A deep-subthreshold variation-aware 0.2-V open-loop VCO-based ADC

V Nguyen, F Schembari… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article demonstrates the potential of deep-subthreshold mixed-signal circuits in
delivering medium-to-high performance to supply-constrained, energy-harvesting Internet of …

Exploring Speed Maximization of Frequency-to-Digital Conversion for Ultra-Low-Voltage VCO-Based ADCs

V Nguyen, F Schembari… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A frequency-to-digital converter (FDC) performs the role of precise frequency digitization
within a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO)-based ADC. To be compatible with energy …

A 0.7-V sub-mW type-II phase-tracking Bluetooth low energy receiver in 28-nm CMOS

S Hu, P Chen, P Quinlan… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present an architecture of a Bluetooth low energy (BLE)-compliant receiver which, for the
first time ever, breaks the 1mW barrier of power consumption. It is based on a type-II phase …

A Frequency-Division Transceiver for Long-Range Neural Signal Recording From Multiple Subjects

W Song, X Liu, H Huang, Y Wu, Z Tang… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article proposed a multiple-point multiple-channel wireless neural signal recording
system-on-chip (SoC) integrated a frequency-division (FD) transceiver. In order to reduce …

Mismatch analysis of DTCs with an improved BIST-TDC in 28-nm CMOS

P Chen, J Yin, F Zhang, PI Mak… - … on Circuits and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Nonlinearity of a digital-to-time converter (DTC) is pivotal to spur performance in DTC-based
all-digital phase-locked-loops (ADPLL). In this paper, we characterize and analyze the …

[HTML][HTML] Sub-milliwatt transceiver IC for transcutaneous communication of an intracortical visual prosthesis

A Omisakin, R Mestrom, G Radulov, M Bentum - Electronics, 2021 - mdpi.com
An intracortical visual prosthesis plays a vital role in partially restoring the faculty of sight in
visually impaired people. Reliable high date rate wireless links are needed for …

A 164- W 915-MHz Sub-Sampling Phase-Tracking Zero-IF Receiver With 5-Mb/s Data Rate for Short-Range Applications

Y Guo, Z Fang, K Tang, Z Weng, C Yang… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a 915-MHz ultra-low-power (ULP) sub-sampling phase-tracking
receiver (SSPT-RX). It is targeted for the power-constrained devices that need short range …

A fractional-N CP-PLL with fast two-point modulation calibration using duty-cycle and polarity tracking technique in 110-nm CMOS

Z Jin, A Hu, X Shan, C Zhang, J Cui, J Lei, D Liu - Microelectronics Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
This article proposes a fractional-N charge pump phase-locked loop (C P-PLL) with fast two-
point modulation calibration using Duty-Cycle and Polarity Tracking technique. The …

A 0.14-nJ/b 200-Mb/s 2.7–3.5-GHz Quasi-Balanced FSK Transceiver With PLL-Based Modulation and Sideband Energy Detection

B Wang, C Ding, Y Nie, W Rhee… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper describes a balanced frequency shift keying (FSK) modulation, namely quasi-
balanced FSK (QB-FSK), for energy-efficient high-data-rate communication. Not suffering …

A 3.5-GHz 0.24-nJ/b 100-Mb/s fully balanced FSK receiver with sideband energy detection

C Ding, B Wang, H Song, W Rhee… - IEEE Solid-State Circuits …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter presents a sub-6-GHz 100-Mb/s receiver that employs a fully balanced FSK,
namely, a binary frequency-domain OOK (BFOOK) modulation. Demodulation is done based …