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A 4.2-pJ/Conv 10-b Asynchronous ADC with Hybrid Two-Tier Level-Crossing Event Coding | IEEE Conference Publication | IEEE Xplore

A 4.2-pJ/Conv 10-b Asynchronous ADC with Hybrid Two-Tier Level-Crossing Event Coding


Abstract:

An asynchronous continuous-time level-crossing analog-to-digital converter (LC-ADC) for high-throughput, high-resolution applications is presented. The proposed 10-bit AD...Show More

Abstract:

An asynchronous continuous-time level-crossing analog-to-digital converter (LC-ADC) for high-throughput, high-resolution applications is presented. The proposed 10-bit ADC architecture comprises two stages of level-crossing ADCs, the first stage resolving for 5 MSBs and the second folded residue stage for 5 LSBs. Gray encoding of the output bits ensure single-bit transitions between adjacent digital outputs. Compared to uniform-sampling synchronous ADCs, LC-ADCs generate fewer samples for sparse signals, useful in many applications for biomedical signal acquisition, event-driven computer vision, etc. Unlike conventional LC-ADCs with a few comparators tuned for lower power consumption to acquire sparse signals, this two-tier LC-ADC is optimized for high-resolution tracking of continuous signals, like Electrocardiogram (ECG). Designed and fabricated in 0.18-μm CMOS technology, chip area of the proposed ADC is 1310 × 125 μm2. Operating at 1.8 V supply, the ADC consumes 160–426 μW for 1 Hz to 200 kHz input frequencies at full scale amplitude and achieves an energy efficiency figure-of-merit of 4.16-pJ/conv.
Date of Conference: 12-14 October 2020
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 28 September 2020
Print ISBN:978-1-7281-3320-1
Print ISSN: 2158-1525
Conference Location: Seville, Spain

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