A 6-bit, two-step, successive approximation logarithmic ADC for biomedical applications
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Author(s)
Sundarasaradula, Y
Constandinou, TG
Thanachayanont, A
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
This paper presents the design and realization of a novel low-power 6-bit successive approximation logarithmic ADC for biomedical applications. A two-step successive approximation method is proposed to obtain a piecewise-linear approximation of the desired logarithmic transfer function. The proposed ADC has been designed and simulated using process parameters from a standard 0.35 μm 2P4M CMOS technology with a single 1.8 V power supply voltage. Simulation results show that, at a sampling rate of 25 kS/s, the proposed ADC consumes 4.36 μW to 14.6 μW (proportional to input amplitudes). The proposed ADC achieves 18.6 pJ/conversion-step, maximum INL of 0.45 LSB, an ENOB of 4.97-bits, and SNDR of 31.7 dB with 1 V full-scale input range.
Date Issued
2017-02-06
Date Acceptance
2016-09-30
Citation
Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS), 2016 IEEE International Conference on, 2017, pp.25-28
Publisher
IEEE
Start Page
25
End Page
28
Journal / Book Title
Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS), 2016 IEEE International Conference on
Copyright Statement
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Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Grant Number
EP/K015060/1
EP/M020975/1
Source
IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS)
Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2016-12-11
Finish Date
2016-12-14
Coverage Spatial
Monte Carlo, Monaco