• 一种宽PVT稳定的14位230 MS/s Pipeline SAR ADC设计

    A 14 bit 230 MS/s pipeline-SAR ADC design with wide PVT stability

    • 针对高速高精度模数转换器在先进工艺下存在的能效与增益带宽之间的矛盾,提出一种基于28 nm CMOS工艺的14位230 MS/s流水线逐次逼近型模数转换器(Pipeline SAR ADC)设计。通过创新性地采用动态带宽环形放大器替代传统静态运算放大器,解决残差放大环节中增益、带宽与工艺-电压-温度(Process-Voltage-Temperature, PVT)稳定性之间的耦合问题。该环形放大器结合拷贝偏置支路、钳位环路以及浮动反相器放大级(Floating-Inverter-Amplifier, FIA)结构,实现输出共模电压的自稳定;引入相关电平移动(Correlated Level Shifting, CLS)技术提升等效开环增益。同时,采用低功耗异步SAR逻辑电路和具有多交叉耦合对的高速动态比较器,优化子ADC转换速度。后仿真结果表明:在−55 ℃~ 125 ℃全温度范围及工艺角条件下,该ADC在230 MS/s采样率时,信噪失真比(Signal-to-Noise-and-Distortion Ratio, SNDR)均优于70 dB,典型值72.45 dB;功耗3.849 mW,能效达4.89 fJ/conv-step,优值(FoM)为177.2 dB。该设计有效突破了传统架构的性能瓶颈,为高速高精度数据转换系统提供了高能效解决方案。

       

      Abstract: To address the trade-off between energy efficiency and gain-bandwidth in high-speed high-resolution analog-to-digital converters, a 230 MS/s 14 bit Pipeline SAR ADC based on 28 nm CMOS process is presented. A dynamic bandwidth-enhanced ring amplifier replaces conventional static operational amplifiers to decouple gain-bandwidth performance from process-voltage-temperature (PVT) variations in the residue amplification stage. This amplifier incorporates a replica biasing branch, clamping loop and Floating-Inverter-Amplifier (FIA) to achieve self-stabilizing output common-mode voltage. Correlated Level Shifting (CLS) technology further enhances effective open-loop gain. Low-power asynchronous SAR logic and a high-speed dynamic comparator with multiple cross-coupled pairs accelerate sub-ADC conversion. Post-layout simulation results demonstrate that over the full temperature range of −55 °C to 125 °C and across various process corners, the ADC achieves a signal-to-noise-and-distortion ratio (SNDR) better than 70 dB at 230 MS/s, with a typical value of 72.45 dB. The prototype consumes 3.849 mW of power, achieving an energy efficiency of 4.89 fJ/conv-step and a figure of merit (FoM) of 177.2 dB. This design effectively overcomes the performance limitations of conventional architectures, providing an energy-efficient solution for high-speed high-resolution data conversion systems.

       

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