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In this paper, a low-cost ADC output response analyzer (ORA) circuit for built-in self-test (BIST) application is proposed. The sine-wave histogram testing method and the basic coordinate rotation digital computer (CORDIC) technique are used to design the proposed ADC ORA circuit. The ADC's static and dynamic parameters can both be obtained using the proposed circuit. The basic CORDIC based ADC ORA...
This paper demonstrates a 0.8-V, 9-bit, 20-MS/s pipelined ADC with only 0.58 pJ-Volts/step. A novel circuit architecture which merges opamp-sharing with loading-free structure is proposed. Such mechanism effectively reduces the number of opamps as well as the capacitive loading. In addition, an inverse-flip-around sample-and-hold with unity-feedback factor is employed which further reduces the power...
A sine-wave histogram-testing structure for analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) is proposed. The ADC static parameters, i.e., offset error, gain error, and nonlinearity errors, are directly obtained from the sine-wave histogram test. Then, the obtained static parameters are related to the estimation of the degraded signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) value. Therefore, the relationships among these parameters...
An improved histogram testing method for analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) is proposed. The proposed method reveals not only the static performance but also the dynamic ones, such as the effective number of bits (ENOB) with a sinusoidal input signal. Therefore, single histogram testing is performed rather than using both the histogram and spectral methods to reduce the total test cost. The proposed...
For implantable biosensor applications which require a low-cost signal processing unit that features ultra-low power and low-voltage capability as well, this paper proposes a solution by merging switched-opamp technique and foreground digital calibration into a single 10-bit ADC. Utilization of the switched-opamp technique allows for low supply operation down to 0.7 V. The insufficient gain associated...
This paper presents a reconstructive oscillator based sinusoidal signal generator which can produce both high and low frequency signals by switching the oscillator into different mode. In addition, analog and digital signals can be produced concurrently in both modes. Also, signal amplitude and oscillation frequency can be precisely controlled compared with pure analog signal generator. Except for...
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