A 0.7mW 13b temperature-stable MASH ΔΣ TDC with delay-line assisted calibration

Ying Cao; Paul Leroux; Wouter De Cock; Michiel Steyaert

doi:10.1109/ASSCC.2011.6123589

A 0.7mW 13b temperature-stable MASH ΔΣ TDC with delay-line assisted calibration

Ying Cao
, Paul Leroux
, Wouter De Cock
, Michiel Steyaert

Research output › peer-review

Abstract

A 1-1-1 MASH ΔΣ Time-to-Digital Converter (TDC) with 6ps time resolution is implemented in 0.13μm CMOS. It achieves an ENOB of 13b and a wide input range of 100ns. The TDC exhibits stability within a temperature range of -20 to 120°C, which credits to the use of an on-chip bandgap reference and passive RC oscillators. A novel delay-line assisted online calibration technique is introduced to mitigate the skew error caused by the large comparator delay. The chip consumes only 0.7mW from 1.2V supply, and occupies 0.08mm ² area (core).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2011 Proceedings of Technical Papers
Subtitle of host publication	IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference 2011, A-SSCC 2011
Pages	361-364
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ASSCC.2011.6123589
State	Published - 2011
Event	2011 - A-SSCC: 7th IEEE Asian Solid State Circuits Conference - Jeju Duration: 14 Nov 2011 → 16 Nov 2011 http://www.asscc.org/2011/

Publication series

Name	2011 Proceedings of Technical Papers: IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference 2011, A-SSCC 2011

Conference

Conference	2011 - A-SSCC
Abbreviated title	A-SSCC 2011
Country/Territory	Korea, Republic of
City	Jeju
Period	2011-11-14 → 2011-11-16
Internet address	http://www.asscc.org/2011/

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Hardware and Architecture
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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10.1109/ASSCC.2011.6123589

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Cao, Y., Leroux, P., De Cock, W., & Steyaert, M. (2011). A 0.7mW 13b temperature-stable MASH ΔΣ TDC with delay-line assisted calibration. In 2011 Proceedings of Technical Papers: IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference 2011, A-SSCC 2011 (pp. 361-364). Article 6123589 (2011 Proceedings of Technical Papers: IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference 2011, A-SSCC 2011). https://doi.org/10.1109/ASSCC.2011.6123589

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Cao, Y, Leroux, P, De Cock, W & Steyaert, M 2011, A 0.7mW 13b temperature-stable MASH ΔΣ TDC with delay-line assisted calibration. in 2011 Proceedings of Technical Papers: IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference 2011, A-SSCC 2011., 6123589, 2011 Proceedings of Technical Papers: IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference 2011, A-SSCC 2011, pp. 361-364, 2011 - A-SSCC, Jeju, Korea, Republic of, 2011-11-14. https://doi.org/10.1109/ASSCC.2011.6123589

A 0.7mW 13b temperature-stable MASH ΔΣ TDC with delay-line assisted calibration. / Cao, Ying; Leroux, Paul; De Cock, Wouter et al.
2011 Proceedings of Technical Papers: IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference 2011, A-SSCC 2011. 2011. p. 361-364 6123589 (2011 Proceedings of Technical Papers: IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference 2011, A-SSCC 2011).

Research output › peer-review

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Cao Y, Leroux P, De Cock W, Steyaert M. A 0.7mW 13b temperature-stable MASH ΔΣ TDC with delay-line assisted calibration. In 2011 Proceedings of Technical Papers: IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference 2011, A-SSCC 2011. 2011. p. 361-364. 6123589. (2011 Proceedings of Technical Papers: IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference 2011, A-SSCC 2011). doi: 10.1109/ASSCC.2011.6123589