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    Author(s)
    Display Name
    Yuting Shen
    Affiliation
    Affiliation
    Eindhoven University of Technology
    Display Name
    Hanyue Li
    Affiliation
    Affiliation
    Eindhoven University of Technology
    Display Name
    Eugenio Cantatore
    Affiliation
    Affiliation
    Eindhoven University of Technology
    Affiliation
    Affiliation
    Eindhoven University of Technology
    Abstract

    This work presents a 10.5-bit 10 MS/s SAR ADC with 1.5x input range. By pre-setting and resetting the MSB of the DAC to shift the input signal accordingly, the input range of the ADC is enhanced by a factor of 1.5. This effectively relaxes the noise requirement and thus improves the power efficiency of the ADC. The prototype implemented in 65 nm CMOS achieves a SNDR of 60.37 dB. It consumes 18.65 uW at 10 MS/s with a 0.8V supply and only occupies an area of 0.0013 mm^2. The resulting FoMW is 2.2 fJ/conversion-step.