• DocumentCode
    1513607
  • Title

    Fully differential switched-current memory cell with low charge-injection errors

  • Author

    Balachandran, G.K. ; Allen, E.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
  • Volume
    148
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    6/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    157
  • Lastpage
    164
  • Abstract
    A fully differential switched-current memory cell with low charge-injection errors is proposed. The cell uses constant-voltage switching to obtain signal-independent charge injection, which is rejected using suitable differential structures. The cell is designed using a 0.35 μm digital CMOS process. Simulation results of the cell with a clock frequency of 13 MHz and with input signal amplitudes nearly as high as the bias current (600 μA) show a total harmonic distortion of -66 dB, a current transfer error of less than 0.4% and a signal-to-noise ratio of 60 dB
  • Keywords
    CMOS memory circuits; cellular arrays; harmonic distortion; memory architecture; switched current circuits; 0.35 micron; 13 MHz; 600 muA; bias current; clock frequency; constant-voltage switching; current transfer error; fully differential switched-current memory cell; input signal amplitudes; low charge-injection errors; signal-independent charge injection; signal-to-noise ratio; total harmonic distortion;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Circuits, Devices and Systems, IEE Proceedings -
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    1350-2409
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/ip-cds:20010128
  • Filename
    936340