14-bit 1-channel 50 MSPS pipeline ADC

Overview

This ADC has architecture of pipelined ADC, pipeline ADC consists of a cascade of stages, each stage of the pipeline, excluding the last, consists of a low resolution flash ADC connected to a switched-capacitor DAC and an interstage residue amplifier (multiplying digital-to-analog converter, MDAC). The residue amplifier magnifies the difference between the reconstructed DAC output and the flash input for the next stage in the pipeline. The output staging block aligns the data, corrects errors, and passes the data to the output buffers. This ADC consist of bias, lvds clock receiver, ADC core, output logic correction block. The ADC requires 1.6 ÷ 2 V analog supply and 0.9 ÷ 1.1 V digital supply, there are standby mode which allow to optimize power consumption for system need. Also exist tuning of ADC operating mode by digital correction registers: register ref<3:0> specify differential reference range (refp and refn) , register iadc<2:0> specify tuning of ADC currents, register ish<2:0> specify tuning of sample-and-hold currents, exist possibility to use external voltage source for differential reference refp and refn.
The block is fabricated on TSMC CMOS 0.09 um technology.

Key Features

  • TSMC 90 nm CMOS technology
  • Resolution 14 bit
  • Conversion rate 50 MSPS
  • Using different power supply 1 V for digital and 1.8 V for analog parts of ADC circuitry
  • Standby mode (current consumption <5 uA)
  • Power dissipation from 62 mW to 314.2 mW
  • Spurious-free dynamic range 87 dB
  • Portable to other technologies (upon request)

Applications

  • Optical networking
  • Test equipment
  • Portable ultrasound and digital beam-forming systems
  • Telecommunication systems
  • Higher quality imaging in video systems

Deliverables

  • Schematic or NetList
  • Abstract model (.lef and .lib files)
  • Layout view (optional)
  • Behavioral model (Verilog)
  • Extracted view (optional)
  • GDSII
  • DRC, LVS, antenna report
  • Test bench with saved configurations (optional)
  • Documentation

Technical Specifications

Foundry, Node
TSMC CMOS 90nm
Maturity
Silicon proven
Availability
Now
TSMC
Silicon Proven: 90nm G
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