• DocumentCode
    1057012
  • Title

    An SOI structure for flash A/D converter

  • Author

    Kumamoto, Toshio ; Nakaya, Masao ; Kusunoki, Shigeru ; Nishimura, Tadashi ; Yazawa, Nobuharu ; Akasaka, Yoichi ; Horiba, Yasutaka

  • Author_Institution
    Mitsubishi Electr. Corp., Hyogo, Japan
  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1988
  • Firstpage
    198
  • Lastpage
    201
  • Abstract
    A 4-bit flash A/D converter has been fabricated using a silicon-on-insulator (SOI)/CMOS process technology. A transistor structure is introduced to suppress the floating-body effect in SOI n-channel transistor. The maximum conversion rate is 30 Msample/s. The power consumption is 18 mW (V/sub dd/=5 V) at 1 Msample/s. The SOI A/D converter is useful for the realization of image signal processing systems by using a stacked three-dimensional structure.<>
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; analogue-digital conversion; 18 mW; CMOS process technology; SOI n-channel transistor; flash A/D converter; floating-body effect; image signal processing systems; maximum conversion rate; stacked three-dimensional structure; Bandwidth; Broadband amplifiers; CMOS analog integrated circuits; Differential amplifiers; Frequency; Image converters; Linearity; Silicon on insulator technology; Solid state circuits; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9200
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/4.278
  • Filename
    278