DocumentCode
15339
Title
A Current Regulator for Inverter-Based Massively Column-Parallel 
ADCs
Author
Jaejin Yeo ; Yongsuk Choi ; Jeongjin Roh ; Gunhee Han ; Youngcheol Chae ; Seogheon Ham
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. & Commun. Eng., Hanyang Univ., Ansan, South Korea
Volume
61
Issue
4
fYear
2014
fDate
Apr-14
Firstpage
224
Lastpage
228
Abstract
The inverter-based switched-capacitor delta-sigma (ΔΣ) analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) has become popular due to its low-voltage low-power capabilities. This brief proposes a new current regulation technique for the inverter-based circuits. The proposed circuit controls both the power supply and the common-mode levels in response to the process-voltage-temperature variations by sensing the current in the replica inverter. The proposed sense and regulation circuit is implemented for the regulation of massively column-parallel ΔΣ ADCs, and the measurement results prove that the performance is well controlled regardless of the variations.
Keywords
analogue-digital conversion; delta-sigma modulation; electric current control; electric sensing devices; invertors; low-power electronics; power control; switched capacitor networks; common-mode level; current regulation technique; current sensor; delta-sigma analog-to-digital conversion; inverter-based massively column-parallel ΔΣ ADC; low-voltage low-power capability; power supply control; process-voltage-temperature variation; switched-capacitor network; Capacitors; Current measurement; Inverters; Modulation; Regulators; Semiconductor device measurement; Voltage control; Column-parallel analog-to-digital conversion (ADC); current regulation; delta–sigma modulator; delta??sigma modulator; inverter; low power; switched-capacitor circuit;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1549-7747
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TCSII.2014.2305215
Filename
6754126
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