1. 6th Summer School on “ADC & DAC Metrology” Analog-to-Digital Converters ( Flash ADCs) António Manuel Couto Pinto Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisbon – Portugal) Professor of Electronic in Polytechnic School – ISEL (since 1982) PhD Student

2. 2 INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO A SCHOOL OF THE 21st CENTURY Taguspark Campus Alameda Campus 6th Summer School on “ADC & DAC Metrology”

3. 3 Internal Organisation Civil Engineering and Architecture Mechanical Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Chemical Engineering Mining Engineering and Earth Resources Materials Engineering Physics Mathematics Information Systems Engineering Engineering and Management Academic Units Departments Autonomous Section Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering 6th Summer School on “ADC & DAC Metrology”

4. 4 Facts and Figures Students & Staff Doctorate Students Undergraduate Students Master’s Students 8 680 1 089 596 10 365 Professors 774 Non-teaching staff 565 Total Students 1 900 145 DEEC 6th Summer School on “ADC & DAC Metrology”

5. 5 Education 21 Undergraduate / Graduate Programmes 31 Master’s Programmes 39 Other Postgraduate Courses 22 Doctoral (PhD) Programmes 6th Summer School on “ADC & DAC Metrology”

6. 6 Mobility 3 rd 2 nd 3 years 2 years Ph. D. Master (Engineering Diploma) 1 st 3 years Bachelor in Engineering Sciences Education IST Position on the Bologna Process CycleDurationDegree Scientific-based teaching oriented towards conceptual engineering Obs. "Bridging Programmes" for vocational 1 st and 2 nd cycle students to carry on scientifically oriented programmes Specialisation Specialisation courses of specific scope to complement 1 st and 2 nd cycle training 6th Summer School on “ADC & DAC Metrology”

7. 7 technology from seed 6th Summer School on “ADC & DAC Metrology” 7

8. 8 Human Resources Group Coordinators: Prof. Medeiros Silva Prof. Jorge Fernandes 3 Ph.D. + 3 Ph.D. students + 3 M.Sc. Student + final year undergraduates CAM – Analog and Mixed Circuits Group 6th Summer School on “ADC & DAC Metrology” 8

9. 9 CAM – Analog and Mixed Circuits Group Current Research Activity Radio-frequency integrated circuits, namely low noise amplifiers, oscillators/mixers, and PLL. Electronics for Medical applications front-end electronics for PET scanner and Vision implantable neuro prosthesis Low-noise digital cells for use in mixed-signal integrated circuits Analog integrated filters with on-chip tuning Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs) for high sampling rates, with emphasis on folding and interpolation techniques 6th Summer School on “ADC & DAC Metrology” 9

10. 10 Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs) António Manuel Couto Pinto Flash ADC with a Statistics Approach Design and test a circuit with: Technology UMC.18  m (CMOS) Small size transistors (high speed, low power, low cost) 6th Summer School on “ADC & DAC Metrology” 10

11. 11 Interest on this course António Manuel Couto Pinto Learn the methods and test proceedings applied to ADC 6th Summer School on “ADC & DAC Metrology” 11

12. 12 Thank You 6th Summer School on “ADC & DAC Metrology” 12