Charge-Sharing SAR ADCs for Low-Voltage Low-Power Applications

• Main Authors: Rabuske, Taimur (Author), Fernandes, Jorge (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Analog Circuits and Signal Processing,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Electronic circuits.; Electronics.; Microelectronics.; Circuits and Systems.; Electronic Circuits and Devices.; Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation.

This book introduces readers to the potential of charge-sharing (CS) successive approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), while providing extensive analysis of the factors that limit the performance of the CS topology. The authors present guidelines and useful techniques for...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• ADCs for Low Voltage Low Power Applications
• Review of SAR ADC Switching Schemes
• Analysis of the charge sharing SAR ADC topology
• Techniques for Low Voltage Low Power CS SAR ADCs
• Noise-aware comparator optimization
• CS ADCs with MOSCAP-based DACs
• Design and Implementation of two Low-Voltage SAR ADCs
• Conclusion.