. The document concludes with a summary of key characteristics of different current mirror designs and a brief discussion of voltage references with power supply independence.