6-bit 500 MHz flash A/D converter with new design techniques C.W. Hsu and T.H. Kuo, ” 6-bit 500MHz flash A/D converter with new design techniques,” IEEE Proceedings Devices and Systems Circuits , Page(s) 460-464, Oct. 2003. Postgraduate : Ting-Yao Hsu
Outline Proposed ADC Architecture New autozeroing with interpolation technique Negative impedance compensation technique Measurement results Conclusion
Proposed ADC Architecture Fig.1. Architecture of proposed ADC
New autozeroing with interpolation technique Fig.2. Simple autozeroing comparator
New autozeroing with interpolation technique Fig.3. Input stage of the conventional autozeroing technique
New autozeroing with interpolation technique Fig.4. Input stage of NAI
Negative impedance compensation technique Fig.5. Interpolation circuit diagram with NIC
Negative impedance compensation technique Fig.6. Model diagram of NIC analysis
Negative impedance compensation technique Fig.7. NIC circuit diagram
Fig.8. DNL and INL for the ADC at 500 Msample/s Measurement results Fig.8. DNL and INL for the ADC at 500 Msample/s
Measurement results
Conclusion NAI solves the problems of the autozeroing with interpolation technique. NIC can improve the ADC speed and maintain the desired interpolation effect.