ISSCC 2025
Session 18
Data Converters
An Easy-Drive 16MS/s Pipelined-SAR ADC Using Split Coarse-Fine Input-Buffer-Sampling Scheme and Fast Robust Background Inter-Stage Gain Calibration
realized utilizing the energy-efficient pipelined-SAR architecture [1-2]. However, a large sampling capacitance is required to suppress the thermal noise, making ADCs challenging to drive. Although the integrated driving
ISSCC 2025
Session 18
Data Converters
A 12.2µW 99.6dB-SNDR 184.8dB-FOMS DT Zoom PPD ∆ΣM with Gain-Embedded Bootstrapped Sampler
consumption as they determine the overall noise and linearity performance. To achieve high resolution, discrete-time (DT) ∆ΣMs require large sampling capacitors [1-3]. This induces a huge driving burden for the ADC input