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A 0.25pJ/Comparison, 27.3μV Input Noise Dynamic Comparator Exploiting Stacked Floating Preamplifier with Cross-Coupled Feedback Inverters in 180nm CMOS
Wu, Jiangchao1; Hu, Ke1; Chen, Xuanlin1; Mak, Pui In1; Martins, Rui P.1,2; Law, Man Kay1
2024-05
Conference Name2024 IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC)
Source PublicationProceedings of the Custom Integrated Circuits Conference
Conference Date21-24 April 2024
Conference PlaceDenver, Colorado
CountryUSA
Publication PlaceNEW YORK, USA
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Abstract

Energy-efficient low-noise comparator is imperative for successive approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converters (ADC) deployed in cutting-edge applications, such as wireless sensing and biomedical implants. Incorporating a preamplifier with high gain in the comparator induces a substantial voltage swing at the preamplifier's output, thereby reducing noise levels. Nonetheless, previous works including the strong-arm comparator [1], Elzakker comparator [2], and dynamic bias comparator [3][4] all suffered from poor FoM1 = (Energy × Noise Power) due to the small gain (>10) of the preamplifier. To augment the preamplifier s gain without sacrificing FoM1, the dynamic floating inverter amplifier (FIA) comparator [5] adopted a straightforward approach, utilizing complementary input transistors with 2 times current reuse as shown in Fig. 1. This work attained a moderate gain of approximately 30, resulting in an improved FoM1 of 2.07nJμV2. The preamplifier s gain is improved by 2 times theoretically compared with [5] by stacking two inverters with 4 times current reuse [6]. Despite the improved FoM1 of 0.69nJμV2, the additional reservoir capacitor CS2 due to the stacked inverter incurs an area penalty, and the bias generation circuits connected to the comparator input can also result in extra input noise. In this work, we proposed a FIA-based comparator with 4 times current reuse without any extra reservoir capacitor and bias generation circuits. Furthermore, the incorporation of cross-coupled inverters within the input transistor pairs elevates the preamplifier s gain to 224 while maintaining an input referred noise of 27.3μV at an energy consumption of 0.25pJ per comparison. Consequently, this work can achieve a state-of-the-art FoM1 of 0.19nJμV2.

KeywordWireless Communication Wireless Sensor Networks Noise Capacitors Stacking Voltage Reservoirs
DOI10.1109/CICC60959.2024.10529044
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Indexed ByCPCI-S
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaEngineering ; Telecommunications
WOS SubjectEngineering, Electrical & Electronic ; Telecommunications
WOS IDWOS:001230023800084
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85193970614
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CollectionFaculty of Science and Technology
INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Affiliation1.University of Macau, Macao
2.Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
First Author AffilicationUniversity of Macau
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Wu, Jiangchao,Hu, Ke,Chen, Xuanlin,et al. A 0.25pJ/Comparison, 27.3μV Input Noise Dynamic Comparator Exploiting Stacked Floating Preamplifier with Cross-Coupled Feedback Inverters in 180nm CMOS[C], NEW YORK, USA:Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2024.
APA Wu, Jiangchao., Hu, Ke., Chen, Xuanlin., Mak, Pui In., Martins, Rui P.., & Law, Man Kay (2024). A 0.25pJ/Comparison, 27.3μV Input Noise Dynamic Comparator Exploiting Stacked Floating Preamplifier with Cross-Coupled Feedback Inverters in 180nm CMOS. Proceedings of the Custom Integrated Circuits Conference.
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