Speed-power-accuracy trade-off in high-speed ADCs: what about nano-electronics?

In this article the fundamental trade-off between speed, power and accuracy for high-speed converters is reviewed with respect to technology scaling. The never-ending story of technology trends towards smaller transistor dimensions has resulted to date in deep sub-micron transistors with lower supply voltages. It will be shown that in future technologies the power consumption of high-speed ADCs will increase to achieve the same accuracy and speed