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    Nima Shahpari Headshot
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    Nima Shahpari
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    University of Isfahan
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    Nima Shahpari
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    University of Isfahan
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    Mehdi Habibi
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    University of Isfahan
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    Piero Malcovati
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    Università degli Studi di Pavia
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    Abstract

    A 12-bit low-power SAR ADC with low-input capacitance is proposed. The topology exploits a separated block structure to achieve low-input capacitance. The separated block structure uses different sub-blocks for sampling and DAC. In this structure, the comparator input common-mode voltage is variable and, therefore, a rail-to-rail comparator with rail-to-rail offset cancellation is proposed to cancel the input common-mode dependent offset. The proposed comparator is modified to overcome the uneven distribution of kickback noise too. In order to achieve a 12-bit resolution, the bootstrapped switch is modified. With the aid of the proposed offset cancellation, kickback noise reduction and switch, the ADC achieves 11.08-bit ENOB and the input capacitance is reduced to 2 pF, leading to relatively low input power consumption with no need for a reference supply voltage.

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    • A Low-Input Capacitance 12-Bit SAR ADC for Use in Self-Powered IoT Nodes (application/pdf)