A 11.42-ENOB 6.02 fJ/conversion-step SAR-assisted digital-slope ADC with a reset-in-time VCO-based comparator for power reduction

X Tong, Y Hu, X Xin, C Zhang, Q Li - AEU-International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
A successive approximation register (SAR)-assisted digital-slope analog-to-digital converter
(ADC) with an “8-bit+ 4-bit” hybrid topology is presented. In the coarse quantization with an 8 …

A doubled transistor latch common-mode insensitive rail-to-rail regenerative comparator for low supply voltage applications

H Pahlavanzadeh, MA Karami - AEU-International Journal of Electronics …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a high-speed common-mode insensitive two-stage regenerative
comparator designed for low supply voltage applications. The proposed comparator features …

A novel ultra low-voltage/low-power rail-to-rail comparator topology in nanoscale CMOS technology

L Nagy, M Potocny, R Ondica, A Hudec… - … -International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The article addresses a novel topology of analog voltage comparator capable of processing
the input voltage in rail-to-rail range. We propose two different innovative comparator …

Digitally assisted dynamic comparator with reduced offset across process, voltage, and temperature variations

BA Abdelmagid, AN Mohieldin - AEU-International Journal of Electronics …, 2022 - Elsevier
A dynamic latched comparator with a programmable tail transistor is proposed. The tail
transistor is divided into N branches that could be enabled or disabled to allow optimizing …

Low power time-domain rail-to-rail comparator with a new delay element for ADC applications

R Sanati, F Khatib, MJ Sarraf, RK Moghaddam - Integration, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, a rail-to-rail time-domain comparator with low power supply voltage and low
power consumption is introduced. The comparator can be employed in low-power …

[HTML][HTML] An Ultra-Low-Voltage Transconductance Stable and Enhanced OTA for ECG Signal Processing

Y Yin, X Zhang, Z Feng, H Qi, H Lu, J He, C Jin, Y Luo - Micromachines, 2024 - mdpi.com
In this paper, a rail-to-rail transconductance stable and enhanced ultra-low-voltage
operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) is proposed for electrocardiogram (ECG) …

[HTML][HTML] A 0.5 V 10-bit SAR ADC with offset calibrated time-domain comparator

Y Wang, Y Zhan, S Qiao, X Hu - AEU-International Journal of Electronics …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents a low voltage energy-efficient 10-bit SAR ADC. A double-merge and
split (DMAS) switching scheme is proposed to reduce the CDAC switching energy by 92.2 …

An early shutdown circuit for power reduction in high-precision dynamic comparators

N Shahpari, M Habibi, P Malcovati - AEU-International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Dynamic comparators are an essential part of low-power analog to digital converters (ADCs)
and are referred to as one of the most important building blocks in mixed mode circuits. The …

CMOS schmitt–Inverter-based internal reference comparator array for high temperature flash ADC

GM Joseph, TA Shahul Hameed - IETE Journal of Research, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Localized data conversions for sensors placed under harsh environmental conditions often
require Analog to Digital Converters (ADC) capable of working under wide operating …

Design of a High-Speed and Low-Power Threshold Adjustment Unit for Battery-Free Edge Devices

F Zhong, M Natsui, T Hanyu - 2024 International Joint …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
It is an attractive feature to make the capacity of power storage as small as possible in
battery-free devices, while it may cause task failure frequently because of its unsatisfactory …