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A 4GS/s 8b Time-Interleaved SAR ADC with LSB-Repeating-Based Background Offset Calibration and Adaptive-Average Residue Estimator

  • Yunsong Tao*
  • , Xiyu He
  • , Yuxuan He
  • , Jun Bai
  • , Xiaoge Zhu
  • , Anqiang Guo
  • , Hao Luo
  • , Long Kong
  • , Shaodi Wang
  • , Yi Zhong
  • , Lu Jie
  • , Nan Sun
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Tsinghua University
  • Sanechips Technology Co., Ltd
  • Fudan University
  • Zhicun Research Lab

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Abstract

This work proposes an input-independent LSB-repeating-based background offset calibration method for high-speed SAR ADCs employing ping-pong comparators. By repeating the LSB decision, it detects the offset mismatch between the two comparators and increases the overall resolution, regardless of the input signal statistics. During the LSB repeating process, a novel adaptive-average residue estimator is introduced for the repeated LSB decisions to further enhance the SNR. With the proposed techniques, a prototype 4GS/s 8b 4-channel time-interleaved ADC achieves a Walden FoM of 16.6 and 9.7fJ/conv-step with and without the reference and input buffers.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationISCAS 2026 - 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2327-2331
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9798331577698
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2026
Externally publishedYes
Event2026 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2026 - Shanghai, China
Duration: 24 May 202627 May 2026

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
ISSN (Print)0271-4310

Conference

Conference2026 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2026
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period24/05/2627/05/26

Keywords

  • LSB repeating
  • SAR ADC
  • SNR
  • bit weight
  • estimator
  • offset calibration
  • ping-pong comparator

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