Abstract:
This paper presents a compact 4x delta-interleaved switched-capacitor (SC) digital-to-analog converter (DAC) for digital-intensive transmitter architectures. To minimize ...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
This paper presents a compact 4x delta-interleaved switched-capacitor (SC) digital-to-analog converter (DAC) for digital-intensive transmitter architectures. To minimize area and leverage the strengths of FinFET technology, the implementation departs from the traditional current steering approach and consists mainly of inverters and sub-femtofarad switched capacitors. The DAC's architecture is based on parallel charge redistribution, and separates level generation, pulse timing and output power generation. The 16 nm FinFET 8-bit prototype occupies only 0.011 mm2 while running at 56 GS/s and providing up to 0.27 Vpp signal swing across its differential 100\ \Omega load. It achieves an \text{IM3}\leq-48\, dBc and an \text{SFDR}\geq 42\ \text{dB} within its ≈ 10GHz output bandwidth while consuming 280mW from a single 0.85 V supply.
Date of Conference: 19-22 September 2022
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 20 October 2022
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