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    Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal
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    Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal
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    Nishtha Wadhwa
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    Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi
    Abstract

    This paper presents a novel clocked comparator circuit using amorphous indium gallium zinc oxide (a-IGZO) thin-film transistor technology. The circuit is fabricated on a 30 µm flexible polymide substrate. Experimental characterization took place under normal ambient conditions. The comparator circuit employs inverters using pseudo CMOS topology to obtain better swing. It employs a clocked architecture, where the preamplification and regeneration phases are controlled by this clock. From measurements the circuit is showing a VinCM of 1 V - 2.5 V, power consumption of 80 µW, average input static offset of 119 mV and a swing of 70 % at a clock frequency of 5 MHz and an input signal frequency of 5 kHz with a supply voltage (VDD) of 4 V. This circuit is showing a 62.5% improvement in speed compared to the state-of-the-art work at a relatively low VDD using singe-gate a-IGZO TFT technology. This circuit finds potential applications in smart sensing systems on flexible substrates.